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Indonesian people loves customizing their phones as their way of expressing themselves such as customize casing to MP3 songs for ringtone that can be downloaded directly to their phone.

There are more than 8 mobile phone providers for GSM and CDMA that give service for Indonesian. Although only a few providers that actually covered the whole archipelago. Because of very tight competition, the cost of calls and message sending continue to decrease and depends on the policy of each providers. Because of the cheap cost of calls, people tend to use mobile phone to talk to one another than using mobile phone for sending messages.

All kinds of phones flooded the Indonesian market. From known and sophisticated brand such as Nokia and Sony Ericsson to the unknown Chinese technology brand such as Huawei and K-Touch. 3G Dual GSM with Dual Camera mobile phones can be obtained with price around $125 and sometimes cheaper. Of course you can get the mobile phones cheaper if you buy the bundle package with a Provider service such as Huawei with Esia Provider.

Recently, Blackberry getting more famous and wanted after the booming of Facebook. People can get Blackberry service by registering with one of the Provider such as Telkomsel or Excelcomindo for cheap price you can get unlimited data access depends on the package you intend to take.

Downloading content for your mobile phone is so much easier these days. All Providers have a website where they pampered their customer to just download the theme or pictures or ringtones directly to their own mobile phones. It’s definitely a booming business for content providers.

Mobile Phones have become a much needed part of Indonesian life, and the business itself has created much bigger employment in this country, with not actually real social assistance programs. 

Now in Indonesia, a mobile phone user can often call for free, anywhere in the country , or even get hundreds of free sms depends on what kind of Providers they are using. The majority of Indonesian, now own and use a mobile phone not only as communication tools but also as status symbol. 

So if you’re planning to visit Indonesia, at least now you know your options for telecommunications. Some Providers in Indonesia also have agreements with Foreign Providers so all travelers from abroad can still using their mobile phone with their own number so their families and friends can still contact them easily.