In my experience, assistants in phone shops have always been very helpful.
In tourist areas, you shouldn’t have any trouble finding staff in shops who can speak reasonable English especially if you head to any shopping mall where you will find a cluster of phone shops.
If you forget to buy a SIM card at the airport or you are arriving in Thailand via another route, all major towns and cities have shops selling SIM cards and top-up cards. I’ve seen these leaflets being handed out at various Thai airports including Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket. The rates are competitive and if you only need a phone for the occasional call back home or SMS then this is certainly a convenient option. The bright yellow leaflet clearly explains in English how to use your card and gives you dialling codes and call rates. At the time of writing, Airports of Thailand (A.O.T.) have linked up with True Move to provide a complimentary SIM card for tourists visiting Thailand. It’s worth keeping an eye out for promotions staff handing out free prepaid SIM cards. At the airport kiosks you may pay 200 Baht but this will usually include 100 to 150 Baht worth of credit or call time. The cost of a SIM card is typically around 50 to 100 Baht. At the airport the SIM card may be slightly more expensive because they will normally include an extra amount of call credit. Getting a SIM card at Bangkok airportĪrriving at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi international airport you will see kiosks in the arrival hall who can arrange a pre-paid (pay as you go) SIM card for you from network providers including DTAC (Happy), AIS (1-2-Call) and True Move. your passport) although this is more usual for postpaid SIM cards rather than the pre-paid pay as you go variety. Depending on where you are in Thailand, you may be asked by some shops to show proof of I.D. This will normally work out much cheaper than using your own SIM card from your home country. If that isn’t an option, then one of the easiest and most convenient ways is to buy a Thai pre-paid (pay as you go) SIM card for your mobile phone or cellphone. Computer users can use Skype and other V.O.I.P services via your own laptop or in an internet cafe. Once you are in Thailand there are a number of ways of keeping in touch via telephone with friends and family back home.
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