Re: Thailand SIM cards

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:07:39 GMT, Penguini <detto@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>If I purchase a prepaid SIM card for Thailand in USA, will the requirement
>to "register", recently enacted by Thai Government, affect its usage? Under
>the regulation if you buy a SIM card in Thailand you need to be registered,
>so I am wondering if being unregistered (with a local Thai #) means the
>phone company can prevent its being used?
>Korb Kun


Huh??
Where can you purchase a prepaid sim card for Thailand in the USA??
You must mean a roaming agreement?? You don't register with the Thai
government. If you have roaming you just turn your phone on and use it
as normal. If you don't have roaming then you get a Thai sim card at
any one of the 12 bazillion cell phone shops, put it in your phone,
and just use the phone as normal. This use of the Thai sim card
assumes that your phone is unlocked. If it is not, then take it to any
of the cell phone shops (I suggest Suchart in Panthip Plaza, Bangkok)
and they will unlock it for less than 400 Batht (10.00).
There is no 'registration' that I am aware of.
I bought my last sim card there on August 14th. No problems. Put it in
the phone and use it.
Simple.

.

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