What are the best phone service options for expats in Thailand?

AIS have wide coverage around all parts of Thailand. The best choice 👌

Ais

Tourist SIM card , which one and where in Pattaya do I get one for 6 weeks ?

Got the 350 baht AIS e Sim. Still using US Mobile # for call/text

AIS

AIS is by far the best sim

I will prefer true. Unlimited 20mb internet with voice etc under 500 month. My use is somewhere 200-300Gt monthly and ais etc do not work reasonable rates..

MBK mall

Janie just go into a when you get here and buy a True sim card. They will usually install it for you if you ask nicely and they are not busy. While you are there top it up with say 500 baht credit. I run 2 cards in my phone. True for local calling and DTAC for mobile internet.

AIS best

Dtac internet is slow and useless as is better can add call baht to it anywhere if you need calls as is reliable and fast

Ais

It's not a requirement to have a phone when living in thailand you moving to thailand for life style change put phone in trash and move on

AIS

IAS

I use AIS for 14 years now. Never had a problem.

AIS is stable signal everywhere

I use true .. but they aren’t great ..

@Janie ***************

in my opinion its best to ask neighbours about what carrier they chosr. AID has biggest in Thailand. Then what do you need to use your phone for? I'm guessing unlimited data and all carriers have the same at the same prices

DTAC

I'm on AIS and quite happy with it, I could probably get a cheaper deal but the coverage has been mostly great, with high speeds even out in the boonies. But compared to the US, I don't think there's a "bad option" here. Whenever I go back I'm kinda shocked at how bad the service is, for 3x what I pay in Bangkok.

One sort-of "life hack" here is you can get a very nice prepaid plan at the airport, and use that for the first month while you get settled, unless you really need a stable number from Day One. Which you probably don't because people like to use Line, Messenger and WhatsApp (etc) instead of regular phone.

Ais the best 👌

There are only 3 mobile carriers, and 2 of them have merged (True /dtac) although they still operate separately. All are quite similar, and you'll be shocked how cheap data is in Thailand.

Depending where you live!!!! Check with your neighbors!!!!!

AIS

True H

True or AIS, it's usually around ฿300 per month, for a decent package.

DTAC

AIS

Ais

150 a month take your passport to a 7-11

Depends of where, ask the locals, which cover best specific at that destination.

I use dtac and pay less than 150 baht/month with a 12 month plan at around 1800 baht 1 time payment

I get 100GB data and like 100 minutes every month

Ais, go to a physical store with your passport. They should have an English letter of all the plans and are often cheaper than online

AIS is the largest company. It'll be your best option unless you'll be living somewhere out of a main area. If that's the case then you should ask people living in that area which carrier has the best signal.