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I have an unlocked samsung cell phone with factory (preinstalled) installed AT&T software called bloatware.

I have been informed that the only way to uninstall this preinstalled software is to root the cell phone. This is an elaborate procede that must be performed by someone that has some expertise.

I can not take the phone to the Samsung service center to have this done.

Does anyone know of a shop or an individual in Pattaya that might be able to root the phone and uninstall this factory preinstalled software?

13 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

It is Trump's stated goal to do everything that he possibly can do to avoid anything that benefits the environment. He wants to open up national parks, monuments and national forests to logging, mining interests, and oil companies, ruining the top park system on the planet. Since it's likely that he's never been to a national park in his lifetime it means nothing to him. He wants to drill on pristine land, he wants to erase air quality standards, and in general he behaves as if we have seven or eight, perhaps nine alternative planets to move to, if we completely foul this one.

 

The man is beyond irresponsible when it comes to the environment, he's a dangerous  hazard. 

I'm afraid that you and your fellow Jewish liberal friends will be crying in your matzo soup when American voters give Donald Trump the opportunity to Make American Great Again!

I have been using a one year sim from DTAC that I put in my router but speed is limited to 15mps.

I'm looking for something faster.

However, at 1990 baht for one year and 100 GB per month, the price was right!

I am interest in purchasing internet broadband for my condo in Pattaya.

I believe 3BB, AIS, and DTAC offer broadband internet for condo in Pattaya.

Does anyone have knowledge or an opinion as to which one of these companies would be the best option regarding price ans speed.

Also, since I stay here six months per year, the option to suspend my service for six months (vacation hold), would be a factor in selecting one of these companies.

I have a one year unlimited data sim card from DTAC that I use in Thailand but can't use outside of Thailand.

Does anyone know if I can buy a one year unlimited data sim card that I can use outside of Thailand?

I guess all I can do is tell them that I would like to cancel based on the fact that I want to enter Thailand at the end of November on a 60 day tourist visa.

If you have never heard of this being done, they will probably tell me "can not" !

Didn't realize that I would be able to have my re-entry permit canceled. That's a good idea in order to insure that I'll be able to obtain a 60 day tourist visa.

However, in the past, I have been able to obtain a Non -Immigrant  O-A Visa  even tho my existing O-A had not expired.

Since you can never tell how the Thai Consulate will act, canceling my existing re-entry permit would be the best way to proceed in order to be safe.

Didn't realize that I would be able to have my re-entry permit canceled. That's a good idea in order to insure that I'll be able to obtain a 60 day tourist visa.

However, in the past, I have been able to obtain a Non -Immigrant  O-A Visa  even tho my existing O-A had not expired.

Since you can never tell how the Thai Consulate will act, canceling my existing re-entry permit would be the best way to proceed in order to be safe.

Thanks for that information Joe.

In other words, if I'm able to obtain a 60 day tourist visa and enter before my re-entry permit expires, my 60 day tourist visa will override my re-entry permit.

However, if I don't have a 60 day tourist visa, I will have to ask the immigration officer to disregard my re-entry permit and allow me to enter as a tourist.

Is that correct?

I would like to confirm that my understanding of obtaining a Type o Non-Immigrant Visa is correct.

My understanding that the only way you can obtain a 90 day type O Non-Immigrant Visa in Thailand is to have a Tourist Visa or you must obtain a 90 day Non-Immigrant Visa from a Thai Consulate in another country.

You can't convert a one year retirement extension based on a Non-Immigrant O-A in Thailand to a Type O Non-Immigrant Visa.

I currently have a one year permission to stay based on retirement from my Non-Immigrant Type O-A. My permission to stay expires on Dec. 08, 2021. I will be leaving Thailand next month and plan on returning at the end of November 2021. My re-entry permit expires on Dec. 06,2021.

My plan is to obtain a 60 day Tourist Visa and, when I enter Thailand, I will convert my Tourist Visa to a 90 day Type O. I then will be able to obtain a one year permission to stay based on retirement from my 90 day Type O Visa.

The reason I would like to do this is because one does not have to have insurance if your one year permission to stay based on retirement is from a Non-Immigrant Type O instead of a Non-Immigrant Type O-A. 

Can anyone confirm that my understanding of this situation is correct?  

17 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

I'm white, and I don't feel disrespected or discriminated against by the NBA...

 

Because, pretty much no one in America needs to be reminded that "white lives matter." No need to splash that slogan across basketball courts. Because, white lives have always mattered more than any other ethnic group in the U.S., with its ample history of racial discrimination against minority groups.

 

On the other hand, it seems like A LOT of white Americans very much need reminding that "Black Lives Matter" as well, and should matter just as much/equally as everyone else... Sadly, it's posts and opinions like yours that amply demonstrate that discrimination against minorities and white victim anger are alive and well in the U.S.

 

If you read my post, at no time did I state that they should put on their court that "white lives matter".

That would be discriminating against other racial groups. I said they should put on their court that "all lives matter". Of course, white liberals can't understand that putting on their court "black lives matter" discriminates against whites, asians, latinos and all other racial groups. 

Hard for me to understand that suggesting they put the slogan "all lives matter" on their court means that my opinion expresses discrimination against minorities, but I never have been able to understand the philosophy of white liberals.

I suggest that after watching the NBA and supporting BLM, you and your white liberal friends write and an e-mail or a letter to BLM and apologize to them for being white!         

On 8/25/2020 at 8:40 AM, mrwebb8825 said:

Nope. Will never waste my time watching a bunch of millionaires disrespecting the country, the flag and the anthem pretending that life is unfair based on your race, religion, environment, background, etc. when they didn't have the sack to join and defend the very country that made them overnight millionaires. And then to also have them demand they still get paid but refuse to play because there's nobody in the stands cheering for them. I'd wager that none of them can even point to the "offending words" in the anthem that they're protesting. Not to mention they're refusal to stop taking 40% of their profits from China or shun the inhumane atrocities carried out by the Chinese government for fear of losing a few kilos of heroin worth of salary.

At least the WWE hired a few extras to act as an audience and carried on entertaining their fans at home stuck on lockdown.

OK, sorry-rant over

Couldn't agree more.

The NBA is a racist organization that descriminates against white people and supports BLM.

I used to be a big fan but no more.

If they had "All Lives Matter" written on their court instead "Black Lives Matter" than I would consider watching them.

The white liberals that watch the NBA and support their BLM cause aren't smart enough to understand that they are being disrespected!

5 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

You would not be able to apply for the extension before leaving the country. The will not accept an application more than 45 days early or 30 days at some offices.

That is correct.

Thanks for that information.

Regarding extension of retirement visa, my retirement visa will expire on June 25,2020. I currently have permission to stay until 12/08/2020. My plan was to take a trip over Songkran, and come back to Thailand and obtain a new permission to stay until April 2021. With corona virus, those plans have changed. I plan on leaving the first week of June. 

Does anyone know if Immigration would allow me to apply for an extension before I leave even tho my visa doesn't expire until 6/25/20?

If they will not, than I will have to obtain a reentry permit if I plan to come back before 12/08/2020. 

11 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Many offices have stated that there is no minimum amount when using the combination option. But it has stay in the bank for 3 months after the application and then half of it must be kept in the bank until it topped up 2 months before the next application.

Some people have just assumed it would be 400k baht.

If I understand you correctly, if I sold my condo for 2 million baht and deposited the amount in my bank account, I could not use that deposit for the  THB 800,000 financial requirement.

I would have to transfer THB 800,000 of the money out of the country and transfer it back in and leave it in my account for a minimum of three months in order to use this deposited money to satisfy the THB 800,000 requirement.

Is that correct?

That's what I thought.......thanks for that info!

3 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Yes. Note the reentry permit desk is just prior to passport control at BKK airport and just PAST passport control at DM airport.

My question is basically, if reentry permit desk is just prior to passport control at Suvarnabhumi, is there a possibility that they would allow a person to go to reentry permit desk and apply for a reentry permit without a boarding pass?

In other words, you have to have a boarding pass in order get to departure area and apply for a reentry permit.

They would not let you go to departure area and apply at immigration without a boarding pass. 

I know that you can apply for reentry permit at departure area prior to flight.

Does anyone know if you can apply for a reentry permit after you have arrived at airport and received your permit to stay stamp in your passport?  

15 hours ago, Pib said:

You can not Send THB....it's one of many currencies Transferwise can not Send....see this webpage for the currencies you can send from and to.  THB is only a "Send To" currency.   

https://transferwise.com/help/11/getting-started/2571907/what-currencies-do-you-support

 

And when I go to the Tranferwise webpage, THB is "not" a currency you can select for the "You Send" field which means you are sending from a Thai baht acct; you can only enter THB in the "Recipient Gets" field when means you are sending to a Thai baht acct in Thailand.   Maybe you clicked "Other" when looking for THB for the You Send field and you ended up at a menu where you can enter THB but that is only to notify Transferwise that you hope they will add THB as currency that can be sent from in the future.

 

Nope, you can not send Thai baht from Thailand....that is, use your Thai bank acct to fund a transfer to say USD, GBP, EUR, etc. 

 

Thanks for clarifying that for me.

Didn't realize that "Other" was a request to add this currency in the future.

Guess I will use Dee Money since it is cheaper than using a bank.

3 hours ago, Pib said:

You can with DeeMoney, but not Transferwise.   Cost to send with DeeMoney is a Bt150 sending fee...you get their "Send Money" exchange rate shown on their website.

 

When I go to the Transferwise website their menu allows sending Thai Baht to U.S.D.

Don't find anything on the website that says not allowed to do this.

Since I have not tried to make this transaction on their website, are you stating that you tried to send Thai Baht from your Thai bank account to your account in the U.S. and they would not allow you to this?     

It is my understanding that you can send money from Thai bank account to U.S. bank account with both Dee Money and Transferwise.

I have not used either one yet.

I would be interested in knowing which one of these would be the cheapest to use by anyone that has used them.