A good way to keep in touch with everyone - new friends, family, girlfriends or boyfriends, work colleagues etc when you are on your Thailand vacation is by getting yourself a Thai mobile phone (cell phone).
There's a couple of ways to do this. Firstly you can bring your own mobile phone from home, and buy a low cost SIM card which means you'll get a completely new number you can use in Thailand. As long as this SIM card fits OK into your phone, then this is a good option as it saves you buying a new mobile phone.
But sometimes, the SIM won't fit, so you'll have to buy new (or used). This is not as difficult as you might think. It's basically a matter of going to a Thai mobile phone shop or department store (they literally have hundreds of mobile phone shops) and browsing for a nice, reasonably new model that looks like it's been well cared for and not thrown around by a jealous Thai boyfriend!
When you purchase your phone (you'd be amazed how cheaply priced you can pick up a recent or new model mobile phone in Thailand!) grab yourself a SIM card and number as well. You can buy a SIM and number for about $6. Plug the card into your phone, put some Thai baht in, and you're ready to roll.
To top up your phone, buy a $2-20 scratch card, scratch the code off, enter the number into your phone and you're good to go. Otherwise walk into any Thai mobile shop and ask for an 'online' top up or point to your phone - they'll know what you mean. After you've paid the $2-$3 or thereabouts, you'll have your own Thai number you can give to all your new friends!
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