cell phone help.......

i want to buy a phone in thailand from MBK visiting from new zealand. what are the prices of the phones(fliptop ones), what specific type of phone do i hve to buy for it ti wirk here and what are some other tips when buying. thanks

cell phone help.......

That is not an easy question to answer. There are lots of fliptop phones of different brands and specifications, hence a wide range of price.

cell phone help.......

when i go over will my english phone work in thailand?

To use a phone from another country in Thailand, it needs to be GSM 900/1800 and be ';unlocked';. Unlocked means that the phone isn%26#39;t tied to your carrier%26#39;s network in your home country. Many places can unlock a locked phone for a fee. Once you have a GSM unlocked phone, just buy a 1-2-call SIM card in Thailand, place it into your phone and your good to go. Good thing about 1-2-call is their coverage area is good and when your minutes get low, just stop into any 7-11 and buy a refill card for 3 or 4 bucks and keep talking.

Regards,

Martian

Nanu-Nanu

Agree with the above post, but once again, other sims are also quite cheap and easy to obtain. Also, to call abroad from Thailand, better to use a local phone and dial 009..usual rates to most countries are about 6 baht a minute.

Thailand uses a similar technology to that used in Europe and Mid East (and New Zealand) and cell phones work perfectly in Thailand.

You can buy a local SIM from any 7-11 shop if you want a local number.

Cell Phonesets are not a great bargain in Thailand but not overly expensive either - better to buy from large reputable store or Duty Free.

Flip tops are made by Nokia, Motorola, Sony Erikson to name a few - any preferences ? They will all work in your country.

You can count on paying about 4000 baht for a flip phone with some of the whistles and bells. For a plain-vanilla no-frills Nokia you can pay 1200 baht at Jay-Mart (in many Skytrain stations and malls).

I have a sweet little Samsung I bought factory-sealed from a vendor in MBK, which works great after one year. The only disadvantage: it seems to be an Asia-only model which my service provider doesn%26#39;t have on its database. So it%26#39;s impossible to upload ringtones (no problem - make your own and send them into your phone with Bluetooth).

Models for the Asian market are priced to sell, so they tend to be good deals. No need to spend extra money buying from a big store or duty-free.

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