I yesterday changed one of my TMB accounts to an All Free account, and I was charged 500 baht for a new All Free Debit card. The assistant changing my account stated that I would not have to pay again for 2 years. Is this correct?

The expiry date is on the card. That is when you will pay next.

Charge 500 and say its Free lol 

Thank you, Allane

Their normal entry level debit card is 200 baht for 5 years (no annual fee) and can be used to withdraw free of charge at any TMB ATM across the country (TMB doesn't charge the stupid cross-region fees like the others). You can also deposit anywhere in the country free of charge.

 

Never needed the all-free card.

Thanks Moana, the card is for 5 years before expiry.

3 minutes ago, cassde said:

the card is for 5 years before expiry

The expiry date is irrelevant. The all-free card is 500 baht for the first year and has a 350 baht annual fee starting from the second year. After 5 years you will have paid 1900 baht. With ATM-Lite you would have paid 200 baht.

 

From TMB's website:

ค่าธรรมเนียมแรกเข้าบัญชี ทีเอ็มบี ออลล์ ฟรี พร้อมออกบัตรเดบิตครั้งแรก 500 บาท ค่าธรรมเนียมรายปีบัญชี ทีเอ็มบี ออลล์ ฟรี พร้อมบัตรเดบิต 350 บาทต่อปี ต่อบัตร และไม่คิดค่าธรรมเนียมออกบัตรทดแทนบัตรเดิมทุกกรณี (บัตรหาย/ บัตรชำรุด/ บัตรหมดอายุ)

Thank you once again, Moana - this was never explained to me, and is very expensive for an 'all free' debit card.

The "free" in all-free refers to the ability to withdraw from any ATM of any bank anywhere in the country free of charge (costs 20-25 baht without all-free).

 

With ATM-lite you can only withdraw from TMB ATMs anywhere in the country free of charge (which, as mentioned, is far better than other banks, which charge cross-region fees). Personally I never found it too hard to locate a TMB ATM.