Thailand is known as "The Land of Smiles." While you're snorkeling around Turtle Island and shopping for coconut-wood souvenirs, you want to make sure that you are able to use your cell phone in the case of an emergency. Using a cell phone in Thailand is easy if you follow the correct procedures.
Instructions
1. Purchase the correct plug adaptors from an electronics store before you leave home so that you can charge your cell phone while in Thailand. Thailand uses plug types "A" and "C."
2. Use a transformer that can handle 220 volts, which is the voltage used in Thailand, when charging your cell phone. Your cell phone will likely fry if you do not use the correct transformer.
3. Call your cell phone provider to make sure that they offer phone coverage in Thailand. Ask to be upgraded to international roaming.
4. Consider renting a cell phone or SIM card to use with your personal cell phone if your cellular company does not offer coverage in Thailand.
5. Know dial locally within Thailand. If you are dialing a place in Thailand with the same area code as which you are calling, just dial the number. If the number has a different area code, dial "0," plus the area code, plus the phone number.
6. Know call the United States from Thailand. First dial "001" (this is the international prefix to dial outside of Thailand). Then dial "1" (this is the international code used to dial to the U.S.). Follow that by the area code and phone number.
