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So now she doesn't have to worry about visa extension and all?

Ha! Indeed! Well played Swiss girl!

What does a 1 year suspended sentence mean?

I was planning on heading for the islands in April anyway.

The Islands... in Thailand?

I was under the impression the first 3G by true was only Bangkok then they renamed it rue move h which took 3G to a wider audience

Down in krabi we have only had 3G for 12 -16 months,so yes they may have gad 3G 2-3 years but alot of that time it was only in Bangkok and 3 years down the line there is still not nationwide 3G coverage

No, I did have the "pre-3G" from True up in Chiang Mai back in 2011.

I believe that actually 3G is only about a year old in Thailand. A few years ago True started offering a service they called 3G that was not actually 3G. Then last year when they actually did get 3G they had to call it "3G+" to make the distinction. On your phone it shows up as "True-H 3G." Other services, such as AIS are still offering less than genuine 3G service.

DTAC and AIS launched 3G in/around July, 2011. These are genuine 3G services.

TrueMove had 3G starting back in 2009/10-ish. It was genuine 3G.

TOT launched 3G back in 2010/2011-ish. This is a genuine service.

CAT launched genuine 3G services back in May, 2011. TrueMove H is a reseller of CAT 3G services.

Again, just to be very clear, we've had genuine 3G service here for a few years.

This isn't what I was told by True. I had their "3G" for about a year in 2010 and then they sent me a message that they were coming out with "3G+." I had to go in and get a new sim card. When I asked what it was they said it was international standard 3G. I asked what I had before and they said it was "3G mai ching ching."

And this was covered by the BBC?

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Why wouldn't the BBC cover it?

Because it's a boring story that hardly seems worthy of international news coverage.

Confusing...2G? many have told me that thailand has never actually had 3G although they sell it as such.

We've had 3G here for a few years.

This article is more about spectrum, 1,800MHz which TrueMove and DPC (a small part of the AIS company) currently have a concession for which ends Sep. 15, 2013. After that they are required to return to spectrum to the NBTC, presumably for award or auction. Obviously this will leave 17 million TrueMove customers without service! Anyway, this 1,800 MHz spectrum might ultimately end up being used for GSM, or LTE (4G), or some combination thereof.

I believe that actually 3G is only about a year old in Thailand. A few years ago True started offering a service they called 3G that was not actually 3G. Then last year when they actually did get 3G they had to call it "3G+" to make the distinction. On your phone it shows up as "True-H 3G." Other services, such as AIS are still offering less than genuine 3G service.

Publicity stunt at this point, for sure.

I wonder what True is going to do with its 2.1GHz 3G spectrum? I imagine their CAT contract is still going to run for years and years so they have very little reason to build this up - it would cost lots of money without any real gain. Maybe then that's the reason for the 4G thing - they have to do something with that spectrum so they might as well do some 4G stunts.

Personally, I'd welcome a trial in Chiang Mai although with the current 2/3GB data download limit per month LTE really won't be much of an improvement. The data cap is much more limiting at the moment than the speeds on 3G, which are fine.

Bring it! I'm still grandfathered into the unlimited data package that they used to offer!

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Thank you. The article was so poorly written, they didn't even explain the term to the uninitiated.

ditto. I thought it was the thing beginning with "international" but the M was missing and there was another C at the end... just thought it was because Thais can't spell to save themselves.

I suppose your spelling in Thai is impeccable?

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Thanks! I actually was wondering! They never explained it in the article. Ha. Now I know!

Awesome job as usual! One question though. I was under the impression that one could not bring cameras into Burma and that foreigners were required to have a government escort to move around Yangoon. The Acadamy Award winning documentary "Burma VJ" documented these facts extensively. How did you do it?

Did you say anything at the time? If so, what did they say?

No, I haven't. The first time I didn't notice until I plugged it into my gas tracking app at home later. That was on Oct 7th. I had taken the pic because it is easier than writing down the numbers. Then when I visited that gas station again on Dec 16 I noticed they did it again. But I didn't have time to deal with it because I was on the way to a softball game. For me it's not so big a deal. It's just 30 baht or so. But in a car/truck/SUV that could really add up. I imagine they are making some nice extra money!

My True Move 3G works great. Rarely do I not have a 3G signal anywhere in the country and it's usually always faster than WiFi!

Congratz America! There are a lot of countries that can only dream they had a president of that caliber.

Is there any way we could send him to those countries instead?

No good deed goes unpunished...

Is this sarcasm? What was the good deed?

I guess that I better be careful. I put bleach in our water supply on a regular basis. One thing to keep in mind is that if it has a strong smell, you put in too much. It doesn't take much.

Seriously you do?! Why?!

This is very true about the parking. Every one of our friends has been recommending Sripot to have our baby which is due in about 4 months. I've now been there 3 times for appointments and a tour. That place is a nightmare! My friend's wife just had her baby in the lobby two weeks ago while she was waiting on him to park. No joke. We are going to take a tour of RAM this week. That is where I have always gone for stuff and I can not figure out why someone would want to go to Sripot over RAM. RAM has easy parking, great service and is the nicest looking hospital in CM on the inside. Usual not too many people there either. Sripot is an absolute mad house.

Is this the traditional one? http://www.worldfestivaldirectory.com/2012/06/08/yee-peng-or-yi-peng-festival-chiang-mai-thailand/

"...thats the private section mostly used by foreigners..."

Not sure if it's what you meant but foreigners make up less than 10% of the people who use Sripat. Maybe I didn't read it the way you meant it.

He's talking about the private section of SuanDok, Sripot. It's where every farang I know has had their baby. Farangs may make up 10% of the folks at at Sripat but I bet 95% of the farangs having a baby here use Sripat.

Does anyone know the date of this year's big mass Khom Loy release out in Maejo?

Uhm, maybe this is more something for the Internet forum, but how can someone track a GPS phone?

Does it require specific things to do so?

Just curious!

All iPhones now have this ability. You can use Apple's website or an app on a friend's phone to track your phone, lock it, or even wipe it! It's pretty cool.

This item from CM108 Facebook shows something happened around 8:30PM.

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Thanks! It sounds like 2 cars collided and a third car, driven by a drunk driver, tried to avoid them and went into the moat. It says the driver was taken to the hospital. Not sure what they were diving for then.

Does anyone happen to know what was going on down on the west side of the moat last night? Huge crowds of people watching as a scuba diver looked around for something. They had bright lights on the water and everything.

If they are just doing this now then what does the 3G icon on my phone mean?!

It means 1G and sometimes it means no internet. And don't get truemove or you will end up in tears from frustration.

I've had True Move for over a year and a half now and I love it. At first I had "E" when I was with 12Call and it was painfully slow. Then I got True, which offered "3G." It was indeed WAY faster than "E." I was able to use 3G in Phuket, BKK and CNX with no problems at all. And then I got an SMS from True saying they now offered a faster service they were calling "3G+." They said to come by the shop for a free SIM card upgrade. So I did and it was indeed faster than 3G. I've really enjoyed having this new 3G+ service and now, I've noticed that I always have 3G+ or at least 3G no matter which province I am in. And it's always a TON faster then my friends using Edge ("E").