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| Thread ID: 116007 | 2011-02-13 10:00:00 | Cell phone ? | Cicero (40) | PC World Chat |
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| 1177761 | 2011-02-13 18:21:00 | Ahh I can understand his concern, Couple of things he could encounter then. First is the Sim Card wont work because his network has no international roaming available to his plan, Second if it does the roaming cost could be higher than here and besides that his normal call rates probably cheaper in Thailand than here anyways. Third problem is the handset maybe locked to the network so he can not use any other simcard (This is quite common practice) or the handset is not GSM2 or 3 capable which is something I recently discovered swapping sims around in older model phones. In plain speak he wont find out until he gets here if the sim card works or the handset will accept our networks sim cards. But it sounds like he already knows that answer hence the original question. btw, I got a Virgin Mobile Simcard from the UK after 8 years still conects me to network in my old Nokia Handset when no other modern sim will work. When it finds network I get a text telling me it costs 95 pence per minute and 20 pence per text. Thats one the joys of international roaming :groan: |
coldfront (15814) | ||
| 1177762 | 2011-02-13 20:53:00 | If so that's pathetic, he can afford to fly from the other side of the world but is worried about the cost of a few calls and texts. He would only be using it occasionally in the 2 weeks here and if he wants to contact home there is Cics computer and phone available. You a hard man Saf, he simply hates to waste money on what he calls corporate scum. I will buy the $20 sim send it to him, then he can ring me when he arrives at check out and I just roll up. But apart from that, he is a bit mean. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1177763 | 2011-02-13 20:53:00 | In Thailand you could pick up a prepaid simcard as little as $2 :D rates are equally as cheap to call, so even the std NZ rates are quite astronomical for someone overseas like Thailand. With some of the Asia places, they have cheaper 2G simcards and more $$ 3G simcards. Prepaid simcards might not be used for roaming. Network locked - possible. But then again in a place like Thailand you could get it unlocked for like $5 :D and generally speaking people in Asia might not buy phones from the most Telecom like shop anyway. Thailand is probably for suited to 2D or Vodafone (theri hand phones). |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1177764 | 2011-02-13 21:26:00 | On arrival at Bangkok airodrome, you buy a sim for sod all, that 24/7 and as Nom says calls are very cheap. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 1177765 | 2011-02-13 22:10:00 | Which is the cheapest pay as you go - Depend on the rate per minute for pre-pay - and then this should be compared with the pre-pay cost, to find out the actual charge, which may then be reasonable or more likely bloody outrageous. There is one hell of a lot of misleading advertising in this area, deliberately designed to suck in the unwary. |
KenESmith (6287) | ||
| 1177766 | 2011-02-14 06:07:00 | Another vote for 2degrees. | ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 1177767 | 2011-02-14 10:50:00 | Another vote for 2degrees. After the last couple of days trying to get through to their helpdesk about a technical problem, I have lost a bit of confidence in them. |
coldfront (15814) | ||
| 1177768 | 2011-02-14 19:35:00 | After the last couple of days trying to get through to their help desk about a technical problem, I have lost a bit of confidence in them. More people move to them, more demands on their system, how do you get the numbers right in the early days. I would persevere and give the 2 majors a run for their money. |
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