Interested in visiting Thailand soon? What about Bangladesh, Laos, or India? Flights to these destinations can be cheap, but what about using your phone in these places? Can I roam with Ooredoo, is it cheap or expensive, and is it worth it? We will find out today.
Can I roam with Ooredoo Myanmar?
Ooredoo customers can roam in 91 destinations over the world at Pay-As-You-Roam rates. Customers who want to go to Thailand, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Russia, or Qatar can purchase one of the destination-specific International Pack at competitive prices.
No idea how roaming works? I made this comprehensive guide about what roaming is and how it works. It is worth the read – promised!
What do I need to know about roaming with Ooredoo Myanmar?
Roaming charges with Ooredoo vary per destination and per action. Roaming costs range from:
- 500Ks to 7500Ks per minute for outgoing local calls
- 500Ks to 7500Ks per minute for calls to Myanmar
- 1500Ks to 7500Ks per minute for calls to the rest of the world (neither local calls nor calls to Myanmar)
- 200Ks to 2000Ks per minute for incoming calls
- 200KS to 2000Ks per sent SMS
- 500Ks to 28000Ks per used MB
All prices are in Myanmar Kyat (Kyat – MMK).
Receiving text messages is free, and you can use the 4G LTE network in select destinations for high-speed data roaming.
International Packs are available for the following destinations:
- Thailand
- Singapore
- India
- Indonesia
- Russia
- Qatar
Thailand International Packs
Ooredoo customers who want to visit Thailand can purchase one of the three available International Packs:
- Thailand Data Roaming 4999 Ks Pack
- Thailand Data Roaming 9999 Ks Pack
- Thailand Roaming Pack 25000 Ks Pack
The table below shows an overview of each Thailand pack:
| Pack | Data | Minutes | SMS | Validity |
| 4999 | 2 GB | – | – | 3 Days |
| 9999 | 5 GB | – | – | 7 Days |
| 25000 | 2 GB | Varies | 20 | 7 Days |
The 25000 Thailand Pack gives you 10 minutes to call to Myanmar, 25 minutes for calls to Thai numbers, and 25 minutes for incoming calls.
Singapore International Packs
Ooredoo customers who want to visit Singapore can purchase one of the three available International Packs:
- Singapore Data Roaming 8999 Ks Pack
- Singapore Data Roaming 16999 Ks Pack
- Singapore Roaming Pack 25000 Ks Pack
The table below shows an overview of each Singapore pack:
| Pack | Data | Minutes | SMS | Validity |
| 8999 | 1 GB | – | – | 7 Days |
| 16999 | 2 GB | – | – | 7 Days |
| 25000 | 2 GB | Varies | 20 | 7 Days |
The 25000 Singapore Pack gives you 10 minutes to call to Myanmar, 25 minutes for calls to Singaporean numbers, and 25 minutes for incoming calls.
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India International Packs
Ooredoo customers who want to visit India can purchase one of the three available International Packs:
The table below shows an overview of each India pack:
| Pack | Data | Minutes | SMS | Validity |
| 6999 | 1 GB | – | – | 7 Days |
| 19999 | 3 GB | – | – | 7 Days |
| 25000 | 2 GB | Varies | 20 | 7 Days |
The 25000 India Pack gives you 10 minutes to call to Myanmar, 25 minutes for calls to Indian numbers, and 25 minutes for incoming calls.
Indonesia International Packs
Ooredoo customers who want to visit Indonesia can purchase one of the three available International Packs:
- Indonesia Data Roaming 6999 Ks Pack
- Indonesia Data Roaming 19999 Ks Pack
- Indonesia Roaming Pack 25000 Ks Pack
The table below shows an overview of each Indonesia pack:
| Pack | Data | Minutes | SMS | Validity |
| 6999 | 1 GB | – | – | 7 Days |
| 19999 | 3 GB | – | – | 7 Days |
| 25000 | 2 GB | Varies | 20 | 7 Days |
The 25000 Indonesia Pack gives you 10 minutes to call to Myanmar, 25 minutes for calls to Indonesian numbers, and 25 minutes for incoming calls.
Russia International Packs
Ooredoo customers who want to visit Russia can purchase one of the two available International Packs:
- Russia Roaming 15000 Pack
- Russia Roaming 25000 Pack
The table below shows an overview of each Russia pack:
Notes:
1. Min to MM stands for Minutes to Myanmar
2. L. Min stands for Local Minutes
3. Inc. Call stands for Incoming Minutes
4. The table may be best viewed in landscape mode or desktop view (when on mobile)
| Pack | Data | Min to MM | L. Min | Inc. Min | SMS | Validity |
| 15000 | 1 GB | 5 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 Days |
| 25000 | 2 GB | 10 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 7 Days |
Qatar International Packs
Ooredoo customers who want to visit Qatar can purchase one of the three available International Packs:
The table below shows an overview of each Qatar pack:
Notes:
1. Min to MM stands for Minutes to Myanmar
2. L. Min stands for Local Minutes
3. Inc. Call stands for Incoming Minutes
4. The table may be best viewed in landscape mode or desktop view (when on mobile)
| Pack | Data | Min to MM | L. Min | Inc. Min | SMS | Validity |
| 15000 | 1 GB | 5 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 Days |
| 25000 | 2 GB | 10 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 7 Days |
How do I buy an Ooredoo International Pack?
To subscribe to one of the International Packs, you can dial *181# and choose the destination and pack of choice. You can also purchase packs on this page.
Where can I roam with Ooredoo Myanmar, and what are the roaming rates?
Below you can find the destinations Ooredoo customers can roam in two tables grouped from A to L and M to Z with the roaming rates per action.
Notes:
1. Prices are listed in Myanmar Kyat per minute, SMS, or MB
2. L. Call stands for Local Calls
3. Call to MM stands for Calls to Myanmar
4. Call ROW stands for Call to the Rest of the World
5. Calls are rounded to the nearest minute. A 1:47 minute call would be charged as 2 minutes
6. Internet usage will be rounded to the nearest 50 KN increment
7. The tables are best viewed in landscape mode or desktop view (when on mobile)
Ooredoo Roaming destinations A – L
| Destination | L. Call | Call to MM | Call ROW | Inc. Call | SMS | Data | Technology |
| Albania | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Algeria | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| Armenia | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| Australia | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Austria | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Bangladesh | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 3G |
| Belarus | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Belgium | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Bosnia & Herzegowina | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| Brunei | 900 | 900 | 1,500 | 900 | 300 | 1,500 | 3G |
| Bulgaria | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 3G |
| Cambodia | 900 | 900 | 1,500 | 900 | 300 | 1,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Canada | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| China | 900 | 900 | 1,500 | 900 | 300 | 1,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Croatia | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 3G |
| Cyprus | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| Czech Republic | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Denmark | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 3G |
| Egypt | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 2000 | 2000 | 28,000 | 3G |
| Estonia | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Fiji | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| Finland | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| France | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| Germany | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Ghana | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 3G |
| Greece | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Hong Kong | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Hungary | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Iceland | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| India | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 3G |
| Indonesia | 900 | 900 | 1,500 | 900 | 300 | 1,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Iran | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,500 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Iraq | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| Ireland | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Israel | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 2000 | 2000 | 28,000 | 3G |
| Italy | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Japan | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Jersey | 1000 | 1000 | 2500 | 1000 | 500 | 2500 | 3G |
| Kazakhstan | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 3G |
| Kuwait | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 2000 | 2000 | 28,000 | 3G |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| Laos | 900 | 900 | 1,500 | 900 | 300 | 1,500 | 3G |
| Lebanon | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| Liechtenstein | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 3G |
| Lithuania | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| Luxemburg | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
Ooredoo Roaming destinations M – Z
| Destination | L. Call | Call to MM | Call ROW | Inc. Call | SMS | Data | Technology |
| Macau | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 2000 | 2000 | 28,000 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Malaysia | 500 | 750 | 1,500 | 200 | 200 | 500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Maldives | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 2000 | 2000 | 28,000 | 3G |
| Malta | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Mauritius | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Moldova | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Mongolia | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 2000 | 2000 | 28,000 | 3G |
| Mozambique | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 3G |
| Netherlands | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| New Zealand | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Nigeria | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| Oman | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Pakistan | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| Palestine | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| Philippines | 900 | 900 | 1,500 | 900 | 300 | 1,500 | 3G |
| Poland | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 3G |
| Portugal | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Qatar | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Romania | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Russia | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Saudi Arabia | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 2000 | 2000 | 28,000 | 3G |
| Serbia | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 3G |
| Sierra Leone | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| Singapore | 900 | 900 | 1,500 | 900 | 300 | 1,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Slovenia | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 3G |
| South Africa | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| South Korea | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| South Sudan | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| Spain | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Sri Lanka | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Sweden | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 3G |
| Switzerland | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 3G |
| Taiwan | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Tanzania | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 3G |
| Thailand | 500 | 500 | 1,500 | 200 | 200 | 500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Tunisia | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 2000 | 2000 | 28,000 | 3G |
| Turkey | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Uganda | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
| Ukarine | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 3G |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 2000 | 2000 | 28,000 | 3G |
| United Kingdom (UK) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| United States (USA) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Uzbekistan | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,500 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Vietnam | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 4G LTE/3G |
| Zambia | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 3G |
Can I roam on planes with Ooredoo Myanmar?
Ooredoo customers can roam on select airlines and planes that have Aeromobile roaming equipment installed onboard. Ooredoo In-flight roaming rates are shown below:
- 7500Ks per minute for every type of outgoing call
- 2000Ks per minute for incoming calls
- 2000Ks per sent SMS
- 28000Ks per consumed MB
- Receiving SMS is free
Can I roam on cruise ships with Ooredoo Myanmar?
Maritime roaming is not available with Ooredoo.
Is roaming with Ooredoo Myanmar worth it?
Roaming with Ooredoo can be worth it in select destinations. In others, it is expensive.
What I do like is that Ooredoo offers roaming packs to popular destinations for Myanmar destinations, which is excellent.
The cheapest data roaming pack is the Rs4999 pack that gets you 2 GB for 3 days in Thailand. Unfortunately, this pack does not offer any minutes or SMS – that would make the pack perfect. But making local calls in Thailand will cost you 500Ks/min and sending texts is 200/SMS.
Data roaming without the pack would cost you 500Ks/MB, meaning that you would be better off getting a data pack if you expect to use more than 10 MB.
The packs that give you minutes and SMS as well start at 15000Ks. However, the minutes and texts you get are quite low. Sure, getting a pack is cheaper than calling and texting on Pay-As-You-Roam rates after some minutes and SMS, but it would be great if Ooredoo gave you more perks for forking out at 15000Ks or 25000Ks.
Roaming on Ooredoo Pay-As-You-Roam rates, however, is something I would avoid.
Those roaming rates will add up quickly depending on the length of your call, the number of SMS you send, and how much data you use. The destinations in the expensive zone, which are Macau, Maldives, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates, will drain your balance quickly.
In these destinations, you will pay 7500Ks/min, 2000Ks/SMS, and 28000/MB. The last things you would want to do is to data roam in these places.
Roaming on planes is also something I would avoid because it is so expensive. It may be convenient to use your phone while on a flight. However, airlines that offer in-flight roaming have WIFI connectivity as well. In-flight WIFI rates are almost always cheaper than in-flight roaming prices.
Or you could stay offline for those few hours to save money – perhaps the best option of them all.
In short, roaming with Ooredoo is worth it in a handful of destinations and select international packs. Roaming on Pay-As-You-Roam rates are high and will add up quickly. However, getting a local sim or an international sim should be considered to keep roaming costs low.
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Enjoy your trip!
Sources:
https://ooredoo.com.mm/portal/en/roamingpacks
https://ooredoo.com.mm/portal/en/roamingoverseas
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