Firstly: 1-2-call is the service I use and I cannot believe how cheap their calls are. I pay 2 baht for the first minute then just 25 satang after that (3 baht the first minute to other networks- then the same 0.25 after that).
This promotion came about as part of a price war and was matched my the other networks and has made me extremely happy
SMS (text) messages are 2 baht each.
When I think about the prices I was paying in the UK - It brings a smile to my face
How long this will last - who knows. My deal ends at the end of the year and its anybody's guess what will happen then (Perhaps Orange will not exist by then ?)
As regards not being able to get through, well that is/was a contentious subject as it appears (but is denied of course) that certain networks were blocking calls to networks other than their own. This was apparent as if you had the same sim card - the person could be called, but if the sims were different companies, the call could not be connected. Coincidence ?? hmmmmm. The press picked up on it and there were too many instances for it to be a fluke - but denied by the companies of course.
Now who was it that owns a major telephone company in thailand - ermmmmmmmmm???
Shame about Orange as the big boys bully them into the sidelines. their rates were always better but the coverage is lousy - as people have found.
Certain cynical people in Thailand have accused the latest phone registration scheme as a ploy to have documented information about mobile phone users (ie. name /ID card number/ location/ and most importantly network provider). the story of it being an anti-terrorist measure is somewhat of a joke.
Now who was it who owns a major telephone company in Thailand ?????
) and all of a sudden all my calls were getting through.
O, ok. Thanks....