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On 2/20/2022 at 5:07 PM, ChaiyaTH said:

What are you trying to say here? Most professionals, programmers, etc all use Apple since many years. Except for a few specific applications that only are available for Windows, Apple isn't limited at all, in fact they will perform better.

ahh now I understand why all those very positive drivel, this is the Apple forum and not the IT/Computers one, I haven't come on this thread manually, it was on the right side.

OPs question here is a bit like going to a concert and asking them if they like the band.

sorry to disrupt your echo chamber here, go on.

On 2/11/2022 at 4:45 PM, OneMoreFarang said:

Similar with download speed, who needs high internet speed on a mobile phone? For what? I never had to wait for a long download because I can't remember I ever downloaded a huge file on my phone.

 

come on, he's obviously running a Plex server on his phone so he needs the 5G to stream 1:1 Blu Ray 4K HDR movies /s

I didn't read the whole thread just the last 4-5 pages but it seems people who think they NEED an expensive phone are just entrenched in their belief and nothing will change (what a surprise!?)

I used to have a friend who would boast about his new Iphone he got every 6 months for thousands of dollars but I look unimpressed when I asked him to show me what his phone could do that my 7000 baht phone couldn't then he was at a loss apart from saying "better camera"

then he went on a tirade saying that when he wanted to load an app it had to load INSTANTLY and not take 1-2 seconds so that was his reasoning why he would "need" to buy a 1000$+ phone more than once a year.

for me, just like I think I read on a previous post, I have a 3 proper Desktop PCs (one backup for work and one for gaming) and here is what I use my phone for:

95% receiving phone calls from Lazada delivery, never call out

wake up/work Alarms (sync to Xiaomi band)

Online Banking (and Cardless withdrawing)

Messenger and LINE chatting, video calls.

Google Maps when driving etc

Listening to music if in minivan/bus/motorbike (with headphone jack thank you)

Smart house controls, turning off power bars/sockets/lights remotely etc

2 factor authentication App (have on PC)

Photos (very rarely)

I looked at my apps and don't see what else I would use

and yes I can do all this very easily (and 10x more if I wanted/needed) from my 6000 baht Redmi Note 8 (i think it is)

7 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

I don't think  it can access any records other than those stored on the site.

There is no check of your records when doing a report on the new site. There is only one page when doing one. The submitted  reports are then approved or disapproved at the the office you are reporting to.

that's what I like about it personally, the previous ones just instantly told me to go to immigration for my reports without a reason why and immigration couldn't care less to try to figure out why they just wanted to process it

will see if it works in like 2 months for me as I only found this thread after it was too late for my last 90 days report

fingers crossed.

I think this new system just accepts the information and then if something is wrong they will just reject your application

as opposed to the previous system which seemed to check SOMETHING when submitting as it would reject my application every damn time even with the proper information.

I have not used it yet since I only discovered the new system like 2 days ago and my 90 days was due on the 29th but I am pretty positive that it should work whereas the other previous ones instantly told me to go to the immigration office. I'll follow this and let you guys know if mine goes through in .. about 90 days.

6 hours ago, Enoon said:

 

Last weeks announcements, that the slick would be gone in 7-10 days, failed to mention that it would be all over the beaches instead.

 

 

yeah, and that stuff is particularly nasty.. a few years back had bit of it show up on the beach here and i was unaware of it and stepped on some of it that was stuck in the sand.. it was quite literally stuck to me too after that and quite difficult to take off my foot.

I hope this works for my next 90 days report, I have an Elite visa and my last entry was in September 2017 by land, the old system (and the app) always told me to just go to immigration to do it.. when I asked them at immigration why it wasn't working they never had any interest (of course no way for them to know why) and wanted to just process it quickly and me to leave.

This 90 days report was due for the 29th but I was trying to push 90 days reports to not happen 4 times a year and be 3 times instead.. (cause i keep going there in advance) for the yearly extension, it will not work this year cause i started too late but hey.. if I can do it online then I don't care. will see in 90 days

anyone know if there is a limitation on which provinces would accept this yet?

I used to live in Mae Hong Son and the drive to the immigration center was like 3 hours of zig zags one way.. I'm thinking of going back there maybe in a few months but idk if I want to do that 7-8 hours trip every 3 months.. not that it's that bad but at that time I only had a motorbike.

On 12/18/2021 at 9:54 PM, BananaBandit said:

I assume I would not be able to use Photoshop on a Chromebook.  Is there any sort of workaround here?   

not directly no, but you should be able to use this, since it's web based :  https://www.photopea.com/

my friend who is a graphic designer said it was practically the same thing but he had only a quick look at it.

3 hours ago, Screaming said:

The old geezers on this forum are delusional if they think that the Thai ladies love them for their looks or personality. It is your money stupid.

haha, this picture was used to make this meme here

I use it once in a while when women try to blame some stupid choices on "Thai Culture"

they hate it.

it's more meant to be like that movie Ready Player One, look it up if you're not familiar with it.

33 minutes ago, Led Lolly Yellow Lolly said:

. . . It sounds to me like your electrician is no electrician, whereas you are doing the electrician stuff yourself and in a more competent manner. Maybe just do it all yourself? This is my recommendation. I am very happy to offer advice if you need it. If there's one thing I hate, it's paying people to do stuff that I end up doing myself anyway. My advice is just cut out the paid morons from the outset.

yep, had the hardest time to get 2-3 "electricians" to come and ground a single outlet on an old building

I was getting shocked left and right on every single thing, computer monitor, microphone, fridge etc. they couldn't care less.

acted like it was a big job and weren't interested in doing it for like 500 baht (the 5-6 minutes it would have taken them)

in the end, i went and bought some proper US type socket with a enclosure box, drilled a little hole at the top of it and routed the green cable up the ceiling to join another grounded wire from a different floor bathroom, cost me like 300 baht and even as a very cautious beginner it took me MAYBE 15 minutes, they would have been done in like 5

I've had so many issues with grounding that I bought a ground tester on Lazada and if I ever visit new places I check their ground and.. 90% of the time it's not and when you tell them about it they just shrug.

6 hours ago, ignis said:

so update, TV stopped working @  17:40, would not reconnect

 

Speed test = Kansas Research - Wichita KS,,,,,,,,,,,,  Ping 354 ms, 3.4 Mbps down + 2.6 up  !!!!

 

then went to that site  ipleak.net then it shows My IP Address as USA  + DNS 5 Thailand + 2 USA

 

18:30 TV went again .. checked again

this time Maxihost = Los Angeles  Ping 585  !!  +  IP Address as USA  + DNS  2 USA

 

Why is it something with my PC ?  I was not doing anything just watching TV sat back in my chair.

the only way I can get it to get back to normal is switch off PC and Router = then back on AIS Thailand + TV works again or at moment...

if it shows you in USA when you do the speedtests on the PC then its likely your Browsec telling that website that (or another VPN)

they try to get the closest location to you, VPN shows you are around LA so you get LA for testing

get rid of it or test with a different browser that does not have Browsec installed

mine always goes to local 3BB 50km away and you of course get maximum speeds but as mentioned before you will mostly never get close to those speeds anywhere outside of Thailand.. which is where 99% of anything you'd want to access on the internet is situated.

so your AIS connection doesn't matter much once it hits out of Thailand, your UK TV channels come from UK (I assume) and not from Samut Prakan

so you get the slow internet from them

if you were to test connection to the UK you would see it's not going to be 850 mbps (probably similar to your LA test)

1 minute ago, lopburi3 said:

Portoti PR 25MB are very effective both inside and out.  But make sure real (about 900 baht or more).  Not the knock offs selling for 100 baht.

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/portoti-pr-25mb-mosquito-pest-killer-i174536187-s358395528.html?exlaz=d_1:mm_150050845_51350204_2010350204::13:12361258259!116250861285!!!dsa-994763964701!c!!!!562801083306!206363463602&gclid=CjwKCAiA78aNBhAlEiwA7B76pz6ZSyilTWURd8X0LUR4SHbo1-W-NpZX7PLZUPygTzYWl234qFp75hoCbbYQAvD_BwE

 

Do normal blue light zappers kill mostly other insects and are not that effective but the Portoti is well made with computer grade fan and specific lights and in my experience over last two years very, very effective.  At that price and still having over one thousand 5 star reviews on Lazada says a lot.

 

Be very suspect of any inexpensive unit with cheap fan as had a BlackHole clone become an open fire as plastic burned.  This is one item that it pays to buy quality.

 

I dangled mine from the middle of a door frame with a nail and it 100% works, they actually use the correct wavelength for UV as opposed to just jamming purple lights inthere and I have hundreds of mosquitoes in mine very often.. a rare feat since I live right by the beach and we don't see many of them

only thing is that you don't want to be putting it in viewing distance of you as they will go to you instead..

in the about two years I have had mine i found out little butterfly in mine only once

now, if you don't have a credit card (or a Visa Debit card) then you could just use those Netflix cards, I suppose

making the account doesn't require a card as far as I know but.. It's been a long time that I haven't messed around with Netflix, they gave me a free month access once or twice and wasn't able to find anything that I would watch on their rubbish selection apart from a few standup specials..

the free month ended and I watched absolutely nothing both times

17 minutes ago, pitufikken said:

Like me try to share an account with a friend,  maybe this friend have a credit card, problem solved.

Or you could try an app called Plex, which is free, but of course not as good as Netflix.

Hope you will solve this small problem.

By the way we pay 1 year ahead which is  much cheaper.

 

eh, one is a streaming provider for movies and shows (Netflix)

and the other is a personal server  setupfor streaming your own videos to yourself (Plex)

you can compare Kodi (XBMC) and Plex but not Plex and Netflix,

if your own Plex server sucks more than Netflix, it's your fault but mine certainly doesn't

15 hours ago, StevieAus said:

Forty odd transactions of 34.15 filling four pages of the book.

They didn’t need much convincing it wasn’t me.

when was this? I had like 5 transactions try and 3 went through on the 16th between 8-9pm on my Kasikorn account, all about the same amounts until my account was empty (don't keep money on account, probably had 125 baht on there) and then I got a text to call them

what did the bank say about where it came from? I didn't call them yet but I assume I would need to change my card?
I don't have my Thai friend here to call them and I can't be bothered to go there for like 100 baht.

Just now, userabcd said:

Well first of all this

 

Get assistance

Allow someone you trust to assist you by taking control of your computer. Please enter the 6-digit security code that was provided to you.

yes, just like teamviewer and remote desktop.

still has nothing to do with the auto troubleshooter

Just now, userabcd said:

Hehe, after many years of using windows, quick assist or help functions, troubleshooter in MS never solved anything on a windows pc.

 

Best just to search and get answers from the online community.

no idea what you are talking about but quickassist is the remote access software that is included in Windows to let someone else control/view your PC

nothing to do with help/troubleshooter at all

1 minute ago, shady86 said:

If you know how to enable remote desktop or use team viewer, maybe I can help you. Send me a PM.

some Windows Expert do not know about quickassist that is included in Windows 10?

4 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

We have been using Portoti brand light/fan/trap type for last six months and after first week or so almost no mosquitos.  It is not cheap at 900 baht each but low priced versions we used were a fire danger as cheap plastic becomes open flame from overheating fans.  This is very well made and easy to clean and almost all victims are mosquitos.  Have on indoor and another outdoor and they work great - fresh kill outside down to a handful a night from hundreds when started, (almost none inside) so keeping population down also.

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/portoti-pr-25mb-mosquito-pest-killer-i174536187-s358395528.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.5.559367631N7Ksv&search=1&freeshipping=1

I have bought two of those as well, absolutely does works well but has to be out of range of you.. if you put it in your room they would go to you and not the light most of the time.

definitely several hundreds of them by now.. the ants figured it out and they come and take them away too. haha

4 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

I live in Thailand.

 

The 4 questions many expats seem hesitant to answer:

What is your name?

Where are you from?

How old are you?

Where do you live?

those are typically the same questions women from online dating ask

I have been asked hundreds of time by now.. its usually the ones that didn't read the profile with half the answers

first questions they already had the answer for:

what is your name?

where you come from?

how long you live in Thailand?

then

wow, how can you do?

can you speak Thai?
what do you do in Thailand? I tell them I just live here

what do you do? (pushing for how you provide for yourself)

why you choose Thailand?

can you eat spicy?

you like somtam?

I usually ask them if they work for Immigration halfway through.. because they ask more questions than Immigration does

they usually get annoyed and stop talking

2 minutes ago, watthong said:

Door to door - shipped 07/22 arrived today before noon 07/26.

could you let me know how much you paid to ship it and how heavy it was, etc.

I got my brother to buy me a hennessy hammock almost 2 years ago and  then Covid hit and recently when I tried to get him to ship it via courrier (DHL) they quoted me this for a 3kg shoe box

yeah, I live in Cha-am and had no idea where those steps even were..

I asked and apparently they are on the South part of town where it's always been ugly and where the bar soi is.

I always wonder why anyone even wanders that way, definitely not for the beach cause it's always been rubbish for the last 10 years at least