Sukhumvit Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 As an admitted Luddite afraid of electrickery and things of that ilk I have to say that I'm thoroughly confused as to what to do about getting my laptop sorted for internet on the move. Anyone with experience/advice as to best packages to buy would be much appreciated. Am in Pattaya right now and know where the big computer mall is near Soi Day Night. It's just that there's a plethora of merchandise available. Have found several packages which seem reasonable but not sure where to start. One retails at 5900 baht for plug in USB modem thingie. You have to buy extra credits for the network. It comes with 40 hours credit but you can get six hour packages for 50 baht, 20 hours for 100 baht and 400 hours for 900 baht. Sony Ericsson do another similar one which is several thousand baht more expensive. Anyone recommend a package that I can use both in Thailand and take overseas. Thinking of moving on to Laos/Cambodia/China in next few weeks/months. Would be handy if could still use the service outside LOS. Maybe even back in the UK. So, internet boffins fire away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 You can afford the Sony E extra few thousands & then you know you're gonna get the real deal which will work globally on the GSM, GPRS, UMTS networks. About subscription plans only yourself would know better. If light user no need to prepay/tie up too much just pay as you go. On the other if a real internet nerd like most of us here on thai360 go for a flat rate if at all possible alternatively a high usage plan... Hope that helped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristianTroy Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 In Pattaya they have EDGE network nearly everywhere except inside royal garden! Does that help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 It's not only PTY that's *blessed* with EDGE & it's *high speed* data transfers. BKK & most places actually DTAC & also AIS have deployed EDGE since years Well in Germany, Europe, Americas & elsewhere in Asia we now use 3.5G offering 1.5Mbps connections or better than many DSL offerings in LOS though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhumvit Posted February 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Cheers guys. Haven't made mind up yet. May be pissing off out of Pattaya soon as it's a little irritating after a while. Will need to check if I can use whatever package I choose elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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