make my phone work

[jamduf]

I will be going on my longest stay in Pattaya soon and I want my phone to work this time. Where do I go and approximately how much it cost. I am assuming there is a SIM card for every phone that will make it work. Is that right?

[forqalso]

What kind of phone do you have and who is your carrier?

[Crash]

Most likely is that you need to get your phone unlocked.  You may be able to get this done in Thailand.  As forqalso questioned above, you need to tell us more about your phone, model, carrier if you need help.

[jamduf]

virgin mobile LG

[rhodie]

As said above, your phone would appear to be locked. Need to get it unlocked. Try Tukom.

[Seedy]

Tesco Lotus are doing a brand new Nokia for 500 Baht.  Nice and simple and will certainly work on any Thai network.

[Crash]

Virgin Mobile USA is a CDMA carrier. Their parent Sprint has a roaming agreement in Thailand but I don't think it extends to their MVNO's. Now I am wondering just where you inserted that SIM? 

 

American CDMA carriers do not use SIM's except for their LTE phones.

 

You will need to bring an unlocked GSM phone or buy one in Thailand.  As suggested by BM Seedy, just get one when you arrive.  Easy and cheap.

[hetepatat]

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2407896,00.asp

 

For the OP : read this. It explains a bit why you cant use your phone in thailand, where they have gsm networks only.