Internet Access on Phuket and in Thailand

ADSL

Works over regular telephone lines; however, the distance between your router and the equipment at telephone station is limited.

GPRS/EDGE

Works through your mobile phone connected to your computer. All mobile phone providers have this service now. USB modems are abound and inexpensive.

Wireless Hotspots

ipStar

Satellite dish providing two-way Internet connectivity. The only high-speed solution in remote areas until CDMA coverage will grow. The declared speeds can be high but in reality they are rarely true. Go for CDMA instead if you are within coverage. No real IPs.

CAT Telecom CDMA

Our company provides an affordable solutions to use 2 or more different internet links together to increase bandwidth and to provide automatic failover if one or more links fail. For example, a hotel may use 3 ADSL links in parallel and have an automatic switchover to ipStar if there is a major problem with a telephone cables.

ACeS Satellite Network

Used mostly on boats, the FR-190G ACeS terminal supports Internet communication at the data rate of 2400 bps. Obviously at this speed and cost of about 20 baht per minute it is mostly used for plain text emails.

GPRS, EDGE, CDMA, ipStar and modems in Phuket, Thailand