Cellular phone systems in Indonesia

Cellular phone systems in Indonesia are operated by eight different private companies, all of whom are partially owned by the government phone company, Telkom. Once you have purchased a hand phone, you need to subscribe to one of these services:

Company	System*	Phone Prefix	Pre-Paid Card	Post-Paid Card
Indosat	GSM	0815- 0816- 0856- 0857- 0858-	Mentari IM3	Matrix
Indosat	CDMA	depends on area code	StarOne	StarOne
Telkomsel	GSM	0811- 0812- 0813- 0852- 0853-	Simpati Kartu As	Kartu Hallo
Excelcomindo	GSM	0817- 0818- 0819- 0859- 0878-	XL	PRO XL
Three	GSM	0896- 0897- 0898-	Three	Three Pasca Bayar
Axisworld	GSM	0831- 0838-	Axis	Axis Pasca Bayar
Mobile 8	CDMA	0885- 0086- 0887- 0888- depends on area code	Fren Hepi	Fren Pasca Bayar
Bakrie Telecom	CDMA	depends on area code	Esia	Esia Pasca Bayar
Smart Telecom	CDMA	0881- 0882- 0883- 0884-	Smart	Smart Pasca Bayar
Telkom	CDMA	depends on area code	Flexi	Flexi Pasca Bayar

Updated - December 2009