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He is referring to extra benefits which may be due. These may be limited dependent on savings you have. The pension itself is not reduced. Not specifically linked to "pensions" in general. However if you can save 250k why do you need benefits........

The Massgrave site linked to in the Register article I posted earlier explains it all very clearly - https://massgrave.dev/windows10_eol

You do not specify what kind of policies you have looked at. I am not sure if World Nomads still offer but you used to be able to get long stay/backpacker (but decent limits) for from memory up to 18 months to start. There used to be a couple of other similar options. I had one years ago with World Wide Insurance before moving to Nomads but that was many years ago. In-patient costs in Thailand have rocketed in the last couple of years and major international health insurers have unfortunately been jacking their prices as a result.

Not sure about "anymore".......Has it not always been this way? Unfortunately nothing seems to have changed in that regard certainly for the last 15 years.

Here is a link discussing one option - note that at the moment you can't do anything about it unless you go to Opatch https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/microsoft-extends-windows-10-life-for-consumers-if-they-pay-30/ I mentioned another option in one of the threads - moving to the Win 10 Enterprise LTSC IOT version which will receive security updates until 2032 https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/22/windows_10_ltsc/

Even though there is no reference to DTA's? And no observation from you on the statement about "income" prior to 31/12/2023? So what exactly do you think will "kick off"?

Thanks for posting. Curious do you know when this was actually added? My quick initial skim suggests it does not clarify many issues for foreigners (apart from possibly the statement highlighted below) because it is heavily biased towards those with local income - in whatever form. So guessing it is mainly a translation of some current Thai RD documents but could easily be wrong. I did find this amusing however - Good luck with that.......... However this statement "suggests" any money you had anywhere prior to 31/12/23 is not taxable if remitted...........

So he still presumably has the 10k deposit which if only a cleanup is needed will easily cover that and the missing 5k agreed for the extra 10 days rent......... Unless I am missing something seems like he got off lucky compared to some others.

For anyone looking for a longer solution to keep Windows 10 (2032!) then perhaps look at this supposedly legal option - as long as you are happy not to have a few things - https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/22/windows_10_ltsc/ https://massgrave.dev/windows_ltsc_links I just wish I had known about it before as it would have saved me the trouble of getting rid of a lot of stuff

I take it you are aware that if you do move, and inform the relevant authorities in the UK of said move, that your pension amount will be frozen at the date you move - IE no future increases unless you move back to the UK or another country with reciprocal rights.

Suggest you start with the link below if you haven't already read it. The answer depends on a number of factors the main one being how much money in total you remit into Thailand in a calendar year where you are tax resident

How did you access it before and can you remember what settings you may have changed before you last closed it down? Are you even sure that the password contains # and not something else using that key?

Unfortunately because most people either don't care or somehow believe it has no effect on them...... oh and because they have got used to the "convenience" .....

Walk away and take the dogs with you?

When you posted that it is Buddha day now - tomorrow (Monday) is just a holiday but should be no booze ban.

Your right that they appear a tad smaller however if I was playing devils advocate......I don't think that is how you measure a waistband. How much material goes around to the back and perhaps it is stretchy...........maybe "stretching " things a bit here ...... As others have clearly said why would you buy an unknown brand online - and just before you are due to go away......

Sorry I am feeling a little antagonistic but please enlighten me as to which specific "financial companies" fall within your definition from your OP as a "boiler room'...............in terms of posters on here having issues with them..........

Really do not understand why you are defending him. Next we will be into semantics about what is fake or not...........

Are you saying DWP same as HMRC? If yes then that is a different answer to what @CharlieH suggested. For example HMRC have known for many years that I live in Thailand but I have yet to claim my State Pension.

If you are referring to a Thai bank when was the last time you spoke to one of their hotlines? My interactions with the SCB call centre suggests they speak and understand English in sufficient depth that I can only call your post "politely" misguided...... If you mean a "financial company" like Wise or Revolut then I have no experience.

I asked this question twice - in an online form and to a person - no answer to the form and and the person I asked was so unsure I still do not know for sure..... You have just reminded me to ask again.

Not sure I understand your question. What exactly are you looking for that hasn't been mentioned in one of the various Skype threads currently or recently running?

I may well be wrong but I would have to disagree that Skype was in any way a similar "competitor" to Microsoft at that time - and certainly not a rival - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedy2ygy50do Remember Microsoft bought it from basically private equity owners (ebay still had a 30% stake).

That is one of either the funniest or most naive statements I have read for a while especially considering their recent history with the upgrade from Windows 10 to 11....... Sorry if I am being harsh but that seems like nonsense. On what basis? Skype was bought over 10 years ago and has been superseded by alternatives, one of which they have suggested you can transfer to along with your contacts. The fact that some functionality is different is, IMHO, neither here nor there as far as your statement is concerned.

If you haven't looked at the link below it may help you understand the theory at least. Unfortunately almost none of the info you provided in the first post is that relevant......saying that I don't necessarily disagree with the first reply above..... Even if you only read the first page it should give you a basic understanding.