Topping up Thai mobile from the west

[Obsession 571]

My Thai phone is about to run out in March. Rather than lose the number, I would prefer to try to extend the expiry date. I dont think getting a TG to text me a top up card number would work as the phone is in the UK. Anyone sussed out how to do it yet? Thanks.

[xen 0]

I don't know if it will help in yr situation but i topped up my phone the other day because it was so low it wouldn't even receive text messages but i had bought some top up cards before i left pattaya .Maybe u could get someone to buy a you a card , get them to scratch the pin and send /email u /text u the pin number which u punch in and that should top u up (did with 123 anyway).

[chuckrivera 1]

You can buy them on eBay and get the seller to top it up for you. I didn't have a problem topping up from the US, but I don't know about the UK.

Edited February 21, 2009 by chuckrivera

[jacko 8,766]

My Thai phone is about to run out in March. Rather than lose the number, I would prefer to try to extend the expiry date. I dont think getting a TG to text me a top up card number would work as the phone is in the UK. Anyone sussed out how to do it yet? Thanks.

Check whether you have international roaming enabled first. Put the SIM in an unblocked phone and see if it can get onto a network. If it doesn't, sorry...end of my knowledge.

If it does, do a balance check to see if that works.......

If so, now you need a top up card. Send £1000 to my Paypal account and I will toddle off the 200m to the 7-11 and buy you a 100 baht one, and PM you the number!

Edited February 21, 2009 by jacko

[pattaya_mad 208]

I just got home and my AIS sim is still working unlike on other trips, I was under the impression that even if your balance expires you can still top up again when you return there

[Obsession 571]

Thanks for the replies.

 

Dont think it has international roaming. Reverts from 1 to call to T Mobile when I get back to the UK. Anyone remember how you top up by text? Is it .......... 120* the top up number* ...... ?

[chuckrivera 1]

*120*PIN#TALK

 

It's not international roaming in the US either on the TMobile network as you can't call out, but topping up doesn't count as a phone call. I've done it in the US no prob. I've also had the seller transfer credit to my number.

[surry 30]

All covered in newbie section page 2

 

one-2-call

 

surry

[jacko 8,766]

Thanks for the replies.

 

Dont think it has international roaming. Reverts from 1 to call to T Mobile when I get back to the UK. Anyone remember how you top up by text? Is it .......... 120* the top up number* ...... ?

Yes well it would hardly get onto 1-2-Call network in the UK.

As I said try a balance check...*121#

To top up....*120*#

 

Someone above suggests that the SIM will still work after the balance has expired, but that would depend on the timeframe... the number might get reclaimed.

[Obsession 571]

As I said try a balance check...*121#

 

Well done that man. The balance check worked. Will ask a TG to send me a 100bht number and that should add a month .

[jacko 8,766]

Well done that man. The balance check worked. Will ask a TG to send me a 100bht number and that should add a month .

There may also be an alternative method whereby you can add money to any Thai number via a Thai bank ATM (as I can do from my HSBC ATM,in the UK, just have to put in the UK phone number). I heard this mentioned once, but when I tried to investigate on the AIS webpage, I'm afraid my lack of the Thai language, stopped me.

Now get yourself off to bed!

Edited February 23, 2009 by jacko