Internet at home, no fibre available...

[CLW]

I would like to know what other possibilities I have for internet access.

The WiFi offered for free by the apartment is slow and very unreliable.

I thought of using something like a WiFi router or putting a SIM card into my laptop.

I don't want to use my phone as mobile hotspot.

I need internet mostly for surfing and study. Not much download or streaming.

What company has the best package?

I'm AIS customer already.

Located in Bangkok.

Thank you for any suggestions

[johng]

Don't use a mobile networks data package unless you can help it   it will workout expensive

ToT, 3BB,CAT and True offer fixed line ADSL and fibre packages with unlimited data per month for very reasonable amounts of money  True and some other cable companies also offer internet over cable too.

 

ToT and I think AIS have a wifi service that would be a 2nd choice  after fibre and ADSL

 

[wpcoe]

Check with the front desk in your apartment building to see which internet providers serve your building.  Sometimes the building signs an exclusive contract with one provider and locks out any other provider.  Hopefully, though, you have a choice of ADSL (or VDSL) carriers.

[CLW]

Check with the front desk in your apartment building to see which internet providers serve your building.  Sometimes the building signs an exclusive contract with one provider and locks out any other provider.  Hopefully, though, you have a choice of ADSL (or VDSL) carriers.

I did that already. Unfortunately they said all lines are occupied already.
Whatever that means.
In fact, I can't get a wired connection.
Also I'm not sure how long I might stay there so anything with a contract is not suitable for me.

[KittenKong]

23 minutes ago, CLW said:

Unfortunately they said all lines are occupied already.
Whatever that means.

 

It means that the building only has a fixed number of phone lines coming in and they are all being used by other people. You need a phone line for each DSL connection and many buildings dont have one incoming line for each unit, in the same way as they dont have one car parking space for each unit.

 

So you need to look at a wireless solution, or possibly talk to the building management about getting fibre/VDSL and possibly running more internal phone lines.

 

As mentioned, all phone providers seem to have a cheap or free wifi package for their subscribers and it may be that the signal from that is good where you are. I've used True's 99B wifi quite successfully when travelling and 3BB/DTAC's also, which I get for free as I'm a 3BB subscriber. Certainly very easy and cheap to test.

Edited February 23, 2017 by KittenKong

[CLW]

 
It means that the building only has a fixed number of phone lines coming in and they are all being used by other people. You need a phone line for each DSL connection and many buildings dont have one incoming line for each unit, in the same way as they dont have one car parking space for each unit.
 
So you need to look at a wireless solution, or possibly talk to the building management about getting fibre/VDSL and possibly running more internal phone lines.
 
As mentioned, all phone providers seem to have a cheap or free wifi package for their subscribers and it may be that the signal from that is good where you are. I've used True's 99B wifi quite successfully when travelling and 3BB/DTAC's also, which I get for free as I'm a 3BB subscriber. Certainly very easy and cheap to test.

There are Wi-Fi signals around residential areas?
So just looking if I can get any signal?
Do I understand this correct

[KittenKong]

1 hour ago, CLW said:

There are Wi-Fi signals around residential areas?
So just looking if I can get any signal?
Do I understand this correct

 

It all depends on where you are so maybe not in an entirely residential area. Worth checking anyway. The wifi network ID is always the same for each provider so if you can see their wifi ID with a good signal where you are then it should work OK if you sign up. The IDs are very obvious.

 

Failing that some of the monthly 4G/3G packages seem quite reasonable, though you need to check the small print relating to exactly how much data you get at full speed and what happens after that. Some of them give you nothing but others just get slower, which may be suitable depending on your needs: the surfing and study you mention should be fine for that.

[CLW]

 
It all depends on where you are so maybe not in an entirely residential area. Worth checking anyway. The wifi network ID is always the same for each provider so if you can see their wifi ID with a good signal where you are then it should work OK if you sign up. The IDs are very obvious.
 
Failing that some of the monthly 4G/3G packages seem quite reasonable, though you need to check the small print relating to exactly how much data you get at full speed and what happens after that. Some of them give you nothing but others just get slower, which may be suitable depending on your needs: the surfing and study you mention should be fine for that.

Great, I'll look into these two possibilities

[recycler]

Maybe this works for you:

http://www.ais.co.th/pocketwifi/

[uptoyoumyfriend]

i have a dongle thing coming  out of  the usb port with a simcard from d tac.i get usually 70 hrs and 30 days  for 220.- which is just fine for me.they have a variety of other promotions though like 1.5gigb and 30 days etc....the aircard holder was around 600.- and works everywhere were there is mobile  phone service.go to a d tac shop and ask to see the promotions for internet only

 

 

[CLW]

^ the two posts above.
Thanks for the reply.
I have SIM card slot at my laptop already but I'll look at the different providers who has the best package.

[Nurseynutcase]

Sorry everyone I am not very computer literate so do not quite understand some of the stuff you are talking about.

 

However I do have a mobile pocket wifi which cost 3,000 baht which I can use anywhere and for 500baht/30 days has unlimited usage from AIS.

 

I t is an upgrade- or so i am lead to believe that does not slow down towards the end of the 30 days.

 

do not know if this helps.

[RichCor]

6 minutes ago, Nurseynutcase said:

However I do have a mobile pocket wifi which cost 3,000 baht which I can use anywhere and for 500baht/30 days has unlimited usage from AIS.

"Unlimited" what...  Unlimited Speed?  Unlimited Bandwidth?

Very doubtful it would be both.

 

AIS Mobile Internet Add-on Package

One-Time Add-on Pack

Add-on Auto-renew Pack

 

The only thing listed that's close to 500฿ is the 30-day Auto-renew 5GB add-on that includes Unlimited AIS Super WiFi access. 

[CLW]

Sorry everyone I am not very computer literate so do not quite understand some of the stuff you are talking about.
 
However I do have a mobile pocket wifi which cost 3,000 baht which I can use anywhere and for 500baht/30 days has unlimited usage from AIS.
 
I t is an upgrade- or so i am lead to believe that does not slow down towards the end of the 30 days.
 
do not know if this helps.

How much GB including in this package and what is the speed before/after reaching your data limit.
Thanks