AIS Lava Phone

[nikster]

Saw these recently in the AIS store. Good looking 4" and 4.5" Android phones - they look like they'd be 10k baht, but they cost only 1700 and 2700.

Why are they so cheap? What's the catch.

[casualbiker]

Cheap specifications. Partially subsidized by AIS.

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[nikster]

Cheap specifications. Partially subsidized by AIS.

Sent from my XT1032 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

Hm - does that mean I need to get an AIS SIM to use it with? Or can I just use it with my existing True sim

Might be cheap specs but honestly this is a far cry from what one could buy for much more money last year. I remember looking at a 5,000 Baht Samsung phone with a teeny tiny and a barely working Android version just last year.

I tried the Lava phone, it seems to work well. And it has a big screen too.

Edited June 23, 2014 by nikster

[casualbiker]

It will not work on the 850mhz 3g that True is mainly using .. it is a 900/2100 MHz phone

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[dddave]

They come with a free AIS sim and one month of service but are not useable on the TRUE band.

A friend who still liked her old Blackberry but wanted to try a smartphone and have access to LINE bought one (the one that looks similar to the HTC-1) and it seems to be ok. Very plasticy build quality and limited RAM but for the money, not a bad deal.

[nev]

Why not buy a Asus zenphone4 4 inch screen, only around 3000baht, i have one for the money a great little phone and dual sim and can use with all networks, you can buy from BigC.

They come in zenphone5 and zenphone6, which are the 5 inch and 6 inch versions.