It's a real concern. I use 2 air purifiers in a room and it's still only getting the air quality down to about 6 times the WHO guidelines. The particles are so small they even cross the blood brain barrier and end up in every organ. I have had a sore throat the entire time here and the entire house and garden are covered in fine ash. last week, officially in real time it was the most polluted country in the world. You would have been better off in the most polluted Chinese or Indian industrial estates.
Sorry to rain on anyone's parade but the air here is disgusting for at least 4 months every year. Nov to march I am in Cyprus. At the moment, have to be here for a week BKK is just under 200 today. That's lethal. It's worse in the countryside because of the burning season. It even hit 500 in the north last week. Who guide is 15. Phuket is awful now, air is bad and will shorten your life. All the international schools have bad air. There is a big rise in Thai kids with lung cancer. It's paradise for 8 months a year. But that's it.
according to tnt, prices are up four fold in Phuket and 40% of all condos are owned by Russians. Also Russian mafia are all over the place. Personally I would not touch Phuket with the proverbial
I have same, internet side work well, calls work well, but topping up with non Thai debit card has been a pain and AIS app constantly logs me out whenever I verify card. AIS, I was told was best. Who knows, make sure you have enough data, middle of nowhere and stuck is not great. Also allows you to check air quality which at moment is lethal. Don't go out, wear high grade mask. I user air con and air purifier and top class mask £30 a time, lasts a couple of weeks