How Much Is A Local Call By Payphone In Cnx?

[westbounder]

How much is a local call by a payphone here in Chiang Mai?

[thaimiller]

Depends on how long your on for!

[krakatoa]

But if you are a back packer every little satang counts! Well don't it?

Anyone who is worried about whether a local telephone call is gonna break the bank (or has to even ask the question) sounds like he / she should be in the Oz band 'dire straights'

Edited March 8, 2010 by krakatoa

[thrilled]

At bangkok it was 3 baht.But thats been awhile

[greasemonkey]

Thai payphones are spiteful and vindictive. I've never won an argument with one yet. Go to an internet cafe and make your call from there. A lot safer and less stressful.

[swain]

Thai payphones are spiteful and vindictive. I've never won an argument with one yet. Go to an internet cafe and make your call from there. A lot safer and less stressful.

You can make a call to anywhere in thailand for 1 baht .. you may only get 15 seconds before your cut off.. but its handy if you are in an emergency situation.

[swain]

The more you put in the longer you can talk but that should be obvious.

[Bill97]

Depends on how much you loose in phones that are out of order before you find one working.

[greasemonkey]

Depends on how much you loose in phones that are out of order before you find one working.

This is true. Add to that the thick layer of grease on the handle, and standing in a glass box, and internet cafes seem so much better.

[swain]

Internet cafe Better?... sure but not what the op asked. Also I must be the lucky one, I have been here for close to 10 years and I have only run into two phones that didn't work. True I haven't tried that many but was always able to find one that worked and wasn't greasy when I needed one.. That being said with the flu on the rise... purex should be used after talking on one.

Edited March 10, 2010 by swain

[vagabond48]

The last time I used the TOT pay phone which was well over a year ago, I believe calling another landline phone (not mobile) was 1 baht for unlimited minutes.