The Importance of International Roaming Service for Travel

Year end is around the corner. Traveling during this period has become many people favourite in Malaysia as public holidays and festive seasons at this period of time are relatively long and we could enjoy a longer holidays, just like the summer holidays in western countries. Their popular travel destinations include countries around Asia such as Indonesia, or exotic holidays such as Cambodia, Sri Lanka etc. I’m no exception. If time is allowed, I’ll be flying to Bali this December.

Whenever I travel overseas, apart from the top 5 packing list items, the next thing I will definitely bring along is my mobile phone. Not to act like a local in overseas, taking my phone with me helps me stay connected in whichever part of this world. Off course, it never meant for chit-chatting with friends at home. Thanks to the International Roaming service, my mobile phone actually acts as a top tool to make and receive emergency calls when there are security issues such as riots in overseas, incidences at home, flight delays, weather warning and so on.

Telecommunication International Roaming service is a valued added service provided by telecommunication service provider to allow travelers to use their mobile phones even in overseas by using the local service provider network. This is an important service for me as I’m traveling overseas quite often and still wish to stay connected every day. With international roaming, I could also connect to internet with unlimited data roaming internationally as well. It really ease the pain to look for internet connection or WIFI availability overseas. I could share about the places I’m visiting, the exotic food I’m having, the nice people I’ve been meeting instantly with my loved-ones at home. Besides, with the convenience of nowadays cheap international roaming rates, I could always contact my family or my children during long vacations if I miss them too much. Off course, for businessmen, international roaming is even more crucial as traveling is part and parcel of their jobs and daily reports and updates to their home offices are essential.

Thanks to the telecommunication service provider giant in Malaysia, Celcom, I could now call home at the LOWEST RATES ever! From 1st November 2010 until 28th February 2011, all Celcom customers will get to enjoy the lowest roaming rates when they travel to selected countries such as Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Bangladesh and   Cambodia. For example, if you’re a Celcom customer traveling in Indonesia and make a call home to your family in Malaysia, all you need to do is to choose to roam with XL and you’ll enjoy a low rate at ONLY 35sen/min. That’s the lowest roaming rate you can find! Here is the list of roaming network you could choose to enjoy this low rates:

• Sri Lanka – Choose Dialog Telekom PLC;
• Indonesia –  Choose XL;
• Bangladesh –  Choose Robi, and
• Cambodia –  Choose Hello

What’s more, travelers to Malaysia from neighboring countries such as Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Cambodia & Bangladesh will also enjoy special rates in Malaysia whenever they choose to roam with Celcom!

Captured below is the low rates Celcom users could get during the promotion period.

Why I use Celcom as my cellphone network provider? With its widest coverage, fastest speeds, clearest voice, best rates and service provided, Celcom is all about the customer’s peace of mind. It is their stand, positioning and the one thing that sets them apart from other telecommunication service providers in Malaysia. Celcom is part of the Axiata Group that spans over10 countries in Asia, so travelers get to enjoy the widest coverage even when travelling, due to Celcom’s wide network of partners in the region. Axiata Group is an emerging leader in Asian mobile telecommunications with extensive operations and businesses in 10 Asian countries (Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Singapore, Iran, Pakistan and Thailand). It is also one of the largest telecommunications companies in the region, providing a range of mobile communication services to a combined base of over 94 million subscribers.

So, make sure you activate the international service and bring along your cell phones next time you travel. I will remember to search for XL network when I travel to Bali next month! – Travel Feeder, your ultimate travel photo blog

About The Author

Cecil Lee

The author is an avid traveler and photography hobbyist who loves to share with others his travel and photo-taking experience in many popular tourist destinations around Europe, Asia and Australasia. Read the exciting stories with many photos captured on his journeys.