Cell phones in Singapore, Bali or Kuala Lumpur?

Question

Does anyone know if i can buy a cell phone in singapre, bali, or kuala lumpur for anything less than it costs in canada?

Answer 1

Those countries have more varieties and more choices than in north americas. If you want less, go for the used one. It's like buying everything else that you cannot return, especially in Bali.
Just be carefull.

Answer 2

If you want to do some seriously cheap shopping, go for Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur also has a killer transport system. Then again, so do Singapore and Hong Kong, but the shopping and accomodations aren't as cheap. You can also find a lot of cheap food in Kuala Lumpur, of all sorts. Hong Kong can get very pricey, although it does have some nice night markets and good food. My friends that have bothered to visit Disney Land there said it was terrible. Bali may have been nice some years ago but it is now overcrowded, over polluted and full of traffic jams. I used to live there some years back and have been there several times since. Was recently there again and could NOT believe the horrid traffic and pollution. Much like Jakarta. Hotel and homestay prices have also gotten absolutely stupid. Kuta/Legian/Tuban/Seminyak beaches are really terrible. If you're only there for a day or 2, that's all you'll get to see. Better beaches in Lombok and Sulawesi. Another option would be to just fly to Kuala Lumpur, travel around a bit, take an aircon bus all the way down to Singapore and check that out too. Buses are really cheap and comfy with lots of choices of companies. Then fly from Singapore to Australia. I've done the Singapore/Malaysia-Malaysia/Singapore trip by bus many times and loved it. Regarding personal safety for females, I'd not recommend Bali. A few years back an Australian friend of mine was seriously assaulted trying to walk back to her hotel in Legian. The group of guys beat her black and blue. Another female friend was beaten to a pulp right in front of me buy a Balinese guy outside a club for accidentally touching his head. The club owner just stood by and watched. Nice. Not.

Answer 3

lucky plaza singapore has a full range of electronics.

the general rule is though the highere the floor the dodgier the store owner.

also you can visit the tourism office 1 block up form lucky plaza and they will give you a list of shops they have had complaints about.

no matter where you buy from in asia there are dodgy operators, so be careful, oh and always barter, general rule of thumb take off at least 40% of the initail price.

Answer 4

don't know if you find out tell us.