I understand that SIM cards are cheap in Malaysia and can be bought in many places.
After arriving in Malaysia, I paln to travel around to Brunei, back to Malaysia, then by land to Bangkok and eventually to Laos, then Singapore and back to KL.
My question is regarding the coverage of mobiles with SIM cards bought in Malaysia. Do they work in neighboring regions like Brunei, Singapore and Hat Yai? (I do not expect them to work frthe afield in Thailand or in Laos) If not, I'll just have to SIM cards in other countries too.
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reggierocketarm
Indonesian ones work in Malaysia ,Cambodia and even back in Australia but the rates are much higher when you are ourside Indo EG sms 650rp to 4000rps for international
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thl
The 3 M'sian mobile phone companies are:
www.digi.com.my<BR>www.maxis.com.my<BR>www.celcom.com.my<BR><BR>All have prepaid and allow global roaming. Just call them to activate it. Check the procedures on the websites or call them.
Singapore, thailand, brunei should be OK.
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callippo
forget which company it was, but my phone stopped working not long after crossing the border on the train in December. I think I could send texts, but not make calls. I just got a Thai one in a Hat Yai mall. No sweat, they're only two hundred baht, you can keep your old address book and just send everyone that might be interested a text with your new number.
coming to and from Thailand and Malaysia, usually East Malaysia, about 10 times, the SIM cards bought in either country didn't work 100 % just like that when I arrived in the other one, despite the salesman always saying that there'd be no problem.
if you're going to be in Thailand for long and making a lot of local calls rather than just sending the odd text, it'll surely be cheaper than paying Malaysia's roaming rates while you're there.
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