What are the best SIM card options for expats in Thailand with different visa types?

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I'm just sharing some information about SIM cards. I needed a high-speed, unlimited data SIM card for working from home. At the AIS shop in a nearby shopping mall, I couldn't sign up for the 1199 baht 5G MAX unlimited plan. However, I was able to sign up at the AIS shop in Siam Paragon. It seems that because there are relatively few users of the DTV visa itself, there are differences between shops. By the way, with TRUE, I was told that I would need to buy a new tourist SIM every month, which wasn't practical.

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The discussion revolves around acquiring high-speed, unlimited data SIM cards in Thailand, particularly for expats. A user mentions their experience with different AIS shops regarding the 5G MAX unlimited plan and highlights how availability may differ based on visa type, specifically the DTV visa. Several comments provide insights into alternatives, with users sharing their experiences and costs of various SIM packages from different providers, such as TRUE and Dtac. Many emphasize that foreigners can access local SIM cards easily, suggesting that a passport is sufficient for purchase.

Marianne ******** · Answer

Download the MyAIS app and you should be able to get whatever on-top package you want.

Still sporting the same number I got from the airport in 2021. My main package changed to a mao mao pre paid which costs me nothing itself, and I only pay for the on-top unlimited package.

Elías ******** · Answer

Visa has nothing to do. Anybody can buy any plan. You just need to bring the passport.

Ian ********** · Answer

In my experience the unlimited SIMs routinely have their speed throttled when you reach a certain data usage cap, which is under the fair use conditions. I don't have Internet where I live so I use my phone for everything, including TV. I load 200 baht a month on the SIM and never run out of data.

Bob ********** · Answer

I pay 2500 a year unlimited from AIS

IndigoG******** · Answer

I have had the same DTAC tourist sim for years..

Rok ******** · Answer

My True Cable WiFi and a mobile SIM package is 640 baht per month. 1200 baht seems a lot …. I remember i paid for previous SIM 2500 baht for a year

Brian **** · Answer

They push foreigners to signup for expensive "unlimited" data when ~300B for 30 days is enough. But you have to know to ask for it.

Tess ****** · Answer

Go to AIS shop. Can get a local SIM even on a tourist visa exemption. Spent 18 months on and off in Thailand and we were fine. Just needed to show our passport to get

Zenm**** · Answer

Dtac has never cared about any visa aspect for me they simply ask which package I want.

Anonymous ****************** · Answer

I got True on dtv no problem.

Go to a different shop.

Christopher ******** · Answer

True gave me the entire phone and home fibre package.

What are the best SIM card options for expats in Thailand with different visa types?

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