Here we go again. I swear, we need to make one thread about this topic and pin it to the top, instead of having multiple threads per hour posted about not being able to get a Thai bank acct with a DTV.

I have an AIS pay as I go plan. I top up with ฿300 and that lasts me for a month. Honestly, that's all I need from a phone plan. I have all the data I need and I use my phone to tether.

@Somari ********

the New York Thai embassy? I'm curious because I think that I'm going to have to go through them when I return next year. I'm from Brooklyn. I'm just hoping that I can have the money in the bank to prove it by the time it comes to do my application. A few family health scares and having to send a few thousand dollars back for a boiler replacement aren't helping my DTV war chest.

@Jens *******

dude, it's not 2009 anymore. 70 in TVs and side by side fridges are commonplace and cheap. I paid $2,500 at Sears for my 70-in TV back in 2014. Now, I can walk into a store and buy one for less than $1,000 American

Yes. You can buy a car with a dtv. Did you mean can you get a loan to buy a new car and pay if off monthly?

@Lincoln *********

my cards don't have fees, that's not what I'm referencing. I'm referencing the 3% fee that the merchant/store owners in Thailand tack on for you using a card instead of cash or QR code.

@Paul ******

of course. I didn't mean any harm. Was just some banter.

@Paul ******

I got a bank acct 2 years ago with the help of my girlfriend.

I'm not saying anything is wrong with his advice, I was just poking fun because he prominently mentioned Pattaya each time.

Cashless payments via QR code and seamless bank transfers. It makes paying for things a lot more convenient than always carrying a wad of cash or paying a fee just to use your credit card.

Anonymous participant bro, whos charging you ฿12,000 to set up a bank account? Someone is trying to make their entire month's rent off of you.