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    home internet provider

    ISP usually limit the upload speed cos 1. Most home internet users don't use much upload speed than download speed. When you browse the web, your browser just send a simple request to the server where the website (eg. www.expatindo.org) is hosted on, and the uploading job is done. What follows...
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    home internet provider

    We had Indihome on our rental house. 330k for 20 Mbps broadband. Quite a lifesaver as Telkomsel coverage in our area is screwy.
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    EPO/ERP How-To Anyone?

    Could be, I guess. The guy at KanIM Batam is very kind to arrange my collection date to fall on the 4th working day after I informed him of my intended departure date from Batam.
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    EPO/ERP How-To Anyone?

    Just adding my 2 rupiah here, hopefully it helps. 1. I attached an image which is the list of documents that you need to supply to KanIM for the EPO plus template of the 2 letters that you need to prepare. 2. The EPO will take 3 working days to process. 3. And, this is important to get your...
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    Not Extending KITAS - Any foreseeable issue?

    Thanks jstar for your advise, especially the part on EPO, else I might have issue entering again if I just simply let it lapse. I just submitted my paperwork to KanIM at Batam Center. In total, it take 3 working days to process. And, once you connected the EPO, you need to exit the country...
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    Questions - Indonesian Embassy In Singapore

    Finally something that I can help with. Just show up in smart casual before 8:30 am and proceed to the side entrance (left turn after taxi stand) to join the queue. No bermudas, no slipper etc. I can't remember how many working days it take, but I was told to come back after 2 working days...
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    Not Extending KITAS - Any foreseeable issue?

    Hi all Here's my current situation which I would like some advice... My (first) KITAS will be expiring in mid Jan. According to the folks at KanIM Batam, I can get to work on extending it next month. When we applied for my first KITAS last December, we had planned to settled in my wife's town...
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    WiFi boosters?

    I'm afraid satalite internet is way out of my league here. Usually, in a fiber broadband scenario, we would advise the user to connect his laptop directly to the modem via Lan Cable and test the speed. The conventional setup for Fiber Broadband is usually as follow: Terminating Point <-> Modem...
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    WiFi boosters?

    10 feet's away is maybe 3 meter? I suppose there's a wall in between then? Cos 3 meters is too short a distance to weaken wifi signal.
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    Indonesian Tax System

    Thanks. I do pay tax on my rental income in my home country as well. Guess I'll check with the tax office on this. Not meaning to start a debate on this, but my spouse sponsored KITAS did state it's not meant for carrying out any sort of employment and it's solely meant for being with my...
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    Indonesian Tax System

    Hi I'm currently on a KITAS since mid January and will exceed the 183 days for tax purposes. I'm on a spouse sponsored KITAS, hence am not allowed to work. I do have rental income from my home country which is where I'm getting my living expenses from. From the post above, does it mean that I...
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    WiFi boosters?

    I use this in the rental house where I share the fiber broadband subscription with my landlord. Signal is barely reachable in my master bedroom initially. After installing this in the kitchen (which is like in the middle between my landlord's house and the test of my rental house), it's...
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    US Dollars transfer

    You're probably referring to WorldRemit. Like others, the transaction fee is tagged to the amount you're remitting. I've not sent USD through them, but use them regularly sending SGD to Indonesia where I'm living now, and transfer usually gets deposited within 12 hours.
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    How does one Register a new Pre-paid SIM card

    I was doing fund remittance via WorldRemit this morning and I noticed that there's an option to send airtime top up. So, this another way to keep your sim card alive when overseas and you don't have access to Indonesian bank online banking. FYI.
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    How does one Register a new Pre-paid SIM card

    Yes, thats right if the user has access to mobile banking. You pay a small 1.5k charge though. The Ding app I used above is during the time when I'm just a frequent tourist to Indonesia and I don't have access to banking account here. Now that I just signed up as a prepaid credit reseller, I'll...
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    How does one Register a new Pre-paid SIM card

    Only way I've managed to keep my sim alive is by topping up, which extends the expiry. You can use this app - Ding - to top up your card before expiry when oversea.
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    VPN and internet providers Batam

    Will be bookmarking this thread as I'm moving to Batam this coming week.
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    KITAS Holder - Relocating

    Oh my God. That means we will need to move to Batam first, get a kontrak home, go back to LubukLinggau, get the necessarily paperwork from RT/Kantor lurah/Capil, back to Batam to process the paperwirk at RT/Capil. Then, only can I go to imigrasi to update my new address for my KITAS? Did I...
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    KITAS Holder - Relocating

    Thanks @jstar for the advice. The sim is for my wife. We had not got one yet, but we're contemplating getting one for her in LubukLinggau rather than Batam. Noted on the route for getting the surat domisili and surat pindah alamat. I read from FP's that the new address is required though. This...
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    KITAS Holder - Relocating

    Hi all I'm currently holding KITAS for family reunion, since Jan 2019. We are currently settled down at LubukLinggau, 8 hours away from Palembang. KITAS and SKTT are both registered for LubukLinggau. At the end of this month, we are relocating to Batam. Can anyone who is aware of the process...

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