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36 minutes ago, chado said:

Given that I'd be able to use the app ever after for other things, via WiFi

 

 

1) Is it possible to block my physical card only -- without blocking my entire account, so that I'll be able to continue using internet banking, buy tickets online, etc....

Yes, you can use internet banking. You will not be able to buy tickets online using your blocked debit card.

Account/Card Setting -> Cancel Debit/ATM card.

1 hour ago, chado said:

how to reduce the price for internet for dtac in this case? any special tariff that'll be enough to activate the app?

May be easier and cheaper to call the Kasikorn call center to suspend the card.

1 hour ago, chado said:

I'll have to use: a) mobile internet b) in roaming

 

on my thai sim-card? Is this the only way?

Yes, you will need to use Thai Sim-card carrying the number that you registered with Kasikon Bank on mobile internet and roaming. 

Below is the how to apply guide from Kasikorn.

https://kasikornbank.com/en/Apply/KPLUS

You can use K+ App to disable your Kasikorn debit card. You will need Thai Sim carrying the same number that you registered with Kasikorn Bank to access this K+ App for the first time. Once you log-in to K+ App, go to settings to allow Wifi access as well as to block debit card attached to your account.

Alipay, Wechat pay and Samsung Pay are the only cross border contact less payment systems in used in Thailand. Chinese tourists now a day just show QR codes on their phones and buys things without withdrawing cash from local ATMs.

If you have a Samsung phone, you can also try Samsung pay. Below link contains the list of the merchants that support Samsung pay.

https://www.samsung.com/th/samsungpay/merchant/

I think he can buy foreign currency (Example : US$) from Exchange Booth like Super Rich using his Visa Credit Card. It will appear to the bank as normal transaction by Merchant instead of cash advance. Exchange booth method will give him foreign currency so he will need to change it back to Thai Baht again and hit with Forex spread twice. Unlike cash advance, he will enjoy grace period until the end of the billing cycle to payback the balance. Cash advances don't have a grace period, meaning interest begins accruing on the balance as soon as the transaction is completed.

https://uat.kasikornbank.com/en/promotion/Pages/Currency.aspx

If he has Kasikorn Creditcard, he can exchange to any currency at K-Exchange booths without fee and up to 45 days interest-free.

I think it depends on terms and conditions written on your rental agreement. For my apartment, I need to pay two months rent as a deposit plus the first month rent paid upfront before I could move in.  Thus, three months rent is needed initially. I will get the two months rent deposit back at the end when I leave.

Bangkok Bank charge 20 bahts per withdrawal when using outside region another bank ATMs.

https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Personal/Digital-Banking/Self-Services/Bualuang-ATM/ATM-Fees

43 minutes ago, poohy said:

So has he that why hes confused admittedly he opened account some 20 years ago when he was working and had wp hes retired now

 

anyway outcome is seems he can use in it Thailand and atm overseas but but not for overseas purchases eg internet purchases

My KBank debit card need to apply for “Internet Shopping by K-Debit Card” at Kasikorn ATM before making oversea purchases online. 

22 minutes ago, sanook 1 said:

How long is the credit valid if you top up the rabbit card with cash? 

Cash value on a Rabbit card is valid for 2 years from date of last transaction.

http://www.bts.co.th/customer/en/08-faq.aspx?cat=4

3 hours ago, tumama said:

 

So you just called them and told them your bank account number and where you were going and that was it?

 

It's not blocked here, used it several times already. Just afraid they will eventually block it. 

I never inform Kasikorn bank when I travel oversea. Used KBank debit card in oversea ATMs many times and never been blocked. It is like fraud protections does not apply to KBank Debit cards.

45 minutes ago, Estrada said:

If the photo of the British flag shown in the poster was supplied by the British Embassy, it just goes to show how useless they are. The flag shown is a typical knock off of the British flag with the red cross printed in the wrong position.

It looks like an upside down Union Jack.

37 minutes ago, Crossy said:

I don't think so any longer.

 

BUT

 

You can link your Rabbit card to a Line-Pay account and never need to top it up again ???? Look for the Rabbit Line-Pay app. 

 

Be careful when you link your Rabbit card to Line-Pay, you may not be able to use it outside of BTS anymore. The reason being the balance from Rabbit card is moved from card internal storage to the cloud after linking to Line-pay. If the Rabbit card reader at McDonald is old and can only read the card internal storage,  it sees zero balance and rejects the card. Only the newer Rabbit card readers that has online access to the cloud can accept the ones linked to Line-Pay. I made a mistake of keeping my luggage in a storage locker near BTS station which accepts Rabbit card. When I came back the next day to pickup my luggage, I can not open my locker anymore because it rejected my rabbit card due to not enough balance. My rabbit card is linked to Line-Pay which is then linked to the credit card so BTS can directly pull the fare from my credit card. However, older card readers can only deduct from card internal stored value balance so it mistakenly rejected my card as having not enough balance.

If you are in Thailand, you can call to Air Asia call center at +662 515 9999 (8am - 9pm) to resolve your problem. They have English speaking representatives. I understand you already tried calling them without success but may be worth a retry later at night.

https://support.airasia.com/s/call-center?language=en

13 minutes ago, elgenon said:

Do they list all the flights AA has? My experience is they don't but I could be wrong.

Thanks

I just did the flight compare using both AA website and Expedia for the same departure date. I found Expedia list all AA flights for that date. You can try the same on the date you want to travel to confirm.

2 hours ago, pattayapip said:

AIS 12Call Said they would be available with the new release iPhone Xs and Max ? . .  Guess we will see

AIS already supports eSIM on Apple Watch Cellular so I believe iPhone Xs and Max will also gets supported when they become available in AIS store.

http://www.ais.co.th/applewatch/en/

Majority of Burmese migrant workers in Bangkok get minimum pay (300 bahts/day) but they still managed to live in the city and at the same time save enough money to send back home monthly.

2 hours ago, robsamui said:

Yes it does - but you send dollars or Sterling instead of baht, in exactly the same way as you send money via PayPal.

I am surprised to know that Transferwise can be used to send currency outbound from Thailand to US. It will help me save a lot of money in outbound transfer fees if you could explain a little bit more on how it is done.

5 hours ago, elgenon said:

Thanks. I hope they have all the flights. I read that someone recommended Skyscanner but I couln't find the flights I wanted.

Recently, Traveloka stopped showing Air Asia flights on its sites.

However, Expedia is still listing Air Asia flights for reservation.

http://www.expedia.co.th/en/Flights

2 hours ago, ravip said:

If the Android phone supports the VoWifi feature, on which menu does it appear? 

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

No, I didn't.

 

Not bothered about whose name it's in, I was more confused (if that's the right word) with the different package prices for Thai and Farangs.

AIS give special price of 699 bahts/month to AIS Seranade members. Is your wife an AIS Seranade Customer?

3 hours ago, lkv said:

We are going in circles. According to the website of Kasikorn Bank, you can request a new debit card via the KPlus app and it will be posted to your home address. Link above.

 

I tried using the KPlus app to order new debit card. KPlus app displayed error pop up saying only Thai nationals can make new Debit card request through KPlus app so cannot proceed.

30 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

 

Yes, but you won't be able to enroll in AIS's WiFi program if outside the U.S. as you will not be able to send the *399 code.

 

You could try to contact AIS out of band and request that international roaming be enabled, or even ask that WiFi calling be enabled - assuming your handset supports it.

 

You could try the various contact channels: web-chat, email, telephone

 

011 662-271-9000 (dialing from the U.S.)

email: [email protected]

 

My experience with VoWifi from AIS is that it is already enabled by carrier out of the box. Just need to turn on the Wifi calling setting of the phone and you are good to go. No need to press *399 code. Having said that, I understand your experience could be different as there are  many older SIMs from pre-4G period still in use. Older SIMs might not have VoWifi enabled by default and thus need *399 code.

3 hours ago, Esso49 said:

Coincidentally I rang Kasikorn yesterday regarding my credit card due to expire end of next month . After giving them a new address I asked when should I receive my new card.  There reply was " You should receive it one month before expiry of the old one. If you have not received it by 1st November please ring us and we will immediately arrange for you to be sent another one".

 

And this card, which is about to expire, they sent to me in 2013 so not sure why other posters say Kasikorn does not send them out because they do for credit cards in my experience.  Perhaps they have a different policy for a credit card as opposed to a debit card these days ?  Certainly at my other two banks I have always had to go into a branch near me for debit card renewals

I have both Kasikorn credit card and debit card. New credit card was sent to home address by post one month before expired. However, debit card was not sent out. I had to request a new debit card at the bank branch.

11 hours ago, Langsuan Man said:

Why?

 

SMS sent Internationally are free for the receiver

It is just an alternative solution. No need to request roaming enabled before leaving Thailand. It will work as long as the phone is within wifi range.