EVENKEEL Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Living in Thailand I use a Ting sim in my USA phone which I use mainly for banking and can receive US calls at will. I was able to keep my US number I've had for decades. My bill here in Thailand is around $16.00 /mo. Problem is when in the US for a month and I use GPS daily for road trips. My bill for 1 month was $200. I used something like 15 gb of data. What do you do???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marin Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 7 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said: Problem is when in the US for a month and I use GPS daily for road trips. My bill for 1 month was $200. I used something like 15 gb of data. What do you do???????? I have always gone to T-Mobile but they have changed to an online company called Ultra. I have this package waiting at my daughters house in SF, the best I could find. $39.99 for 15GB and a month. https://www.ultramobile.com/product/15gb-prepaid-plan/?attribute_months=1-month-plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Avoid the USA at all costs .... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novacova Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 I keep my Verizon number on a prepaid sim, it’s $15usd per month w/15gb. It’s in an iPhone dual sim, make and receive calls and text via WiFi and Ais data here. Don’t ever really use much data, so it’s suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 20 minutes ago, marin said: I have always gone to T-Mobile but they have changed to an online company called Ultra. I have this package waiting at my daughters house in SF, the best I could find. $39.99 for 15GB and a month. https://www.ultramobile.com/product/15gb-prepaid-plan/?attribute_months=1-month-plan Very nice, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 10 minutes ago, KhunLA said: Avoid the USA at all costs .... I understand your sentiment. But, refuse to cut ties. 11 minutes ago, novacova said: I keep my Verizon number on a prepaid sim, it’s $15usd per month w/15gb. It’s in an iPhone dual sim, make and receive calls and text via WiFi and Ais data here. Don’t ever really use much data, so it’s suffice. OK, Ok. I racked up like 6000 miles in our month. GPS and hot spot for kid really sucked my data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marin Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 39 minutes ago, KhunLA said: Avoid the USA at all costs .... Dont have kids there do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Just now, marin said: Dont have kids there do you? NO ... and agree, that would be hard to leave if having. Although, if not living close and actually spending time with, then a yearly holiday would suffice, depending if their lifestyle even warranted a visit. When living in USA, after 25 yrs old, I didn't spend much time in hometown area, or around family & friends as most do. As followed the money with work. Although much of that was with airlines, so popping back for a visit, was easy, if wanting. Parents and brothers never left PA & NJ, though not really a close family anyway. Actually saw them more when I didn't live in the area Point taken though, as I try to see daughter here, at least once a month, but her work schedule limits that even. Why we live at PKK and not further south, maybe. Only a few hours from Krung Thep where she is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKKevin Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 I have Truemove prepaid here and just add one of their roaming packages... If I were to stay a month... I'd just pop into the nearest Walmart and buy a cheap prepaid sim like Mint Mobile... If you have a phone that does eSim capabilities you have a host os options... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marin Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 KLA, I think you can see by the nick where I grew up. Have not been back in 5 years due to covid and work schedules. Have twins one in LA and one in SF. The LA daughter is working for Space X and we are looking forward to touring the Hawthorn facility. The SF daughter has a media consultancy. Have not seen either since they started this. Also I have a 50 year college reunion up in Crescent City. Looking forward to driving the whole of California and southern Oregon on the coast. Here the wife and I are like you often taken 3 day to 10 day domestic road trips around Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 17 minutes ago, BKKKevin said: I have Truemove prepaid here and just add one of their roaming packages... If I were to stay a month... I'd just pop into the nearest Walmart and buy a cheap prepaid sim like Mint Mobile... If you have a phone that does eSim capabilities you have a host os options... I tried Walmart. Maybe I didn't make myself understood, anyway no bueno on that. Just tried online for walmart and there's a variety of options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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