Hi,
I have not been able to get back to Thailand since Covid and during that time, K-Bank’s PIN 2 has been depreciated in favor of SMS-OTP and now K-Plus App. I still have no plans to go back to Thailand at least in 2023 but I now have a need to make some transfers to pay back rent etc.
I contacted the bank and they say they can mail me a Thai SIM card to either somewhere in Thailand or my overseas address. However, they said they can’t mail to my “friend in Thailand”; I could always mail to my friend’s address under my name, so I don’t get that.
Has anyone done this before? What’s the catch? What hidden fees am I expecting to pay? e.g. to maintain a Thai phone plan, the cost of shipping?
If I mail it to my overseas address, it wouldn’t work unless it is roaming correct? In that case, the bank must have some auto deduction from my account for that roaming.
I like to know if others have gone through this before responding to the bank. The email from them is a bit unclear in details (also owing to the language barrier), and each time I get a response, my understanding of the previous changes slightly.
Thanks
Matt