Where to buy Thai Happy Card, which Thai mobile phone card is better?

When traveling in Thailand, you need to change your mobile phone sim card. Today I will tell you about the issue of Thai mobile phone sim cards. You should also prepare in advance when traveling in Thailand, otherwise you will not have it when the time comes. There are many things to worry about when traveling abroad. Related questions

What are the prices and data traffic?

Thailand’s Happy Card 7-day package has two prices when purchased at the Thai airport, one is 199B and the other is 299B.

The difference between the two is the free 3G traffic usage within 7 days. The 3G traffic of 199B is 500MB, and the 3G traffic of 299B is 1GB. After exceeding the free 3G traffic, both cards will automatically convert to 2G traffic, and the use of 2G traffic is unlimited within 7 days.

Buying phone cards in Thailand is charged at 199 baht and 299 baht. It will be cheaper if you buy it on Taobao, and the 299 package is less than 40 yuan.

Can the unbundled customized functions be used?

But there is a problem with using happy cards, that is, Thailand’s 3G network standard is WCDMA, and the 2G standard is GSM, including happy cards. All telecommunications operators use this format.

If your mobile phone is a China Unicom mobile phone or a parallel import mobile phone or a full Netcom mobile phone, you can use the happy card.

If your mobile phone is a mobile customized machine, it can only use the 2G network, and the network will be much slower.

If your mobile phone is customized by Telecom, you cannot use the happy card at all. The 2G standard and 3G standard of Telecom are not compatible.

How is the 3G Internet speed?

If your mobile phone cannot support Internet access, then you should buy a mobile WIFI (note, you are buying, not renting).

You can buy a mobile WIFI signal router on Taobao for about 200 yuan. Be sure to buy the China Unicom version, and do not buy the mobile and telecom versions (the standards do not match). After arriving in Thailand, buy a mobile phone card (buy a happy card locally in Thailand, there are two packages of 199 baht and 299 baht), ask the staff to activate the Internet for you, insert the mobile phone card into the WIFI router, and then you can access the Internet.

It is recommended that you buy a WIFI router because it is more cost-effective to buy than to rent. When you rent a mobile WIFI online, the fee is calculated on a daily basis. The WIFI is not yours when you come back from the trip, so you might as well buy one yourself and you can use it in other places in the future.

Can I just rent wifi?

In addition to HAPPY card, Thailand’s mobile phone cards also include AIS and TUREMOVE.

I think TUREMOVE is the most deceptive. It is said to be a free SIM card, but there is no phone bill in it. I personally think it has no effect. If you want to use it, you still have to recharge it before you can activate it.

The AIS card is more expensive than the happy card, but I feel there is no difference. When I went to Phuket, I used AIS. My friends traveling with me had happy cards, which can be used on the main island of Phuket. When we went to sea, we were so far away from the main island that everyone had no signal. When we got to PP Island, everyone had a signal again. So I think they are pretty much the same.

And you are going to Bangkok and Pattaya. The signals in Bangkok and Pattaya are much better than those in the outlying islands of Phuket. You can use any operator’s card to have a signal. Where to buy

I bought it at 7-11 in Bangkok. There are 7-11 convenience stores all over the street, there is one almost 100 meters away, so it is very convenient. But this 299 card is not available in every 7-11 store. I only bought it after asking the second store.

I went to 3 supermarkets at Bangkok Don Muang Airport (1 in the arrival hall on the 1st floor and 2 in the departure hall on the 3rd floor) and asked the supermarket cashiers. They all said that they did not sell happy cards, only AIG. card, so I bought it near a hotel in the city. According to @aganjun

: There is a DTAC counter selling cards near Gate 5 of the arrival hall on the second floor of Bangkok BKK Suvarnabhumi Airport (TheSuvarnabhumi Airport).

How to activate the package? What does the package include?

This card package is automatically activated. I plugged in the phone and restarted it, then reset the network settings, and then restarted it to be able to browse Weibo and WeChat online. No text messages were sent in the meantime.

It is said that other happy cards require a text message code to activate, but this card does not. It is made for tourists [emoticon]. Detailed introduction on the official website

The package includes 100B of phone charges and unlimited 3G Internet access for 7 days.

The call rate to China is 1b per minute, and the dialing method is 004086+mobile phone number. If the domestic mobile phone number is 13812345678, then when calling from Thailand, dial 004008613812345678. In the upper right corner of this package is your own mobile phone number.

The 7-day 3G unlimited Internet access is calculated from the next day, and the mobile phone card is free on the day of purchase.

After each call, the phone balance will be displayed in full screen. (I am using an Apple, I don’t know if it will be displayed on other phones) How is the internet speed?

If you are accessing domestic websites or using WeChat and Weibo, the internet speed can only be said to be okay. WeChat transfer pictures are faster than Domestic China Unicom 3G is a little slow, but it is definitely sufficient. Why is it slow? Because the export bandwidth of the operator China Telecom and Netcom is limited. You know the large domestic LAN. When browsing foreign websites such as Facebook, YouTube, etc., the speed is very fast. Especially when watching videos on YouTube, there is no lag at all.

4. Can it be used with Apple, Samsung, and other Android phones? Can it be used with China Telecom and China Unicom contract phones?

Happy card supports both large and small cards, so there is no need to worry. . This card has been cut. If you have a small card, you can use it by opening the outer frame and the frame of the large card; if you have a large card, you only need to open the outer frame. It seems that the nano card of iPhone5 is not supported, so I have to cut the card myself.

China Unicom uses the WCDMA standard, China Mobile uses the TD standard (junk), and China Telecom uses the CDMA2000 standard.

Can it be used with any mobile phone that supports WCDMA standard? Not necessarily.

The Happy card runs on the 3G network of WCDMA850Mhz

. If your mobile phone does not support this frequency band, it cannot use its 3G network. For the specific reasons, please see the reply from the classmate on the 8th floor (the 8th floor retorted that I could use that sentence in WCDMA before, but now I have modified it).

Supplementary 2100MHz 3G network can also be used.

Usage Tips: Turn on the hotspot so that surrounding devices can access the Internet for free.

How to turn on the hotspot on iPhone: Click here

How to turn on the hotspot on Android: First enter the "Settings" menu and click on the "Wireless & Networks" option. There is a "Tethering and Portable Hotspot" menu inside, click to enter. In the "Binding and Portable Hotspot" menu, check the box to the right of "Portable WiFi Hotspot" so that your phone becomes a WiFi hotspot. In the settings below, you can set the name and password of the hotspot.

6. The 7-day package time is calculated based on natural days.

The first day is not counted, it is equivalent to free 3G for the first half of the day, and the natural days are calculated from the second day.

On the last day, a text message will be sent to remind you that this package is about to expire at 12pm.

7. A little reminder, the thing that helped me the most this time was actually the power bank.

When traveling, I am more worried about running out of battery on my mobile phone, especially when 3G Internet access is always turned on or hotspots are turned on, which consumes electricity. Go to Taobao and buy a 10,000 mAh battery bank. You can play games on your phone, surf the Internet on 3G, turn on hotspots all day long, and watch videos without stress. 10,000 mAh can charge an iPhone five times from zero. Totally enough. It will be useful for future trips.

I bought Pinsheng, cheap and good quality, a big domestic brand, link to Taobao mall store: Pinsheng 10000 mAh battery bank

I also saw foreigners on Phuket Island Use the combination of battery bank + iPhone.

8. About the free wifi provided by happy card.

This package also includes free wifi usage. Because 3G is unlimited, I have almost never used the wifi provided by happy, but if I bring an iPad, I can use wifi during my break (although I can turn on the hotspot, but what if my phone is about to run out of power? Turn on the hotspot) It really consumes electricity, this is where wifi can come in handy). On the last day, I saw a wifi prompt at Central

World.

In line with the principle of giving back to my fans, I still tested the usage process. Well, overall it’s pretty good.

As soon as you enter the door, you will see the prompt of datcwifi (why datc? Because datc is the name of this telecommunications company. Happy is its sub-brand, similar to the relationship between China Mobile and M-Zone) Truemove card

< p>Is Truemove given away for free at the airport?

Answer: If the destination of your trip is Phuket, there will be people giving it to you during the day and night, at the place where you pick up your luggage and receive free information...but not every day. , I haven’t figured out the rules yet...

It’s worth it if you get it for free! It also includes 5b of phone charges, which is enough to make domestic calls safely, and it can take more than 3 minutes~< /p>

It’s the yellow brand that delivers it ~ The picture is provided by netizen phantom1118:

About the problem of truemove Internet access:

Send D1 to 9789 to activate the daily package, I am satisfied You can activate the service and use Wifi/Edge/3G at will. However, the actual situation is that after sending the text message, you will receive a reply very quickly. Because it is in Thai, except for edge, wifi, gprs, and the wifi username and password, everything else is in squares, but it seems that the application was successful. However, there is no E/3G/H symbol on the mobile phone, and the Internet is not successful. After many verifications, I finally found that I need to set the APN parameters. The method is as follows: add a new APN with a random name, set the APN to internet, keep and return to select the APN. At this point, you can set up 2G/3G. It turns out that TrueMove has a 3G signal in Phuket and the speed is pretty good. The wifi has not been successful so far, probably because the signal coverage area is too small. ”

(==It seems that the D1 package does not include wifi, but D2 does include 3 hours of wifi)

After testing by classmates, Truemove is in the Tongsai Bay area of ??PP Island There is a signal! In the northern part of PP, there is only a weak signal at the front desk~

The IPHONE configuration method is:

"Set apn in the system settings about wireless network, create a new one apn, you need to fill in (APN: internet)-(user name: true)-(password: true)-(APN type: internet)-other defaults are fine"

Android Android configuration method is: " Android phone, check if there is no one in Wireless and Network-Mobile Network-Access Point Name, create a new one yourself, the name does not matter, APN is written as internet, the username and password are both true, in the APN

type Just write default. If it still can't be accessed, in the sim card tool (I hope you didn't delete it after ROOT like me), in the last item setting2play, the first item is gprs

setting. It will be selected later. Send instructions to the operator to activate... The SIM card provided for free at the airport will give you 10M of traffic when activated. Occasionally, you can check the map and chat on QQ, which is almost enough. ”

IPhone card cutting problem:

Answer: Thailand provides small cards suitable for IPHONE~~

(If you need to cut the card: in Bangkok, you can go Find a truemove store, which offers free card-cutting services just like in China. For example, there is one across the road from Siam

Paragon. You can also find it at MBK, Pratunam Pantip Digital Plaza and other places that sell Apple products. , you can cut the card. )

Buying a card and cutting the card in Phuket: Since I was using an IPHONE 4 at the time, I couldn’t buy a small card at 7-11, so I only bought it at the BIGC building in Jiangxi. I found it on the third floor, but I also cut the card. The card fee was 150, which contained 35 baht, and I recharged another 90 baht. In the end, two gangsters were messing around with me to get the Internet access, but it didn't work. In the end, it cost 50 baht for 5 hours. , but when I checked the phone bill, it was only 75 baht. I spent almost a whole day trying to get this card.

Students who are unsure can also go to the third floor and ask!"

by Moonlight Behind You

Truemove card purchase, activation, recharge and usage information:

Purchase: They are sold at 7-11, and there is a 7-11 at the airport

Cost: SIM card 49B, including 5-7B phone bill, and then buying a 50B recharge card is enough for you. English. It is truemoveintersimcard, and the recharge card is topup

card

Activation and recharge:

1) You can ask 7-11 to help you and install the sim card. After entering the phone, ask the staff "Could you please help metotopup this

card", the staff will definitely help you activate it

2) It is very easy to do it yourself, there are operation instructions on the back , and they are all operated by phone (the same as in China, non-artificial voice prompts), the specific process:

Activation: Dial 9300, then press 1 to select English, and then the system will play your mobile phone number and package introduction. Then press 1 and it’s OK

Recharge: Dial 9301, then enter the recharge card password, #end, or directly enter *123*recharge card password # and press the dial key to complete the recharge

Call charges : 1.07B per minute (1B is the phone fee and 7% service tax), 5.35B per text message

How to use:

-Call a domestic mobile phone: 006086 +Domestic mobile phone number

-Call a domestic landline: 006086+area code+landline number. For example, if it is 010 in Beijing, just dial 10; if it is 020 in Shanghai, just enter 20.

< p>-Thailand local: dial directly

-Send text message to the country: 86139xxxxxxxx (note the + sign)

-Check the local number: dial *833#, the system will automatically reply Information notification

-Check the balance: dial #123# and the system will automatically reply with information notification

-Apply for wifi/edge/gprs/3G Internet package: send the text "wifi" to 9433 (free Wi-Fi 1 hour/month)

But we haven’t investigated clearly yet! In order to avoid high fees, it’s better not to use this yet. Going to Starbucks is definitely free

-Domestic China. How to call a Thai mobile phone:

0066 (Thailand international dialing code 66, the mobile phone number is ten digits starting with 08) Happy Card

Happy Card is a Thai Telecom card A product launched by DATC. It is based on the WCDMA network. There are many types of happy cards, including a package card customized for tourists for 299 baht (a card recommended by many friends, including unlimited Internet access for 7 days + 100 baht phone calls).

Ordinary cards are sold for 99 baht, including 35 baht for phone calls. There is the company's business counter on the second floor of the airport. But currently it is not possible to talk to one-2-call phones. To buy a happy card in Thailand and make domestic calls, dial 001+86+area code+telephone number.

The advantage of the Happy Card is that the signal is stronger, and it is no problem in the north of PP Island. Regarding purchase, you can buy it from 7-11 (7-11 convenience stores are everywhere in Thailand).

About Happy Mobile Card 299B 7-day unlimited 3G traffic package

1. Shopping location

I bought it at a 7-11 in Bangkok. There are 7-11 convenience stores all over the street, there is one almost 100 meters away, so it is very convenient. But this 299 card is not available in every 7-11 store. I only bought it after asking the second store.

I went to 3 supermarkets at Bangkok Don Mueang Airport (1 in the arrival hall on the 1st floor, and 2 in the departure hall on the 3rd floor) and asked the supermarket cashiers. They all said that they did not sell happy cards, only AIG. card, so I bought it near a hotel in the city. According to @aganjun

: There is a DTAC counter selling cards near Gate 5 of the arrival hall on the second floor of Bangkok BKK Suvarnabhumi Airport (TheSuvarnabhumi Airport).

In addition to purchasing after arriving in Thailand, you can also buy the happy cassette on Taobao in advance and take it with you.

Fan friends recommend: buy it in advance at Xbao and take it there (advantages: convenient, you don’t have to look for cards to buy after arriving in Thailand, and the price is cheaper than buying locally.)

2. How to activate a package? What does the package include?

This card package is automatically activated. After plugging in the phone, I restarted the phone, then reset the network settings, and then restarted to be able to browse Weibo and WeChat online. No text messages were sent in the meantime.

It is said that other happy cards require a text message code to activate, but this card does not, and is made for tourists

3. Happy cards, other types of cards (shared by fans):

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1) HAPPYSMARTPHONE 109 baht includes five minutes of calls to China and 30 days of 2GB 3G Internet access, automatically registered.

2) Many people will report that if there is no problem with the mobile phone, they can only make calls but cannot access the Internet. If it is an Android phone, just open the roaming in the mobile data settings, and set the band to Wcdma. Name is the access point name setting. one-2-call SIM card

Issued by AIS, Thailand’s largest mobile communications company. You can buy it at Don Mueang Airport and Suvarnabhumi Airport. The signal of this card is also very good on the island, and it is used most by Thais. one-2-call supports GPRS Internet access, and Internet access packages are available. You can continue to purchase packages after use. The specific call charges for the SIM card sold for 300 baht: 5:00-17:00 time period, each domestic call in Thailand is charged 1 baht, that is, 1B/call,

17:00-5:00 The time period charges one baht per minute, which is 1B/Minute. To make a long distance call to Shanghai, China (Oversea): 008 (or 009) +86 + 21 + 6598, seven baht per minute, that is, 7

B/Min.

The phone card I bought at Bangkok Airport is an AIS card for 200B (it contains 15B of phone charges, so I lost money!!! It is said that 7-11 only sells it for 69B._) I recharged 350B and opened it for seven days, 49B/day unlimited. For 3G traffic package, domestic calls are 3B/minute (0050086+mobile phone number). I originally thought that all the 350 was the data fee, but it turned out that I basically reported to my mother every day that she was safe, and there was still more than 70 B left in the card before I returned to China and got on the plane, so I was a little confused about how the money was deducted from the data package. The built-in GOOGLE map provided great help during this trip. There are so many one-way streets in the old town of Chiang Mai. You can rely on map navigation to avoid going the wrong way on a motorcycle. You should abide by traffic regulations when you go out. Here are the related tariffs of the AIS card. If you go to 7-11 to recharge, you can directly activate it according to the required traffic package. For example, to activate the 49B unlimited package, just dial *500*93# and press the dial out key. To check the phone bill, dial *121#

, and to check the traffic volume, dial *139#. With the unlimited package, you don’t have to check how much data is left. Every day it shows that I only have 0 data left, but 3G is still unlimited. I also turned on a hotspot for a group of vampires around me.