Re: My AIS phone now works on Cingular's network in USA

On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:17:52 +0800, Chris Blunt
<chris_blunt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 08:37:48 -0700, Tim S <tim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Strange, but my Nokia 6610 with 12Call SIM card now works on
>>Cingular's network in USA. I called my Thai number from here in USA
>>and it rings. Curious about rates and how to recharge from here.
>
>If you browse around the One-2-Call web site, the rates are listed
>there somewhere. They're not easy to find, and I think that page is in
>Thai only. Be warned that its quite expensive. Much higher than the
>normal international rate from Thailand to the USA I believe.
>
>You can recharge using the same vouchers that you use in Thailand, but
>of course unless you bring a supply back with you they will be
>difficult to find there. I recharge my phone using my Thai bank
>account's internet banking service. I get a text message confirming
>the credit to the phone within a few seconds of carrying out the
>transaction online.
>
>Chris

hmmm.. so incoming calls from thailand to my phone here would be
charged the high rate also? I manage to get by very reasonable using
VoIP and calling cards, so this looks like something not worth messing
with.thanks for the info.

.

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