Renting A Mobile Phone/ Simcard

[Patong Bob]

I'll be back home (Patong) for a month soon, there used to be a company that rented cellphones. Is it still there or is it cheaper to buy a secondd hand phone and give it away when I leave ?

[Kimera]

I'll be back home (Patong) for a month soon, there used to be a company that rented cellphones. Is it still there or is it cheaper to buy a secondd hand phone and give it away when I leave ?

Bring your own phone one of the Thai networks should work, if not get it unlocked, then buy the Sim

[DrDave]

I'll be back home (Patong) for a month soon, there used to be a company that rented cellphones. Is it still there or is it cheaper to buy a secondd hand phone and give it away when I leave ?

Bring your own phone one of the Thai networks should work, if not get it unlocked, then buy the Sim

If bringing your own phone, make sure it supports at least one of the two frequencies used by the Thai carriers. 900Mhz for 1-2-Call, and 1800MHz for True and DTAC. If it supports only one of these frequencies, then make sure you buy a sim card for the right carrier.

[Kimera]

I'll be back home (Patong) for a month soon, there used to be a company that rented cellphones. Is it still there or is it cheaper to buy a secondd hand phone and give it away when I leave ?

Bring your own phone one of the Thai networks should work, if not get it unlocked, then buy the Sim

If bringing your own phone, make sure it supports at least one of the two frequencies used by the Thai carriers. 900Mhz for 1-2-Call, and 1800MHz for True and DTAC. If it supports only one of these frequencies, then make sure you buy a sim card for the right carrier.

Just take the phone to the shop ask them for a Sim that works

[LivinLOS]

I'll be back home (Patong) for a month soon, there used to be a company that rented cellphones. Is it still there or is it cheaper to buy a secondd hand phone and give it away when I leave ?

Bring your own phone one of the Thai networks should work, if not get it unlocked, then buy the Sim

If bringing your own phone, make sure it supports at least one of the two frequencies used by the Thai carriers. 900Mhz for 1-2-Call, and 1800MHz for True and DTAC. If it supports only one of these frequencies, then make sure you buy a sim card for the right carrier.

Just take the phone to the shop ask them for a Sim that works

The point being if he has a 1900 band only GSM it WONT work on any network You MUST have a phone that works on one of the two formats Thailand has !!

[LivinLOS]

Why rent.. New phones in the supermarket for what 800 baht ?? maybe 500 ??

What kind of saving can rental produce ??

[Boater]

they are doing the basic Nokia in tesco for aroud 600 THB + Sim for 50 THB......