Contact - Pattaya
Telephone
Most telephone numbers in this article are shown in "international" format. To dial these numbers locally, replace the +66 with a zero, thus:
international: tel. +66-38428750
from a Thai 'phone: dial 038428750
Overseas calls can be made from many agencies and Internet shops, as well as guesthouses/hotels and the like - most advertise a rate of 10 baht/minute (or 20 baht/minute to mobile 'phones).
Pattaya Telecommunications Centre (183/44
Soi Post Office - opposite side to the Post Office, about 6 shops east) is open Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00. Outside, in the 24/7 payphones booth, there's an International Operator Direct Connection (IODC / Home Country Direct) service 'phone
which provides one button press connections (suitable for making collect calls) to operators in: Australia; Canada; Denmark; France; Germany; Hong Kong; Indonesia; Italy; Japan; Netherlands; New Zealand; Philippines (Philcom + PLDT);
Singapore; Sweden; Taiwan; UK; USA (AT&T + MCI + Sprint).
Pattaya area code - from a Thai 'phone: 038 (from abroad: +66-38)
overseas operator: dial 100
[edit]Internet
see also: Internet access
Internet
access is very widely available, and speed and reliability of connection is generally good; however, as is the case throughout Thailand, some websites are blocked by Thai ISPs - notably gambling sites (as part of the government's tough
line on all gambling), pornography portals, and anonymous proxy services.
The majority of Internet shops tend to open late and close late, but many are open 24/7; prices range from 120 baht/hour down to 20 baht/hour. One baht per
minute is typical for predominantly tourist-oriented shops, many of which also offer lower rates for pre-paid blocks of time. It's not difficult to find well-equipped, quiet, air-con Internet cafés that charge 30 baht/hour if you shop
around a little; likewise shops that can accommodate users who want to hook up their own laptops can easily be found. Printing (black/white) is usually 10 baht/page (30 baht/page for colour).
Many Internet cafés and
photo-processing shops have facilities for off-loading digital photos from memory cards and burning them to CD, for which the going rate is 100 baht per CD. As always, carefully verify the integrity of the images on the CD before
re-formatting the memory card, and consider having two copies burned to CD - one CD to send home by mail, the other CD to take home in your luggage as a backup.
Post
Pattaya has several post offices, the most central of which can be found (believe it or not) halfway along Soi Post Office (Soi 13/2). As well as the usual postal services, it handles Western Union transactions and hosts a large number of
post/security boxes. On weekdays (except public holidays) it's open 08:30-16:30, and on Saturday and Sunday and public holidays it's open 09:00-12:00; tel. +66-38429340 /1
Jomtien Post Office is at Jomtien Beach Road Soi 5 - tel. +66-38231944
Thailand Post Co.Ltd
DHL - locations
FedEx Express - locations
UPS - locations
One-stop-shops that handle DHL, EMS, FedEx, TNT, UPS etc are
relatively common. Try:
Pattaya Postal Service, Soi Buakhao (524/26 Moo 10); tel. +66-38720418 - open 10:30-18:00 (closed Sundays).
PAWS Post Service, Pattaya New Plaza (329/10 Moo 9 - off Second Road); tel. +66-38720957 - open
10:30-18:00 (closed Sundays).
Clubs & Associations
A.A. (Alcoholics Anonymous) - tel. +66-79270437 / +66-18634581
Expat clubs/associations:
Pattaya Expats Club - tel. +66-18154580 (meets 11:30 Saturdays at the Grand Solé Hotel, Second Road)
Dutch Expats Club
Scandinavian Expats Pattaya - tel. +66-15236080
PAWS (Pattaya Animal Welfare Foundation) - tel. +66-38427236 / paws_pattaya@hotmail.com
PILC (Pattaya International Ladies Club) - tel. +66-60956928
Y.W.C.A. - tel. +66-38716316 / pattaya@ywcabangkok.com
Immigration
Pattaya Immigration Office is now housed in new premises near the inland end of Jomtien Beach Road Soi 5 (most maps show the old Soi 8 location, which closed in December 2005). Opening hours are 08:30-16:30 weekdays, 08:30-12:00
(extentions/notifications only) on Saturdays (tel. +66-38252750 / fax. +66-38252751-111 / e-mail pattaya_imm@hotmail.com); casual but smart attire is OK, however entry in swimwear or without a shirt is not permitted.
Entry permit
extensions are processed on a same day (if applied for before noon - collect after 15:00) or next working day (if applied for after noon) basis. On Saturdays, previous applications can be collected, and new applications can be submitted
(for collection next working day). For most nationalities, a 30 day entry permit stamp will usually be extended to 45 days (whereas in Bangkok only an additional 10 days will be given) and a 60 day entry permit stamp will usually be
extended to 90 days (further extensions beyond 90 days are also possible). In all cases, the entry permit extension fee is 1900 baht, and two passport photos must be supplied. Photocopies (5 baht) and photos (100 baht for two) are
available from a shop inside the immigration office compound (these prices are about four times as much as can easily be found elsewhere). Note that entry permit extensions are discretionary, and must be applied for in person; shorter
extensions are likely to be issued to nationalities who do not qualify for "Visa Free" entry, longer extensions may be issued in exceptional circumstances (such as ill health or bereavement).
Pattaya Immigration staff
also operate a temporary office at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital (on Sukhumvit Road) from 13:00-14:00 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of every month, which can be used by foreigners who meet certain requirements (essentially, for inpatients and
outpatients and their immediate families and/or carers).
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