Saturday, January 13, 2007

• Call from overseas to AIT: +66-2-524-xxxx, where xxxx is phone extension (e.g, 6852).
• Call from Bangkok or inside Thailand to AIT (same to using mobile phone): 02-524-xxxx.
  
• International out calling - use of mobile phone. There are two ways:

1. Dial 009+country code + area code + phone number. e.g: to Vietnam, HCM: 009-848-825-1245.
2. Dial 001+country code + area code + phone number. e.g: to Vietnam, HCM: 001-848-825-1245.

• Service using 009 prefix is NetIP call. Sometimes it gets low signal due to high traffic. Prefix 001 is a normal service.
• International out calling - use of phone card: phone card can be purchased at 108, Minimart of Bookstore. Phone cards are also including many types: Netphone, cable phone. Netphone is at around 25-30 THB per minute; cable phone is at 40-50 THB per minute but with higher sound quality.
  
• Call out from desk phone: Only registered phones can call outside AIT. All other student's desk phone must be registered with AIT Phone Operator before being able to call outside number. Registration free is 300 THB (data from 2005).
• Call to Bangkok: 02-xxx-xxxx
• Call to other provinces: 0x-xxx-xxxx
• Use of phone boxes: Phone boxes are located near AIT dormitories D and groceries. Calling free to Bangkok is 3 THB per call. Time is unlimited until hang up.
  
• Fax to Bangkok: 3 THB per job.
• Pirated phone card: There are some people selling pirated netphone cards for international call at 5-10 THB per minute. Do not buy from them because they're stealing credit cards and converting that dirty money into phone cards. Some others acquire satellite services for phone calls illegally.

• Phone operation in AIT:

1. Operator: dial 9 to acquire information from AIT phone operator.
   
2. Automatic callback: if the target number is busy, dial 6 and wait for 3 seconds, then hang up. When the other side has finished the current call, your desk phone will automatically be rang. Lift up and start the conversation.

• Services:

1. Taxi: 6300
2. Security, campus jobs: 6000
3. AIT Center: 5250, 5252
4. Ambulance, clinic: 5286
5. AIT Police box: 5051
6. GRU (GRO): 5022
7. Student Union: 5979
8. ITServ Helpdesk: 6082
9. AIT Gate #1: 6000
10. AIT Gate #2: 6003
11. Housing Maintenance: 5987
12. Voluntary Emergency Key Lost: 5885