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Bangkok

2013-05-16T10:11:19Z

‎Bicycle tours:

Bangkok

2013-05-16T07:25:28Z

I don't think that visiting prisoners is a valuable info for a travel guide. Undo revision 2036523 by 24.121.213.16 (talk)

Bangkok

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Cambodia

2013-05-15T21:58:46Z

I don't understand the nature of this change. 110.49.242.83, please explain if the changes were made in good faith. from what i see you have just mixed up the content between Cambodia and Thailand pages....

Thailand

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 Project Bangkok Smile Bike subsidized by city which allowed free bike rental even without deposit just with photo of your passport has been cancelled and all stations dismantled, so don't look for it anymore, only way to rent bicycle in Bangkok is pay in rental shop.
-* <do name="Co van Kessel" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="+66 2 322-9481" email="" fax="" url="http://www.covankessel.com/" hours="" price="950-1,950 baht">Co van Kessel offers many cycling tours through Bangkok, taking in Chinatown, the canals of Thonburi, the "Bangkok Jungle" and many other places in between.</do>
+* <do name="Co van Kessel" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="+66 2 639-7351" email="" fax="" url="http://www.covankessel.com/" hours="" price="950-1,950 baht">Co van Kessel offers many cycling tours through Bangkok, taking in Chinatown, the canals of Thonburi, the "Bangkok Jungle" and many other places in between.</do>
 * <do name="Follow Me Bicycle Tours" alt="" address="126 Sathorn Tai Rd" directions="" phone="+66 2 286-5891" url="http://followmebiketour.com/" hours="" price="1,000 baht" lat="100.5296659469604" long="100.5296659469604" email="" fax="">Follow Me offers half-day bicycle tours through Bangkok's residential streets. Included in the asking price is a fish spa and a barbecue meal after the tour.</do>

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-Around Bangkok are the provinces of [[Nakhon Pathom]] to the west, [[Nonthaburi]] to the northwest (where you can visit prisoners in Bang Kwang ("Big Tiger") prison), [[Pathum Thani]] to the north, [[Chachoengsao]] to the east, [[Samut Prakan]] to the southeast and [[Samut Sakhon]] to the southwest.
+Around Bangkok are the provinces of [[Nakhon Pathom]] to the west, [[Nonthaburi]] to the northwest, [[Pathum Thani]] to the north, [[Chachoengsao]] to the east, [[Samut Prakan]] to the southeast and [[Samut Sakhon]] to the southwest.
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-Around Bangkok are the provinces of [[Nakhon Pathom]] to the west, [[Nonthaburi]] to the northwest, [[Pathum Thani]] to the north, [[Chachoengsao]] to the east, [[Samut Prakan]] to the southeast and [[Samut Sakhon]] to the southwest.
+Around Bangkok are the provinces of [[Nakhon Pathom]] to the west, [[Nonthaburi]] to the northwest (where you can visit prisoners in Bang Kwang ("Big Tiger") prison), [[Pathum Thani]] to the north, [[Chachoengsao]] to the east, [[Samut Prakan]] to the southeast and [[Samut Sakhon]] to the southwest.
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 == Contact ==
 ===Telephone===
-To place an international call, you can buy a prepaid card (available for 30,000 riel at many convenience stores and guesthouses) to use with one of the bright yellow Lenso payphones. You should rarely have trouble finding either of these unless you're way out in the countryside. The international access code is 001.
+Cambodia uses the GSM mobile system and '''Mobitel''' [http://www.mobitel.com.kh] is the largest operator, although competition is stiff. Pre-paid SIM cards are widely available (from US$1), but require a passport to buy. A guest house or tuk-tuk driver may just buy one for you.  Mobitel recently acquired one of their largest competitors, M-Phone, after '''M-Phone declared bankruptcy''' [http://www.dap-news.com/2011-06-14-02-39-55/55827-mfone-mobitel-.html].  This has expanded their coverage and service availability significantly.
-For mobile phone users, Cambodia has six GSM mobile service providers - Mobitel [http://www.mobitel.com.kh], Mfone, Camshin, Hello, Beeline and Smart - which may be useful if you have (or can afford!) a mobile phone that will work on either one or both of the GSM 900 or 1800 frequency bands (consult your phone's technical specifications). If you have one, you can buy a prepaid SIM card for any of the Cambodian carriers in any convenience store for as little as 5,000-20,000 riel and charge it up as you go. The Phnom Penh airport is a good place to buy a SIM card, since the people working at the counters there speak relatively good English.
+===Internet===
-Most phones sold by major carriers are "locked" to the carrier. That means that the phone won't work with a SIM card on another network, unless you get it unlocked. Unlocking a phone involves entering a special code into the phone. The procedure for entering this code depends on the specific phone. Most carriers will give you the unlock code, and instructions on how to unlock it, if you have been a subscriber in good standing (bills paid) for a certain period (about 3 months, but depends on the carrier). Contact your carrier's customer service department, and tell them you plan to use your phone overseas. They will usually give you the unlock code. Once unlocked, you can use any SIM card in the phone. Alternatively, can unlock most phones for less than 50,000 riel. If you need to buy a mobile phone, you can pick those up as well, as a huge selection of cheap secondhand mobiles can be found.
+'''Internet cafes''' are cheap (US$0.50-US$1/hour) and common, even small towns will have at least one offering broadband. In [[Kampot]], [[Kratie]] and [[Sihanoukville]] rates are around US$1/hour. WiFi is increasingly popular, with signals available in some unlikely places: not just in coffee shops but also fast food restaurants, bars, and even gas stations. Domestic broadband prices range from $29.95 to $89.00. Always remember vat is added to all prices, and even the locals pay vat.
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-International rates from a Cambodian carriers are surprisingly good -, for example, charges 1,000 riel/minute to call America. Moreover, you can reduce rates even further - from 1,5 times and up to 5-6x for some countries like Russia - by predialing '''009 or 008 instead of +''' before the international country code. For instance, 009 1(xxx)xxx-xxxx for America will give you 500 riel/minute rate, at the expense of slight voice quality decrease (which is often unnoticeable, though).
-−
-offers very good international call rates from 100 riel per minute to destinations including the USA, Canada, Australia, UK, France and Germany with its Inter SIM promotion. You may find the SIM cards handed out for free at some airports, branded as an airport SIM and including 5 minutes of free calls back home. Note that you should also use prefixes to get those cheap rates, but this, as well as rates for selected countries, is clearly listed on SIM card packages.
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-Coverage is very good throughout the country, all cities and tourist destinations (including resort islands) are well covered, and even in the countryside it's more likely you'll get the network signal than not, especially with Mfone or Mobitel SIM. However, if you plan extended stays in remote non-tourist areas, Mobitel is a better choice, at the expense of more pricey local calls than. But the difference, once very significant, becomes less and less with time, both in call rates and coverage. coverage is considered the worst, with phones occasionally losing signal even in towns. Nevertheless, if you plan to stay only in major cities/islands, and/or don't need you phone available all the time when outside of those - SIM is OK too. As a benefit - now they have 3G (850 MHz only - not all, especially older, handsets do support this band) coverage in [[Phnom Penh]] (center, airport and some other areas) and [[Siem Reap]] (entire city, as of June 2010).
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-If you plan to visit Cambodia at least once a year but not for too long time, consider buying the SIM with minimal validity restrictions (usually one year from the last top up, even if it was 1,000 riel). By doing this, you can re-use this SIM on the next trips, thus avoiding hassle of buying new one every time, keeping your Cambodian number the same, as well as saving a bit. For example, offers SIM plan for that, and before sold this one by default, but now they seem to offer cheaper (but with limited validity) SIM instead. Just ask for the former one. Local calls will be a bit more pricey (international are not affected), but usually this is not of much concern for a short time visitor. has similar (but more expensive) offer too, as well as . If you already got Cambodian SIM and want to switch plan, it is also possible for free or with small charge - consult respective operator's website for details.
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-For short term visitors, international roaming onto Cambodia's GSM networks is possible, subject to agreements between operators.  There is also some CDMA service in Phnom Penh and some other cities which allows expensive roaming for customers of some North American CDMA networks.
-−
-* Cambodia SIM cards - Pre-paid Thailand nationwide SIM cards for use with your mobile phone.
-* Cambodian Prepaid Card - Online top up credit for Thai pre-paid SIM cards.
-* GSM World - Thailand [http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_kh.shtml] - list of networks, coverage maps, and frequency bands
-−
-===Smart Phones / Tablets / Aircards===
-−
-A smart phone is an incredibly useful thing to have while traveling. All six GSM operators offer GPRS/EDGE service. Usually this service is already pre-activated on the prepaid SIM. Internet usage is billed by the minute. Any minute within which your phone accesses the Internet is billed to you. The price of this pay-as-you-use access is not too cheap, around 50 to 100 riel/minute; that is comparable to Internet cafes. However, Internet packages can be purchased, which can save you quite a lot, especially if you use this service often.
-−
-Note that many smartphones will access the Internet in the background, even when you're not actually using the phone or the Internet. This can eat up your minutes quickly if you don't have an unlimited package. Make sure your phone has a reliable way of turning off the Internet usage. For Android phones, try APNDroid, available in the Android Market. For iPhones, you may need to jailbreak your phone and install SBSettings, or simply buy an unlimited/traffic usage-based (TrueMove) package.
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-Some smart phones may require you to manually enter the APN (Access Point Name) for the internet to work. APNs have many configurable parameters, but typically only a few pieces of data are necessary. Check your phone's settings; the procedure for editing APNs varies for different phones.
-−
-Topping up (refilling) an Internet package isn't as straightforward as topping up voice minutes, nevertheless, nothing is impossible if you do know what to do (and even if you can't speak Khmer).
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-===Internet===
-Internet cafés are widespread and most are inexpensive - prices as low as 1,500 riel/hour are commonplace, and speed of connection is generally reasonable but many cafes close at midnight. Higher prices prevail in major package-tourist destinations (6,000 riel/hour is typical, 12,000 riel/hour is not unusual).
+Fast wireless 3G/4G internet (3.5G or 7.2MBpS 3G/4G Modem usb stick, unlocked 3G/4G modem costs 30$) is now available in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville/Kampot/Kep with slower Edge coverage in almost all other areas. Tourists can add 3G/4G mobile internet to their SIM for as little as $3/month (0.8GB max, LT3 package)(Metfone) or 1c/MB with Qbmore or unlimited data package for $25/month (Metfone), equipping another 3G router can form a WiFi hotspot to share internet in your house/neighbourhood.
-Outside the most competitive tourist areas, free WIFI internet is not as common as neighbouring countries in many budget hotels and guesthouses ("mansions") and they usually charge small fee for internet by LAN or Wi-Fi even if you bring your own laptop. While WIFI is commonly available in certain cafes and restaurants, it's commonly provided by telecoms who charge fees using them, and it usually requires a telecom account to finish the registration process.
+Khmer does not yet have a big presence in the electronic world as do Thai or Vietnamese. Phones and computers, and hence Cambodian text messages, emails, social network slobbering and web pages tend to be in English or Khmer transliteration, though Khmer Unicode fonts are becoming more popular and widely available.
-'''Keyloggers''' are all too often installed on the computers in cheap cafes, so be on your guard if using online banking, stock broking or even PayPal. Using cut and paste to enter part of your password may defeat some of them. Or typing part of the user name and password inside the text input field (for password or username) then clicking outside of it someplace in the browser window and typing some characters and then clicking back into the text input field and continuing to type the other part and doing this several times. Otherwise take your own laptop to the Internet cafe.
+===Post===
-If you suddenly and unexpectedly find yourself typing in Khmer (or any other alien script) you've probably accidentally hit whatever key-combination the computer you're using has been configured to use for switching between languages (often Ctrl+spacebar). To change back, use the "Text Services and Input Languages" option (a quick-access menu is usually available via a "KH" icon visible on the taskbar - simply switch it to "EN").
+Once a disaster, a trip to the post office in Cambodia no longer means a final good bye to your consignment. Intercontinental postcards should arrive in 2 weeks; within Asia, 1 week. Domestic rates are cheap however international customs fees and rates can be high, though still less that private carriers.  Some foreign customers have experienced varied results on occasion still.  Packages that disappear or have been gone through with some items missing.  Contact by the post office to notify you that your package has arrived is also unreliable and you should go in person when you suspect your parcel should have arrived.
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 == Contact ==
 ===Telephone===
-Cambodia uses the GSM mobile system and '''Mobitel''' [http://www.mobitel.com.kh] is the largest operator, although competition is stiff. Pre-paid SIM cards are widely available (from US$1), but require a passport to buy. A guest house or tuk-tuk driver may just buy one for you.  Mobitel recently acquired one of their largest competitors, M-Phone, after '''M-Phone declared bankruptcy''' [http://www.dap-news.com/2011-06-14-02-39-55/55827-mfone-mobitel-.html].  This has expanded their coverage and service availability significantly.
+To place an international call, you can buy a prepaid card (available for 30,000 riel at many convenience stores and guesthouses) to use with one of the bright yellow Lenso payphones. You should rarely have trouble finding either of these unless you're way out in the countryside. The international access code is 001.
-===Internet===
+For mobile phone users, Cambodia has six GSM mobile service providers - Mobitel [http://www.mobitel.com.kh], Mfone, Camshin, Hello, Beeline and Smart - which may be useful if you have (or can afford!) a mobile phone that will work on either one or both of the GSM 900 or 1800 frequency bands (consult your phone's technical specifications). If you have one, you can buy a prepaid SIM card for any of the Cambodian carriers in any convenience store for as little as 5,000-20,000 riel and charge it up as you go. The Phnom Penh airport is a good place to buy a SIM card, since the people working at the counters there speak relatively good English.
-'''Internet cafes''' are cheap (US$0.50-US$1/hour) and common, even small towns will have at least one offering broadband. In [[Kampot]], [[Kratie]] and [[Sihanoukville]] rates are around US$1/hour. WiFi is increasingly popular, with signals available in some unlikely places: not just in coffee shops but also fast food restaurants, bars, and even gas stations. Domestic broadband prices range from $29.95 to $89.00. Always remember vat is added to all prices, and even the locals pay vat.
+Most phones sold by major carriers are "locked" to the carrier. That means that the phone won't work with a SIM card on another network, unless you get it unlocked. Unlocking a phone involves entering a special code into the phone. The procedure for entering this code depends on the specific phone. Most carriers will give you the unlock code, and instructions on how to unlock it, if you have been a subscriber in good standing (bills paid) for a certain period (about 3 months, but depends on the carrier). Contact your carrier's customer service department, and tell them you plan to use your phone overseas. They will usually give you the unlock code. Once unlocked, you can use any SIM card in the phone. Alternatively, can unlock most phones for less than 50,000 riel. If you need to buy a mobile phone, you can pick those up as well, as a huge selection of cheap secondhand mobiles can be found.
-Fast wireless 3G/4G internet (3.5G or 7.2MBpS 3G/4G Modem usb stick, unlocked 3G/4G modem costs 30$) is now available in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville/Kampot/Kep with slower Edge coverage in almost all other areas. Tourists can add 3G/4G mobile internet to their SIM for as little as $3/month (0.8GB max, LT3 package)(Metfone) or 1c/MB with Qbmore or unlimited data package for $25/month (Metfone), equipping another 3G router can form a WiFi hotspot to share internet in your house/neighbourhood.
+Internet cafés are widespread and most are inexpensive - prices as low as 1,500 riel/hour are commonplace, and speed of connection is generally reasonable but many cafes close at midnight. Higher prices prevail in major package-tourist destinations (6,000 riel/hour is typical, 12,000 riel/hour is not unusual).
-Khmer does not yet have a big presence in the electronic world as do Thai or Vietnamese. Phones and computers, and hence Cambodian text messages, emails, social network slobbering and web pages tend to be in English or Khmer transliteration, though Khmer Unicode fonts are becoming more popular and widely available.
+Outside the most competitive tourist areas, free WIFI internet is not as common as neighbouring countries in many budget hotels and guesthouses ("mansions") and they usually charge small fee for internet by LAN or Wi-Fi even if you bring your own laptop. While WIFI is commonly available in certain cafes and restaurants, it's commonly provided by telecoms who charge fees using them, and it usually requires a telecom account to finish the registration process.
-===Post===
+'''Keyloggers''' are all too often installed on the computers in cheap cafes, so be on your guard if using online banking, stock broking or even PayPal. Using cut and paste to enter part of your password may defeat some of them. Or typing part of the user name and password inside the text input field (for password or username) then clicking outside of it someplace in the browser window and typing some characters and then clicking back into the text input field and continuing to type the other part and doing this several times. Otherwise take your own laptop to the Internet cafe.
-Once a disaster, a trip to the post office in Cambodia no longer means a final good bye to your consignment. Intercontinental postcards should arrive in 2 weeks; within Asia, 1 week. Domestic rates are cheap however international customs fees and rates can be high, though still less that private carriers.  Some foreign customers have experienced varied results on occasion still.  Packages that disappear or have been gone through with some items missing.  Contact by the post office to notify you that your package has arrived is also unreliable and you should go in person when you suspect your parcel should have arrived.
+If you suddenly and unexpectedly find yourself typing in Khmer (or any other alien script) you've probably accidentally hit whatever key-combination the computer you're using has been configured to use for switching between languages (often Ctrl+spacebar). To change back, use the "Text Services and Input Languages" option (a quick-access menu is usually available via a "KH" icon visible on the taskbar - simply switch it to "EN").
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