Cell phone in laos

Can I use my cell phone while travelling in Laos?

Cell phone in laos

It%26#39;s probably best to check with your mobile phone company in Denmark, they should know if roaming with your sim card is possible in Laos.

Cell phone in laos

The telecomunication in Laos now is very good, so it%26#39;s very easy for you to use your cellphone in Laos if you register the roaming services with your services supplier.

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We didn%26#39;t find it as easy as we%26#39;d been told to expect. In Vientiane my phone was picking up a Thai network, but in Luang Prabang I couldn%26#39;t get on to any of the four Lao networks. A friend bought a Lao sim card but the shop assistant couldn%26#39;t get it to work in her phone and the shop somehow sent a text message to her mother in Europe asking if she could help! Amongst four of us, all with global roaming, we had one phone-to-phone capability, a couple could send texts but not receive, and it was all a nuisance until we resorted to the time-honoured method of putting notes for each other at reception.

It%26#39;s probably better to leave the cell phone at home. :-) Mine will not be working in Laos at least not with my German sim card. My provider hasn%26#39;t got agreement with Laos.

Hi - there was anotehr post recently with lots of tips on phones. There are 3-4 providers in Lao now, and you can get sim cards and money top-ups just about everywhere. They all work in the main centres, and I use mine for calling /texting within Lao and globally with no problems. Lookout for signs for ETL, M-Phone or Tigo when you get here.

better to buy a local sim to call to the outside : local prices for international calls are very cheap (1 $ for 5 minutes to any country).

very few foreigners can use their home-card in Lao

I hear the same thing that Alvaro experienced being able to send but not receive texts and not picking up service in LP. Better to get a Local sim or rough it!