Internet Service Providers

Adapted from an article in Post Database, Wednesday 23, 1997

Internet Thailand Service Centre (ITSC)

Contact: 642-7065-6 or fax 640-7064.

WorldNet: a 20-hour text account costs 300 baht monthly, 200 baht application fee and 20 baht for each additional hour.

WorldNet Plus: a 20-hour graphics account costs 900 baht monthly, with a 300-baht application fee and 30 baht for each additional hour.

BizNet Plus: a 40-hour graphics account with a 1,400 baht monthly fee, a 300 baht application fee and 30 baht for each additional hour.

Internet KSC Group

Contact: 576-0990 or fax 576-0900-7.

A 20-hour Premium Graphics account costs 900 Baht monthly and 25 Bath for each additional hour.
The one-time charge is 300 Baht.

KSC also offers an Instant Internet package with 15 hour of access. The cost is 599 Baht.
Additional hour rates:
..... 800 Bath for 20 hours of access
.....1,800 Bath for 50 hours of access

Promotion
Apply for KSC 6 months Premium Graphic Account cost 5,130 Bath get free Supra Express 33.6 Kbps Modem
(valid until 30 November 1997)

To extent the service of KSC Instant Internet,will be offered special rates (valid until 31 December 1997)
..... 800 Bath for 30 hours of access
.....1,800 Bath for 70 hours of access

For member who pay for the amount due or pay any advanced amount from the statement period of September 25-October 26,1997 will get 25% credit reward of the paid amount to your account.(valid until 30 November 1997)

Value-added services include Domestic Roaming, International Roaming, Mailalert and electronic Publishing.

The branch offices are in Ayudthaya, Chiang Mai, Lampang, Prae, Chon Buri, Phuket, Khon Kaen and Udon Thani.

Loxley Information (Loxinfo)

Contact: 679-7890 or fax 679-7899.

Loxinfo offers nationwide access in 14 provinces including Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Had Yai, Khon Kaen, Lampang, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan, Pattaya, Phuket, Phitsanulok, Suphan Buri, Surat Thani, Ubon Ratchathani and Udon Thani.

The individual Internet service rates are as follows:

Web 1: a 10-hour graphics account charging 500 baht a month and 40 baht for each additional hour.

Web 2: a 20-hour graphics account with a 900 baht monthly fee and 30 baht for each additional hour.

Users can choose either a 1,200 baht Web kit (30 hour) or a 300 baht application fee as a start-up fee. Value-added services include international roaming, Mail Alert for alerting customers of email messages via their pager, and the NetAccess Card (an instant Internet account).

The cards are available at Loxinfo, Mail Boxes, Hilton International at Nai Lert Park, Chulalongkorn Book Centre, Harindhorn (Thai Oil) Building, Sansiri Co at Siripinyo Building and Siam Intercontinental Hotel.

Samart CyberNet

Contact: 937-0800 ext 5214 fax 937-0810.

Economy: a 10-hour graphics account with 1 Mb of disk space and unlimited email messages. The monthly fee is 500 baht and 50 baht for each additional hour of access.

Standard: a 20-hour graphics account with 2 Mb of disk space and unlimited email messages. The monthly fee is 800 baht and 30 baht for each additional hour.

Deluxe: a 40-hour graphics account with 2 Mb of disk space and unlimited email messages. The monthly fee is 1,200 baht and 30 baht for each additional hour.

The Start-up fee for all accounts is 300 baht.

Info News

Contact: 308-0500 or fax 308-0789.

Info News offers a Thai language on-line database system as an add-on service. The Internet service rate for a 30-hour graphic account is 600 baht a month and 2,000 baht for application fee.

A 5% discount will be offered for six month subscriptions and a 10% discount for 12 month subscriptions.

Those who subscribe from now until the end of this month will be exempt from the start-up fee.

The company also offers Internet starter kit packages: 20-hour access for 499 baht, and 20-hour graphics access for 999 bath. The ISP has recently opened offices in Khon Kaen, Rayong and Udorn Thani.

A-Net

Contact: 861-1555 ext 5201-5212 and 861-1565-66.

A 10-hour graphic account costs 399 baht a month, with a 250 baht application fee and 35 baht per extra hour of usage.

A 20-hour graphic account costs 749 baht monthly, with a 200 baht application fee and 25 baht for each additional hour.

Idea Net

Contact: 440-0440 or fax: 440-0450.

Graphic Mode 1: a 20-hour graphic account, 800 baht monthly fee, 300 baht start-up fee and 30 baht for each extra hour. Subscribers receive an A4 space for publishing their own home page free.

Graphic Mode 2: variety of service hours from 10 to unlimit hours. Those who subscribe for at least 38 hours will receive a free A4 personal home page.

A 10-hour starter kit available from Book Chest outlets and various computer PC shops, costs 360 baht.

Data Line Thai under Datamat Group of companies

Contact: 310-5333, 310-5335 or fax at 310-5332.

The company offers only one type of service: a 20-hour graphic account carries a 300 baht start-up fee, 900 baht monthly charge and 30 baht for each additional hour of access.

Subscribers receive space to post their own home page on the Web free.

Inet, M.Group's subsidiary

Contact: 617-0911-21

Inet offers Internet roaming service among 20 countries. The company offers two types of Internet starter kits: a 10-hour access for 499 baht and a 20-hour access for 799 baht.

For extended hours of usage, the company offers: a 20-hour access for 1,200 baht, a 40-hour access for 1,400 baht and a 120-hour access for 3,700 baht.

The Internet Access packages are available at Dokya Bookstore, BookChest Bookstore, ShowTimes Shop, IEC, iMart super stores and M&V shops.

WorldNet, subsidiary of Multi media & Service Co under UCOM Group

Contact: 953-0303

A 20-hour graphics account costs 900 baht monthly.

A 40-hour graphics account costs 1,200 baht monthly. The start-up fee for both accounts is 300 baht. Those who subscribe from now until the end of the month need not to pay the application fee.