SIM Cards available before being ushered to quarantine?

[Rex Nebula]

I'm arriving on November 7th to Suvarnabhumi and was curious whether I'd be able to buy a SIM card before getting herded to where my transport to the AQ hotel is.  If not, I guess I can ask the AQ hotel to see if they could procure one for me.  Anybody in the same boat?

[Peterw42]

Why worry about it, you are only in the hotel for one day, just use their wifi.

Nowadays sim cards need to be registered against passport/ID etc, you cant just buy them, even if you get someone to get you one, it wont be working until its registered.

Edited November 2, 2021 by Peterw42

[richard_smith237]

16 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

Why worry about it, you are only in the hotel for one day, just use their wifi.

Nowadays sim cards need to be registered against passport/ID etc, you cant just buy them, even if you get someone to get you one, it wont be working until its registered.

Some AQ hotels can provide a SIM with the package.

If not, someone at the hotel can nip out to 7-11 and get one for you.

 

Registration can be carried out online - it involves sending your ID (Passport Photo) - I’ve never done it, but have read (on this forum) that people have. 

 

 

[Salerno]

57 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Registration can be carried out online - it involves sending your ID (Passport Photo) - I’ve never done it, but have read (on this forum) that people have. 

Yep

Dtac online registration for prepaid SIM https://www.dtac.co.th/en/prepaid/registration/

AIS https://www.ais.th/one-2-call/howto_activate/en/index.html

 

Was a blessing for many heading back into quarantine who had let there SIM die, order a decent package from Lazada and have it waiting for you at the hotel/turn up the first couple of days, not worth the hassle now with test and go.