Thai minimums get free Simcard with internet
The Ministry of Finance has announced that owners of the welfare card will also receive a Simcard so that they can surf the internet for free. Finance Minister Apisak says that this will give the minima better access to information and news that are important to them.
Reader question: Fixed internet connection in Pattaya
I am looking for a fixed internet connection. I was at 3BB (Pattaya) this afternoon and was told I can only get 30MBps VDSL. Does anyone have experience with this? For example, is it fast enough to watch TV?
In the past, I successfully submitted my 90-day report via the Internet (extranet.immigration.go.th) four times, but my fifth attempt at the beginning of last year unfortunately failed.
Thailand should be able to have 5G in two years
Thailand must have 2020G by 5 and telecom watchdog NBTC should play a pioneering role in this. Deputy Prime Minister Somkid announced this during the Huawei Asia-Pacific Innovation Day 2018. Somkid said he has instructed the NBTC to do so.
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.
TOT, a great company!
When you see the tangle of electrical wires outside, you are actually surprised that you usually have electricity or internet. I have been a customer of the TOT for 25 years for my telephone and internet. It hardly bothers me that this doesn't work every now and then. I am annoyed by the fact that it is hardly possible to complain. A completely unreachable phone company.
Or vice versa. In both cases a feeling of despondency overwhelms me. If my internet connection via 3BB (fiber optic) in Hua Hin fails again, I call the call center. For English press 9, I am told. That's what I do and invariably get a computer lady who explains to me in her best Thai what to do. So that's not the point.
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.
Less and less freedom on the internet in Thailand
Thailand scores poorly when it comes to internet freedom. The country has been rated 'not free' for the fourth consecutive year in the latest Net report, from US-based Freedom House. The organization looks at criteria such as internet access, content restrictions and user rights violations. Countries that manipulate social media and undermine democracy score low.
It was always a point of annoyance for me: the slow internet connection in your hotel in Thailand, but a mifi router brings light to the internet connection darkness.
Interpol intercepts 43 million worth of illegal drugs
At least 25 million medicines have been intercepted in an annual international action against the illegal trade. In the Netherlands, customs found 315 packages.
Travel and Internet
Holiday to Thailand, it is always beautiful and adventurous. In my opinion, traveling is the most beautiful thing there is. Wonderful, you are in a different world, the smells, the colors, it all splashes off again.
With an average download speed of 16,85 Mbps, Thailand has the second fastest internet speed of all ASEAN member states, only Singapore scores better, according to research.
Fast internet also in rural Thailand in 2018
By the middle of next year, 3.920 villages in 62 provinces should have access to cheap and fast internet. Fast in this case at least 10 Mpbs and that will cost 50 baht per month. A bit more speed is also possible: 15 and 20 Mpbs for 150 and 200 baht per month respectively.
My girlfriend had a row of rooms (10) built in Prachinburi. All rooms are rented and now she wants to install video surveillance. And she should be able to see the images at home in NL from time to time. So there must also be internet. Not only to continue the images, but also for the tenants. Wi-Fi must therefore be offered. Are there any experts here who know the ins and outs of how this can be arranged in Thailand?
How I lost internet and got it back
Having access to the internet is now just as self-evident as being connected to the supply of water and electricity, for example. You only notice how much you depend on these kinds of facilities when the supply falters in one way or another. So it happened to me, at a very unfortunate moment my internet connection was lost.
Dangerous 'hackers' also active in Thailand?
Worldwide, and of course also in Thailand, electricity and computer networks are heavily protected against cyber attacks. In countries such as the US and England, it is true that it is not hackers, but cute squirrels who pose the greatest threat to the network infrastructure. With many cables above the ground, this will probably also apply to Thailand.