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Thailand's mail service is
reliable and efficient. Major hotels provide basic postal
services on their premises. Bangkok's Central G.P.O. on New
Road is open from 8.00 AM to 6.00 PM, Mondays through Fridays,
and from 9.00 AM to 1.00 PM on Saturdays, Sundays, and public
holidays. Telegrammes may be sent at any time of the day or
night. Upcountry post offices maintain similar hours, except
that they close at 4.30 PM. |
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| International phone calls can be
made quite easily from mid- to upper-level hotels. There
'is direct dialling to and from more than 80 countries
on five continents. Rates for calling out of the country
are normally considerably higher than for calling in so
if you expect a long conversation you might save some
money by having your party call back if possible. If you
can't call from your hotel, go to the General Post
Office (GPO) on New Road, or major post offices, and
call from special booths for overseas calls. |
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All better hotels will offer
complete telex, telegraph and facsimile ("fax") services. The
GPO offers telex service around-the-clock. Numerous private
businesses offer such facilities, most often in conjunction
with transla tion services. |
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International Roaming Mobile
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| The Subscriber Identity Module Card (SIM
Card) is now introduced to serve Thai and foreign customers
who are travelling around the world and must be used in
conjunction with a Digital GSM mobile phone within the 900MHz
range or a Digital PCN mobile phone within the 1800MHz range.
Services are now available in Thailand. |
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Internet
Service |
| In response to globalization, Thailand
has been expanding information services for tourists through
the Internet system. Services are now available at Thailand's
leading hotels. |
