I’ve been living in Thailand for two years and still use T-Mobile. I receive all of my one-time passwords (OTPs) by text without any issues. With T-Mobile, international texts are free, and I regularly text my son in California with no problems.
My bill is sent to my U.S. mail forwarding address, which is also the address I use for all of my banking. I’m on the T-Mobile Essentials 55+ plan, which is $65 per month, with a $10 discount for autopay.
Personally, I wouldn’t switch to an online phone number. It’s much safer to have your banking tied to a real U.S. mobile number, especially since you may need OTP verification for certain transactions — including ATM withdrawals, depending on your bank.
I'm retired in Thailand and have a pre-existing condition M.S and insurance is impossible with that. Have you looked at managing the epilepsy here? Is he on medications?
Or people who though.. I'm retired I want to join the Thai culture and be a good citizen only to have your assets frozen on a whim. I would have thought we needed these documents or your account will be frozen on this date. I can use my American ATM and carry cash I guess. But my rent they want me to pay with scan.. Really frustrated with the situation.
spent 6 hours at Bangkok bank today after they froze my account for the second time in two months. 7 days to get access to my funds after all the passport paperwork scanned again. Thai people love paperwork and come back tomorrow..
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