Sorry if this question has been posted before. Where is the best place to buy an inexpensive mobile phone to use exclusively in Thailand? Approx how much?
Cheers in advance. T

If in Bangkok I don't know for sure but I would suggest MBK.

In Pattaya I would suggest Tukcom on South Road (Pattaya Tai) or perhaps Big C on 2nd Road.

As for cost it will depend on what exactly you want. You should be able to get an inexpensive second hand phone for under 2,000 baht with no problem, but the better the phone you want the more the price will increase, especially if it is a newer model.

Thanks for the info. Don't need anything fancy. You home now??

Yes Sir, I am.

You can get your one from home unlocked and pop a Thai sim card in it, in all it will cost about 1000 baht with mabe 200 b credit

QWERT06:
That is the problem buying from this country and I would have to cancel my trip the dam things are an arm and a leg here. Better for me to buy in LOS. Arriving BKK will be there 4 days so may hit MBK as BH suggested. Thanks for the thoughts. Cheers T

Fair enough........... make sure the one you buy in Thai is unlocked then you can use it at home too :Dance:

SIM card phones are not as easy to come by around here as they are in the rest of the world. Most providers here sell the phones without Sim cards and they are set to that company only.

Questions asked and answered. My many thanks for the advice. Will buy in Bkk ensuring it is unlocked and get sim card to last me. Cheer T

And make sure that they set the language to English

Hey Skygod: Great guess on your part must have checked the flag.
T

Check out ebay....lots of unlocked gsm phones and cheaper models can be had for $20.00