Is 3G phones common in Thailand?
Some phones do come with internet access but technology infrastructure is quite bad in Thailand. People in Thailand are not used to using internet on their mobile. Young people in their teens usually use for social networking sites like Hi5. 4. In one of your blogs, you mentioned that Thailand’s online advertising is lackluster as it makes up only 1.5% of total spent on advertising. Reasons being the lack of broadband infrastructure and consumer habits. Tell us more about the “less mature consumer habits”. Thais are less tech-savvy. In comparison in UK where the average consumer in London spends 10-15 minutes on train accessing internet. Compared to London, The fact they have internet in pocket and able to assess internet even at home or work on their computers shows there is high daily exposure to online advertising. You can also watch TV on computer. PCs are expensive and less common in the Thai market. In effect, they are less tech-savvy. Their web experience is less intensive. 5. A
