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You've got me there. I was recalling the olden days when I'd get a text and have to reply "yes", "no", or "cancel" to complete the exchange.

Thanks. I had eventually figured that out. I was following the instructions on the box to go in and change the admin name and password, so I plugged it in (like it says on the box) and it became an "ethernet router" for a few minutes. Then I unplugged it and was able to log into it via wifi. I'm relearning. It's been ages since I set up any routers. And my brain leaks when I sleep. I do appreciate the suggestions. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's had problems with hotel wifi. Hopefully, others can learn from my mistakes.

Just a reminder that the free concert tonight starts at 17:30

I just sent myself a text from my AIS phone. The pocket router is just sitting there... Nothing. Nada. Zip. I logged into the router using the USB cable and I can see the text I sent, but I still can't respond. I get "send failed". The TRUE account doesn't include voice or text. Data only. It's always one thing, or it's the other...

I don't know many others who come to Thailand once a month on a visa run. Most of the folks I know go the other way. The True SIM is in a pocket router and can't respond to 2FA texts. It's like Gilda Radner said... It's always something.

That may be true for me, but I suspect there are others tuned in that may benefit from my mistakes. Anyone who occasionally has crappy wifi when they're traveling and staying in cheap hotels or lounging in airports or train stations. That's not just tourists... Though it's tough to justify $88 a year unless you're going to use it a bit. It'll be more than worth it to me. There have been a couple of times when the hotel wifi went tits up when I was in the middle of booking a cheap flight.

I'll have to try it again. Last time I tried to open a Shopee account, I was thwarted, but I don't remember why. I didn't make any extra effort because I liked Lazada. For Lazada, I can't open a new account with my new phone number because they have that number tied to the previous owner. Their instruction on how to unlink the number are indecipherable. So I have to contact their help line, which is closed on weekends.

If I lived here, that's the way I'd have gone. I'm struggling now to get my Lazada account to change my address, phone number and email address since I no longer live at the same place, I have a different phone number, and my gmail account is blocked in China. Every attempt seems to require a 2FA using my phone number. Which isn't my phone number any more. (In order to change my phone number, I have to approve a 2FA test on my old phone number) And my new phone number is associated with a Lazada account of some Indian guy with an Apple phone. Can't wait for Lazada to open their customer service lines on Monday... That's if they have live people answering. You guys who live in Thailand have no appreciation for how lucky you are to have the stability of the same address, phone # and email. It goes sideways when something changes.

I've been fighting erratic network performance at the super cheap hotel(s) I stay in and finally had enough this week. So I broke down and went to Fortune Town and bought a D-Link 4G LTE mobile router DWR-930M (1200 Baht) and signed up for a TRUE 12 month unlimited 15Mb/Second data plan (2990 Baht) I'm thrilled with the difference over the hotel wifi that seems to get jammed up and unstable when they're at high occupancy like this week. I'll be trying it on 2 more hotels this week as I travel upcountry for a few days. But... Could I have done better with the router or the data plan? I threw myself at the mercy of the sales guy in the little kiosk and he only had the D-Link routers, and he recommended the TRUE plan. Does anyone have a better router or data plan for portable wifi only? Or could I have done just as well with a hotspot and/or tethering? Thoughts and experience welcome. If you're living in Thailand with stable internet all the time, be kind. Not all of us are lucky like that.

I don't disagree with any of that. I'm coming from the standpoint that a qualifying interview with a prospective UK trained attorney here in LOS won't cost much (if anything) and he/she may be able to point out where the OP may already be afoul of money reporting requirements, and what to do next to prevent digging himself any deeper. Or the OP may be in full compliance already and the lawyer can put his mind at ease. To answer the other posters' question "Why look for a UK attorney in Thailand?", it's because they're generally tuned into the issues that expats face. (And you can meet face to face with no digital communications the gub'ment can listen in to, if you're paranoid cautious). He may not need an attorney. A tax prep guy may serve the purpose. I met with both a US tax prep guy and a US attorney in Thailand and neither one charged me for the initial consult. I suspect it would be the same with a UK guy.

When Western Europe does eventually fall, it won't be to the Hammer and Sickle. It'll be to the Star and Crescent. And the Euros will only have their feckless leaders to blame.

It may be routine, but I'd still want some advice on what to say (and not to say) and what documentation I'd need to unfreeze the money. Before I call the bank and put my foot in it. I've got a suspicion that they'll be requiring documents that a normal casual crypto speculator didn't even know he'd need years ago.

Thanks. I'm using version 1.4.1.... I'll see if I can update when I get settled into my hotel here.

Looking at the trade imbalance, I'm sure that's in the works.

Oops. My bad. I used the "quote selected" option, apparently from inside your post.

I decided I was going to have some Thai cuties to be the public face of any channel I may build. I set a couple of them up with decent action cameras to develop their skillsets, and one of them did a great job. She has quite a following of her own. But she's not the one I had the hots for. That one lost interest when she found out how much rote work it was. Live and learn...

Kudos to AN for publishing this in time to make plans to see it. Usually, we hear about these things in the rear view mirror, after the fact. I'll miss it, unfortunately. I'll have come and gone before then. But it looks like it may be fun.

I'd be curious to see how the costs compare. The recent Thai human trafficking stories are having a huge reaction in China. It's time for another "Lost in Thailand" movie...

I'm pleased to see that she was confirmed. Of Trump's candidates, she and RFK, Jr looked like the highest risk of not having the votes.

With a lot of overtime, yes. It's been awhile, so I don't know what the base pay is. But roughnecks don't work 40 hours a week on drilling or workover crews (actually on the rigs). They work long hours, when there's work. The crew that his son was hurt on were roustabouts, who do day to day maintenance. Those hours range all over the map. The show conflated the 2, where the roustabouts were also doing roughneck work. That wasn't common when I was there in the '80s, '90s and very early 2000's. May be now, and maybe someone with more recent experience can chime in and correct me.

Just finished watching Season 1 of Landman, with Billy Bob Thornton. Having lived and worked in the oilfields of Midland, Texas, they got a lot of things right, even if it was way overblown. But nobody'd watch it if it was 100% realistic. Worth a watch, 10 episodes. BBT is always great. Looks like they're shooting for a 2nd season with the cliffhanger. (Or maybe you had to be there to enjoy the show)

How quickly things change. A year or 2 ago, supporting Trump in any form, on any venue and even in real life would have gotten you canceled, censored, ostracized and even arrested. I remember a couple of guys coming off a fishing charter walking into our beach neighborhood's barbeque with MAGA hats on, and the lefties complained about feeling threatened, and some even left the picnic. Kudos to the guys who took their hats off just to keep the peace. No yelling, no threats, no theatrics. They just wanted to get along... Unity and all. That's the difference. To the MAGAs, we're all Americans, neighbors, and fellow human beings.

I get a big kick out of those interweb videos where they film judges who publicly claim that women should stay in the home and other ridiculous beliefs. Some of them have been disbarred, some not... Those are the kind the Dems are finding with their venue shopping. Some low level hack of a district judge in Fish Shack Arkansas, dictating what the elected President can and can't do. It's going to be fun watching liberals cry when these get to the Supreme Court.

Maybe if he didn't have to fight the Dems at every turn in kangaroo district courts...

Not all socialists are lazy. A lot of them did (and are still doing) all kinds of mental gymnastics to push ridiculous narratives, when an ounce of common sense would have saved them a ton of effort. Like those who are claiming that finding corruption is so much worse than committing corruption. But I get your point...