Technology Thailand

AIS sells Thailand's first Android phone

Not quite making the local headlines like True Move did with the release of the iPhone 3G on its network, AIS has started selling the HTC Magic running on Android. Trend-savvy Thais have yet to target this OS, but techheads are sure to be excited. The Magic is exclusive to AIS and comes with six months' worth of unlimited data over EDGE and free 250MB of data over 3G. You also get an additional 250 baht discount to your monthly phone bill for a 12-month period.

AIS Serenade-level subscribers get an additional 1,000 baht rebate at the time of purchase.

Well, with all good things, there comes a bad. Mainly, it's the 25,900 baht selling price. Open source is supposed to make phones cheaper, but this comes in slightly higher than the iPhone which now starts at 23,275 baht from True Move. Price point aside, if you're lucky enough to be in its 3G coverage area, this phone is sure to make you think twice before you go out to a True Move shop to pick up an iPhone.

More information on the HTC Magic can be found here. Information on AIS' 3G products and services can be found at its Web site.

Recent Comments

venbab: it is really a hard think to say but still i have tryed some the first thing is rss ... more »

jill123: Thanks for the info. I hope this becomes available here soon. As for one that charges netbooks and notebooks, ... more »

Jesadac: That is impressive, especially the the fax modem driver. Vista was a pain it could not find my MoBo's ... more »

montbkk: The only driver I needed to download before the hardware would work was for my Creative Sound Card, an ... more »

Jesadac: Hi Montbkk. Great to hear that its working out for you. just curious though, have you had any hardware ... more »

montbkk: I have installed windows 7 Ultimate and I am very pleased with it....and much surprised because I had read ... more »

Most Discussed

Win a Nokia E75 right here  (66 comments)

Hands on with an iPhone 3G running 3.0  (47 comments)

I see an iPhone in Thailand's near future  (34 comments)

Keyboard madness: My search for the perfect QWERTY device  (29 comments)

iPhone 3G S & OS 3.0--highlights  (28 comments)

Alternative news sources during Thai civil unrest  (17 comments)

Browse Archive

2009

 January  April  July  October

 February  May  August  November

 March  June  September

 

2008

 April  July  October

 May  August  November

 June  September  December