Mobile Phones in SEA

[South East Asia]

Hi!

I am travelling around SEA for 6 months in Jan of 2011 with my girlfriend and was wondering what mobile phone reception is like in the various countries I am visiting,
I am travelling to:
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
Laos
Malaysia
Indonesia
Philippines

I assume reception is ok for all the major cities, but is the any at all in the more rural regions?
Also is it worth getting a phone card for international calls to the UK or are mobile rates ok ish?
are there many pay phones to use?

Thanks!

[addypaul]

You can use Planet phone cards. They are established in 2004, Planet phone cards is a leading online supplier of international phone cards. I would like to suggest you some of the Planet phone cards:
IDT Africall - £20.00
IDT Africall - £5.00
IDT Europe - £20.00
IDT Just Africa - £20.00
IDT Bonus - £20.00
Bubble UK - £20.00
Mad 4 Calls - £50.00
Story Africa - £50.00
Story Asia - £20.00
Story Middle East - £5.00

[cyprusholidays]

Try to get sim which supports following networks while you are traveling. Good Luck...

Cambodia: Hello or CamGSM
Indonesia: Indosat, Telkomsel, or Excelcom
Malaysia: Celcom, DiGi, or Maxis
Philippines: Globe, Smart, or Digitel/Sun Cellular
Singapore: M1, Singtel, or Starhub
Thailand: True Move, AIS, or DTAC
Vietnam: Mobifone, Vinaphone, or Viettel Mobile

Source: About website

[peterjack58]

Try to get sim which supports following networks while you are traveling. Good Luck...

Cambodia: Hello or CamGSM
Indonesia: Indosat, Telkomsel, or Excelcom
Malaysia: Celcom, DiGi, or Maxis

[mikimack]

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