What Broadband Can I Get With Tot Telephone

[Humphrey Bear]

I want to buy a computer for my ten-year-old daughter to use - so she can teach my wife.

As I work outside Thailand it will need Internet connection and I would prefer that they have a broadband system, rather than dial-up, for simplicity and when I am home.

We have TOT telephone. What do I need to do???

[Humphrey Bear]

I want to buy a computer for my ten-year-old daughter to use - so she can teach my wife.

As I work outside Thailand it will need Internet connection and I would prefer that they have a broadband system, rather than dial-up, for simplicity and when I am home.

We have TOT telephone. What do I need to do???

I've been through the TOT website and they are pushing something called INET. I cannot find anything on this forum about INET. Does anyone have any comments? Recommendations??

[Humphrey Bear]

Ignorant lot aren't you?

I am finding Thai Visa to be getting worse and worse.

When I first joined on 6th April 2003 everyone helped everyone else, but now - forget it!

Edited December 9, 2007 by Humphrey Bear

[longball53098]

Ignorant lot aren't you?

I am finding Thai Visa to be getting worse and worse.

When I first joined on 6th April 2003 everyone helped everyone else, but now - forget it!

I actually responded to this a couple of days ago but my internet connection (TOT 2048/512) went down and the post was lost! Kind of ironic.

With TOT if you have a phone line you'll need to call them up and see what internet speeds they can offer you. You'll need a phone line from them before you can get ADSL internet. Inevitably they will call you back within 24 hours or you have to go to a local office.

When you decide on which connection to go for the person who has the phone line in their name must apply.

The quicker speeds are not worth going for unless you are a downloader like myself. I pay 1000THB for my 2Mb line, which I believe is the quickest, but it is erratic and drops out now and again. I never get full speeds until 2am then it drops down again during the day.

I have tried the 1mb speed a year or two ago,,,,,,,,,,,,no luck,,,,,,,,,,kept dropping out,,,,,,,,,,,,,my house is on the far side of the 3 kilometer limit,,,,,,,,,,since then I have the 256/128 line and it almost always works and I get about two thirds the speed as advertised,,,,,,,,,so i would say if you already have a phone line and number then have your wife go to TOT office and apply for ADSL,,,,,they will typically ask what the number is and then they will tell you if they have service in that area and what speed is best for that area,,,,,,,,at least on my third visit there that was my experience.

They have several speed packages available but I don't think I would waste the money for the higher speeds as they don't seem to work well unless you live next door to the switch.

PK

[Humphrey Bear]

Ignorant lot aren't you?

I am finding Thai Visa to be getting worse and worse.

When I first joined on 6th April 2003 everyone helped everyone else, but now - forget it!

I actually responded to this a couple of days ago but my internet connection (TOT 2048/512) went down and the post was lost! Kind of ironic.

With TOT if you have a phone line you'll need to call them up and see what internet speeds they can offer you. You'll need a phone line from them before you can get ADSL internet. Inevitably they will call you back within 24 hours or you have to go to a local office.

When you decide on which connection to go for the person who has the phone line in their name must apply.

The quicker speeds are not worth going for unless you are a downloader like myself. I pay 1000THB for my 2Mb line, which I believe is the quickest, but it is erratic and drops out now and again. I never get full speeds until 2am then it drops down again during the day.

Thgank you very much. Phone line is in my wife's name, so no prob's.

[Humphrey Bear]

I actually responded to this a couple of days ago but my internet connection (TOT 2048/512) went down and the post was lost! Kind of ironic.

With TOT if you have a phone line you'll need to call them up and see what internet speeds they can offer you. You'll need a phone line from them before you can get ADSL internet. Inevitably they will call you back within 24 hours or you have to go to a local office.

When you decide on which connection to go for the person who has the phone line in their name must apply.

The quicker speeds are not worth going for unless you are a downloader like myself. I pay 1000THB for my 2Mb line, which I believe is the quickest, but it is erratic and drops out now and again. I never get full speeds until 2am then it drops down again during the day.

I have tried the 1mb speed a year or two ago,,,,,,,,,,,,no luck,,,,,,,,,,kept dropping out,,,,,,,,,,,,,my house is on the far side of the 3 kilometer limit,,,,,,,,,,since then I have the 256/128 line and it almost always works and I get about two thirds the speed as advertised,,,,,,,,,so i would say if you already have a phone line and number then have your wife go to TOT office and apply for ADSL,,,,,they will typically ask what the number is and then they will tell you if they have service in that area and what speed is best for that area,,,,,,,,at least on my third visit there that was my experience.

They have several speed packages available but I don't think I would waste the money for the higher speeds as they don't seem to work well unless you live next door to the switch.

PK

And another thank you. I will follow the advice of both of you, but will stand next to my wife while she does the business - otherwise I'll be buying TOT!!!

Edited December 10, 2007 by Humphrey Bear