Comments on: iPhone 3G coming to Thailand on Jan. 16 http://newley.com/2009/01/05/iphone-3g-coming-to-thailand-on-jan-16/ Newley Purnell Mon, 21 May 2012 23:16:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Newley http://newley.com/2009/01/05/iphone-3g-coming-to-thailand-on-jan-16/comment-page-1/#comment-27634 Newley Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:54:45 +0000 http://newley.com/?p=2219#comment-27634 @Paul: I'm not sure about cheapest in the world, but the price for the iPhone itself seems quite low. However, when you factor in the monthly charge over the length of the contract, the costs add up... @rick: If your iPhone is *unlocked*, you can buy a new sim card here, buy some minutes, and use it for voice calls. But in order to get Web browsing capabilities via GPRS (we don't have 3G here yet), you'd need a post-paid account with a local carrier, which requires proof of residence. (This was the case as of a year ago; perhaps someone will correct me if I'm wrong.) @Paul: I’m not sure about cheapest in the world, but the price for the iPhone itself seems quite low. However, when you factor in the monthly charge over the length of the contract, the costs add up…

@rick: If your iPhone is *unlocked*, you can buy a new sim card here, buy some minutes, and use it for voice calls. But in order to get Web browsing capabilities via GPRS (we don’t have 3G here yet), you’d need a post-paid account with a local carrier, which requires proof of residence. (This was the case as of a year ago; perhaps someone will correct me if I’m wrong.)

]]> By: Newley http://newley.com/2009/01/05/iphone-3g-coming-to-thailand-on-jan-16/comment-page-1/#comment-27633 Newley Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:47:28 +0000 http://newley.com/?p=2219#comment-27633 Wow, now *that's* a detail that complicates things! Wow, now *that’s* a detail that complicates things!

]]> By: rick http://newley.com/2009/01/05/iphone-3g-coming-to-thailand-on-jan-16/comment-page-1/#comment-27630 rick Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:16:51 +0000 http://newley.com/?p=2219#comment-27630 I have an iPhone 3g already and would like to use it it during my vacation in Thailand in February. I think I can just replace the existing sim card with a local one and use it as a straight phone, but I would really like to be able to use all of the standard features if possible, ie, GPS, internet, etc. Does anyone know if I could just buy a months service of 3G access? thanks I have an iPhone 3g already and would like to use it it during my vacation in Thailand in February. I think I can just replace the existing sim card with a local one and use it as a straight phone, but I would really like to be able to use all of the standard features if possible, ie, GPS, internet, etc. Does anyone know if I could just buy a months service of 3G access? thanks

]]> By: Paul http://newley.com/2009/01/05/iphone-3g-coming-to-thailand-on-jan-16/comment-page-1/#comment-27629 Paul Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:45:05 +0000 http://newley.com/?p=2219#comment-27629 Are these the cheapest iphones in the world? Are these the cheapest iphones in the world?

]]> By: Austin http://newley.com/2009/01/05/iphone-3g-coming-to-thailand-on-jan-16/comment-page-1/#comment-27627 Austin Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:15:51 +0000 http://newley.com/?p=2219#comment-27627 Went to lay claim to one in advance, but this being Thailand, you can only buy the phone with one specific credit card from one specific bank... And how long does it take to get said credit card from said bank? Two weeks. I think I'll just wait until the official release date, when they might actually make it possible to buy. Went to lay claim to one in advance, but this being Thailand, you can only buy the phone with one specific credit card from one specific bank… And how long does it take to get said credit card from said bank? Two weeks. I think I’ll just wait until the official release date, when they might actually make it possible to buy.

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