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Motorola RAZR in Bangkok. Can I use?



 
 
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Old April 10th, 2007, 09:27 PM posted to rec.travel.asia
Markku Grönroos
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Only two gps-navigators? How do you manage not to get lost?... ;-)
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One for car navigation (a short battery life when not plugged to the car's
12V system) the other for activities on foot.

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Old April 10th, 2007, 10:09 PM posted to rec.travel.asia
Georg Schwarz
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Default Motorola RAZR in Bangkok. Can I use?

"Tchiowa" writes:

Standard US phones don't work in Thailand. You have to make sure it is
a tri- or quad-band. Then it works. When you get to Thailand you'll


or some "Euro" dualband GSM 900/GSM 1800
You mught want to check out http://www.gsmworld.com

have to have it unlocked. Then buy a Thai SIM card (virtually free
from a service like 1 2 Call) and you're on your way.


I once read that Thai operators ban non-Thai IMEIs (i.e. mobiles) when used
with a local card since they want to profit from the higher roaming revenues.
I'm not sure if that's (still) true, but technically at least it would
be fasible.

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Old April 11th, 2007, 02:11 AM posted to rec.travel.asia
Tchiowa
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On Apr 11, 4:09 am, Georg Schwarz wrote:
"Tchiowa" writes:
Standard US phones don't work in Thailand. You have to make sure it is
a tri- or quad-band. Then it works. When you get to Thailand you'll


or some "Euro" dualband GSM 900/GSM 1800
You mught want to check outhttp://www.gsmworld.com


Except that wouldn't work in the US. That's why it would have to be
tri or quad to include the US band.

have to have it unlocked. Then buy a Thai SIM card (virtually free
from a service like 1 2 Call) and you're on your way.


I once read that Thai operators ban non-Thai IMEIs (i.e. mobiles) when used
with a local card since they want to profit from the higher roaming revenues.
I'm not sure if that's (still) true, but technically at least it would be fasible.


Nope, no ban. Quite common actually.

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Old April 11th, 2007, 05:28 AM posted to rec.travel.asia
Chris Blunt
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Default Motorola RAZR in Bangkok. Can I use?

On 10 Apr 2007 21:09:39 GMT, Georg Schwarz
wrote:

"Tchiowa" writes:

Standard US phones don't work in Thailand. You have to make sure it is
a tri- or quad-band. Then it works. When you get to Thailand you'll


or some "Euro" dualband GSM 900/GSM 1800
You mught want to check out http://www.gsmworld.com

have to have it unlocked. Then buy a Thai SIM card (virtually free
from a service like 1 2 Call) and you're on your way.


I once read that Thai operators ban non-Thai IMEIs (i.e. mobiles) when used
with a local card since they want to profit from the higher roaming revenues.
I'm not sure if that's (still) true, but technically at least it would
be fasible.


They used to do that up until around 5 years ago. Its no longer a
problem now.

Chris
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Old April 13th, 2007, 07:53 AM posted to rec.travel.asia
jg
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Default Motorola RAZR in Bangkok. Can I use?

On Apr 9, 5:16 pm, "PeterL" wrote:
On Apr 9, 3:05 pm, "jg" wrote:



On Apr 9, 2:06 pm, "PeterL" wrote:


On Apr 9, 12:46 pm, "jg" wrote:


Hi,


I have a MotorolaRAZR(Cingular service) and am going to be
travelling to Thailand in the near future for two weeks. I am hoping
to use my current phone while in Thailand either with my US number or
a temporary number. I've checked with Cingular and they would charge
me either $1.29 or $1.99 per minute... which is more than I am willing
to pay.


Do I have any other alternatives that don't require a rental phone
from the airport? I don't mind if I get a new number and cannot
receive calls on my US number (even though that would be nice.)


Any help greatly appreciated.


jg


Is your phone unlocked? I kind of doubt it as Cingular want you to
use their network (and pay them). But if you can get your phone
unlocked, you can buy local sim cards to put in your phone. Are you
planning to use your phone to call the US? It's not going to be cheap
either way from Thailand.


As far as I know my phone is not unlocked. Can this be done by end
user?


Not Cingular. And they won't do it for you either. There are
probably some back alley operators who will do it for you for a fee.
I also heard that some internet site gives unlock codes.



Thanx to all who replied. I ended up going with Skype. Turns out,
Skype works on my Windows Mobile 5 HP PDA. Installed and tested here
at home and it sounds great. Now it is just a matter of finding open
wireless access points in Thailand. If they are as common as they are
here in the US, I should have no problem. Or, I'll just have to find
a cheap Internet Cafe somewhere. This ofcourse only solves half the
problem but the In-Laws will have the number of the hotels we'll be
staying at. So we should be OK.

Thanx again for all your suggestions.

jg


As for intended use. I basically just want to be able to receive
calls from my in-laws and my kids and return such calls as well. I
will not be making any local calls to Thailand.


If you are taking your laptop and have access to the internet,
definitely look into a web phone service such as Skyp. I have
relatives in Thailand who swears by Skyp.



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