AIS Introduces Affordable “LEARNING FROM HOME” Mobile/Home Internet Package for Thai Children
Serves Up Ready-to-Use Smart Phone Geared to Online Learning Starting from Only 59 Baht in Aid of Parents Nationwide
29 May, 2020: In full support of Thai students ahead of their next school term, AIS is introducing “LEARNING FROM HOME” packages, designed to promote study beyond the classroom and accommodate online learning by providing both highspeed internet and a digital video platform accessible from anywhere in the country full of content expanding on Ministry of Education courses along with all DLTV, VEC TV and all 17 ETC channels. The packages even open up students to the wide world of YouTube and courses for learning English, bringing them to student smartphones, tablets, personal computers, laptops and televisions using the AIS PLAY platform.
The affordable mobile phone, home internet and smartphone packages consist of:
- Mobile phone packages for both prepaid and monthly customers of AIS providing access to DLTV, VEC TV and all 17 ETV channels via the AIS PLAY app from only 59 Baht for 30 days of unlimited access and a package for viewing AIS PLAY and unlimited use of YouTube education channels for only 99 Baht per month.
- The U-ZEED monthly package for school and university students providing access to DLTV, VEC TV and all 17 ETV channels via the AIS PLAY app without using data starting at 250 Baht for 20GB.
- The AIS Fibre quality home internet package is available for only 399 Baht per month providing 100/100 Mbps speeds that can be self-adjusted to up to 200/50 Mbps, an AIS PLAYBOX for viewing DLTV, VEC TV and all 17 ETV channels, on-demand video for accessing educational materials and documentaries, classroom video clips and YouTube using the AIS PLAYBOX browser.
- For parents and guardians looking for a smartphone with unlimited data for online schooling, AIS has partnered with leading manufacturers Huawei, OPPO and VIVO for a campaign supporting online learning in Thailand by offering smartphones with new phone numbers and a free 3-month online learning package at record low prices:
- AIS Super Smart Plus Gen 2 Special Price 990 Baht
- Huawei Y6P Special Price 2,890 Baht
- Oppo A12 Special Price 2,990 Baht
- VIVO Y11 Special Price 3,090 Baht
- Huawei MediaPad T3 LTE Special Price 3,290 Baht (Available from 15 June, 2020)
First 3 months of service are FREE! Monthly payment from the fourth month onward is only 199 Baht per month providing up to 1GB of highspeed internet followed by 512 Kbps, free telephone calls on the AIS network between 6AM and 6PM and free use of the AIS PLAY app. Privileges only available to school and university students who must present their Student or National ID. One privilege per person with phone numbers to be registered as a monthly service to a parent or guardian’s name without contract.
- The AIS PLAY content package for AIS Fibre customers allows for development of English skills through fun and easy to understand online English language courses presented by popular tutor “Andrew Biggs”. Choose from 2 packages for school and university students. The School English package lays foundational knowledge for pre-school, primary and secondary school students while the English for Exams package focuses on preparing learners for the IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, GAT-PAT and O-Net exams. Both are only 99 Baht per month with a free 3-day trial. All courses can be viewed on the AIS PLAYBOX, smartphones, tablets, personal computers, laptops and via the AIS PLAY app or at https://aisplay.ais.co.th
Find out how to purchase a LEARNING FROM HOME smartphone, tablet and data package by visiting www.ais.co.th/learningfromhome
Mr. Pratthana Leelapanang, Chief Consumer Business Officer for AIS, explained “AIS, as a provider of digital services, understands the importance of education, from its roler during the start of the COVID-19 crisis to during Thailand’s recovery. AIS has been developing solutions for effective learning that can be accessed through a variety of mediums at an affordable price across the country in aid of the nation’s parents and guardians and in response to the New Normal that will surely see Thai students having to study both in the offline and online worlds”.