Timor-Leste

Basics

Mobile phone coverage is fairly good in most of the country (some rugged rural areas can be hard to get a signal). Mobile roaming on an Australian account will probably work in most of the country (but will be expensive) or you can buy a SIM here. At the front entrance of Timor Plaza, there is a Timor Telecom store and a Telkomcel store. I think Timor Telecom is still recommended for most people but in some rural areas Telkomcel or Telemor works best.

Slow 3G internet has decent coverage in the major towns (again, the best provider can vary by location) but it's hard to get coverage in smaller towns. Depending on where you're going, perhaps get prepaid 3G also from Timor Telecom (not sure if you can just get a single SIM for phone and internet). You might need to show your passport. There should be at least one English-speaking staff member at the Timor Plaza store.

Coverage

Providers

Timor Telecom

http://www.timortelecom.tl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106:movelservico-pre-pago&catid=45

Telkomcel

http://telkomcel.tl/page/prepaid/

Telemor

http://www.telemor.tl/index.php/service/prepaid-plans