Jaymatheson Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Hi, I have a prepaid AIS SIM that costs bt150 per month for unlimited internet. Not exactly sure how calls work as I rarely use my smartphone as a phone but they seem to be free. Sending SMS's seem to cost somewhere between bt2-3. Anyway, I'm going home for several months and would like to keep my AIS SIM functioning for ONLY receiving SMS's .... won't need internet and won't be using it for calls. Basically to keep using that phone number as SMS contact for online banking, apps, email etc. What's the easiest way to go about this? Around how much would it cost? How would it work? Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Phone AIS and get them to ensure it's switched on for roaming, ask how much receiving an sms will cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 13 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: Phone AIS and get them to ensure it's switched on for roaming, ask how much receiving an sms will cost Yes. Or just subscribe *125# SEND See page 9 https://www.ais.th/aisroaming/en/Interroaming_manual-en.pdf Consider disabling mobile date, withing the phone (Settings) and in the network. Just press *129*1# and call to disable. internet work Choose to enable internet, press *129*2# and call. Also consider registering for WiFi Calling, which will give in-country rates while anywhere in the world with WiFi. https://www.ais.th/4g/vowifi/en/ Add value before departing, possibly in 10 baht/30 day expiry increments so as to extend validity to 365 days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 1 hour ago, mtls2005 said: Yes. Or just subscribe *125# SEND See page 9 https://www.ais.th/aisroaming/en/Interroaming_manual-en.pdf Consider disabling mobile date, withing the phone (Settings) and in the network. Just press *129*1# and call to disable. internet work Choose to enable internet, press *129*2# and call. Also consider registering for WiFi Calling, which will give in-country rates while anywhere in the world with WiFi. https://www.ais.th/4g/vowifi/en/ Add value before departing, possibly in 10 baht/30 day expiry increments so as to extend validity to 365 days. Sounded good until I tried *125# and it didn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: Sounded good until I tried *125# and it didn't work On page 9 as referenced *125# SEND or *125*1# SEND The latter should work for you, it does for me. Apologies for not being more thorough. *125*2# SEND Will cancel or turn off Internaitonal Roaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdd Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Receiving SMS should be free, because you can't control it. Somebody could just send you 1000 SMS, and if they would charge you for every SMS... At least it's free with my German sim card here in Thailand, and I would expect that with a Thai sim card in another country it's the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 2 hours ago, jackdd said: Receiving SMS should be free, because you can't control it. Somebody could just send you 1000 SMS, and if they would charge you for every SMS... At least it's free with my German sim card here in Thailand, and I would expect that with a Thai sim card in another country it's the same. Yes, provided: (AIS does not charge for receiving SMSes, even when roaming outside of Thailand) you have international roaming enabled your service has not expired there is a roaming partner available in your destination your handset works with local frequencies If you want to send an SMS, it would be ~ 9 baht per plus VAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymatheson Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 Thank you to all above for responses. One more quick question.... When you're on international roaming, approximately how much does it cost per minute to receive a telephone call? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetops Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 36 minutes ago, Jaymatheson said: When you're on international roaming, approximately how much does it cost per minute to receive a telephone call? This is in the link given above: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Jaymatheson said: Thank you to all above for responses. One more quick question.... When you're on international roaming, approximately how much does it cost per minute to receive a telephone call? Expensive, most people don't use it, just for texts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, Jaymatheson said: When you're on international roaming, approximately how much does it cost per minute to receive a telephone call? 19 baht plus VAT per minute. If you use WiFi Calling: Free. Consider installing and registering... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ais.mimo.eservice https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.th.mimotech Edited June 15, 2021 by mtls2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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