SIM card

[kdfan 133]

I never have gotten a SIM card in Thailand.  I plan on getting a 15 day card.  My question is when you get a card, does it include a local phone number?

Thanks

[Danum99 448]

Yes it does.

there are a number of shops just as you exit suvarnabhumi airport and they have tourist packages. 

[Denbosch1971 2,768]

47 minutes ago, Danum99 said:

Yes it does.

there are a number of shops just as you exit suvarnabhumi airport and they have tourist packages. 

Yes. I always buy one when waiting for the luggage anyhow 

[John Thomas 82]

Why not buy an E-Sim? If you have a newer phone you can buy these online.

DTAC do a 15 day unlimited data, texts and local calls for $19.95 USD

https://www.dtac.co.th/en/prepaid/products/tourist-sim.html

Airalo have an app which you can buy the E Sim or online in the website.

https://www.airalo.com/thailand-esim

 

Read this review site also

 

https://www.traveltomtom.net/destinations/asia/thailand/best-esim-cards-for-thailand

[kdfan 133]

E-Sim requires your phone to be unlocked.  Mine is locked.

[John Thomas 82]

5 hours ago, kdfan said:

E-Sim requires your phone to be unlocked.  Mine is locked.

If it's locked to a network , will it work with a Thai Sim card?

[kdfan 133]

15 hours ago, John Thomas said:

If it's locked to a network , will it work with a Thai Sim card?

I got an older phone that is 4G which is good enough but it is too old for e-sim

[vevey2021 198]

Dtac has been good for me and you can keep the number alive for one year for 30 baht even if you don't use it or top up. Once you come back, you just add another 8-15 days unlimited package or whatever. So you keep the same number always.

[kdfan 133]

What is the cost for 15 day tourist sim?  Since I arrive on Sunday, I have just enough cash to get to hotel plus a few bucks.  Have to wait until Monday to hit up vasu

[GeordieG 432]

You could try an esim, I've used airalo twice.

https://www.airalo.com/thailand-esim/dtac-thailand-unlimited

$20US. Pre-installed before I fly and switch the settings over to disable data on my primary sim before i put my phone in flight mode.

(Just read the earlier posts, can see it won't work for you with a locked phone)

[Gambino 217]

I've posted on this topic before, and will share it here as well. If you go directly the AIS flagship store in EmQuartier Mall, you can get deals that are not advertised anywhere. My pre-paid plan is $4 US (150 baht) for 30 days. That includes 5GB of 5g data. If I go over 5GB (very unlikely), it's then free unlimited data at 3g speeds.

Your choice of either a SIM Card or E-sim. 

I have had the same Thai phone number for over a year, just by topping this up every time I'm here for a visit. 

[Danum99 448]

This is cheaper than the Tourist plan at the airports. What about calls buddy? 

[Danum99 448]

11 hours ago, kdfan said:

What is the cost for 15 day tourist sim?  Since I arrive on Sunday, I have just enough cash to get to hotel plus a few bucks.  Have to wait until Monday to hit up vasu

15 day sim could cost about 800B.
I usually pay 500B for roughly 12 days.

[Gambino 217]

30 minutes ago, Danum99 said:

This is cheaper than the Tourist plan at the airports. What about calls buddy? 

Actual phone calls (who does that anymore????) are 1 baht per minute, extra charge on top of the 150 baht plan. But I never make phone calls using the Thai phone number. 

[Gambino 217]

30 minutes ago, Danum99 said:

15 day sim could cost about 800B.
I usually pay 500B for roughly 12 days.

That sounds incredibly expensive compared to 150B for 30 days.