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 Jan 30 2008, 12:05 AM
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Pattaya Addict  Group: Trusted Member Posts: 35 Joined: 22-November 07 Member No.: 12,235   |
I was wondering if it's possible to keep a Thai prepaid mobile number and use it for each visit to Thailand. That is, use the same sim and keep the same number.
Scumbag's DTAC thread states that the number will expire when not used for a certain number of days, so you'll have to buy a new card for each visit. Is this right? |
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Jan 30 2008, 12:10 AM
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Pattaya Warrior Group: Trusted Member Posts: 841 Joined: 13-August 07 From: Birmingham Member No.: 8,041  |
I use the same sim for the last year and a half the olny thing that might go is the cridit i never had a promlem with the number!
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Jan 30 2008, 12:14 AM
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Supreme Pattaya Warrior Group: Trusted Member Posts: 2,027 Joined: 16-September 07 From: The Battle for Los Angeles Member No.: 9,549  |
QUOTE (sonic_11 @ Jan 29 2008, 09:44 AM)  I was wondering if it's possible to keep a Thai prepaid mobile number and use it for each visit to Thailand. That is, use the same sim and keep the same number. Scumbag's DTAC thread states that the number will expire when not used for a certain number of days, so you'll have to buy a new card for each visit. Is this right? i was told that the prepaid charge lasts 1 year on the phone....best thing to do is charge it before you leave and obviously make it back within one year. after one year tho- sometime after that, your # gets taken and shuffled out into working #'s. -17 |
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Jan 30 2008, 02:17 AM
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Pattaya Addict Group: Trusted Member Posts: 62 Joined: 21-March 07 From: England Member No.: 3,290 |
Mine tells me when the credit expires
If I put 300 bht on it is a year |
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Jan 30 2008, 03:12 AM
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Newbie Addict Group: Member Posts: 3 Joined: 14-January 08 From: Bolton Member No.: 13,795  |
12call sims will tell you how long it will stay alive for, the more bahts u put on it, the longer it will last, mine atm runs out in august 08, so it will work when i go again in june and top it up plenty again to last to christmas hols, i have had the same number for years.
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Jan 30 2008, 02:05 PM
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Pattaya Addict Group: Trusted Member Posts: 35 Joined: 22-November 07 Member No.: 12,235 |
Thx for the info gang.
Which network is the best for short stays in Thailand, DTAC, 1-2-Go or another? |
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Jan 30 2008, 02:18 PM
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Butterfly man Group: Moderator Posts: 2,280 Joined: 10-January 07 From: Your mammas house Member No.: 555  |
My sim cards used to always expire after about 6 mo . This past trip I learnt that the 1-2 call sim cards in the pink box are valid for 1 year with any amount of baht left on them
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Jan 30 2008, 02:57 PM
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Mr Frequent Flyer © Group: Moderator Posts: 5,676 Joined: 5-December 06 From: Somewhere between Malaysia and Thailand Member No.: 6  |
Like people have said your credit validity will depend on the plan you are on and how much credit you buy. I suspect the plans where the credit lasts for one year cost a bit more for calls.
I found something interesting with Dtac. It is possible to extend your credit validity period at a cost of 2 Baht per 30 days. You can extend the credit up to 365 days. So it will cost you 24 Baht to get one year. I also found that with Dtac you have 45 days after the credit runs out before the SIM card expires. If you reload in the first 30 days you get the credit you had back. After that the credit you had before is gone. |
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Mar 27 2008, 03:28 AM
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Pattaya Addict Group: Trusted Member Posts: 90 Joined: 21-May 07 From: Crete or Wolverhampton......depend s Member No.: 5,265 |
can i get someone in thailand to top up my dtac card while it is in the uk with me??
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