몰디브는 인도양에 흩어져 있는 천 개가 넘는 산호섬으로, 대부분의 방문객은 그중 정확히 두 곳만 봅니다: 공항과 자신이 머무는 섬. 비행 전에 eSIM을 설치하면 도착 선착장에서 바로 온라인이 되고, 리조트의 Wi-Fi는 아직 배로 가야 합니다


모든 분은 Velana International Airport에 도착합니다. 공항은 수도 옆의 별도 섬에 있고, 그곳에 머무는 사람은 거의 없습니다: 도착장에서 나오면 부두가 있고, 스피드보트, 수상비행기 또는 국내선 항공편으로 이동합니다. 리조트 직원이 현관에서 맞이하지만 수상비행기를 기다리는 시간이 길 수 있고, 현지 섬의 게스트하우스는 페리 시간만 알려줄 수 있습니다.

여기의 커버리지는 지도보다 더 좋습니다. Malé, Hulhumalé와 공항은 신호가 강하고, 거의 모든 사람이 사는 섬과 리조트에는 자체 안테나가 있어 해변, 빌라, 하우스 리프에서 보통 4G를 기대할 수 있습니다.
끊김은 물로 이루어져 있습니다. 수로를 건너는 스피드보트나 긴 페리, 그리고 특히 환초 사이를 이동하는 liveaboard에서는 섬을 지날 때 신호가 잡히고 떠나면 사라집니다. 외딴 모래톱과 남쪽·북쪽의 조용한 환초는 가장 긴 무통신 구간을 가집니다. 수상기의 비행 중간에는 아무것도 기대하지 마세요.

For most home plans the Maldives falls in the most expensive roaming band, and it is one of the destinations most often left out of "worldwide" and daily passes. A few photographs sent from the jetty can cost more than the cocktail.
Resort Wi-Fi is not always the answer either: it is frequently slow at the far end of the overwater jetty, shared with every other guest, and at some properties the faster tier is charged. Local SIMs are sold at the airport, with a queue and your passport, just as your transfer is being called.
A travel eSIM takes the question away: a fixed price, paid before you leave, on a local network.
Seaplanes operate only in daylight and to the operator's schedule, not yours: you are told your departure after you land, and a wait of an hour or three in the lounge is normal. If your international flight arrives late in the afternoon you may need a night in Malé or Hulhumalé first — check with the resort before you book.
The same applies on the way home: the resort sets your departure time, so leave a generous gap before an evening flight.
The two are different countries in all but name. On local islands alcohol is not available, swimwear is for the designated tourist beaches only, and dress elsewhere should cover shoulders and knees. Friday is the day of rest: public ferries are limited and many shops close until the afternoon.
On resort islands none of this applies. If you are combining the two, check the ferry days before you book the rooms.
It will usually connect, and it is usually expensive. Most operators place the Maldives in their top roaming band and exclude it from daily and "worldwide" passes. Check your own price list before you land — or use a travel eSIM and settle the cost at home.
In almost all cases, yes. Resorts are covered by the national networks, generally with 4G across the island, the villas and the jetty. It is on the transfer between islands, and on boat trips well away from land, that you should expect gaps.
It helps more than you would expect. Resort Wi-Fi is often slow in the overwater villas and on the beach, sometimes limited to a basic tier unless you pay, and it does not exist at the airport jetty, on the speedboat or on an excursion. Mobile data fills those gaps and gives you a fallback for calls home.
5G is available in and around Malé and at a growing number of islands, with 4G almost everywhere else that is inhabited. Whether your plan uses it is shown on each plan's card.
No — a Maldives plan covers the Maldives. Sri Lanka has its own plans, and if you are combining the two with India or the Gulf on the way, a regional plan is the simpler choice.
At resorts everything goes on the room bill and is settled by card, with prices quoted in US dollars. On local islands guesthouses and dive centres take cards too, but cafés, small shops and ferries are easier with cash — rufiyaa, or small dollar notes, which are widely accepted.
이웃 나라 요금제:
어디서 신호가 잡히는지, 로밍은 어떻게 적용되는지, 도착 전에 알아둘 것들.