Answereda year ago
What eSIM options are available for expats in Thailand looking for long-term SIM solutions?
My wife and I hope to arrive in Bangkok on non-immigrant OA visas at the beginning of July. We normally get tourist SIMs but this time, we'd like to get numbers that we can extend and use once we get our retirement visas. Can anyone recommend an esim that we can sign up for from outside the country and which we can use indefinitely? Grateful for any suggestions.
Answer summary
A user is seeking recommendations for an eSIM that can be signed up for before arriving in Thailand, to use with non-immigrant OA visas and eventually retirement visas. The community suggests that it's better to acquire a SIM card locally upon arrival in Thailand to ensure compliance with local regulations and ease of registration with Thai carriers. Various comments emphasize the importance of getting a SIM with a registered Thai number to enable the use of Thai banking apps.
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Robert ********
Everything outside is way more expensive than a Thai sim/esim.
I had prepaid AIS for years (and now for daughter) with reduced speed but unlimited data.
(I have switched to postpaid now for the watch)
I had prepaid AIS for years (and now for daughter) with reduced speed but unlimited data.
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/4Mbps, 1 is enough for YouTube, 4 is ok for 2 devices on Netflix. (I have switched to postpaid now for the watch)
Jeremy ********
Get a visa then you can get a post paid (monthly) E-Sim from any of the carriers…you can also get the prepaid tag Thai app that will allow you to do the QR payment until you get a Thai bank acct…almost everywhere takes QR scanning for payment from street food vendors to Macro
Nongnuch ********
@Jeremy *******
absolutely NOT advisable. Read what @Brandon ***********
commented. It's the only valuable advice hereJeremy ********
@Nongnuch *******
i did it for the SIM…and yes they do hard s orepsuf app for scanning and yes they do use scanning for everything from street food payments to macro. Prove me wrongJeremy ********
@Nongnuch *******
you’re the all knowing…but you’re 100 billion percent wrongNongnuch ********
Jeremy ********
@Nongnuch *******
nope I’m verified…plus I use the QR scan paymentNongnuch ********
@Jeremy *******
watch your SIM card become uselessJeremy ********
@Nongnuch *******
really…please tell me how I got my SIM card then…since you know everythingNongnuch ********
@Jeremy *******
complete and utter BS
Marianne ********
I'm still rockin' my AIS "tourist" SIM purchased from the airport in 2021.
Just get it when you're here. Even get it at the air-port, and just top it up with a regular package of your choice when the initial package runs out.
I use the MySIM app from AIS, and it works like a charm.
Just get it when you're here. Even get it at the air-port, and just top it up with a regular package of your choice when the initial package runs out.
I use the MySIM app from AIS, and it works like a charm.
Marcels *********
u can just get a physical sim which is extendable at many
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sJeremy ********
@Marcels ********
I’ve seen so Many people get turned away from ****
trying to get a SIM card lately
Brad *******
@Jeremy *******
maybe because they didnt have a passport with them.Nongnuch ********
@Jeremy *******
in many places you since a few years need a TM30 registered accomodation adress in Thailand or a certificate of residence from Immigration, to get a SIM card, because for the SIM card registration process, your passport is not enough, they also need your adressJeremy ********
@Brad ******
they had the passport
Brandon ************
Don't do this. If you plan to live in Thailand, get a sim card when you're IN Thailand, not one from online. You will need a Thai number with a Thai carrier registered under your name, or you won't be able to use a Thai bank account app. The Thai carriers can give you an e-sim instead of a regular sim card as part of your registration process.
Braulio *********
@Brandon ***********
Totally correctActivity
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