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Originally Posted by Doug of Montreal
Thanks DWB. I'm going to mostly be out on the islands but a little bit of data is better than none. And 800b sounds like a good deal. I'm in!
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One of the companies, DTAC, is running a promotion right now that will give you unlimited 3g or EDGE (whichever you can pick up) for 399 baht. There may be something equal or better going on with another network but I don't know about it.
You basically have DTAC, 1 2 Call, and True for the main carriers. I've had a lot of problems with True so usually stick to one of the others.
You can jailbreak your phone here cheaply (but I recommend doing it in your homeland). Hit the Skytrain the next morning and head to MBK shopping center. Go to the phone floor and knock yourself out. Just stay there while they do it so they don't gut your phone and replace the original parts with junk crap from China. You have to watch them with everything like that, from computers to cars, if they can steal a good part and replace it with crap, they will. Even the most reputable places will screw you if you take your eye off the ball for more than 2 seconds.
Also, run virus scans (and root kits) on everything you let them touch. They are notorious for putting keyloggers into people's systems.
Last, spend the extra few bucks and fly any long distance travel. Thailand has bus crashes (always fatal) all the time and it never makes the news. Never, ever, take a bus (big one or small van) unless there is no other choice. To do so you are literally putting your life on the line. Many of the drivers will get jacked up on meth and drive for days on end. Others will drive drunk or try to race another bus. Thailand is the #2 country in the world for westerners to die on the road.
Also, since you are heading to the islands you will want to keep an eye on your hot water heater in the shower. Thais don't like to ground / earth their electric and lots of people get fried death every year in the shower, including many tourists. If it looks faulty, don't use it.
Some reading for you:
http://www.myeggnoodles.com/a-guide-...n-bangkok.html
http://www.livingthai.org/thailand-n...ts-to-die.html
http://www.squidoo.com/bangkokskytrain
http://www.bangkokscams.com/
Have fun.