Mumbo Jumbo

Thanks , for the info, Ive tried to set up a paypal account , but as my UK HSBC bank account

address is here in Thailand , paypal won't accept it and as I said I don't have a credit card

( again a possible problem with HSBC UK and my account address being here in Thailand )

so it looks as if the only to pay this USA company would be an International Money order ..?

so its back to trying to arrange this option ...

Thanks

Mumbo

Well Ive just received an email from the USA company who i want to buy from,

and they now say , they can only accept an International Money order

can any one please tell me how I can arrange an International Money order to the USA ...?

Thanks ... Mumbo

Thanks again blizzard ...

I will give Western Union a try, I only want to send $ 100

so I hope there will not be too many problems...

Mumbo

Hi blizzard, is it really that simple with Western Union..?

any ideas about arranging an International Money order in Dollars $ …?

my Bank account is with HSBC in the UK , with my account address in Thailand,

ive applied for a credit card ( ive had a Debit card with this account for many years now )

and so far ive not had a response from the bank, i written to them and applied

on line ..still no response..? Ive been told by some friends it may have some thing to do with the

fact my bank account address is in Thailand ..?

so ive tried to get a credit card but up to now no luck ...

thanks for your comments / advice ...

Mumbo

I want to but some items from the USA; my problem is I don’t have a credit card

The seller can accept an International Money order or money transfer by Western Union.

Having never used either of the options, can some one please tell me..

How to arrange an International Money order in Dollars $ …?

And

How to arrange a Western Union Money transfer

To the USA in Dollars $..?

Thanks …. Mumbo

Lop , you beat me to it .....

Mumbo

Well after reading the glowing comments about FireFox

I want to give it a try, and I would like to use some Add Ons,

Both for viewing and security, can some one please recommend

Which Add Ons you think are a ‘’ Must Have ‘’ along with your personal favourite

One’s…

Thanks Mumbo

The best one ive ever seen was in the window of a beauty shop

Pattay second road….

WE REMOVE PIMPLE SLUDGE

Work that one out !!!

Mumbo

well ive just tried the Acronis UK web site, and got this answer....

If you're order is over £100 or you are a business customer, yes, we can accept payment by cleared check or electronic transfer. Please call 0845 226 3633 to arrange payment.

For smaller orders, we're sorry, but our prices don't include sufficient margin to cover the extra work.

So off I go again ........

Thanks Mumbo

Thanks crockett, I will contact them, Ive just tried a UK supplier and asked if I can pay with a UK bank cheque, which they

Could approve first before sending any thing out, this is there reply ….

Sorry But due to shipping issues in the past - i.e damages and lost good claims as well as the problems arising with VAT and warranties, we no longer ship outside the UK mainland, northern Ireland, Ireland and the Channel Isles.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Best Regards,

So I will keep trying …..

Thanks Mumbo

Does any one know where I can buy a genuine CD copy of

Acronis True Image 10 Home

Ive looked at the Acronis web site …

http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/

and the link to the Thai dealer, but the Thai web site is not

very user friendly …

http://www.cu.co.th/

I can’t buy on line as I don’t have a credit card…

Can any one help ..?

Thanks …. Mumbo

Well I have to soon buy a new TV, and after reading the posts

here , and looking at all the LCD TV's now on sale,

I think I will go for a New LCD TV. Not knowing too much about the technical

side of the LCD TV's could some please advise me as to what to look for regarding the specification ..Eg Contrast, Resolution Etc..?

to day ive seen a Samsung 32 inch wide screen LCD TV ( model LA 32S71B ) , at 29,000 Baht and on the sales sheet it said .... Resolution in pixels ... 1366x768 and Contrast 3000:1

So what do I look for regarding a decent specification..?

Thanks …. Mumbo

Thanks for the reply, Ive just looked again at the player manual

and it say's ....This Player cannot play the CD-R / RW disks which contain other

than CD-DA or MP3 / DivX data the player is a Panasonic CQ-D1703W CD / MP3 / DVD player

ive also seen this from the player manual....

Recording MP3 / DivX files on a CD ?DVD -media

( A ) Its is recommended not to use a disc holding two or more different format

types of files

( B ) If CD-DA files are on the same disc as MP3 or DivX files

the songsand the movies may not play in intended order

or some songs or movies may not play at all.

( C ) When storing MP3 data and DivX data on the same disc

use different folders for each data

( D ) Do not record files other than MP3 and DivX files and unnecessary

folder on a disc.

( E ) The name of an MP3 / DivX file should be added by rules as shown in the

following discriptions and also comply with the rules of each file syste..

( F ) The file extension '' mp3'' should be assigned to MP3 files

( G ) The file extension '' DivX'' '' divx '' AVI or '' avi '' should be assigned to the

DivX files.

( H ) You may encounter trouble in playing MP3 / DivX files or displaying the

information of MP3 / DivX files recorded with certain writing software

or CD / DVD recorders.

( I ) This unit does not play list function

( J ) Although Multi-Session recording is supported the use of Disc-at Once

is not recommended.

Supported files system

ISO 9660 Level 1 / Level 2 Apple Extension to ISO 9660

Joliet Romeo

NOTE

Apple HSF , UDF 1.50 Mix CD and Extra are not supported

Audio Compression Formats

Compression Method Bit Rate VBR Sampling Frequ

MPEG 1 audio layer 3( MP3) 32k-320 kbps YES 32.44.1.48 KHz

MPEG 2 audio layer 3(MP3) 8k-160 kbps YES 16.22.05.24 KHz

DivX data created using Ver 3 8k- 320 kbs YES 8 - 48 kHz

Not too sure what the following means...?

This Player cannot play the CD-R / RW disks which contain other

than CD-DA or MP3 / DivX data

Ive also looked at one of the music files and it shows this ....

File

Length 05:03

Bit rate 96 kbps

Media Type Audio

Audio Codec MPEG Audio Layer 3 96 kbps

not sure what to do next ...?

Thanks

Thanks Dan Sai kid, just re copied a Cd to my computer , and then re copied the music to

a new Cd , and its the same ... Error 1 . not too sure what to do next ...? would be a shame to

dump 10 Music CD's , as the play OK on my computer Ok ...? but not in the new player

which is a decent named brand.

Mumbo

Ive just installed a CD / DVD/ MP3 player in my vehicle , Ive been

given 10 C D’s that have got music on them taken from a friends

music collection which were recorded in mp3 format from his

computer. When I play them in the new player I get a

An ERROR 1 . warning - according to the player manual

Error 1. is due to scratched or dirty CD's , but I get the same

error when I try to play all 10 disks, and they all look clean.

So I think it may be a problem that the new player is not

recognizing the disk record format ..? , when I play the CD's

on my computer the tracks are shown only as mp3.

Is there any way of seeing a bit more information

about the format of the CD's , by using my computer

and may be recording the tracks in another format

that may play in my new player, to see the current

CD format I play them in Windows Media Player 10

I cannot get in touch with my friend who gave me

the CD's to ask him about the recording format

any one have an idea how I can get the 10 CD's to

play in my new CD player ....?

Thanks ... Mumbo

Thanks lopburi3 , as all ways to the rescue ... I don't know what we would do with out you ..?

Mumbo

Have I got this right…? If you have a Non O multi entry visa , if you leave Thailand

You don’t need a re entry permit stamp..?

But if you have a Non O multi entry visa and have a one year extension

Based on marriage to a Thai National, you do need a re entry permit stamp?

Or have I got this the wrong way around…?

Thanks Mumbo

Thanks for the comments , I will pass them on to my friends, any one else like to add to the list

please...?

Thanks Mumbo

Ive got some friends coming to Thailand for the first time in a few weeks,

(On honeymoon) they would like to visit some of the islands

And they have asked me which of the islands are not too

Touristy, (not too over crowded or commercial) not ever going to the islands my self, could

Any one comes up with any personal recommendations of some Islands that

May fit the bill …?

Thanks Mumbo

Firefan, thanks for the comments ... I thought about trying Western Union , but not ever

using it, I wonder just how safe it is..? , and if they also have some sort of rules about the

amount you are allowed to send out of Thailand ...?

Thanks Mumbo

Thanks sonicdragon I think you are right and the bank clerk just did not know

About the rules Etc, my wife did say to the clerk can I send money to my friend

In the UK, No Etc was the clerk’s answer and I think she would get the same reply

If she went back to her bank, which I think just puts people off some times with

Any answer they can think of, so I am now looking at other ways to send the money

To the UK as discussed in the rest of this subject. I will post how I get on, just one point

I forgot was the bank clerk did suggest to my wife she may want to try the Post Office

Who have a Western Union facility, but just the thought of handing over all that money

To my local post office makes me shudder! And surely if the Bank want proof

Then the Thai Post Office will as well …

Mumbo

Hi tayto, thanks very much for the information I will now pass it back on to

my friends,

Thanks Mumbo

Ive got some friends coming to Thailand soon and they have

Asked me ….

Are we allowed to bring 2 liters of alcohol per person into the country? ( Wine )

And ……

Cigarettes, Do you know how many per person we're allowed to take into the country??

Ive got no idea…. So can any one tell me please…?

Thanks …. Mumbo

Well to day the wife went to her bank ( Thai Farmers bank ) and asked to Transfer money

From her account to my UK bank, this was just a test to see what the bank would say

If they said OK then I would deposit the 600,000 Baht in my wife’s account

And then she would transfer it to the UK.

Well the bank clerk told my wife that the bank could not arrange any transfer of money

From her account to any foreign bank with out her supplying evidence of what the money to

Be transferred was for, and that there are restrictions as to where the money would be allowed

To be transferred to , such as paying for education fees abroad, would be allowed but any

Transfer without a documented reason that does not meet the banks criteria would be

Rejected, it seem’s that if you want just to send money abroad to a relative Etc , according

To the bank clerk, it would be rejected; the clerk also said that the regulations applied to

Any amount of money you tried to transfer..?

Although I was not there when my wife asked the questions ( I thought it best to keep

A low profile and stay away) I have a feeling that the bank clerk was in some way

Just making it difficult and may have not known the real bank procedure.

Well its back to the drawing board and try another approach, I will post

How things progress.

Mumbo

Thanks Guy's for the info, now have some ways to possibily go , I will post how I get on

Thanks ...... Mumbo