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Many people rent a scooter (Honda Click type) with prices ranging around 250-350 THB per day these days. There are discounts for longer rentals that can be negotiated. The rental places will ask for a passport or other id as a deposit during the rental which should be avoided. A cash deposit is usually possible as an alternative.

Wearing a helmet is mandatory and highly recommended even though it’s not always enforced by police. Many locals usually don’t wear one. But please be safe and do. There are many road accidents every year, some fatal~~. Due to the remote location, an ambulance may take a while to get to you~~.

Wearing a helmet is mandatory and highly recommended even though it’s not always enforced by police. Many locals usually don’t wear one. But please be safe and do. There are many road accidents every year, some fatal.

You can also rent e-bikes or normal bicycles. The latter can be a challenge though, esp. towards the ~~south~~ of the island where it gets a bit hilly.

You can also rent e-bikes or normal bicycles. The latter can be a challenge though, esp. towards the South of the island where it gets a bit hilly.

Taking a tuktuk is easy and safe. You can hail them on the main road. Be sure to negotiate a price before the trip. Should be in the 50-100 THB range for trips within a neighborhood, or 150-250 THB for trips to the next beach over.

Renting a car is ~~very~~ uncommon. Thailand is driving on the left.

Renting a car is uncommon. Thailand is driving on the left.

== Accommodations ==

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== Internet ==

LTE and 5G internet access is available throughout the island. ~~Someone might also bring a Starlink terminal~~. ~~The island does~~ not ~~have fiber internet except as backhaul (AFAIK)~~

LTE and 5G internet access is available throughout the island.

A lot of places have free wi-fi. ~200 Mb/s synchronous bandwidth is not uncommon.

== SIM cards ==

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* icy

* donpdonp

* fluob

* anon

* ''(your name/alias here)''

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 Many people rent a scooter (Honda Click type) with prices ranging around 250-350 THB per day these days. There are discounts for longer rentals that can be negotiated. The rental places will ask for a passport or other id as a deposit during the rental which should be avoided. A cash deposit is usually possible as an alternative.
-Wearing a helmet is mandatory and highly recommended even though it’s not always enforced by police. Many locals usually don’t wear one. But please be safe and do. There are many road accidents every year, some fatal. Due to the remote location, an ambulance may take a while to get to you.
+Wearing a helmet is mandatory and highly recommended even though it’s not always enforced by police. Many locals usually don’t wear one. But please be safe and do. There are many road accidents every year, some fatal.
-You can also rent e-bikes or normal bicycles. The latter can be a challenge though, esp. towards the south of the island where it gets a bit hilly.
+You can also rent e-bikes or normal bicycles. The latter can be a challenge though, esp. towards the South of the island where it gets a bit hilly.
 Taking a tuktuk is easy and safe. You can hail them on the main road. Be sure to negotiate a price before the trip. Should be in the 50-100 THB range for trips within a neighborhood, or 150-250 THB for trips to the next beach over.
-Renting a car is very uncommon. Thailand is driving on the left.
+Renting a car is uncommon. Thailand is driving on the left.
 == Accommodations ==
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 == Internet ==
-LTE and 5G internet access is available throughout the island. Someone might also bring a Starlink terminal. The island does not have fiber internet except as backhaul (AFAIK)
+LTE and 5G internet access is available throughout the island.
+A lot of places have free wi-fi. ~200 Mb/s synchronous bandwidth is not uncommon.
 == SIM cards ==
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 * icy
 * donpdonp
+* fluob
 * anon
 * anon
 * ''(your name/alias here)''
+You can also [https://plektos.app/event/naddr1qqjxywtpxajnsd3k95uxzwpe956rwe3394sn2dph95engd3jvdsnze3svd3nxqgkwaehxw309ahx7um5wghxkmmnd4hhxtn0wfnsygql0yzccaazynjmugnv3upyetx66nt5rp2awhke7y288w5whphpevpsgqqq0jeqacu4av RSVP on Nostr] instead.