Don Mega Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 28 minutes ago, JAG said: Well don't shout about it, they may come looking... which sim will they be looking for ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Once again a badly thought out plan,that will be implemented,then dropped,when they realise it's unworkable,again the majority are been inconvenienced by what the minority ( potential overstayers) might or might not do. Next step could be everyone arriving into Thailand has to give a piece of recently worn clothing,preferably undergarments,that will be placed in an airtight bag and kept on file,al la the East German Stasi ,that seems to be the way this country is going. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 On 10/08/2016 at 11:47 AM, lopburi3 said: http://time.com/4446059/thailand-tourists-cell-phone-tracking/ So is it planned to hack your phone and turn the camera on? If not how would they know if you committed a crime? You could be in the area but be innocent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 On 10/08/2016 at 11:52 AM, Basil B said: I think you will find that roaming is a reciprocal arrangement and many couturiers or service providers may retaliate. Roaming is an international agreement between operators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Will I be arrested for not owning or not using a cellphone when I enter the country as a tourist? I don't think so. Since I don't use or want a cellphone, I fail to se how they can track my "sim card" unless they intend to inset one into my body as I get off the plane. Usual half thought out and unworkable planning by overpaid and undereducated officials. They simply don't have themannong or infrastructure set up to track the number of cellphones that the volume of tourists ariving in Thailand they would need to track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 39 minutes ago, gandalf12 said: Roaming is an international agreement between operators Still say it is reciprocal and if Thai operators opt out of the agreement then other operators may chose to bar Thai operators from their net works, this would be interesting as I assume many of the Thai operators have tie ups with international operators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 8 hours ago, Basil B said: Still say it is reciprocal and if Thai operators opt out of the agreement then other operators may chose to bar Thai operators from their net works, this would be interesting as I assume many of the Thai operators have tie ups with international operators. Of course they will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Inflammatory posts and replies have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazySlipper Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 So... get off the plane and visa doesn't get stamped until you go to the booth next to the immigration officers and buy your sim card. If you don't have a phone you will be forced to buy one at the booth selling phones next to the sim card sales booth. Then, you will have to buy minutes at the other booth next to the other two. Once you are on your way, if you ever get stopped at a police checkpoint and you don't have your telephone you will be sent to the booth with bars and free uniforms. Wow... gotta love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 3 hours ago, LazySlipper said: So... get off the plane and visa doesn't get stamped until you go to the booth next to the immigration officers and buy your sim card. If you don't have a phone you will be forced to buy one at the booth selling phones next to the sim card sales booth. Then, you will have to buy minutes at the other booth next to the other two. Once you are on your way, if you ever get stopped at a police checkpoint and you don't have your telephone you will be sent to the booth with bars and free uniforms. Wow... gotta love it Don't worry it wont happen... The words "Piss-up" and "Brewery" come to mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbaz Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Time to plug in the landline again? But, who cares? How will this affect your life here? Please don't whinge about a loss of "rights" - you're in Thailand, Doh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witblitz Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 seems to me the ones whinging about loss of human rights and registering sim cards with false details obviously have something to hide and may in fact be the foreign criminal types the Thai police are trying to counter on the run from their own countries and hiding away in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 22 minutes ago, Witblitz said: seems to me the ones whinging about loss of human rights and registering sim cards with false details obviously have something to hide Well then you wont mind posting your full name, address, phone number and photograph on here ?.... no thought not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 To implement such a system would also involve their own citizens , unless there is set up a special government system using military security , forcing someone to use this SIM in their own personal phone brought in Lapland is an issue , also an issue is removing it after being issued and putting in your own SIM, which has all your addresses, GPS etc , they may issue those throw away mobiles along with a SIM to be turned on 24 x 7, a nice unmanageable scheme and one wonders just who in the Junta has in the family a SIM card franchise , and or company.................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Witblitz said: seems to me the ones whinging about loss of human rights and registering sim cards with false details obviously have something to hide and may in fact be the foreign criminal types the Thai police are trying to counter on the run from their own countries and hiding away in Thailand iam not whinging but yes my sim card is registered under a dodgy Thai ID number. Been living and working here for 10 years, the Thai authorities have plenty of details on me and if they want to visit well it wont be hard for them to find me. The obvious choice would be the work address in my work permit, now that I think about it I think my phone number is also with them so they could call me and ask my whereabouts as well. Edited August 22, 2016 by Don Mega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witblitz Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Just now, johng said: Well then you wont mind posting your full name, address, phone number and photograph on here ?.... no thought not What has posting details on here got to do with it ?....Thai immigration has all my details per the above anyway, as does the Department of labour, SCB bank has a copy of my PP/ phone number/address, as does True Vision and DTAC...but then again I am not hiding from the law in the my own country as I suspect many one here who are howling about "privacy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 6 minutes ago, Witblitz said: What has posting details on here got to do with it ? The fact that you have not posted those details proves that you would like to keep them private Just like the people "whinging" about special tracker SIM cards would like to keep their location private Though I think its too late now as the SIM and ID card/passport numbers are the database they can pretty much know where everyone is...well where their phone is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witblitz Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 1 minute ago, johng said: The fact that you have not posted those details proves that you would like to keep them private Just like the people "whinging" about special tracker SIM cards would like to keep their location private Though I think its too late now as the SIM and ID card/passport numbers are the database they can pretty much know where everyone is...well where their phone is. The fact is I don't want some old wrinkly old pedo, or boiler room boy del boy from TV having my details, I would not post anything on here as simply there is no official reason to do so, as much as the old wrinklies and TEFL'er's think they are Thai "officials" If there is a valid and legitimate reason to provide my details I will gladly do so no problem, if you have a phone with a sim they can track the phone anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 1 hour ago, chainarong said: To implement such a system would also involve their own citizens , unless there is set up a special government system using military security , forcing someone to use this SIM in their own personal phone Mtls2005 already pointed out that its easy to do probably they can even "push" these aplets to SIMs without the user knowing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbaz Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 1 hour ago, johng said: The fact that you have not posted those details proves that you would like to keep them private Just like the people "whinging" about special tracker SIM cards would like to keep their location private Though I think its too late now as the SIM and ID card/passport numbers are the database they can pretty much know where everyone is...well where their phone is. Only if GPS tracking is turned on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witblitz Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 52 minutes ago, Evilbaz said: Only if GPS tracking is turned on. Nope...the phone only need to be transmitting and hand shaking with the towers and they can pretty much figure out where you are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAFO Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 3 hours ago, Don Mega said: iam not whinging but yes my sim card is registered under a dodgy Thai ID number. Been living and working here for 10 years, the Thai authorities have plenty of details on me and if they want to visit well it wont be hard for them to find me. The obvious choice would be the work address in my work permit, now that I think about it I think my phone number is also with them so they could call me and ask my whereabouts as well. I'm with you Don M. My phone is a company paid phone so I do not care either way. They already know I am here, where I work and my house addy up North. This process has so many holes in it they will never pull it off. They only people I see them being able to randomly track are arriving tourists at the airport and that's ONLY if they want or need a phone. Most are quite comfy using their tablet or phone on WiFi and wait til they get to the hotel. All that aside if they wanted to track me and I was so inclined to want to be off their radar I could have my wife just get a phone in her name and use it. Simple work around. No need for the huff about personal privacy. Hell Google, FB, Apple track you more then the SIM will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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