Comments on: Prepaid mobile phone SIM cards available in City Mart Supermarkets in Yangon

By: traveller

traveller — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:11:22 +0000

I will be travelling to Yangon in just over a weeks time and my company mobile (blackberry) is sim locked, so it will not be possible for me to buy a $20 sim card. Is it possible to hire/rent a mobile phone whilst I am there? I will be arriving on Monday and leaving Friday. Alternatively what is the internet access like? If it’s good then I could use e-mail.

Many thanks

Traveller

By: Bamarlay

Bamarlay — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:19:09 +0000

All modern GSM phones can operate in Burma, but will need to buy Myanmar prepaid GSM card. You cannot do roaming service in Myanmar. Make sure your GSM phone is not SIM locked.

By: curious

curious — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:31:35 +0000

Can cell phones from Singapore, Thailand, China, or India operate in Yangon on any sort of regional roaming mode? I read above that the Thai cell phones operate at a different frequency than the towers in Myanmar, so I am guessing a Thai phone would be out. If some foreign phones can operate from Yangon, what would be the best in terms of quality or price?

By: Myo

Myo — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:10:16 +0000

Hello Nick,

Prepaid SIMs cover all the areas where normal GSM phones are working.
I can’t quite realize where are you heading straight frm airport.
And you cannot buy a sim card at the airport hwvr, you can stop on the way at any computer hardware stores to get a prepaid card.
But the best to suggest is rent a normal GSM or CDMA phone for long run.

By: Nick Plummer

Nick Plummer — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:23:22 +0000

Hello,

im leaving for burma next week and i was wondering what the coverage is like of these sims, also can i buy them at the airport becasue i will be going to yandinayangoon striaght away and will not have time to purchase a card from the city.

By: Bamarlay

Bamarlay — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:34:22 +0000

International calls are quite expensive in Myanmar. Call to Thailand usually cost 1.70 us dollar per minute. Calls to other countries are more expensive.

By: Yani

Yani — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:51:23 +0000

Hi,
I am leaving for Yangon in two days. I am just wondering, is the pre paid phone card still cost me $20 ? and how much it charged for international text message and call?

many thanks,
yani

By: Khun Chai

Khun Chai — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:32:21 +0000

Please note that there are 2 different frequency bands used by different CDMA networks.

CDMA networks in Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia are operating on 450 MHz frequency band.

While in Thailand only 800 MHz frequency band is used for CDMA (Hutch, CAT CDMA).

Therefore CDMA phones from Thailand can not be used in Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia.

When you buy a CDMA phone for Myanmar (Laos, Cambodia) you need to make sure that this CDMA phone is for 450 MHz (not 800 MHz).

By: Bamarlay

Bamarlay — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:38:40 +0000

Usually, Nokia works better than other brands in Myanmar. I am not sure Blackberry will work in Myanmar or not. In Myanmar you can buy both GSM and CDMA prepaid cards now. However, CDMA cards are more expensive (US$ 50) and the network availability is also more limited than GSM. Most cellular networks in Myanmar are GSM.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:40:23 +0000

Hi, can blackberry 9530 use in Yangon? I heard it works for both GSM and CDMA network. Will CDMA 2000 1x EV-DO work in Yangon? There are many different type of CDMA ph. Looking forward to hear back soon. Thanks.