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I tried Germany & France . Both connections were about 60 Mbps down . Turned off S/S and got 240 Mbps . I have already followed the S/S tech instructions and changed / tried various combinations of protocol and DNS , made no improvement . Uninstalled and reinstalled S/S , cleared cache etc and was able to connect with W/H . However connecting to W/H is one thing but the slow speeds mean that there is no reaction to my trying to use it as I just get the revolving circle . However this morning I was able to use the W/H site . The strange thing is , that all the times of the football games kick off times are shown in the Thai region time ( i.e. 02 00 am for a UK kick off of 20 00 hrs ) which means they must know I am not in the UK ? Laptop is HP Chromebook 11MK G9 EE processor is MediaTek MT8183 . 1 year old

My internet speed is always low on the weekend . I guess all the kids are playing online . Today a speed test using both Fast and Ookla showed only 2 or 3 mbps when connected to the UK via Surfshark . I manage to open W/H but the site would not carry out any actions ( just a revolving circle ) . Came off the W/H site and disconnected S/S and my speed tests were 260 mbps down and 100 up . So the main problem seems to be S/S . BTW my protocol is Wireguard . What gets me is that all the well known VPN companies claim to be able to access W/H and people are buying the VPNs on that propaganda . A previous reply from Nong Chok is interesting where Cyber Ghost is recommended . I may give it a try . Thanks again for your interesting replies

Advanced Member 2.7k Posted 22 hours ago (edited) Did you complain to WH, or inform Surfshark that one, or all, of their UK servers have been blacklisted by WH? You should not tell WH anything about what you are doing. Chances are, somewhere deep in the fine print of their T's & C's, there is a clause you can only use their website, thus place a bet, only from inside the UK, or possibly the EU, which might change after Brexit. The fact that it's geoblocked tells me there's a fair chance of this. If you were to have a big win, they might not pay out if you have corresponded with them about betting on their website from overseas. I have been paid out on a couple of occasions , both times around 150 pounds on consecutive days . At the moment I can still access W/H although my 3BB connection lets me down sometimes and the W/H site will not perform all instructions or open all aspects . Speed test shows on average 60 Mbps d/load but I am paying for a V.I.P. service that guarantees 200 Mbps minimum . 3BB techs visit my home and try many speed tests but cannot achieve 200mbps . Then the last tech used his I phone to show 1000 Mbps speed not connected to my wifi . He must of thought I would believe that . Told him to go . Trouble is that where I live there are no other providers . I mentioned before about using a sim router which my friend uses in the UK at a very much reduced cost ( bar the cost of the Archer 600 router ). Your opinion please , as you seem to have a lot of knowledge . Thanks for your interesting replies to date .

You are right . I should have said " almost non tidal " as the tides are hardly noticeable in most of the med, 20-30 cm tides are common .I had many holidays in the Balerics where the sea levels appear to be constant .

Many Europeans come to Thailand for the beautiful beaches . The tourists are probably used to swimming in the much safer non tidal Mediterranean . Not only are there rip tides in Thai waters but further out there can be whirlpools which are deadly unless you know what to do and are a very strong swimmer . In my 12 plus years in Thailand I have never swam in the sea because of the dangers . I even remember beach vendors taking down red flags because they would not get customers . We are now nearing the season for box jelly fish which can be fatal . Also sea snakes and other venomous fish along with coral that can cut your skin and will give you an infection . There are also sharks and barracuda in some Thai waters . I stick to the hotel swimming pools . Very few Thai beaches have life guards .

The flight maintenance schedule above does not give consideration to the distance travelled per flight . What I am getting at is e.g. a medium flight time of say 5 hours will have taken off and landed , ( this is when most of the controls are being used ), much less than a domestic flight of say 1 hour . Indeed these short haul flights turn around is 30 minutes or less . On the go most of the day . I believe the pilot has to do a visual check after every landing . So it can make 500 short haul flights without maintenance ? Does not sound right to me . Not so long ago Thai Air were almost banned from the UK because of poor aircraft maintenance . One could be forgiven for thinking that all active aircraft had an engineers check after every flight or at least once a day .

Really . How does that work ? I can only use the delivery companies tracker app

The delivery companies are supposed to give you adequate notice of a couple of hours , not en route as is the case most of the time . Sometimes they phone when outside of our house . Sometimes when we are just a couple of miles away shopping and they cannot wait . They suit their contacting you to suit themselves as they are not employed directly by Lazada . COD is also my preference to ensure that I get the item I have ordered and hopefully avoid the reclaiming saga . However when the COD item is passed to the customer it will be boxed or wrapped and you do not have a chance to inspect the goods for damage or that the correct item has been delivered because the delivery guy , having got your cash , is leaving . Having had a couple of damaged items delivered I now video the opening of every parcel . My experience with Lazada has been fairly good and I use them regularly . I just wish they could improve their search engine that sometimes shows items that are nothing like that I have searched for .

Have they made a difference ? only when there is a wind I guess . Did you get a price for the solar type ?

Strangely enough , I have been able to connect with W/H for the last 2 days . Just wondering if my complaint to them has made them Thanks for some good info which I have never heard of before

Paddy Power I can connect . Strangely though I got on to the WH site yesterday and placed one bet ( it won ) but when trying to place a second bet it said " you are using a Data centre " so I closed it . What gets me is when you Google search for a VPN that can open WH , they all say they can but that is BS . Are you all getting a good speed test when connected to your VPN ? Mine takes a dive from 350 Mbps when not using my VPN , down to 20-45 Mbps on Surfshark .

A pity they don't clear the pavement / walkway vendors too

A tongue in cheek gesture on my behalf to email Starmer but not ask , you not get . BTW I have received a standard reply from his office but not holding my breath

A popular belief is that it was done on purpose as a publicity stunt , getting us ready for his revival .

Thanks Farma . Does not look promising . However I can connect to Paddy power but I do not like their web page . So when is a VPN not a VPN . Virtual private network or very public network ?

It is clearly odds on that K. Starmer will be the next PM , after yesterdays by election results . So I have emailed him at the House of Commons and asked him if he will review / unfreeze the UK pension for those living abroad outside of reciprocal agreement countries . What chance of a reply ?

I have posted a similar thread before but this time a little different . I have Surfshark VPN that will not connect to William Hill . Always says " you are using a Data centre " . Does anyone connect to W H without problems ? If so what VPN do you use ? Also my d/load speed test is poor when using SS , only 45 Mbps , not connected 350 Mbps . Have tried changing DNS , protocol and uninstalled / reinstalled , change location but still the same .I understand if you do not want to go public but p/m me if you prefer . All the big VPN companies say they can connect to WH on Google search but they want you to subscribe without a free trial . Maybe B/S ?

I would like to hear the question of will he unfreeze the UK pensions , put to Starmer during his election campaign . However at most interviews the questions are often previewed and selected for preference as on BBC Question Time .

and what percentage are lady boys , high I bet

Just looked on Lazada and could not find it at your low price . ฿23,690.00 ฿49,990.00-53%

I was hoping to read that Buriram airport ( currently undergoing large reconstruction ) will become an international airport . Also most provincial flights seem to go to Bangkok where you have to change planes for your destination . If the carbon footprint mattered in Thailand , it could easily be reduced dramatically by flying direct provincial flights .

Thai folks can be so wasteful with water . E.G. My ladies house has the government water supplied but is unreliable , slow flow to a trickle and so it is never used . We have a well with a decent supply but the MIL is not concerned with the preservation of the water supply . She seems to think it is never ending , she waters the road outside of our house to keep the dust down . Does the laundry with the hose pipe giving non stop water for an hour or so to the twin tub washing machine . Told my lady that the well water has taken many years to get where it is and tell mama not to be wasteful .But no , Thais know best and she carries on regardless . Near Buriram a friend has just had a well bored in his garden because of the poor flow of government water . The local council told his wife that they will not allow any more wells to be bored in their area because the underground water supplies are low .

That was the UK foreign secretary David Cameron meeting with the Thai PM on promoting trade etc . Cameron was asked by the Thai PM if a reciprocal arrangement could be made on visas but DC declined to debate it . The UK makes a significant handout to many countries under the "foreign aid budget " . Pity they don't consider their own people first . They turn a blind eye to their own impoverished pensioners but are happy to house and care for illegal immigrants . So the highly paid UK government and elected MOP are really saying " I'm OK Jack " . Not to mention the House of Lords dinosaurs .

Sure however a change can be made and I would say a new tabled motion to unfreeze the pensions would not be opposed in the Commons or Lords .

1946 , very few people retired abroad , maybe only the wealthy so it did not concern the middle/ working class UK citizens . Also the wealthy did not rely on the UK State pensions . Move forward 50 to 78 years and retiring abroad is not unpopular as the State pension is enough to live on in some countries . Certainly not sufficient to live on in the UK where benefits have to be claimed to supplement the State pension . Also many people move abroad because the warmer climates are conducive to their well being . Indeed there has been cross party committees set up to unfreeze UK pensions , alas without success . The UK retirees living abroad are no longer a burden on the state which should be seen as a plus for the UK government and should be encouraged as it lessens the load on the N.H.S. , frees up housing and additional benefits do not have to be paid . The C.O.E J. Hunt has done his sums and to unfreeze the pensions would directly amount to extra billions a year but he has not looked at the indirect benefits which would possibly counter the increase of unfreezing . The frozen pension is seen by most people as unjust because where you live is your choice and having paid your contributions you are entitled to the annual pension along with any increases . The 1946 legislation needs updating . The UK State pensions is a right not a benefit .