Internet Options In Thailand (Lad Phrao)

[jstrike]

I'm having a hard time getting a decent internet connection. My studio has included internet, but it's really horrible (let's not forget it's also firewalled so i can barely do anything with this connection). So i thought that i would be able to use a true wifi card to get better speeds (there happens to be a wifi hotspot in the neighbourhood). The signal strength i ok (12 mpbs) however the speeds i'm getting using a prepaid card are even worse than the studio's included speeds.

To give a image of the internet speeds i'm getting. 70kbyte/s at best. But most of the time it's 15-30 kbyte/s and the connection is very unstable (very frequent timeouts). True is even worse, i get my speeds shown in bytes per second.

What are my options? i don't want to be stuck on a contract for a year as at the moment, i have no job and want to be able to leave if nescecary (when i get a job it could be an option to move to a other residence).

If anyone has some ideas please tell me, I'm getting frustrated by this connection

[JohnnyFeelIt]

GPRS/EDGE or 3G....

[ducksonspeed]

yeah i have wireless AIs 3g in Chiang Mai. It is good except for limited downloads

[jstrike]

i have some pretty bad experiences with 3g. It's almost (but not totally) as worse as the internet i have now. How is the 3g here in thailand? I also got a 3g offer from true (500 baht per month). And, i need a 3g express card is there a company that supplies their internet with an aircard (i think that's what they call it.

btw i see the only umts solution at my place is th act-1900 does anyone know with network provider this is? (btw dtac edge is not an option. Simply too slow)

Edited June 9, 2010 by jstrike

[jstrike]

ah come on.. isn't there any option for me?

[Amnaj]

ah come on.. isn't there any option for me?

In Lad Phrao you have 2 solution for fast internet access

1. TOT 3G

2. Hutch EVDO (main tower in Central Lad Phrao)

this speed will be around 1.5 - 3 Mbps

[blitzfix]

I bought a Sierra Wireless USB dongle with and iMobile SIM card for 2300 Baht and it is VERY FAST - 7.3 Mbps!!! HOWEVER --- It is very expensive to use. The cheapest iMobile plan gives you 6 Gig of data for 700 Baht. IMO NOT WORTH IT!

I would be curious to know if anyone else out there has a more cost effective USB dongle solution. How fast? At what price?? I live on Sukumvit Soi 22. Cheers!

Edited June 11, 2010 by blitzfix

[jstrike]

ah come on.. isn't there any option for me?

In Lad Phrao you have 2 solution for fast internet access

1. TOT 3G

2. Hutch EVDO (main tower in Central Lad Phrao)

this speed will be around 1.5 - 3 Mbps

now that sounds more like it. How is the Hutch EVDO? i hear it's a bit of an odd technology compared to 3g.

[jstrike]

ah come on.. isn't there any option for me?

In Lad Phrao you have 2 solution for fast internet access

1. TOT 3G

2. Hutch EVDO (main tower in Central Lad Phrao)

this speed will be around 1.5 - 3 Mbps

now that sounds more like it. How is the Hutch EVDO? i hear it's a bit of an odd technology compared to 3g.

i cannot make out on the map if ladphrao 35 is in the area that is covered with evdo. The ladphrao central signal is a lot weaker than other towers. Can anyone make it out on the map?

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