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    Installing Dash Cam

    in Thailand Motor Discussion

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    Are there any good shops/services in Pattaya that will make a good professional job of installing my new Blackvue DR650GW-2CH 16GB Full HD Front and Rear Wi-Fi GPS In Car Camera Dashcam,

    http://blackvueshop.co.uk/product/blackvue-dr650gw-2ch-front-and-rear-in-car-full-hd-wifi-vehicle-recording-system-gps-version/

    I want it fitted in my 6 Month Old Fortuner but want a neat tidy and hidden wires etc installation done, anywhere in Pattaya or Sukhumvit is fine, just looking for some opinions from guys who have had this work done

    Thanks

    Success Non "O" Multiple Marriage Savannakhet

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    Reference given in following post, basically your Wife will have her name in a Blue Coloured Book, and that is the "House Book"
    And No, Was never asked for any Bank Account Details

    "Edit to Add reference to Bank Details"

    Hi

    Thats good news and you did not need to show bank accoiunt details ?

    Also can you please tell me what is a " House Book "

    My GF is not very good English and has no idea of the particulars. Can you please clarify. She is from Surin her parents have a small farm.

    Thanks Tom

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    Success Non "O" Multiple Marriage Savannakhet

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted · Edited by pattayapip

    Savannakhet Marriage Non O Visa.

    Sunday 19th July

    I flew into Savannakhet Sunday afternoon with Lao Airline from Vientiane ( Had other Business there ) $120 Flight 45 Minutes, simple easy and fast, was met at Airport by Hotel Driver (50,000 Kip $6) Stayed at the Avalon Residence, good choice, nice comfortable rooms, comfy bed good Aircon and decent English speaking TV , sports and Movies ( Got to watch the Open Golf which was a bonus for me ), near Embassy and pretty cheap ($20 night) no complaints at all, staff very friendly very helpful and spoke very good English .

    Reasonable food in the coffee shop attached to hotel, plus another place to eat directly across the road which was good also, some reviews have complained about the price of the food, but at around $2/3 a dish I really don't understand that !!!

    Monday morning 10,000 Kip ($1) on TukTuk to Embassy 5 minutes away (Turn left out of hotel, walk to traffic lights, turn right and embassy maybe 1Km up on left if you want to walk)

    Embassy applications opens at 9, best to be there maybe 8.30, not a long wait and you should be near the front of the line, getting there 30 minutes early will save more than that amount of time waiting in line smile.png

    Application form with 2 Photos

    ( This can be downloaded beforehand easily )

    Copy of passport (signed by you)

    Copy of Wife House Book (signed by her)

    Copy of Marriage Cert ( signed by you and her Make sure you have originals to show)

    Copy of Wife ID card back and front ( signed by her )

    5000 Baht

    Easy and painless.

    Tips: take umbrella as waiting area small and if 10 or so ahead of you then you will be standing in rain/sun All photocopies must be on A4 size paper, don't cut them down like I did (small ID Card) or you will be made to go outside and copy them again !!

    When you enter the Visa area go to the right of the long table, that is the window that will open, if you go to the left they will send you to the back of the line.

    Application is simple and straightforward , they will check your documents are all correct and check original marriage cert, 30 seconds and done, the guy spoke good English and everything was done with a smile.

    They will give you a small printed numbered receipt for your collection next day at 2PM.

    I arrived there 8.30 and was about number 10 in line, but 5 went to the wrong side of the table ( a few made a mistake and had to go to the back of the line, a few had to collect application form the fill in ! ) So ended up number 5 , was back in TukTuk to Hotel at 9.15, wish everything was this easy !!!

    Tuesday:

    TukTuk to Embassy 1.30 PM (When i was leaving the line was huge and out of the Embassy Grounds, Got there 30 Minutes early !!! )

    3rd in line at the Gate, Gate opened promptly at 2PM

    60 seconds later I had handed my little printed receipt in and was the owner of a brand new 1 year multiple non "o" Visa smile.png TukTuk waited for me and took me back hotel, all for 30,000 Kip

    Flights back to Bangkok from Savannakhet are on alternate days and unfortunately you could not collect Visa and still make the flight, so have to wait until tomorrow, got the flight for $100 so all in all a good productive trip, the Embassy seem very efficient !!!

    Cannot understand why they do these in Savannakhet and not Vientiane, but hopefully long may they continue !!

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    What is the best discount on these 2 BMW models?

    in Thailand Motor Discussion

    Posted · Edited by pattayapip

    The 320D GT Is a nice car, Loads of room in the back also (even more than the 5 series)

    If you have the extra 500,000 you should go for the 5 series though.

    The Car Computer Adjustment is not really quite correct, it is actually an official BMW part kit where they replace the ECU, Intercooler and sometimes the Fan, once fitted you actually gain more than the stated increase, this is not advertised obviously smile.png

    The kit will cost you around 60,000 + and yes it does not affect the 5 year warranty.

    5% off 3,200,000 is 160,000 Baht = More than i got off my 320D GT in Pattaya !

    Plus dont expect to meet any reasonable English speaking member of the sales team there that will explain much about anything technical, it just does not happen unfortunately.

    "Edit to follow Topic"

    Backfeed a Lan Socket ?

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    You can only have one device connected to an ethernet port concurrently.

    So yes, you can wire them in parallel (though you might lose some throughput due to long exposed wires/noise), but you won't be able to use them both at the same time.

    Thanks

    Backfeed a Lan Socket ?

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    Get a cheap 5 port hub and you can have 4 different connections. Few hundred bahts and problem solved

    Nothing to do with a hub

    Was exploring a way to get a feed to an external access point from an existing wall socket without drilling a new hole

    Backfeed a Lan Socket ?

    in IT and Computers

    Posted

    Hi Just a question not sure the heading is correct but:

    I have a double Lan socket and 1 is spare ie: not connected to anything, can i backfeed it ? Like connect Lan cable to the back of the socket with a wire going outside through the wall and just put a RJ45 Connector on the end to plug into my external Access Point ? Something like the pictures i show ?

    I would then plug a cable in from my Router to this socket which would then go straight to the RJ45 that i want to plug into external AP ?

    Will this work ?post-14647-0-26722900-1433850168_thumb.jpost-14647-0-83680100-1433850184_thumb.j

    Speed Cams

    in Thailand Motor Discussion

    Posted

    Km43 Highway 7 Nearish Airport 2 Cameras 1 each direction

    And they are working as Wifey got a fine through the post

    Exact location is 43.8 km marker. These hidden cameras are not about reducing speed, they are about taxing motorists. If they really wanted to save lives they would install Spec cameras which measuren your average speed between two cameras. Install sets of Spec cameras on the motorway with clear warning signs and everyone slows down. But of course if everyone slows down there are no fines to fill the pockets of lazy, corrupt ....

    A further issue. I work in Chonburi and staff at the factory have been caught by this camera. The owner, who drives a Mercedes S Class and the factory manager who drives a second hand Mazda. The owner doesn't give a damn how many tickets he gets and his secretary deals with the paperwork, but for the manager these fines hurt.

    43.8 Totally Correct, Here is the Picture post-14647-0-25395300-1431828729_thumb.j

    TomTom dev vs TomTom android app, vs GARMIN dev

    in Thailand Maps, GPS Placemarks

    Posted

    Garmin are Fine and Thailand Maps are good, Can also get Garmin App on iPhone which is exactly the same, but the Nuvi are cheap and good, plus once you have one it is easy to update the maps for free smile.png

    The Garmin map on the iPhone app is a different one from the one on Garmin PNDs. The first one is built by NAVTEQ. The latter by ESRI/ NOSTRA.

    I meant they display the same visually, which they do

    BMW 320d GT F34

    in Thailand Motor Discussion

    Posted · Edited by pattayapip

    Thanks for that, I actually found the opposite in being professional, the Merc people were really disinterested, maybe because the CLA250 had a 3 Month waiting list, (so they say) Agree with the Prestige bit in Thailand, its a "Show" thing smile.png Also the Car comes without GPS Maps, I kid you not, all dealers said the same, 25,000 Baht for the SD Card with the Maps for Thailand !!

    BMW has a lot more gadgets and frills inside also, guess I will find out for myself now :)

    Anyway have bite the bullet so to speak and ordered the 320d GT Sad that it costs more than a M3 back at Home, but such is life I guess

    Cheers

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