Hi everyone, I'm a rather heavy internet user and I would like to know more about data / broadband / sim card plans in Thailand. I'm living outside of bkk (in Sri Racha) at an apartment so I need an internet plan. Specifically, I'm staying for only about half a year.

I have free wifi from my place, the speed is mid-range to good, but it is sometimes stop-start (can't access 20% of the time which is a bit of a bummer) so I have to fall back on my EDGE/GPRS from my Sim Card other times, but it's rather sloooow and I reckon I can't do much video chat and big downloads with it, which I always do.

So, I'm asking, is there any monthly plans, or time-limit plans (eg. 40hr/month) which you guys subscribe to? (I'm open to Broadband, EDGE/GPRS) that you recommend? With a decent speed, little downtime, and reasonable value? Which is good? Like AIS, DTAC, or other non-telco providers that provides broadband? (I've heard of these providers, which says they will connect a cable to your home, but I am not sure of them and their names..) And I'm not sure if my apartment allows this. And it's worse because I'm out of BKK and these providers usually connect for BKK only, right?

Anyone has any ideas, and their cost too? I would appreciate it a lot. Thank you.

Don't think you have much options.

Both AIS and Dtac only have the rather slowish (for your needs) GPRS / Edge network in your area. Which you already use as a back up.

AIS does have 3G in Ban Saen, but I doubt it extends to Sri Racha. You can always pop into AIS's main office and ask (the soi just before the Robinson when coming from Pattaya).

Hutch also only has regular CDMA 2000 1x which is comparable with Edge speedwise. In Pattaya they do have the faster EV-DO.

You might try and get your own ADSL, but possibly not doable for such a relatively short period...

Ahh. Okay.. I will see what I can do with my data plans. Thanks so much for the help anyway, I guess I'm resigned to using the slow-ish 2G for now then, seems like my only choice...