I finally bought the sim card AIS, rode with it in Thailand and now have experience using a third mobile operator. I usually write large and informational posts, but now there will be a short note, as about DTAC and True Move already told in detail, I will not repeat, much is exactly the same.
The content of the article
- 1 Where to buy sim card AIS
- 2 AIS Internet Packages
- 3 Unlimited Internet from AIS
- 4 How to disable the Internet AIS package
- 5 Internet settings (access point)
- 6 Coverage Area
- 7 How to Make Cheap Calls to Russia from Thailand
- 8 Useful Codes
Contents
Where to buy sim card AIS
Simka can traditionally be bought at the airport, in the minimarket 7-eleven and in any AIS office. Sims are different, but in general all about the same. Sims at the airport cost 300-700 baht and they already have One of the Internet packages is connected (these are). Normal simka without package 50 baht and then you need to connect to the Internet package. Call tariffs are similar to tariff plans and if you are normal tourist wintering, then for you they will not matter, cost about 1 baht / min.
But I recommend taking Dtac, the more you can get it now. almost for free.
Buy in advance via the Internet local Thai sim card on the site Klook and get 4G internet for 8 days for 131 baht instead of 299 baht Your sim card will be waiting for you right at the airport in kiosk / Dtac. This is just a gift, there are no such prices anywhere else. The tariff is more than enough for instant messengers, browsing websites, google maps etc. Here is a detailed instruction just in case.
Order sim card DTAC 2 times cheaper →
Sims are sold in small envelopes. Usually there all 3 at once: mini, macro and nano. You just need to squeeze the right one. Passport with purchase is required.
Simka AIS, sell at the airport and 7-11, cost depending off package
AIS Internet Packages
Mobile Internet packages are different. If you are in Tae on a tourist visa, then you need to look at all the fares in Prepaid section because Postpaid for living on other visas. I will not post a tariff table here, here’s a link to them. Each of these packages is a one-time. And here’s another link, for packages, which will then be renewed every other month. Only Note, links may become outdated, Thais love on their think sites to change the structure.
Packages of traffic are different, for 1 day, for 7 days, for 30 days and so on And, accordingly, the number of gigabytes also differs. included in the package.
An example of tariffs from AIS (now there is more traffic for these money)
Please note that these rates, though supposedly called unlimited, are not. Marketing is like that. After traffic exhaustion, the speed is cut to 128 or 384 kbps. The trimmed speed depends on the connected package. Speeds 128 not almost enough for nothing (count no internet), at 384 you can Surf slowly, rewrite in social networks and messengers, but also Not really.
Packages also include unlimited AIS WiFi, which you can catch in some malls or other public places. There are a lot of similar points in Bangkok, not only from AIS, but in general from all operators.
Unlimited Internet from AIS
Not so long ago, all Thai operators appeared really unlimited fares. That is, really, without restriction traffic. But there is a trick and it already consists in speed limiting: 384 kbps, 512 kbps, 1 Mbps, 4 Mbps or 6 Mbps. Depends on selected fare. I would not consider below 1 megabit, but rather I would take 4 or 6. Then it will be enough for everything and it will not slow down. Prices are quite reasonable, for example, 6 megabits for 30 days costs only 550 baht Very much.
And there is a tariff as much as 300 megabits, but it works will only be on 4G networks. In 3G networks, the speed is only 4 megabits. Cost 1500 baht for 30 days. I wonder how wide the AIS 4G coverage.
Unlimited fares, see the link on the official website.
How to disable Internet AIS package
Such a question arises for those who have exhausted their traffic before end of term. For example, you bought a tariff for 30 days, and traffic ended with you after 2 weeks. And you either disable this package and connect a new (same) again, or wait another 2 weeks (until 30 days will not end), until the subscriber calls again and you don’t will give the package for next month. And if the account is not money, that is, the subscriber for the package can not be written off, then the package will turn off. But you can turn it off before.
- The easiest way is to log into your personal account on the AIS website. and there disconnect.
- Call the call center 1175 and disable the package Internet.
- Find an AIS office and ask the Thais there for you disable.
Internet settings (access point)
For some reason, after you insert a new SIM card from AIS, Internet settings do not automatically come in the message, and immediately They are also not sewn on a SIM card. They must be added manually and in The envelope should have instructions on how to do this. But if you have for some reason it is not there, here is a picture for you. Ibid MMS settings if you need them.
Для андроида: Настройки -> Мобильные сети -> Точка доступа-> Добавить новую. Для iPhone: Основные -> Сеть -> Сотоваясеть передачи данных -> Сотовые данные (APN, Имя пользователя,Password). And then enter all that is written below.
Name (Name): AIS Access Point (APN): internet Type authentication: CHAP Access Point Type (APN): default or internet Do not touch the remaining fields.
Instructions on how to set up Internet from AIS
Coverage area
I usually buy myself a DTAC sim card, but this time I decided reinsure yourself and buy more and AIS. Therefore, when traveling from Phuket to Bangkok by car (via Khao Sok), then switched from one SIM card on the other, checking what is best. So the conclusions are: in the mountains and far from civilization AIS catches better, that is, its coverage is more wide, including 3G internet. AIS even worked on Similans, where DTAC was not. But the DTAC speed was faster, well, it’s in those places where he has a steady reception. In general, the conclusion for such did: when traveling around Ty, if you need a fast one Internet, it is better to have two SIM cards.
In large cities and tourist places, by and large, without what kind of sim card to use.
How to make cheap calls to Russia from Thailand
003 – code for low-cost calls to other countries. To use like this: 003-7-926-123-23-23. That is, 003 must be typed instead of “+” before the seven. In Russia, the call costs 4 baht / min.
005 and 009 – exactly the same codes, only the call will be more expensive 9 baht and 7 baht, respectively.
And here’s a whole post on this topic – how to call because boundaries.
Useful codes
* 121 # – balance check * 121 * 3 # – traffic balance check * 700 # – change the language of all informational sms. Here is the link for this list. all codes on the AIS website.
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