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When i bring my mobile to los do i change the sim card

or keep my vodafone sim card

or buy a calling card

which calling card is best for calling mobile to mobile from Thailand

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When i bring my mobile to los do i change the sim card

or keep my vodafone sim card

or buy a calling card

which calling card is best for calling mobile to mobile from Thailand

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If you want to minimze your calling costs, for both calls within Thailand and international, then purchase a local SIM from one of the Thai mobile service providers; 1-2-Call (AIS), Happy(DTAC), Orange. They all offer a lot of promotions but Orange may offer the cheapest local calling tariffs?

Chances are good you'll need your passport when you buy a pre-paid SIM as they need to be 'registered'.

For international calls, using a local SIM, dial 009 or 008, then the country code and telephone number.

Local calling rates range from less than 1 baht per minute up to 5 baht per minute; int'l voice calls vary by country, but calls to the U.K. and U.S. are 9 baht per minute, or 6/7 baht per minute when using the 008/009 prefixes; local SMS'es cost ~ 3 baht (or less) to send, while int'l SMSes cost 9 baht (or less to send). Recieved SMSes are free. All these figures are approximate, average and exclusive of 7% VAT.

Your mobile phone must be able to accept other SIMs, and may be 'locked'. If so, it can be unlocked here, at nearly any mobile shop, for a small fee.

Local, pre-paid SIMs retail for ~ 250 THB and typically come with 50 THB of talk-time. Top-up cards can be purchased everywhere (any mini-market).

Some pre-paid SIMs require you to register, specifically request certain features like int'l roaming/calling/messaging.

The downside to a local SIM is that your home country number will not ring through (obviously), but you can leave a greeting on your home country voice-mail referencing your new, temporary number in Thailand.

[Bizz]

When i bring my mobile to los do i change the sim card

or keep my vodafone sim card

or buy a calling card

which calling card is best for calling mobile to mobile from Thailand

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If you want to minimze your calling costs, for both calls within Thailand and international, then purchase a local SIM from one of the Thai mobile service providers; 1-2-Call (AIS), Happy(DTAC), Orange. They all offer a lot of promotions but Orange may offer the cheapest local calling tariffs?

Chances are good you'll need your passport when you buy a pre-paid SIM as they need to be 'registered'.

For international calls, using a local SIM, dial 009 or 008, then the country code and telephone number.

Local calling rates range from less than 1 baht per minute up to 5 baht per minute; int'l voice calls vary by country, but calls to the U.K. and U.S. are 9 baht per minute, or 6/7 baht per minute when using the 008/009 prefixes; local SMS'es cost ~ 3 baht (or less) to send, while int'l SMSes cost 9 baht (or less to send). Recieved SMSes are free. All these figures are approximate, average and exclusive of 7% VAT.

Your mobile phone must be able to accept other SIMs, and may be 'locked'. If so, it can be unlocked here, at nearly any mobile shop, for a small fee.

Local, pre-paid SIMs retail for ~ 250 THB and typically come with 50 THB of talk-time. Top-up cards can be purchased everywhere (any mini-market).

Some pre-paid SIMs require you to register, specifically request certain features like int'l roaming/calling/messaging.

The downside to a local SIM is that your home country number will not ring through (obviously), but you can leave a greeting on your home country voice-mail referencing your new, temporary number in Thailand.

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Many thanks for the clear information most healpfull.