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ec-mall.com + Pantip Plaza: New equipment with or without a factory warranty

thaidphoto.com: Secondhand gear section

Fotofile MBK: Rugged top-tier gear by the BTS entrance. Film, used bodies and lenses (a bit expensive) on the ground floor. Gallery in the new camera section on the 4th? floor. They sell store-brand bags that are rugged, subtle, and cheap.

Pirom Plaza, Wangburapa: Camera repair, huge selection of bodies in any format, huge selection of lenses, lots of studio equipment. Everything is very cheap.

Interesting that some people think the Democrats should have been disbanded for being stupid. That would mean that the PTP would be banned 10 times over.

They're getting there. They've been banned twice before. This is the third iteration of the Thai Rak Thai party.

I've finally come to a solution. I bought a D-Link DIR655 wireless router for 2,700 baht at Paradise Park. I then found the True-supplied modem (BiPAC 5200S) and flashed it with the stock firmware to get rid of the True Landing page. I turned off firewall/DHCP/uPnP/all other router features and set it to bridge mode. The D-Link DIR-655 takes care of the PPPoE connection from there. DNS is set to OpenDNS and I haven't needed to use a proxy server yet. A speed test from speedtest.net to a server in Bangkok immediately showed consistent speeds that maxed out my connection with the bonus of a much lower latency. I get a consistent 6-7 mbps download speed, while the TP-link units got 4-5 mbps half the time and could barely average 0.5mbps most of the time.

I may use the TP-Link W8961ND later as a wireless bridge, but for now it is put away in its box. After my experience with three specimens of their products, I will make sure I never buy a TP-Link product again. I am almost certain that the replacements I received from their service center were both faulty units that other customers returned. I feel bad for the poor saps who end up with the bricked 8961 and my unresponsive 8960.

I have to thank you all for your help.

I'd start with your actual phone lines and every phone jack connected in your system. If you have a phone on the same line, even if another jack, then replace the decoupler. They do go bad, and it's possible one works with one type of router and not another. If you're not using a phone, or the other jacks on the same line, consider disconnecting them. Consider replacing the jack and the phone cord that goes from the jack to the router/modem. Try to sanitize your system the best you can. Look for excess wire leads touching other wire leads, look for loose screws holding the wire leads, look for corrosion, look for anything which isn't picture perfect.

I'll have an electrician take a look at the phone line system here.

When you say your new TP won't recognize the LAN cable.. have you tried a new LAN cable or different LAN ports? It doesn't matter which one of the four you use.

My first TP-Link, w8960N was replaced with a w8961ND that was bricked (no response from any ports/cable/computer). I then went back to the store to get another w8961ND that works, but is still unsatisfactory. I believe that the two 8961ND units I received were refurbished units dude to the condition of the boxes they came in.

Don't you have the True supplied Billion router? If so just use that, and use the AP for the WiFi only, e.g. connect it to the Billion router and set it so it only creates a WiFi network.

I would use the supplied Billion router, but the firmware has been tampered with by True and it periodically tries to knock me to their portal page when I try to access pages like Google or Hotmail. It also was quicker to throttle bittorrent speeds and my whole connection after a period of streaming. I bricked one while trying to change the firmware, maybe I should try with my other one.

Recent Linksys design are not as good as before.

Yeah. Their model that looks like a flying saucer was complete crap. I might end up buying a WRT54.

I find it hard to understand how the OP can be having so many problems with so many different routers/APs.

The Belkin and Linksys units were too low-spec for my needs. They couldn't handle the load of a few phones, 3 or 4 computers and a CCTV box. The Belkin works fine at my other smaller home.

I will not buy another TP-link product again. The first one I had an unusable ADSL connection and access to the router controls was slow and unresponsive. The second one was bricked on arrival. The third one works, but it is still too slow compared to the stock wired modem, and my first Linksys unit.

I suspect there may be some other issue. I am especially concerned when I read about multiple changes to proxy and DNS settings. Most end-users would be well advised to leave all such settings on the default, unless they happen to be network specialists.

Many users on the True ADSL service need to do the proxy dance. If the connection without a proxy is working poorly, True advises to use either of their two proxies but lately people have had trouble with them. Many users use a third-party DNS, especially since True's DNS is unreliable at times. I used openDNS to access Youtube in 2007, and afterwards used Google DNS, but ping to both services averages >400ms. Now I am not using a proxy, or third party DNS but am on default settings. I found an updated firmware for the router, which has improved the connection but it still only gets ~1-1.5 mbps versus 6-7 on the stock True wired modem.

I have a 51" Samsung plasma. It doesn't get too hot, and it can open pretty much any video file type from a 1TB external HDD. The 3D isn't great, and the internet features are clunky. 3D glasses came separately and had to be ordered, they require a button battery but the LG system is more streamlined and doesn't require a power source. The TV came bundled with a nice blu-ray player.

Picture quality with truevisions is lackluster, but much better than the previously-used 50" Sony rear-projection TV. Cartoons look amazing on this set. One thing to be aware of is that this Samsung unit has only one RCA video input; I've added a VGA-to-component/composite adapter to the VGA input port but have yet to test it.

For about 3 years, I used a Linksys device that worked just fine but it eventually stopped working. I bought another model of Linksys router, but the wireless connection was unreliable so I returned it. I used a Belkin router but the signal was poor throughout my house (total area of ~400 M^2).

I ended up using a TP-Link W8960N unit for about the last six months. The connection quality has been horrible and I can't load websites without refreshing multiple times. Speed tests average less than 0.5mbps in Thailand, and I can't download a file larger than 10 mb from Filesonic with a premium account. It was shit.

A technician from True came over to diagnose the problem. He brought the Billion modem that True supplies to new users and the connection worked just fine, getting the download speed I pay for. My phone line was fine, but my router was not working.

So the only conclusion was that the TP-Link router I had was faulty. I took it in to be exchanged but the new one I got wouldn't detect a LAN cable, and the new-new one is performing as poorly as the first TP-link unit I had. My connection to True ADSL is consistently unusable. Whether using LAN or WLAN, speed tests rarely average above 0.5 mbps though I can occasionally muster the full speed for a few minutes a day. The parameters within my router are consistent with the settings for True, and I have tried using the proxy.asianet/trueonline.co.th:8080 proxies, openDNS, Google DNS, and the DNS servers provided by True.

tl;dr: I've had five wireless routers that don't work well; three that don't really work at all. I may need a new wireless adsl router that will do what the box says it will do. I don't want to spend much more than 2,000 baht. Can anyone help me out or recommend me a new router?

The Honda will be a lot cheaper to service and repair. Honda parts are dead cheap.

They can worry about second languages as soon as children get a good grasp of Thai.

Paragon, Emporium, Foodland, Villa Market. They all have liquor stores that stock pipe tobacco, including Captain Black.

A pouch should cost around 250 baht.

Get rid of half of the taxis. The roads around JJ market are saturated with them, sometimes three of the four lanes are occupied by empty taxis.

I think the Expressway easy pass can alleviate jams at tollways if they are used on a larger scale. Routine commuters spend cash on the toll every day anyways. Using the pass, you simply barrel right through the lane. Imagine of more than half of the Bang Na inbound expressway commuters didn't have to stop and line up every morning.

Police checkpoints cause massive jams. On a bad morning driving to school, I can be stopped by four checkpoints that completely stop all traffic on two very busy highways. It's a nonsense practice to extort tea money from naive drivers. They stop all cars and trucks, but only actually inspect trucks. In a year of the same commute route, I have never seen a single car inspected.

River crossings need to be reworked. These bridges should be manages like the Pinklao bridge where lanes are allocated to each side based on the volume of traffic. This could cut down on bridge accidents, particularly on the Bangkok bridge where motorcycles often drive on the opposite side of the road outbound to Thonburi. This is dangerous to motorists, and causes congestion as drivers have to merge to give motorcycles way.

Schools cause unneeded congestion, and they seem to not care. Much of the traffic in the Sathorn area can be attributed to the Catholic schools close to or immediately adjacent to the Surasak BTS station. Traffic jams down Sathorn Soi 11 can be attributed solely to the school down that soi; flow is good when that school is not in session.

Far too many parents opt to send their kids to schools nowhere near where they live. Many of these kids sit alone in an obese van with a chauffeur and ride across the city to school in the morning, and leave in the same way.

New public transportation may help alleviate traffic congestion, but there's no reason (aside from TIT) why obvious problems with a simple solution haven't been ironed out by now.

Aggressive drivers don't bother me much. Benzes and Fortuners may try to rule the road, but at least they pay enough attention to their surroundings to drive like that.

Small champagne cars are the ones you have to be worried about. Gold Toyota Vios's, in my experience, are driven by clueless drones. Their faults can apply to a lot of Thai drivers, but I notice these gold subcompacts more frequently.

In slow traffic they only pay attention to the car in front of them, and they end up panic braking and creating a dangerous situation for the flow of traffic. In highway traffic, they often fail to comply with common courtesy. They go low in the passing lane, rarely use their indicators, and will with no apparent reason slow down without looking at their rear view mirror.

I spend my time driving daily from downtown Bangkok to Nakhorn Phatom and back into the city. I spend weekends in suburban East Bangkok.

The absolute cheapest pharmacies are across from Siriraj hospital. They all sell at the same prices and are lined up all around the area.

Getting there is difficult, though.

Ordering from ChefsXP is often cheaper than going to a restaurant, and in my experience the service is much better.

For example, I often order from Sunrise Tacos using the service. Within 40 minutes, I have a couple of piping hot burritos served exactly as I specified in the order. I always give the delivery guy a nice tip.

One night I decided I wanted nachos and a few tacos so I went to order on XP only to realize that they were closed. I really had a craving for Mexican food, so I decided to order directly from the shop. The combined cost of the food didn't break 250 baht, but the staff tried to charge me more than 200 baht for delivery. I didn't realize how much the markup was at first, but I called less than five minutes later to cancel the order. An hour and a half later, the delivery man from Sunrise was at my front door and he stayed there for fifteen minutes repeatedly calling me until I unhooked my phone.

ChefsXP, on the other hand has never been late. It's surprising, as I live down an labyrinth of alleys in the Sathorn area. Even in heavy rain, my order is always on time. It's a godsend for a student with a heavy workload and a 60km daily commute.

Just stick to the standard Hond1a fluid.

The 5 Speed box lags more and consumes more fuel.

If the government had a real commitment to conserving energy, they would allow for the freer distribution of smaller fuel-efficient vehicles. Right now, the majority of small 'affordable' cars on the market are still larger in size and engine displacement than the average person truly needs.

I don't know if this should go here, but here goes.

Today, my father received a phone call from an anonymous number. he answered and they said that they were a center for credit card fraud, and that someone had opened a credit card with Bangkok Bank and had accumulated some debt that needed to be taken care of. He hasn't used Bangkok Bank in years.

Gullibly, he gave out his ID number, cell phone number, date of birth, and he told him that he had an account with a certain bank at a certain branch with credit cards from two banks.

Realizing what he did, he went and drained his account at an ATM and went to Bangkok Bank, who told him that this is an ongoing scam and they claim to be, among other things, the DSI.

They said not to worry about any credit fraud, and that anything odd will be taken care of by mail and not through the phone.

That said, should he worry about the information he gave out?

Redshirt attacking people on BTS

staggering brutality displayed

embedded for ease of viewing

Yeah, staggering brutality precisely second 0:06 by the pedestrian in the blue shirt who throws the first punch and sends the redshirt guy near the rail falling back.

Actually, to be fair, nobody can truly tell from this video what instigated it.

It's pretty clear the red shirt rushed up to them to 'check bags',

and the women and her purse were involved.

Most women don't take to their bags being grabbed too well.

No doubt the big guy felt she was attacked, defended his lady, and decked the guy.

Then the red horde descends and there is a pulling match over her bag.

Finally big guy brings his distraught lady away from the scene.

Not rocket science to see this even with the camera bobble.

I know the guy from the video.

He told me he was just walking when he was attacked by a few red shirts, but he somehow got out of it. I assume that he was attacked because he always looks like he's looking for trouble.

The person recording this asked for his email address and later sent it to him.

Completely unprovoked violence.

I've recently started school and now don't have time to give my ferrets the attention they deserve.

This is tearing apart my insides, I've cared for them for the last two years, raised them from their adolescence and I now don't have the time or energy to take care of them.

Slinky and Dozo are approximately two and a half years old.

Slinky, male, is short and stocky. He is stronger than his size suggests, and he possesses extreme alertness and intelligence.

Dozo, the girl, is more calmed down. She is slightly fat, is not as strong as Slinky, but is more affectionate and more prone to just sit next to you and watch you work. She still does have that young ferret's curiosity and explosive energy, though.

They still are as energetic as the day I took them home. They are mature and well trained enough to have a certain area for toilet and do not bite as younger ferrets do. They are both in good health and were sterilized at Kasetsart University before I took them home. Their annual distemper shots were administered in early June of this year.

I will only consider letting them go to a household that's had experience with exotic pets.

The pair, along with two generously-sized cages are up for 3000 baht.

PM me for more details and pictures.

Hi does anyone know whare i can buy a go kart for racing in thailand?thanks.

Bangkok Racing Circuit, behind Seacon Square shopping mall on Srinakarin Road.

You can talk with the track owner about where you can get a kart from, chances are that people have asked him to find a buyer for their old karts.

There is also a shop next to a used car dealership, on Sirnakarin Road before you pass the Dusit Princess Hotel. It's very small and easy to pass by without seeing it so pay attention if you look for it. Small room about the width of a single shophouse, with a red sticker saying 'KARTS' or something similar and there is usually a kart standing up against the wall at the front.

I recently sold my Tonykart chassis and Rotax 125 with an old Alfano system for around 40k. It'd been sitting in a chassiswork factory for a few years and needed a huge refurbishment. Expect to pay much more for one in good condition.

Good luck, to you and your wallet. It's an expensive sport.

I have yet to see any photo sticker booths in Bangkok. You know those funny Japanese machines that can take pictures of you and your friends and print out the photos as stickers?

Can I find one around the Siam/Chit Lom area?

There's a purikura club in Siam... I think it's on the soi that leads to the exit to Henri Dunant Road.

Cool but I still prefer the look of The Metropolitan...

Fuji instax can be found at a lot of photo labs scattered around town. For large purchases, hop down to the print shops across from Central Lat Prao; it's basically a city block of identically-constructed printshops that also carry instax film.

Price is about 35 baht per exposure.