[dsr_]

Do the people in Thailand who make $7/day generally have reliable access to the Internet for 8 hours a day, with a cost for network access and smartphone under $8/day? And a ready source of loans to cover the initial purchase? And can they read English?

[wsc981]

Yeah, internet in our remote village is quite excellent. I've worked from home with on mobile 4G internet, was good enough for video calling. And now have proper broadband in home of course.

English skills aren't great for most people, though if people really wanted to could learn for free using apps like Duolingo (there's English lessons for Thai people).

A lot of people have decent smartphones. Good 4G internet for a month cost me around 600 Baht per month (~15 USD). Sure could be expensive if people make 300 Baht a day, but if they could work through Mechanical Turk, they could quickly earn back the cost, since they would likely earn more compared to working on a farm.

Thai people like to lend money a lot. They're the most indebted of SEA when looking at loans compared to their incomes [0]. The use these loans to buy new cars, houses and phones as well.

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[0]: https://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/citylife-articles/drowning...

[nl]

Yes.

You will probably get better English skills in Philippines or India, but the economics are similar.