Mobile phone rates

[marke4]

On arrival in Thailand, we will be using 2 phones and I need to know what the cost per minute for cell phone service in Thailand. Also who provides the best overall service. It would also help if I knew the cost for calls to the USA. I will need the 2 phones for about 3 weeks.

[dirk3]

If you buy yourself a SIMcard from Happy, it will be cheaper.
Costs of mobilephone to international:
http://www.happydprompt.com/en/servi...ional/idd.html

[harikeo]

Does any unlocked mobile work in Thailand if I buy a SIM card when I'm there? Last time nobody could believe I didn't have a mobile with me so I think I should 'get with it' and take mine next time.

... while I'm here asking about phones ... is talking on a phone a national past-time in Thailand? A lot of the hotel staff were on mobiles for 30-45 minutes a time to their friends and family and also the public seemed to talk on mobiles a lot.

Or is it just that Westerners/farang don't talk to family/friends as much as Thais do and this is another cultural difference I noticed?

[dirk3]

Unlock your mobile phone is 100/200 Baht.

[Zeeky]

Quote[/b] (harikeo @ Aug. 29 2005,14:33)]Does any unlocked mobile work in Thailand if I buy a SIM card when I'm there? Last time nobody could believe I didn't have a mobile with me so I think I should 'get with it' and take mine next time.

... while I'm here asking about phones ... is talking on a phone a national past-time in Thailand? A lot of the hotel staff were on mobiles for 30-45 minutes a time to their friends and family and also the public seemed to talk on mobiles a lot.

Or is it just that Westerners/farang don't talk to family/friends as much as Thais do and this is another cultural difference I noticed?

I have a Sony Ericsson T610 and it is unlocked, i bought it to Thailand and used a thai sim and it worked perfectly. Better reception than i get at home . I got an Orange sim and bought it from 7-11, I was ready for calls in minutes.

I really recommend getting a thai sim as its cheap for international calls, i thought so anyway, a text was 9baht to england it costs that much from mobile to mobile in england! I cant remember the cost of overseas calls but i do remember it was cheaper then my home networks. If you want Thai to Thai calls there are many packages some for a mere half baht/min.

I think though that you now need ID to get a thai sim due to bombings and people using mobiles in the south to set them off.