Thread: 3G experience?

G'day,

Wondering what folks experiences with 3G enabled tablets in Thailand are like.

What provider are you using and what is the plan?
Would you recommend that provider?

Do they have an alternate method to connect if you are not in an area covered by the 3G network? Obviously if you are at home then you just connect to your home internet via Wi-Fi, but what if you are on the highway halfway between Nakhon Nowhere & Phæ Province.

Originally Posted by TizMe

but what if you are on the highway halfway between Nakhon Nowhere & Phæ Province.

In a nutshell, forget it. Nobody has it. DTAC and TOT are launching 850/2100 early 2012. You have to wait and see how that pans out.

Originally Posted by Spin

In a nutshell, forget it. Nobody has it.

True has it already and are expanding their coverage in Thailand.
They made a deal with CAT this spring so they can use frequencies assigned to CAT who had lots of spare.

^ No one is *legally* providing it. As the frequencies/licenses can only legally be issued by the NBC/NTC and that is still in limbo. The services currently offered are marketed as 'trials'.

I use my phone as a wifi hotspot - AIS prepaid - sign up for 30 hours , 150 baht - just need to turn off the data connection when not in use

I was about to ask a similar question myself, about what is the best SIM/network to slip into my smart phone while here in Thailand for my one week per month.

Mainly for multi-media (photo) messages, text messages and some data allocation to get GPS/mapping capability at a reasonable price around my base in the Phetchaboon region.

And while not wanting to hi-jack this thread...
Would anyone care to add further advice about this?

Originally Posted by westozguy

what is the best SIM/network to slip into my smart phone while here in Thailand for my one week per month.

What is the phone and what frequency 3g will it work on?

850 mhz? 900? 2100?

Originally Posted by Spin

What is the phone and what frequency 3g will it work on?

850 mhz? 900? 2100?

It's a Samsung Galaxy II GT1900...

I'll find out more about what frequency it operates on in it's home country network (Australia) and post back...

Originally Posted by westozguy

I was about to ask a similar question myself, about what is the best SIM/network to slip into my smart phone while here in Thailand for my one week per month.

Mainly for multi-media (photo) messages, text messages and some data allocation to get GPS/mapping capability at a reasonable price around my base in the Phetchaboon region.

And while not wanting to hi-jack this thread...
Would anyone care to add further advice about this?

You don't need to tell us anything. Just go get an AIS or Dtac Sim. That's the answer

If you're in BKK proper, AIS

If you're in BKK metropolitan area, TRUE

If you're in the sticks, AIS and DTAC suck equally, TRUE is unusable

That's it.

The only usable 3G service in Thailand is TRUE. They do it at 850mhz. In inner BKK AIS 3G seems the best. 900mhz.

True 3G is faster than AIS. I will never have AIS again. EVER. So, I say

Get DTAC and forget high speeds. EDGE for you.