tsim.in, Prepaid Thailand SIM cards are easily available for tourists to Thailand both at the airport as well as in town.
General Availability of Thailand SIM cards
Airport
At the airport, outside of the International gates, there are kiosks for DTAC (blue colour), AIS (Green colour) and True Move (Red colour). Try to get your SIM card in a branded store of the provider, at airports or in malls or in 7-Eleven kiosks where you pay the original price. Many independent sellers will only sell you the SIM with a surcharge like a tourist SIM of 299 THB for 399 THB.
In Town
SIM cards are also available at family mart, 7 /11, mobile retailer shops, phone kiosks and the outlets of the Telecoms. You can also buy a Thai SIM before you come on places like Amazon or EBAY, but keep in mind Thai SIMs now require registration.
Documentation
Tourists who come to Thailand and purchase a prepaid SIM card will need registration of their Thailand mobile phone SIM card and number. You will need to provide the following:
1. Your full name
2. Your SIM card’s mobile phone number
3. Your passport if a foreigner, or your Thai ID card if a citizen of Thailand
Note: You must show up in person. You cannot register over the internet. To check the status of your mobile phone, just call *151# and you will get an SMS message back on the status of your phone’s SIM card registration.
Brands available and general information
There are many carriers and MVNOs in Thailand
Thailand Carriers
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DTAC
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Advanced Info Service (AIS)
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CAT Telecom
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TOT
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True Move H
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Thailand MVNOs
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Name of MVNO
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Carrier
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Tesco Lotus Mobile Thailand
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CAT Telecom
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365 Communication Co
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CAT Telecom
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Tune Talk Thailand
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TOT
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Samart I-Mobile PCL
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TOT
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International Engineering PCL (IEC)
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TOT
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i-Mobile Plus
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TOT
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Mojo 3G
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TOT
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Best packages for travelers from India:
| Network | Dtac | AIS | Truemove H |
| Name of product | Happy tourist sim 299 | TRAVELLER SIM 299 BAHT | 3G tourist Inter SIM |
| Price | 299 Baht | 299 BAHT | 299 BAHT |
| Incoming | Free | Free | Free |
| Outgoing – Local |
Dtac : 0.99baht/min
Non-dtac: 0.99baht/min |
1 Baht/Minute | 0.99baht/min |
| Outgoing – India |
3 Baht / min
Press 00400+country code+area code+ number |
3 Baht / min
Press 00300+country code+area code+ number |
3 Baht / min
Press 00600+country code+area code+ number |
| SMS – Local |
Dtac: 3 Baht / SMS
Non-dtac:8 Baht / SMS |
3 Baht/Message | 2 Baht/Message |
| SMS – International | 15 Baht / SMS | 5 Baht/Message | 5 Baht/Message |
| Data | 2 Baht/MB | 2 Baht/MB | 1 Baht/MB |
| Packs |
Happy tourist SIM 299
Free 100 Baht credits
Valid for 35 days after activation
Free 7 day unlimited internet upto 1.5 GB |
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| Validity | SIM valid upto 31 dec 2016, You can top up to add your SIM balance or extend your SIM validity days | SIM valid For 45 days. You can top up to add your SIM balance or extend your SIM validity days | SIM valid For 45 days. You can top up to add your SIM balance or extend your SIM validity days |
| Currency | Baht | Baht | Baht |
| Other notable features/information |
iRefill is online prepaid refill service on dtac website that allows you to refill your Happy Tourist SIM with 3 easy steps.
1. Enter Happy number, you would like to refill
2. Select the desired refill amount
3. Selecting methods of payment of debit/credit card or Paysbuy wallet and proceed to payment |
Visit your nearest AIS Shop or seven eleven , familyMart
Select the top-up amount, and purchase your top-up credit.
50 Baht 100 Baht 300 Baht 500 Baht 1000 Baht
Once you receive your cash card, top-up your TRAVELLER SIM
by pressing : * 120 * PIN Number # call
To check your balance, press * 121 # call |
Top up at true shop 7 eleven, tesco lotus, family mart |
| Link to product | DTAC | AIS | TrueMove |
Thailand SIM card in India
Of course if you would rather buy the SIM before travel so that you do not have to go hunting, or would like to visit multiple countries in the region, or would like to know your number before you travel, we have Thailand SIM card for you.