In Thailand, everything is quite simple with a mobile connection. There is no problems buy a sim card to a foreigner. Just come and buy immediately at the airport. The procedure takes several minutes. Further Connect the Internet package, voila, and you are online. Internet in Tae will cost you a local sim card cheaper than through a Russian operators with their roaming options.
The content of the article
- 1 Which Thai operator to choose
- 2 How to get an Internet on a laptop
- 3 Cost of calls in Thailand and roaming
- 4 How to make cheap calls to Russia from a Thai sim card
- 5 How to call a Thai number from Russia
- 6 Mobile Internet speed in Thailand
- 7 Phones of police and ambulance
Contents
Which Thai operator to choose
There are several mobile operators in Thailand:
- DTAC or DTAC Happy (Internet from DTAC). I recommend buying These sims, with them the easiest.
- AIS or 1-2 Call (Internet from AIS)
- True Move (Internet from True Move)
Tariffs for calls and the Internet for all plus minus the same. Cook about 300-800 baht on the Internet per month.
I most often use DTAC, the easiest way for him to deal with tariffs (for the same True, the devil’s leg will break on their website). Also the second sim card with me sometimes goes AIS, although I would not say that in this is an urgent need.
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 →
Coverage areas are similar too. But it seems to me personally that the coverage and DTAC and AIS have generally better speeds than True. But it all depends specific terrain. How much I did not go on Tay, almost everywhere was 4G / 3G, except in remote mountain areas. That is, if you not going somewhere to climb, by and large it does not matter what kind of sim card will you have?
Also, if you need speed, as much as possible (for example, for work), then no one bothers to buy all 3 SIM cards at once and test them in their rented accommodation, who is faster.
Mobile communication in Thailand, Simka for 49 baht
Why am I all this? Do not listen if someone will says that some operator is much better than the other, it all depends on the specific places.
How to get an Internet on a laptop
All modern smartphones have an option like “dot access. “Turning it on, your phone turns into a router that distributes WIFI. Naturally, you should have a SIM card with the Internet, which Smartphone and will distribute to laptops in range. So that USB modems are no longer needed.
None of the Thai operators do not prohibit the distribution of the Internet on computers so you can use. This is especially true if the WIFI in the hotel is too slow (as often happens).
Cost of calls in Thailand and roaming
No Thai operator has a roaming in the country, which is very convenient when moving. So you can forget about roaming.
If you do not connect anything extra, then calls will be worth it. about 1 baht / min. If you expect a lot and often call, it makes sense to connect special rates for conversations.
How to make cheap calls to Russia from Thai sims
You have two options for how to call Russia with a Thai sim cards:
- Call the number in the usual way. The main thing is that the number started at +7, not 8. The tariff will be about 30 baht / min, which cheaper than calling from your Russian sim card (there are about 100 rub / min without options), but still expensive.
- Through special codes. Each cellular operator has its own code. The call will cost 4-5 baht / min. Quite reasonable The price and quality of sound suited me perfectly.
DTAC
Dial 004 instead of “+” before the seven, that is 004-7 (926) 123-45-67.
AIS
Dial 003 instead of “+” before the seven, that is 003-7 (926) 123-45-67.
TRUE MOVE
Dial 00600 instead of “+” before the seven, that is 00600-7 (926) 123-45-67.
But it’s generally cheaper to call from Viber / Skype to Russian phones through the Internet. Or completely free, if you call from one Skype to another Skype, via Viber, Whatsapp or Telegram. Mobile Internet 4G / 3G is more than enough for such calls. Yes, in this case we pay for traffic, but this is a penny. Feels like Skype spends the traffic the most.
Learn more about how to call from abroad to Russia.
How to call a Thai number from Russia
Your Thai number has this format – 0914683217.
To call him from another Thai sim card, nothing no need to invent, right and type.
But if they want to call him from Russia or write an SMS with Russian number, you need to write it in the international format, replacing 0 with +66, so it will be + (66) 914683217.
Mobile Internet speed in Thailand
If you somewhere you met reviews about slow speed mobile internet, it may well be that, or the authors of these reviews are just old smartphones, or did they get into some kind of fart, or do not understand the question.
Every year the Internet in Thailand is getting faster and faster. faster. Even outgoing channels are already normal, and not as before it is possible to use the clouds. I go to Tai since 2010 and see improvement trends. Yes, on the mainland, especially in Bangkok speed and stability are much better than on the islands, but everywhere Ineta’s quality is enough for most users.
I have an incoming channel speed of at least 5-15 megabits, and in downtown and 30-50 megabits happens. Of course, provided that 4G / 3G works.
Below are a few pair of speeds made in an arbitrary place
4G speed in Bangkok from DTAC
Samui 3G speed from DTAC
Phones of police and ambulance
First Aid – 1554
National Police Phone – 191 Traffic Police – 1193 Tourist Police – 1155 Criminal Police – 1195
Fire Service – 199
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