Mobile Signal & WiFi

Essential Information For Sri Lanka

There are 3G networks across the whole island. Buying a SIM for your mobile phone is easy, as they are readily available and brightly advertised from many outlets, including the airport on arrival. However, if you require a mini SIM for you iPad or tablet, you can only get this from a main office of one of the telephone operators and these are only in the larger cities, specifically Colombo.

Wi-Fi is readily available throughout the island, but reception is not always consistent and some hotels still charge for internet access.

“The highlights for us were our elephant safari, the vegetable market at Kandy, the fantastic train journey from Nanu Oya to Ella, walking in the tea plantation at Lipton’s Seat, totally chilling at The Last House and wandering the streets of historic Galle Fort.”

Elizabeth & Paul