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Indeed, victim died

Checked with Telewiz in Tesco Lotus, Chaweng. There is supposedly black out in a small pocket in Plai laem, out phones work fine outside, a few 100 meters away from the house.
According to telewiz only phones with pay as you go SIM cards need to be registered and this can be done until 31st July. Very unlikely AIS or anybody will block you so you get registred. The law is not in place until 31st July. Phones who have a contract don't need to be registered, due to their contract they are already registered, like my # number.

Thx

Bugger! What do you need to register, passport, shoesize, etc?

In Plai Laem we have currently a phone outage on AIS, anywhere else on the island same problem?

Guilty until proven innocent

About the same spot as a water truck a couple of years ago.

Downhill curves are not to be taken at high speed.

Apparently.

Sorry Neilly - no idea other than I have seen lots of different engineers working around the island.

A TOT upgrade on Samui is desperately needed but I worry about the ability of the engineers to support it.

I was fed up with TOT sending a telephone engineer for internet connectivity problems. They seemed not to be able to understand the possibilty of the phone working whilst the internet was not!

I have now transferred to CAT fibre optic - through a third party. The only down time that I have had since November was when a macro machine dug up the cable.

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How much do you pay per month for the that service?

Thx Jimmy, found it!

Stopped by there today and the repair shop is no longer, anybody an idea where he may relocated to or if he still is on the island. Or possibly give an alternative. Much appreciated.

Mum is visiting an am in need of a 'cheap' international phone calling card. Skype or other associated social networks are unfortunately not an option.

Do they still exist, international calling cards, to call from Thailand to Europe?

Any ideas are much appreciated.

Good luck Rusty!

t's a plague at the moment, Many people lost service for a few days already, we got sorted within 2 days. Am using 3BB and service in general is good

WE had a 2 months loss of phone landline by TOT though, in Plai Laem.

Thanks for the advice, much appreciated.

Thanks for the advice Suradit69, would it be ok to go11-12 or 13 days early instead of a week?

Thanks Joe, info and clarification much appreciated. The 30 day extension should be sufficient.

My Mum arrived for a two month visit but somehow managed to come without a proper 2 month Tourist visa and now has a 30 day visa on arrival.

What are her options now, can she get an extension after 30 days at immigration and if so, for how long and what would be her next option, after a potential extension at immigration.

Thanks for the input, did read a few pages but couldn't find exact information, in case this has been asked before.

Imho only for tourists, The Wharf doesn't add anything to the already existing malls/shopping options on the island. Food at Sabeinglae is excellent though, high quality and very tasty.

So you claim something without valid link and when questioned about it it's up to the questioner to find a link. Great way of defending your statement. Even if one Russian had a heart failure, that still leaves one Russian diver's death unexplained. Any links to that possibly?

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It says Russian died from heart failure.

Diving buoys

I've dived all over the world, many boat/jetski drivers don't know what they are, and often use them as targets.

When you're diving, you have to be aware of boats, where they are, and where they are going (you can hear them, and see them).

Best to ascend your own anchor rope. Not exclusively a Thai problem.

Excuse, where exactly in my previous pot's link does it say that the Russian divers dies of heart failure?

The unfortunate girl in the Koh Tao incident was at beginners level training, I doubt that she was familiar with what the various sounds under water mean, in this case a very nearby boat propeller.

There's an update on the Chiew Larn/Rajjaphra dam incident in the Nation, not sure if this link is allowed.

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according to the vague info I have on this story their were witnesses. apparently she wasn't watching for boats as she went up. and after being hit. divers searched for her for ten minutes before finding her. this story is weird. along with the story of the dead Russian diver (and seriously wounded co diver) who died in the same province in Thailand on the same day! now what are the chances that two divers would die like this on the same day. in the same province. wonder if this has ever happened anywhere in the world . ever. wondering if the Russians got bad air,,, from a dive shop? how else would two guys get sick (one dying ) from a dive. is padi doing their job? we pay for padi protection .

First of all RIP to the Norwegian girl. This is a sad accident.

Regarding the two Russian divers, that happened a day before the Koh Tao incident and from the information I gathered from news articles, at least one of the deceased divers was diving on a rebreather. The other deceased diver supposedly died of DCI, possibly a fast ascent which can cause an AGE or arterial gas embolism, it's unclear to me from the information given what they died of exactly.

Regarding the Koh Tao case, it;s sad and possibly avoidable. However, calling Koh Tao an island of death is a bit strange in my humble opinion. Considering the amount of dives conducted over a full year around Koh Tao, the incident rate seems to be fairly low. Especially considering that this one of the highest certification areas in the world. Don't get me wrong, I'm not condoning whatever happened but I think it also needs to be put in perspective. Most likely the deceased girl and her family will not bother too much about 'this perspective' though.

From what I read on CSI LA's Facebook page, the accident happened at a very shallow dive site;

The incident happened in the late noon at the diving location called Tao Tong (Golden Turtle). This location can be visited only 1 month per year during the monsoon season. This is why, there were a lot of divers there than usual during the monsoon season. The cause of accident came from the diving boat owned by Pura Vida diving school. Their boat was too big for the spot which is only 3 meter deep. Their boat's depth alone is already 2 meter in depth. That's why, it's was very easy for the propeller to hit unsuspected divers. The owners never attended diving operators safety meeting in Koh Tao.

After this incident, Para Vida Facebook page act as if there wasn't anything happen. There was condolence message to the victim. Since the news didn't mention the responsible party, I just wanted CSI LA members to know what happened. Thank you.

Evidence of current address

Would not a certificate of residence be sufficient, which is obtained at immigration by showing your lease agreement and occasionally something that can verify that you live there, such as a 3BB bill letter to your house, or True Visions monthly guide, for instance.

What possible use could Google maps provide? What about Bing maps? What about a photocopy of a paper map with your location circled?

Because Immigration specific asks for a Google Map and Lease Agreement / House Book - you can try to discuss the matter with the Immigration Officer - however, don't expect they will accept anything else than what they specific asks for...

Besides that fact, Thai house numbering is rather random, it seems. For instance the house number 27/5 in Moo 1 may not be located next to 28/1 or even 27/4 or 27/6 but a distance away on a very different plot of land. A Google map makes it very clear where your house/residence actually is.