Bangkok Free Tourist SIM Card with 3G Internet

Just came back from Bangkok, and wanted to share something about the local SIM card here. I have done homework and expect to see several mobile network center that I can choose from at the airport. Unfortunately, AirAsia arrived at Don Muang airport and I believe those who mentioned DTAC, True Move, AIS center are all from Suvarnabhumi Airport. I don't see any of it at the arrival hall of Don Muang airport.

Some of the blogger mentioned free SIM card can be obtained from Tourist Information counter. I gave it a try and I got a free DTAC Happy Tourist SIM card right away!

It has 15 baht credit in it. The service crew told me that this SIM card has no problem using 3G internet and I can top up at any 7-11.

There are two convenient shops there with staff holding "SIM Card for Sale" sign.

I walked towards them and expect to ask them how can I purchase an daily unlimited internet package. All they tell me is they sell 299baht 7-days unlimited internet and my free SIM card cannot use internet.. bla bla bla... I have a feeling they just say that so that I will buy from them, so I decided to walk away.

Later on, I figure out how to use my FREE SIM Card:

1. The SIM card given come in normal SIM with detachable microSim. Just put it in the phone. Activation and setup is not needed. Some phone might need to manually search for mobile network. Android: Setting -> Mobile Netowrk -> Network Operator ->  Search network.

The internet usage is free on the day of activation until 12 midnight.

2. Top up at 7-eleven with the amount you going to use. I topped up with 200baht

I wanted to use internet for 4 days with 49baht per day unlimited (150MB quota perday, cannot finish also)

3. Subscribe daily unlimited 49baht/day by Dial *104*29*9#

4. You will receive an successful SMS. The daily unlimited internet is always valid until 23:59 midnight only. So remember to turn your mobile data off if you go to sleep before 12.

4. You will need to Dial the number again everyday to subscribe, it will not auto renew for you. 

Note: The speed is good all the way from Bangkok to Hua Hin. I have no problem using Waze and Google Map along the way.

The package I used:

And later on, I found out more valuable and budget packages:

http://www.dtac.co.th/en/prepaid/products/happy-unlimited-internet-package.html

Trang, Thailand@ Dec 2009

Decided to record down the footprints in my life, I created this blog, just to give myself a chance to make my travel memorable and keep those precious moment forever.

I will begin my travel blog with my visit to Trang, Thailand.

One day, one of my colleague asked me, am I interested to go a place call Trang in Thailand. Trang... where the hell is this? Never heard of it. Asked around, still nobody have any idea where is it and what's out there.

But since I already lived in northern region, Thailand seems like a place I must explore, so why not?

And package of RM298, 3 days 2 night (include everything except lunch and dinner), sounds really attractive~

We had a long queue at Thailand Immigration. After 4-5 hours of stuck, we finally stepped on Thailand's ground. The first meal was pretty impressive, I like seeing people deliver our food with boat~ :p



Low-Ceiling Cave (Le Khaokob Cave)

You can't imagine how low is the low-ceiling they mean... You got to see it yourself~ It's really fun and advantures but not suitable for those people with claustrophobia (幽闭恐惧症), a phobia of closed spaces or situations which are difficult to escape from.

On the boat to Le Khaokob Cave



Cave in the Sea

Another attraction is an island on Trang. The boat just bring us to an island and I thought we gonna have some normal snokelling. However, we were asked to queue in one line in the sea, by holding each other's back. The tour guide lead and drag us from front towards the island. There's some spaces beneath the island that allow us to swim over it and eventually leading us to a cave in it. The cave is really really dark where you can't even see yourself! We swim through the cave with only some of them holidng waterproof touchlight. However, it's so crowded in the dark cave. There were many tour group went to and fro the cave. After around 10 mins swim. we saw lights in front. It is a hidden beach beyond the cave! Our line start broken up and everyone can't wait to swim themselves up to the beach... It was real nice~



Beyond the cave

One thing I so love about the tour guide, he doesn't talk much. So we actually do not know what do we expect when we enter the cave. Another good thing is we did not being brought to some places that force you to buy things like usual tour package did.

The hotel we stayed was mayb a past 4-star hotel. The facilities are old but still clean and workable. Not too good but not bad either. Most important, we got a comfortable bed and clean toilet.

The trip is kinda different from the trip I had before. Exciting and unexpected~

Contact of my Tour Guide:
Jeff Chong: 017-4783843/0331289507

*Photo credited to Liong and CK... heheh...