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Planning a 8-10 weeks trip to S-pore, Sabah and later to Bali. Is there an "all s-e asian" operator that have a pay simmcard covering these areas. Would like to pick one up in S-pore on the way in for use for the whole trip. Preferably with possibillities to make international calls aswell. Found on an earlier trip that I could use the locally bought thai (1-2 call maybe) paycard for calls to europe whitout any hassles. | ||
There is no single SE Asian operator but many places offer 'international' SIM which can be useful. These international SIMs provides a low-medium cost plan (cheaper than roaming) plus many offers free incoming call feature. Know nothing about these guys but it may be what you need? Good luck! | 1 | |
You can buy a local Sim in most SEA countries for about $5 ($10ish in a few) and you get enough talk time included to cover most tourist trips. I usually give mine away as I'm heading for the airport/border if there is talk time left. | 2 | |
Calls will be cheapest if buying a new pre-pay sim card in each country. You can keep your native sim for receiving calls from home, and make calls on the local sim. | 3 | |
Yes, a local SIM for each country is the way to go. Step across a border and you'll immediately notice the change in call costs. If you're in a place where they take your info when you buy a SIM (like Malaysia) giving the chip away is not a good idea. | 4 | |
In Singapore Post you can buy simcard ,which you want - at the airport post office terminal 2, | 5 | |