How long does a Thai sim card remain active?

[slipperysam]

Hi, I got a thai number last trip January 2013 and I have had thai phone numbers before but always lost the phone. This trip I managed not to lose my phone and I still have the sim card (DTAC). I was wondering will it still be alive in December 2013 or will I have to get a new number. I know here in Aust if you don't put credit on the phone it gets deactivated, is DTAC the same? 

[Dalef65]

I believe if you dont put credit on the SIM it gets de-activated after approx 3 months....

[yobbo]

True Move sims have 12 month expiry.

[leeds]

you can keep your sim live by texting a code costs 12bhat for 6 months with dtac must be done before the sim runs out,theres a thread on here with the different access codes,

[Dalef65]

you can keep your sim live by texting a code costs 12bhat for 6 months with dtac must be done before the sim runs out,theres a thread on here with the different access codes,

 

 

Cant find the thread..

Could you give an idea how to do this...

Can you text from outside LOS or do you have to do it b4 you leave...

[leeds]

you can extend from the uk,will post details how to do later

[mickyirish]

Via Internet you can add load by credit card google dtac

[butler]

for dtac text *101*9# this tells you your balance and expire date 

[Dalef65]

you can extend from the uk,will post details how to do later

 

Thanks Pal..

[yahderhey]

Is there a reason you want the same number, if not a new SIM card is cheap.

[G Baht]

you can keep your sim live by texting a code costs 12bhat for 6 months with dtac must be done before the sim runs out,theres a thread on here with the different access codes,

DTAC Happy

 

Adding  *9 returns English language. So *101# would give a Thai message. *101*9# would be in English.

Check your remaining balance – Press: *101*9# send or *101# send

Check your GPRS/EDGE/3G credit – Press: *101*4*9# send

Check your SMS credit – Press: *101*2*9# send

Find out your phone number – Press: *102*9# send

Check your Promotion – Press: *103*9# send – Switch plans IVR: Press *1003 send

Current and last month’s usage – Press *108*9# send

Emergency refill service – Press *110*9# send

Wrong number Refund service – Keypress:*111*9# send – IVR:*1011

Emergency Call Me Back – Press: *114*10_digits_number_you_want_contact*9# send – IVR:*1490

Turn on IR (International Roaming):Press: *118*9#send or *1018 send

Check the price of a call to any country – Press: 004 international_number_to_call send

Send money from PostPaid to a prepaid Happy phone – IVR: *1411Press : *141*happy_number*amount# send Amounts: 20, 50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500

Live Thai to English translation service: IVR: *1021 send

Check remaining balance of your internet package – *101*4*9# send

 

AIS 12Call

 

*120 KeyPress:*120*_Top-up-code_# send – Add Credit – IVR

*139*3# send – Check your remaining data plan balance

*121 send or Press: *121#send – Check your remaining balance

*121*1# send – Check your bonus balance.

*125 or Press *125*1# send – Turn on International Roaming

*545# send – Get your own phone number

*139# send – Check remaining SMS/GPRS/WiFi balance

*777 send – Change Promotion

*700 send – Balance and validity transfer, language change and call me back service

*120 send Call: 900120 send – Activate new SIM

*292* 12call number *amount # send (20,50,100,200,300,500)–Transfer credit from Post Paid to 12Call

*140 send or *140*1* 12call number*amount# send (10,20,50,100)–Transfer credit to another user

*500*9# send – Add 30 days validity for 30 THB on Mao Mao package

 

AIS 1-2-Call International Calling with 005 and 00500 (cheaper)

 

Dial 005 or 00500 before the number to use these rates from AIN Globelines service. Example: AUSTRALIA Dial 00500 > 61 14 XXXXXXX = 7 Baht / Min. All keypress codes free.

Check “00500? call rate to another country – Press *005*0*country code#send

Check “500? call rate to another country – Press: *500*1*country code#send

Return address and phone number of the countries embassy – Press: *500*2*country code#send

Check the cost of your most recent 005 international call – Press: *500*3#send

Check current time in countries time zone – Press: *500*3*country code#send

True Move Keypress Codes

 

Refill your credit – Press: *123*top up number#send

Balance check – Press: #123#send

Show your number – Press: *833#send or 99send

Extend Validity – Call: *9344send (3 baht per call)

Check promotion – Press: *835#send

Switch Promotion – Call: 9305send

Change Language – Call: 9304send

TrueMove Care – Call: 1331send (3 baht per call) or +66-8-9100-1331

Activate new SIM card: 9302sendor #110#send

Low cost call: 00600+Country Code+Area Code+Destination Numbersend

First call: 006+Country Code+Area Code+Destination Numbersend

Get free wifi: Text “wifi” to 9433 send (username and pass will be sent via sms)

Buy WiFi for one day: Text “1day” to 9434send

Sign up of WiFi / EDGE / GPRS / 3G: *9000send

Change Language: 9304send

Activate GPRS: 9779send

[leeds]

extend sim dtac happy dial *113* enter no of days 30/90/180 *9# call. costs 2 baht for every 30 day extension taken from existing credit,can be done from uk,you receive a text back confirming sim extension date

[Gone with the wind]

My DTAC has been inactive for 12 months a couple of times. I just go to the DTAC counter on arrival and they re-activate it when I put some credit onto it.

[Pidean]

Hmm, I use DTAC too and get back to LOS every 6 months.

My sim card is always expired or empty when I get back and I end up having to buy a new one at kiosk at Shewannaboom.

They always tell me it is finished and must buy new card.

Maybe I will see if I can reactivate it with credit next trip.

[seans]

If you go to the DTAC shop in Big C Extra they will extend it for you and give you 12 months

[Kane137]

One of the lovely ladies at the AIS stand in BKK told me if no credit is applied for 3 months they cease

 

Whether the same SIM / number can be resurrected I'm not sure..

[butler]

My DTAC has been inactive for 12 months a couple of times. I just go to the DTAC counter on arrival and they re-activate it when I put some credit onto it.

nice one big l , best reply so far .

[17hrs2freedom]

i heard 1 year.

[dount]

Thank you G Baht, awesome info. especially the explanation on Call AIS 1-2 for international calls.   

[Gone with the wind]

My DTAC has been inactive for 12 months a couple of times. I just go to the DTAC counter on arrival and they re-activate it when I put some credit onto it.

 

 

 

Hmm, I use DTAC too and get back to LOS every 6 months.

My sim card is always expired or empty when I get back and I end up having to buy a new one at kiosk at Shewannaboom.

They always tell me it is finished and must buy new card.

Maybe I will see if I can reactivate it with credit next trip.

That's interesting. I've never had an issue. When I give them the sim maybe they swap it over for a new one and just transfer the number. Dunno, I've never taken much notice when at the counter. But in any case I've had the same number for about 7 years.