Mobile phones / SIM cards ...
OK, please reply to me like I'm an idiot.
This subject is not an original one, though I cannot recall this particular question being asked.
In the spirit of The Fourty Year Old Virgin (which I watched last night: just OK, nothing great, some very funny moments, stay away if waxing hair makes you squeemish) ... a confession ... I've never had a mobile phone. :D
I've never wanted one.
I disdain dudes who wip it out in coffee shops and restaurants. I think there's seldom anything as rude as a person who takes calls in the middle of an in-person conversation ~ even if it's about nothing.
But I'll be getting one when in Thailand long term, at least for a test run for cost. If I can stay away from regular utility applications and associated monthly bills in so far as it it makes sense I will. Using a mobile phone as my "regular" phone would just be an experiment. If it becomes wildly expensive I'll go the home connection route.
So .. about these SIM cards. Aproximately how long (i.e. how many minutes I guess is the question) would ~ for instance ~ a 500 baht SIM card last (1) for local calls, (2) LD calls within Thailand, (3) LD overseas calls to ~ or instance ~ Canada?
Cheers ...
home country mobiles in LOS
Until this last trip I have always carried my mobile from home to LOS.
Just over 2 years ago I had my mobile stolen from my hotel room at poseiden, and was distraught for some days. I reported the theft and had some satisfaction that my telco were able to immobilise the set so it could not be used with a new simcard.
Just last week before coming home I was in the MBK store in BKK and they had signs up they were able to unblock, change passwords and so on for all mobiles. I asked a question and was shocked that they could reactivate any immobilised mobile without any questions
As I had just upgraded my mobile before my last trip, I took advice from here to take an old mobile and buy a sim card in 7/11 on arrival. This gave me a thai number and 500 baht of calls. I think about 750b all up.
The savings on calls home huge, the convenience on making local calls and having a number for locals to ring me, great. Walking into a 7/11 to top up when needed no inconvenience
You dont need to understand the technicalties but if you can get a cheap old mobile before you leave even better. As for the rest, the staff did everything for me in seconds.
Re: home country mobiles in LOS
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Originally Posted by asianad
Just over 2 years ago I had my mobile stolen from my hotel room at poseiden
I was not broken into but the door was open as room cleaning was being done.
a former staff member was hanging around with the room cleaners.
that issue was resolved quickly and I have stayed there twice since.
Yes they do have room safes but I would never put my mobile in the safe