Tourists arriving in Thailand would like to keep in touch with the home front and use Whatsapp and/or the internet. Fortunately, the 4G reception is almost perfect everywhere in Thailand. The cheapest thing is to buy a Thai SIM card and put it in your phone. You have to make sure that your phone is simlock free.
Telephone and internet for tourists in Thailand
If you go on holiday to Thailand, you naturally want to have a good internet connection, just like in the Netherlands/Belgium, so that you can e-mail, visit websites, app, post photos, update Instagram, etc. Well, we have good news for you, the Internet connections in Thailand are without a doubt good.
Reader question: Good wifi site for Jomtien
When I stay in Thailand (Beach Road Jomtien) I open the laptop for wireless wifi networks. At the top of the list of networks was always MyCyberpoint.com. I bought a prepaid card for a month at the reception of the building, with a login and password on it. Incredibly good speeds with that provider! I heard yesterday that the MyCyberpoint site is no longer available and now I have a problem.
Free high-speed WiFi in urban areas in Thailand
The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) will provide urban areas with free WiFi services. Ten areas will start on October 1: five in Bangkok and five in the country.
Reader question: Poor BVN reception via WiFi at home
I don't know what is wrong with my BVN reception. Only one day out of three or four do I have normal reception (Bangkok). The days that it goes wrong I do receive the signal but it is interrupted every 5 to 6 seconds for 20 seconds. Then I see a frozen image and a red circle starts to rotate until it starts moving again. Infinitely annoying.
At least 40% of Dutch internet users experience security problems
In 60, almost 2019 percent of the Dutch population was concerned about internet security and therefore refrained from using public Wi-Fi networks and posting personal information on the internet. Nearly 40 percent indicated that they had experienced problems of which phishing, pharming or privacy violations caused the greatest nuisance. This is reported by Statistics Netherlands on the basis of new figures.
Providers of free WiFi must store data from the Thai government
Catering operators in Thailand that offer free WiFi service must store their customers' internet traffic or they will be fined.
Reader question: With which airline can I use WIFI during my flight?
I am planning to fly to Thailand by the end of the year. My question is the following, with which airline can I use WIFI during my flight? And will my laptop's battery also be charged?
Can someone help me with the wifi password of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok? I fly to Bangkok tomorrow and then have to wait 5 hours for further connection to Udon Thani. I've already googled, but that doesn't get you much wiser.
Watching TV online on vacation is very problematic
The Dutch believe it is important to stay up to date with the latest news and current affairs while on holiday. In addition, they especially do not want to miss major sporting events. Staggering streams due to unstable WiFi connections often cause a hitch in the cable.
Thai villages in remote areas get WiFi
Between 2019 and 2024, the NBTC will install 3.920 WiFi hotspots in 5.229 remote villages. 2,1 million Thai households with 6,3 million people can benefit from this.
Installing a WiFi network in my condo in Pattaya
I want to install a WiFi network in my condo, to be able to use both a computer and a smart TV. There is no cable connection so I have to go for a router with a SIM card. I have already been to various providers in Pattaya such as Dtac, AIS and Truemove, but that does not make me any wiser. Employees there each tell a different story.
Those who fly with Qatar Airways, and then with the Airbus A350 and the Boeing 777, can now have super fast internet during the flight.
Free wifi on Pattaya beach a flop
The free WiFi service launched by the city council along Beach Road in Pattaya in November 2017 has turned out to be a flop. Only Thais can register, so foreign tourists are of no use.
Handy app for airport WiFi passwords worldwide
You have landed and you want to send an app or check your e-mail. You can use free WiFi at a number of airports, but not everywhere. And logging in is often difficult. Sometimes you can use the network for half an hour or you have to pay quickly. With the WiFox app you get rid of that hassle.
Reader question: Public Wi-Fi point in Thai rural villages progressing or deteriorating?
TOT recently installed a public Wifi point in our village. You can log in here with your ID number. The image is now that the youth no longer plays and sports at the school as before, but mainly stays at the village hall for the public wifi point. Apparently all villages are provided.
Pattaya will offer free WiFi on the beach
The Pattaya city government has invested 24 million baht to offer tourists free WiFi along the beach.