iPhone in Thailand with pre-paid SIM card
Mar 14, 2009, 1:24 am
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iPhone in Thailand with pre-paid SIM card
Hi everyone,
I'm going to Thailand next week with both my officially unlocked iPhone V1 & 3G. I'd like to buy a pre-paid sim card there with unlimited data (I read the unlimited data plan at AIS is around 1000 Baht/month (USD 25).
Here is my question: will this work in my iPhones without changing any settings (APN for instance)?
If it matters, both of my iPhones were bought in France. I know that my iPhone V1 works on AT&T pre-paid without any changes to the software (but that would be expected).
Thanks for your help!
Fred.
I'm going to Thailand next week with both my officially unlocked iPhone V1 & 3G. I'd like to buy a pre-paid sim card there with unlimited data (I read the unlimited data plan at AIS is around 1000 Baht/month (USD 25).
Here is my question: will this work in my iPhones without changing any settings (APN for instance)?
If it matters, both of my iPhones were bought in France. I know that my iPhone V1 works on AT&T pre-paid without any changes to the software (but that would be expected).
Thanks for your help!
Fred.
Mar 21, 2009, 4:04 pm
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Here are the answers (I'm in Thailand right now).
I went to the AIS store at BKK airport. Bought a pre-paid SIM card for 400 Baht + 999 Baht for unlimited data for a month. (Roughly USD 40 in total)
They activated the SIM for me and everything worked after 5 mins. Internet connection works with both my iPhone V1 & iPhone 3G.
There is no 3G in Thailand (only in very limited areas actually) but EDGE works fine.
No APN configuration required. It just works out of the box!
Mail, web browsing, iPhone apps, Exchange connectivity: they all work!
Hope this helps others!
I went to the AIS store at BKK airport. Bought a pre-paid SIM card for 400 Baht + 999 Baht for unlimited data for a month. (Roughly USD 40 in total)
They activated the SIM for me and everything worked after 5 mins. Internet connection works with both my iPhone V1 & iPhone 3G.
There is no 3G in Thailand (only in very limited areas actually) but EDGE works fine.
No APN configuration required. It just works out of the box!
Mail, web browsing, iPhone apps, Exchange connectivity: they all work!
Hope this helps others!
Last edited by fredsxb; Mar 21, 2009 at 4:09 pm Reason: Added more info
Mar 22, 2009, 7:46 am
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What is/was your current default APN configuration? I have a 1-2Call prepaid account and will see what the cost for data plan next visit.
Mar 22, 2009, 8:35 am
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APN configuration: blank in all fields and it works! (that is the default configuration when you insert the 12call SIM card)