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Sheesh,

To compare that with getting a SIM in Thailand.

You go to one of the three vendors, who set up a stall at BKK hand over your phone and they insert the SIM and configure it (useful if you want Internet access). 5 minutes later and 1'000 bt (ca. 30USD) poorer (depending on the plan) you are on your merry ways.

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This used to be the case in India too. Criminals used prepaid SIM cards for their communication and if memory serves me right it was also used to orchestrate a terrorist act.

Yikes, 1000THB? You can just go to 7-11 and buy a SIM card for 50 baht ($1.50). They have 3G capable ones too.

Depends what you want.

Yes, 50bt will get you the naked SIM, but if you want to make calls, or connect to the Internet you need to charge it.

The 1000bt quoted includes 30 days of Internet access with a 1 - 2 GB traffic included and 200-300bt of additional phone credit for calls and sms.

From that perspective 1000bt don't look too bad anymore.

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