Sim cards
Thailand has 3 mobile service providers – AIS, DTAC, and TrueMove. You can buy a prepaid SIM card at an airport or at any grocery store for as little as 50 THB.
All providers work on the principle of credit and validity. If it expires, the SIM card expires. You need credit for acquiring data and calling.
The standard DTAC provider’s call is 10 THB / minute (to the USA). With code 004, the price is THB 3 per minute.
TrueMove H offers very good international calls from 1 THB per minute to destinations including the USA, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, France, and Germany
At some airports, SIM cards are free of charge, which are labeled as AOT SIM and include 5 minutes of free home calls
DTAC Happy Internet Packages are available in all major cities including Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Koh Samui, and Krabi. The credit can be bought at 7-Eleven, online and in any mobile phone store. One week Unlimited 3G package costs 79 THB. To activate, dial * 104 * 857 * 5720283 * 9 #.
AIS One Two Call has similar but somewhat more expensive Internet packages. One week of unlimited 3G packages also costs 79 THB. To activate, dial * 777 * 982 * 316358 #.
TrueMove packages differ in offering a combined GPRS / EDGE / 3G / Wi-Fi service. The 3G service is offered at various locations throughout the country, including Bangkok (mostly city center and airport), Chiang Mai, Pai, Phuket, Hua Hin, and Koh Samui. To use True WiFi, look at the “@truewifi” network, enter “08xxxxxxxx @
Link to the web. site – http://www.ais.co.th/travellersim/index.html
Link to the web. site – http://www.dtac.co.th/en/prepaid/products/tourist-sim.html
Link to the web. site – http://truemoveh.truecorp.co.th/?ln=en
Tune Talk offers 500 MB / 1.5 GB / 2.5 GB for 100/300/500 THB, as well as calls of 0.99 THB / min and 2 THB / SMS.
Internet cafes
Internet cafes are expanded in Thailand. Prices are around 15 THB / hour and the closing time is around midnight. In the main tourist destinations, however, expect prices from 60 to 120 THB / hour. Internet cafes can be found on several islands – Ko Phi Phi (Don), Ko Lanta (Yai), Ko Samui, Ko Pha Ngan, Ko Tao, Ko Chang, Ko Samet (Rayong) and Phuket.
Warning: Keyloggers are often installed on computers in cheap cafes. So be careful if you want to join banking, stock trading or even PayPal.
Both pornography and criticism of the Thai royal family are illegal, and the Thai government actively censors access to websites with this content.
Electricity
In Thailand, there are plugs and sockets of type A, B, C, F, and O. The standard voltage is 220 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
Type A: Used mainly in North and Central America, China and Japan. This socket works only with plug A.
Type B: Type A, but with an additional grounding tip. This socket also works with connector A.
Type C: also known as the standard “Euro” plug. This socket also works with connector E and plug F.
Type F: Also known as “Schuko”. This socket also works with C-connector and E-plug.
Type O: This is unique for Thailand but also works with plug C, plug E, and plug F.
Thailand Post
Thailand Post is a state-owned postal service provider in Thailand. It was founded in 1883 and was located in a large building along the Chao Phraya River, on the northern side of the Ong-Ang Canal. In 1898, he merged with the telegraph department and received the title “Department of Mail and Telegraph”.
The department was abolished in 1977, and a new government agency, the “Telecommunications Office of Thailand” (CAT), took over the shipment and telegraphing of the country. In 2003, the government separated the communication authority to two companies: “Thailand Post” and “CAT Telecom”.
Each post office has a wide range of services and sells packaging materials so you can pack on the spot what you want to send
The postal system in Thailand is considered reliable and relatively inexpensive, although, in rural areas, services are limited. Most urban areas have several post offices that are open on weekdays from 08:00 to 16:30. Some offices in major urban areas are open even on Saturdays until 13:00. International mail can take several weeks
Many post offices offer an on-hold service where you can store your mail
The address system is a bit more complicated in Thailand than in many other countries. When you are trying to find a building, you can see that they are numbered in the order in which they were built, so if the building number you are looking for is 15, it can be found next to the number 30.
ZIP code in Thailand is known by the American word “zipcode”. These consist of five digits. The first two digits of the code indicate the province you are in, the middle number is a district, and the last two numbers indicate the sub-district so that all houses in the same sub-district will have the same code.
The name of the addressee should be the first, followed by the house/apartment number and the building’s name. Below is the street name, sub-district, city with postcode, and eventually country, if necessary
International companies like DHL are also available in Thailand.
Link to the web. site – www.thailandpost.co.th
Tel: + 66 2831 31 31
Email: postalcare@thailandpost.co.th