Myanmar – Phone Travel Wiz

It is quite easy to get to China, Thailand, or Laos from Myanmar, making traveling to these destinations popular. Additionally, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Singapore are top destinations too. But is it easy to bring your Mytel phone with you? Can you roam with Mytel and how expensive is it? Is it even worth it? Let's answer these questions today. Can I roam with Mytel? Both Mytel Prepaid and Postpaid subscribers can roam in 230 destinations. They can roam on Pay-As-You-Go rates or take advantage of the Non-Stop Data Roaming package or the Vietnam Data Roam offer. No idea how roaming works? I made this comprehensive guide about what roaming is and how it works. It is worth the read – promised! Got your travel insurance for your trip yet? A good policy can cover you from medical emergencies to canceled flights, theft, lost luggage, and more. Click here to learn more about World Nomads travel insurance. What do I need to know about roaming with Mytel? Mytel customers can roam in 230 destinations around the world, which includes making calls, sending SMS, and use data while traveling. In most destinations, you will be paying Pay-As-You-Go roaming rates. However, in a select few destinations, you can purchase roaming packs that have lower roaming rates than the standard ones. The following packs are available: Mytel Non-Stop Data RoamingMytel Data Roaming Promotion Package in Vietnam-Viettel Mytel Non-Stop Data Roaming With the Mytel Non-Stop Data Roaming pack, you can roam in 6 destinations for 8 Kyats/MB. The pack has a validity of 7 days and has a subscription fee of 1000 Kyats (meaning that you pay 1000 Kyats + 8 Kyats per MB when data roaming abroad). The Non-Stop Data Roaming pack is available in the following destinations: BangladeshChinaLaosMalaysiaSingaporeThailand Tip: Looking for cheap flights? Book with AirWander and add stopovers! Not in a hurry yet? Set up flight alerts with Airfarewatchdog and get notified when ticket prices for your preferred route(s) drop! To subscribe to this pack, you can either: Send DR8 to 966Dial *966*5*4#Use the Mytel app Do note that you will be charged per 50 KB increment. The subscription fee, 1000 Kyats, is inclusive of tax, while the charging policy, 8 Kyats per MB, is exclusive of tax. Mytel Data Roaming Promotion Package in Vietnam-Viettel With the Mytel Vietnam pack, you can get 1 GB or 3 GB for 2500 Kyats or 6500 Kyats respectively. The data can be used for 3 to 7 days, depending on the package you select. Do note that this offer is only valid on the Viettel network. Details about the 1 GB data plan: 1 GB of roaming data in Vietnam on the Viettel network 2500 Kyats (tax included) - 2.44 Kyats/MBValid for 3 days Details about the 3 GB data plan: 3 GB of roaming data in Vietnam on the Viettel network 6500 Kyats (tax included) - 2.12 Kyats/MBValid for 7 days You can subscribe to the packs through the following ways Prepaid customers: Send DRVN1 (1 GB) or DRVN2 (3 GB) to 966Dial *966*56#Use the Mytel app Postpaid customers Send DRVN1 (1 GB) or DRVN2 (3 GB) to 966Dial *345*56#Use the Mytel app Mytel Pay-As-You-Go Roaming Mytel subscribers can roam in 230 destinations at standard roaming rates. In some destinations, it is cheaper to roam on specific networks. Roaming rates range from: 125 to 4000 Kyats per minute for local calls 125 to 10000 Kyats per minute for calls to Myanmar1500 to 10000 Kyats per minute for calls to other destinations (neither local calls or calls to Myanmar)125 to 2500 Kyats per minute for incoming calls 30 to 600 Kyats per SMS15 to 17000 Kyats per used MB Never forget passwords again, thanks to Dashlane - the ultimate password manager and digital vault for government-issued document. Get Dashlane for FREE! Mytel customers have to manually activate the roaming service as of the 1st of February 2019, which can be done through one of the following 3 ways: Send RON to 234 to enable roaming and RDON to 234 to enable data roamingDial *234# to enable roaming (calls, texts, and data)Use the Mytel app To deactivate the roaming service, follow the following steps Send ROFF to 234 to disable roaming and RDOFF to 234 to disable data roamingDial *234# to disable roaming (calls, texts, and data)Use the Mytel app Where can I roam with Mytel? Below you can find all the destinations you can roam in with the Pay-As-You-Go rates. The destinations have been grouped from A to L and M to Z. Notes: 1. Prices are listed per minute, SMS, or MB and are exclusive of 5% commercial tax2. Data roaming rates will be charged per 10 KB increments3. When writing in Myanmar characters, you can only use 70 characters (including spaces) per SMS - 4. L. Call stands for Local Call5. Call to MM stands for Call to Myanmar6. Call ROW stands for Call to Rest of the World7. Inc. Call stands for Incoming Call8. Receiving SMS is free9. The tables are best viewed in landscape mode or desktop view (when on mobile) Mytel Roaming Destinations A-L DestinationL. CallCall to MMCall ROWInc. CallSMSDataAfghanistan4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Albania4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Algeria4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000American Samoa4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Andorra4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Angola4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Anguilla4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Antigua & Barbuda4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Argentina4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Armenia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Aruba4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Ascension Island4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Australia2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Austria4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Azerbaijan4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Bahamas4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Bahrain2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Bangladesh9009001,5007003001,000Barbados4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Belarus4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Belgium2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Belize4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Benin4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Bermuda4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Bhutan4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Bolivia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Bosnia & Herzegovina2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500Botswana4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Brazil4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000British Virgin Islands4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Brunei2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Bulgaria2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500Burkina Faso4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Cambodia9009001,5007003001,000Cambodia - Metfone1251251,5001253015Cameroon4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Canada2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Cape Verde4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Cayman Islands4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Central African Republic2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Chad4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Chile4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000China5005001,500200300500Colombia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Comoros4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Congo (Democratic Republic)2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Congo (Rep. of the)4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Cook Islands4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Costa Rica4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Côte d'Ivoire4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Croatia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Cuba4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Cyprus4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Czech Republic4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Denmark2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Diego Garcia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Djibouti4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Dominica2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500Dominican Rep.2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Ecuador4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Egypt4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000El Salvador4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Equatorial Guinea4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Eritrea4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Estonia2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500Ethiopia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Falkland Islands (Malvinas)4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Faroe Islands4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Fiji4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Finland2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500France2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500French Departments and Territories in the Indian Ocean4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000French Guiana4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000French Polynesia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Gabon4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Gambia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Georgia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Germany4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Ghana4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Gibraltar4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Greece4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Greenland2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500Grenada4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Guadeloupe4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Guam4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Guatemala4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Guinea4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Guinea-Bissau4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Guyana4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Haiti4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Honduras4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Hong Kong9009001,5007003001,000Hungary2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500Iceland2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500India9009001,500700300500Indonesia9009001,5007003001,000Iran4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Iraq4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Ireland4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Israel2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Italy4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Jamaica4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Japan9009001,5007003001,000Jordan4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Kazakhstan2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Kenya4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Kiribati4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Kuwait4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Kyrgyzstan4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Laos9009001,5007003001,000Laos - Unitel1251251,5001253015Latvia2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Lebanon4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Lesotho4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Liberia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Libya4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Liechtenstein4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Lithuania2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500Luxembourg4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000 Are you a member of various loyalty programs and cannot keep track of your miles and status? Join points.com for FREE and track of your loyalty programs on one platform, exchange your points and miles between programs and redeem them for gift cards or cash. Join today! Mytel Roaming Destinations M-Z DestinationL. CallCall to MMCall ROWInc. CallSMSDataMacau4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Macedonia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Madagascar4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Malawi4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Malaysia5005001,500200300500Maldives4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Mali4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Malta4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Marshall Islands4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Martinique4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Mauritania4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Mauritius4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Mayotte Island4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Mexico2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500Micronesia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Moldova4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Monaco4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Mongolia2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500Montenegro4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Montserrat4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Morocco4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Mozambique2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Namibia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Nauru4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Nepal2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Netherlands4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Netherlands Antilles4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000New Caledonia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000New Zealand4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Nicaragua4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Niger4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Nigeria2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500Niue4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Norfolk Island4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000North Korea4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Northern Mariana Islands4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Norway2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500Oman4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Pakistan2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500Palau4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Panama4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Papua New Guinea4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Paraguay4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Peru-Bitel1251251,5001253015Peru-Other4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Philippines9009001,5007003001,000Poland4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Portugal2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500Puerto Rico4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Qatar4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Reunion Island4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Romania4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Russia2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Rwanda4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Saint Helena4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Saint Kitts & Nevis2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Saint Lucia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Saint Pierre & Miquelon4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Saint Vincent & the Grenadines4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Samoa4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000San Marino4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Sao Tome & Principe4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Saudi Arabia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Senegal4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Serbia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Seychelles4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Sierra Leone2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Singapore5005001,500200300500Sint Maarten4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Slovakia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Slovenia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Solomon Islands4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Somalia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000South Africa2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500South Korea9009001,5007003001,000South Sudan2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500Spain4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Sri Lanka4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Sudan4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Suriname4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Swaziland4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Sweden2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Switzerland2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Syrian Arab Republic (Syria)4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Taiwan2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Tajikistan4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Tanzania2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Thailand5005001,500200300500Timor-Leste (East-Timor) - Other2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Timor-Leste (East-Timor) -Telemor 1251251,5001253015Togo4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Tokelau4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Tonga4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Trinidad & Tobago4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Tunisia4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Turkey4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Turkmenistan4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Turks & Caicos4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Tuvalu4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Uganda4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Ukraine4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000United Arab Emirates (UAE)4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000United Kingdom (UK)2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500United States (USA)2,0003,0004,0001,1003002,500Uruguay2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500US Virgin Islands4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Uzbekistan4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Vanuatu4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Venezuela4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Viet Nam9009001,5007003001,000Viet Nam - Viettel1251251,5001253015Wallis & Futuna4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Yemen4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000Zambia2,5005,0008,0002,0004005,500Zimbabwe4,00010,00010,0002,50060017,000 Wondering why roaming charges are so high? Click here to find the reason. Can I roam on planes with Mytel? Inflight roaming is not available with Mytel. Did you know that you can roam on planes? Click here to learn more about in-flight roaming. Can I roam on cruise ships with Mytel? Maritime roaming is not available with Mytel. Is roaming with Mytel worth it? Roaming with Mytel is, in general, expensive. Calls can cost you up to 10000 Kyats per minute, and receiving calls can cost you 2500 per minute. The issue is that these high prices apply to most of the destinations (172) instead of just a select few. Using data can cost you 17000 Kyats per MB, which is excessive. You would be charged almost 17.5 million Kyats for using 1 GB of data while abroad. In fact, Mytel is one of the most expensive providers I have reviewed so far, and I have seen some insane roaming rates so far. However, roaming on standard roaming rates in Cambodia (Metfone), Laos (Unitel), Peru (Bitel), Timor-Leste (Telemor), and Viet Nam (Viettel) is cheap, especially compared to the other destinations. There, you would be charged 125 Kyats per minute for local calls, calls to Myanmar, and incoming calls. Calling to the rest of the world is still expensive at 1500 Kyats per minute, which should be avoided. Sending an SMS would be charged at 30 Kyats while using data would be charged at 15 Kyats per MB. That is a steal compared to the other rates. Additionally, the roaming packs for Bangladesh, China, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam are packs I would gladly consider if I want to roam with Mytel. I hope they will add more destinations to these offers, as that would make things much cheaper. If you are out, I would recommend using WIFI hotspots and use internet-based applications such as Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp, and Skype to stay in touch with your friends and family. Public Hotspots are unsecure. Use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) when on public networks. I have been using NordVPN for years. Protect your personal data and get up to 70% off today! In short, roaming with Mytel is not worth it unless you roam with specific networks in a handful of destinations. Else, roaming with Mytel should be avoided and getting a local sim or an international sim should be considered. What is next? Looking for the best companies and gadgets to enhance your travel experience? Check out my resource page for the best companies to use when you travel! Save money on plane tickets, bus rides, cruises, and accommodation. Besides that, I also list services and items I use to make my life easier - and I believe they will help you too! Book Your Flight It is time to book your flight. Find cheap flights with AirWander so that you can add free or cheap stopovers in destinations you have not considered yet. 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