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With TOT in Pattaya you have to pay the year up-front, no month to month billing. IRRC, 300mbps was under B4000/12 months so somewhere a bit above B300/m

I'm paying TOT for 300 mbps service. Today I did 3 separate speed test. Download 96mbps, upload 110mbps. Unusual upload faster than download. Anybody else having a problem running YouTube smoothly? I'm aware of the supposed cable sabotage issues. Connection was via Singapore.

Just a heads-up to those with a Thai bank account originally opened at a branch in another province than Chonburi (or in another province from the one in which you are applying.) I was applying in Jomtien but I originally opened my Bangkok Bank account at a Bangkok branch. When I went to the Jomtien branch of Bangkok Bank, I was told the certification and one year transaction record had to originate at my HOME BRANCH in Bangkok, thus adding 5 working days to obtaining those documents.

I live close to Frankie's Inn and used to order from them regularly. One evening the salami on a pizza I'd ordered was clearly rancid. I called and whoever it was who answered totally blew me off...told me he was too busy to check the salami supply and made no offer of replacement. Never again. "TERRA MARE" on Jomtien Beach Rd near Soi-5 has excellent pizza including pan pizza sold by the slice. EDIT: Just realized this is an old topic but I'll leave the reply. I do wish there was an easy "DELETE" option, perhaps available within a certain time-frame of posting.

I believe there are specific criminal laws regarding "Theft of Services" such as skipping out on a restaurant or hotel tab. In the last year I remember reading a number of stories reporting the arrest of "Dine and Dash" culprits.

Edifier "Active" speakers, that is powered by their own built in amp are loved by some, including me and hated by others. I have a pair of 1280DB speakers (B3200/Lazada) in my bedroom, connected to my bedroom TV but built-in Bluetooth allows me to use my mobile as a music source. My living room TV is connected to a pair of Edifier R2000DB speakers. (B5000) I enjoy all types of music including classical and these speakers are to my ears, enormously satisfying with deep, smooth bass as well as balanced mids and highs. In my opinion, the price to performance ratio of most Edifier speakers is excellent.

For an incredible selection of used Japanese audio gear, LUCKY HOME warehouse stores, one km. from the Samrong BTS in Bangkok. There are actually 3 warehouses, open daily containing literally thousands of cameras, lenses and all sorts of Japanese goods that arrive by the container load every week but for you audio guys, there is a separate building with literally thousands of speakers, amps, pre-amps, ect, ect. There is a fully manned test-bench set-up so you can test anything you are considering buying. Prices are not dirt-cheap. They know what things are worth but there are many bargains to be had, especially if you are knowledgeable.

For local broadcast digital TV, you don't need any box if your TV has a built in digital tuner as yours almost certainly does. All you need is an antenna. Check and see what antennas neighbors in your area use. There are currently about 25 active digital broadcast channels, at least where I am in the Bangkok-Pattaya area. I don't know about Korat. There are 8 additional DLTV (DirectLearningTV) educational channels

As OP well knows, getting full custody and taking his daughter out of Thailand is improbable at best, unless the wife is venal enough that she'd accept a financial incentive. One person I know paid his Thai wife 6 million for custody. I'd suggest trying a separation. Move out and find nearby but not too nearby accommodations, getting out of the toxic and perhaps dangerous environment and also shutting down the money pipeline to family members. This might serve to also expose the true nature of the relationship with the brother. Just getting out of the relentless tension of the current situation will also give OP a bit of space to consider his own future and how best to live it.

The "Receiver" would be the digital tuner. If your TV is a "Smart" TV, it probably has it built in. Look for "channel scan". If your TV does not have a built in tuner, then you need to buy a DTV box, available in most retail electronic departments and on Lazada as well as an antenna. Usually under B500 each.

Thanks @GeorgeAlbert for sharing your obviously in-depth knowledge of the arcane inner workings of the Airline and flight industry. Your posts made for interesting and informative reading.

Utapao was built for bomb laden B52's. I seem to recall at one point it's runway was the longest in Asia. Maybe the Captain just wanted the longest runway available with good emergency infrastructure.

I used a BMax2Pro for about 4 years as a media streaming device and I would hesitate to buy BMax again. First of all, the copy of Windows Pro-10 included with mine was totally corrupted and quite obviously a cloned copy. I had to get a new copy of Win-10 and do a total reinstall. Though only a Celeron processor, it did OK as a media streamer until 4K became common but I did have overheating issues frequently. The components are pretty low end. My headphone jack and one pair of USB ports eventually failed. I replaced the BMax last year with a Ryzen-7 powered Mini PC (Chinese) so I can now play 4K video.

Perhaps maybe the vehicles stopped in front of the van, also waiting for the light? Or maybe a vehicle was making a turn in front of the van requiring the driver to stop? Note the van driver remained at the scene.

Early 2000's in Phnom Penh, I was in a very small car with a Cambodian girl driving down Norodum Blvd. She needed to make a left turn at the next intersection so pulled over into the left, oncoming lane about 100 meters before the turn: "That's just the way we do it here"

Go to "HOME", then SETTINGS icon top right, then PRIVACY. Untick "Allow others to add me by ID" On-Tick "FILTER MESSAGES" Also, review options of "EXTERNAL AP ACCESS" This will probably not stop random BOTS from finding the OP but it should cut down on unwanted contacts.

I don't understand all the hostility to beach chairs. This is a tourist beach area and most tourists don't pack along beach chairs with their luggage. Some may enjoy sitting flat on a mat on the sand but for just relaxing with a cold juice coconut and a book, lounging in a beach chair can be a very pleasant way to spend an afternoon and 50 baht all day for a sling chair and B100 for a lounger seems like a pretty fair tariff to me. In 20 years of using beach chairs off and on, I can recall maybe one or two instances of rude or overcharging vendors. Certainly there have been well publicized instances of vendors going off the rails at some person with the temerity to lay a towel down nearby but that usually is quickly posted to Facebook and dealt with, wai's and smiles all around. It does seem that at least in Pattaya and Jomtien, the supply far exceeds the demand and fewer vendors with more spacing between wouldn't be a bad idea for all concerned.

I don't know about the UK but as far as the US is concerned, one has to be very careful about making any kind of inaccurate statement on an official form, either governmental or financial. It's prosecutable, as Hunter Biden has found out.

I was there as a guest many years ago. Very pleasant, good food, lot's of unintelligible English accents.

Most Thai broadcast TV stations are now digital and most modern smart TV's have a built in digital tuner. Just go to your "INPUT" key on your remote and click TV. It should offer the option for the tuner to scan and list all available broadcast channels. You will need some sort of an antenna. Some apartments/condos may have one built in. Otherwise, if you are in an urban area with strong signals, a very cheap indoor antenna usually works. If in an outlying area then a very small outdoor antenna may be necessary. You no longer need the large antennae's of the past. It your TV does not have a built-in tuner, then most stores like LOTUS/Big-C can sell you a DTV box, under B500 Many cheap antennas on Lazada.

Go to your task-bar, usually on the bottom of your display and click on the "File Explorer" icon, usually a file folder. On the left column, click "This PC" A window with your storage drives will appear showing how much memory is being used. If you have less than 20% remaining memory, then you need to either clean out some memory or get a larger disc drive or SSD. You first should try the simple task of clearing "Temporary Files" which can waste a lot of memory. Easy to do. Right click the "START" icon, bottom left., then select "SETTINGS", then select "SYSTEM" Scroll down to "STORAGE" The page will display a bar showing your temporary files. If it appears you have a lot of temporary files, further down the page will be the option "CLEAN-UP RECOMMENDATIONS", click on that and follow the instructions, clearing out only the files recommended to be cleaned-out by a check mark. Best to leave the others alone. This should help speed your machine.

You read this story in English language media that specifically reports on events involving English speaking Westerners..what do you expect? The Thai press is daily full of multitudes of Thai on Thai crime events. Seems more people like yourself citing supposed racial issues.

Though the OPs problem was apparently solved, I'll post this anyway. A rental was cutting out and stalling randomly. Turned out the kickstand kill switch that turns the bike off when the stand is extended was defective and road bumps would actuate it.

"Not sure what you mean by "US government hospitals"? The US does not have a system of these" I was referring to facilities such as Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and several other Military Medical Centers administered outside of the larger Veterans Hospital Network. They are very well funded and have long been the go-to for government officials.

The best healthcare plan in the United States is the plan that the US Congress voted for itself: 100% lifetime coverage for all currant and former members of Congress and their immediate families with no exclusions. They are also allowed access to any US government Hospital on demand.