patient

i want to buy exchange some cash for bank cheques (for monks to use rather than carrying cash). Each bank has different costs/commissions. does anyone know the best value bank for this type of product/service?

the amounts are small say 1000 to 3000 baht. but there may be quite a few cheques to purchase now and in the future.

while the cost is minimal (10-30 baht) there is still a wide variation between banks. is there a website that compares such products? Or does someone have personal knowledge of this?

thanks in advance

I successfully completed online application (religious visa ie monk) at internet Cafe but wish to use a mobile in Future (no computer).

I recall ubonjoe saying that he was able to access the immigration website via his mobile. I have downloaded chrome and Firefox browser's. Chrome doesn't allow for add on on android at present. I downloaded user agent switcher and phony onto Firefox. The first is difficult to use ie have to find and somewhere insert IE Explorer user agent. So I have used phony. But am unable to click on the search button to find my application... Is it due to time of day (middle of day), phony add-on, internet connection, own stupidity....

anyone else having internat access issues? they told me to change the apn settings, which i did. i lost the original apn settings which came with the sim...grrrrr.

it tends to cycle through h+ 3g and h and usually settles on h+

i set wcdma to their band as well as tried auto.

any other suggestions...i guess change to true/dtac

thanks mobilecontent!

small world

not having any luck finding anything so thought to try here but i suspect there is nothing.

i live close to a small village on route 227 where sakon nahkon and udon thani meet...22 kms south of waritchaphum

so i am undecided...

my mate needs to send me back my ipod that got repaired back in oz. and thought to get a phone to hotspot the ipod ...needs good reception abiltiy.

phones are cheaper back home but maybe wise to get one from ais shop or local dealer or thai website... which do u recommend please..

saw some iphone 4s /has good reception/ quite cheap so aassume they r second hand but will easily hotspot the ipod.

anotheroption is something cheap but jst as effective antenna eg nokia 520 has good reputaion

in oz telstra give blue tick to fones tiat test well in remote locals.

another option is huawei ascend g300+ or motorola defy+

i saw it on the ais website just now ...the dual sim version at least... about 7400 Bt i vaguely recall

thankyou Sheryl very good to know and have connfirmed he is in high demand...he gets to see lots of moles so has lots of experience

Fletch

thankyou. i really appreciate yr detail and observations.the personal experiences cleared that up for me.

i am ahigh risk ozzie...lots of moles. so will take the safe option. i also want to do annual checks as a precaution.

thanks

Thankyou Fletch and Sheryl

Appreciate that info and will follow up on it.

Quick follow up question.in your experience/opinion What is likely to be a typical period of time between contacting dr. N and the initial consultation ie how busy is he and also between consult and and further treatment say minor surgery to test a few moles.

Cheers!

guys cld u possibly give an indication of dr. nyoms fees if u have that info or maybe report back afterwards. . i am in udon so if anyone knows /can recommend one up here or say kohn kean great but i will travel to bkk. i need annual checks.

i am on border between udon and sakon nakhon. hilly section. in a forest monastery. weak signal

ipone too expensive so cheap android or such like wld be gat.

i cld get 1 sent from oz by a mate...wld that be cheaper/better quality for same price?

havod touch old and new version. my oz fone is 850mhz so cant seem to get sim for internet 2 or 3G.

what r your suggestions, please.

this is postedmy kindle...too painful

many thanks

just wanted to say thanks to everyone for your thoughts and replies

i guess i will stick with bottled water for now

cheers

is this safe?

i use tap water here to brush my teeth and wash vegetables/rice but can i actually boil rice with this water?

i dont have a water filter just have to buy drinking water - weight and cost are both issues as i walk to the apartment.

cheers

so a quick update

backpackers is 3500B/month for cold shower

Tweesap is 170B/day with no monthly rate offered.

i am going to check out AEK apartments their websites offers rooms at 3000B/mth

cheers

thanks liam

yes i will drop by and check them out

cheers

i would like to make my own chocolate but need cocoa/cacao butter...the vital ingredient.

i am in udon thani. do i need to import or are there suppliers in thailand/udon.

cheers

thanks tafia the backpackers r on my list to pop into and check out.

cheers

sorry george i found soi 1 afterall. right beside wattna nuwonbg road. thanks again. will go see them when i go for visa run in few days. cheers

thanks DerkMR and George Harmony. am following up on yr suggestions. George cld u tell me the nearest cross road or a land mark for tweeesap . many thanks

can you recommend a hotel/lodging that is cheap and cheerful with good wifi. dont need aircon .

plan to be there from 26 jan to 24 feb

aiming for less than 200 baht/day for 30 days

hotel i use presently for short trips is 300/day (fan only/no hot water) so will see what deal they can offer...

thanks george i will check it out.

cheers

hi

just wondering if they exist or best bet is to use hotel wifi/internet facilities

cheers

hi ozybezr

which big C zre you thinking of...

cheers

thanks CTO

will keep looking, mainly around central plaza...

there is also the IT mall opposite UD town

cheers