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For some reason my speed test is not constant / stable and having 500 Mbps contract gives me a lot more tolerance when the net is busy . As I said before I have 3 BB fibre but when connected in my bedroom using Ethernet connection via my T95 Android box , I cannot get decent speeds , normally at 70 Mbps at best and last night trying to watch the football on Sky Sports , it was non stop buffering . The Fire Stick also has buffering when watching popular channels , e.g. football and a speed test can show 390 Mbps , so I put it down to the IPTV servers that cannot cope . Switching to another non popular channel gives no buffering . Also someone on this forum suggested switching to a lesser known IPTV company because their servers are not in too much demand . I generally only use S/S when needing to connect to online banking in the UK

Most men will have a pee problem as they get older due to the enlarged prostate . There are several procedures that can alleviate or stop the problem . However some can interfere with your love life . Rezume and the Euro lift are 2 minor procedures that will not effect your love life but they are not cheap , even in Thailand . However , I read in a BBC medical journal that UK doctors recommend that men over the age of 50 years old should take a daily dose of Viagra , as this has the effect of easing the prostate size and thus makes for easier urination .In Thailand the generic form of Viagra is commonly available and goes by the name of Sideagra . It has the same content ( Sildenafil ) as Viagra at a much cheaper price . Myself and a few friends take it every evening which results in a much stronger stream . Plus it has the bonus of giving stronger erections . I normally buy 100 mg and cut them in half with a pill cutter . Sideagra is about 110 bat for 4 pills of 50 mg or 200 baht for 100 mg

I know of a guy who had a quote for a minor procedure which was 1000 baht . He got the bill which was 5000 baht . He protested but was told that whoever told him 1000 baht was wrong . So I guess that a written quote on the hospitals official paper , is the only way to be sure .

Getting a quote for a procedure in a Thai hospital ? They will give you a quote but it will seldom cover all costs . E,G. Consultant fees . Any additional medication etc . They can make it up as they go along .

Thanks Sheryl . Yes that " extra clinic service charge " is the doctors overtime working . I was given an appointment for 4 00 pm because the daytime was too busy . I had no choice in the matter . However the 4 00 pm appointment was also very busy with probably another 40 patients given the same appointment time . BTW , I do not like the first come first served appointment system that seems to be the method used in all Thai hospitals including private hospitals . It means you can spend a couple of hours sat in crowded waiting rooms alongside people who may have infectious illnesses .

I believe that both private and government hospitals will milk foreigners . Me yesterday at a Thai government hospital . Charged 250 baht for " extra clinic service charge " ( whatever that is ) before seeing the doctor . Drug and parental charge 75 baht Charge nurse 80 baht Medical service fee 300 baht Pharmacy service fee 140 baht National list of Nonessential Medicines charge 5,724 baht . At a previous hospital 3 day stay in a v.i.p. room , the bill showed itemized costs of every time the nurse took my blood pressure and / or temperature . I guess its the standard 2 tier pricing for foreigners

I have mentioned the following before . My Surfshark VPN takes my speed test from 2-300 Mbps down to 45ish . S/S told me to change protocols but it made no improvement . My S/S contract expires next month and I will be looking at alternatives . I have a basic H/P laptop and the o/s is Chromebook . Any recommendations ?

A friend sent me this list of European national pensions , monthly payments . For some unknown reason Germany is missing .

Recap . Me using a TV android box T95 and getting slow speeds and buffering especially watching Wizz TV . I bit the bullet and bought the latest Amazon Fire Stick 4K Max , cat 6 e . A speed test went straight to 195 Mbps . So I settled in to watch the golf on Friday evening . Great quality; fhd picture from the live golf in South Africa for about 2 hours until 7 00 pm . Then it buffered so I checked the speed and it had dropped to 50 Mbps . Next day I went to the internet shop to complain and they put me up to 500 Mbps . My speed test showed 325 Mbps , very pleasing . Settled down to watch the Preston v Leeds on Wizz TV . All good for 30 minutes but then started buffering . I checked my speed and was still getting 180 Mbps . I switched to other channels and they played without buffering . So I have come to the conclusion that you must have decent streaming equipment but that does not ensure buffer free viewing . I am thinking that when it comes to popular programmes that are being streamed by many viewers , the likes of Wizz TV servers cannot cope and hence the buffering .

The popular belief is that the human species evolved from Africa . That is not true because early man also inhabited parts of Asia and then spread to Africa . Also early man almost became extinct because they had a low immune system until they mated with the Neanderthals which led to a much stronger immune system . This is according to Paleoanthropology, however it seems that theories are often proved wrong because of new discoveries . The topic of aliens is mainly dismissed because of the lack of tangible evidence however I prefer to keep an open mind . How do we know that Earthly beings are the only forms of intelligent life ? As I quoted earlier , the construction of massive structures in biblical times , to an amazing accuracy and tolerances , throughout the globe is still to be analysed , to how humans of low education and without mechanical aids , were able to achieve such tasks . Also ancient cave paintings that depict forms of flying craft etc .

Trade deal ? If that helps to simplify the long delays by the French Customs for UK exports , that would be a good thing . However , Starmer & Raynor have to get an agreement on free movement of labour in order to build the 1.5 million new homes in the UK and that is their main focus . An interesting addition is the fact that the EU are in trouble because of the 2 main players , France & Germany , are both in political woes . They sure do miss the UK monetary contribution .

What concerns me is that Starmer is negotiating with the E.U. on re-setting Brexit . That involves free movement of labour into the UK to build the 1.5 million new houses , mainly to house the recent influx of immigrants . How can he undo the referendum vote without populous consent ? No doubt that Labours huge Commons majority will win the day for him . This is a sneaky backdoor tactic and what next ? I am hoping that there will be a national strike , especially by public sector workers , plus next Mays local elections will no doubt see Labour sunk and the Reform party perform well .

If you saw an UFO would you report it ? Probably not because of ridicule . I saw an UFO early one winter evening in the UK and I called my son and grand children to show them . It was in the form of an orange colour glow that was hovering about 1/2 a mile away . I lived in the countryside , so no vehicles were in that area which was a forest and fields . We watched this object for 10 minutes until it shot off past us at an amazing speed but the colour changed to a brilliant white . All 5 of us were astounded . Space travel is in its infancy for manned flights but unmanned space travel has greater possibilities . Its odds on that there will be life in some form in distant planets . Ancient history of cave paintings have shown images of rocket type craft . Also sketches of non-earth beings . The building of some huge structures , that took place way before industrial times , appear to be beyond the scope of ancient ill equipped humans and even today present a challenge with the aid of modern machinery and know how . These are real mysteries that have baffled scientists for years . Alien presence on planet earth is one suggestion that has not been disproved .

Are you sure ? The announcement yesterday was 2.8% rise for public sector workers which is not keeping up with inflation and if a rise of 5.5% ( pay review bodies recommendation ) was given it would cost 10 billion pounds . Teachers & NHS unions have intimated that industrial action may well happen . Starmer said that pay reviews above inflation would have to be met with productivity improvements . So I am supposing that the train drivers did just that ? A national strike to call for a new election could happen and the Reform Party will walk it . The last Tory governments under performed but this Labour gang of muppets are taking the UK to the brink of ruination and no return . Still the rubber boats arrive and that figure exceeds 20,000 illegals in the 5 months of this pathetic , so called government . Italy is now deporting every illegal immigrant with no delays . Bravo , I say and scrap the ECHR . The UK current economic woes are unsustainable .

Next May 1st Polling day: Local government elections in England Local authority mayoral elections Combined authority mayoral elections Combined county authority mayoral elections Parish council elections There is no doubt in my mind that Labour will be battered and Reform will be prominent . At the moment sneaky Starmer is engaging with the EU and negotiating a deal that will permit EU workers to be employed in the UK . Mostly to build the 1.5 million new homes ( which are needed to house immigrants ) Yesterday Yvette Cooper has doubled the time that immigrants can stay in hotels . Reeves , Raynor & Starmer are thick as thieves . A national strike could happen to force a new election . This Labour government are accelerating the fall of the UK . Great Britain now , for sure .

It seems that my brief love affair for red wine may have to be ended or under stricter control because I have developed gout in my big toe and it is very painful . Apparently red wine especially can cause gout along with chicken . Now taking a course of colchicine . Never had gout drinking beer

I shared a bottle of 19 Crimes Shiraz the other evening with a pal . It didn't last long . Full bodied and fruity taste . Now one of my favorites . We drank it along with a mature New Zealand cheese nibbles . A great marriage .

Well , I didn't know that . The boxes say ROM 4 GB RAM 32 GB . Wizz told me they were capable of 1000 MBPS but the 3BB tech said they were low quality and old technology . Also Wizz say that the Amazon Fire Stick is a better bet to download their app .

In our restaurant , the Laughing Bird is the favourite and most popular red wine drank by both European and Thai customers . Maybe it is an economic way of getting jolly ?

Can anyone explain why it is that YouTube videos play in a high resolution and never buffer but every IPTV service that I have tried all buffer ?

Paying for 200 Mbps V.I.P .This guarantees your speed will never drop under 200 . However my 2 smart TVs never get that . When the 3BB techs come our house they play around with various speed test companies and also connect their own tablet and phone . When they achieve a high speed I feel that I am being conned because my knowledge on this subject is not good . They stated that my equipment was too old or of a low quality , b/s . Strange thing is , I can often get 225 Mbps , using wifi on my laptop but lucky to get half that on my 2 6e Ethernet cabled smart TVs / T95 Android boxes .

A good quality wine would be wasted on me because my palate cannot really know if I am drinking a fruit wine or not . Just recently I found out the benefits of Pinot Noir which has a high level of the antioxidant resveratrol . I managed to buy a bottle of Casillero del Diablo for 599 baht . Very easy to drink . I went back the next day to buy some more but someone had bought the lot , so I settled for the same companies Merlot .I just wish that I had a discerning palate to appreciate the various tastes and qualities .

Let's face it . The UK is broken and it is ripe for reformation but not under this pathetic Labour government who have got the reverse Midas touch . Next UK spring by- elections will be a disaster for Labour . The Reforms Party Farage and Tice are well informed politicians and would have a close connection with the U.S.A. and trade deals . Starmer and Lammy will be the cause of tariffs for UK exports to the U.S.A. Indeed they are a couple of plonkers . Rachel from accounts is the Chancellor of the exchequer , what a farce . Musk is a pioneer who thinks outside of the box and along with Trumps input + Reform , it may just be possible to save the UK from the abyss . At the moment we have the Muppet show running the UK .

Me too . Using 3BB . Without using my Surfshark VPN I get around 220 Mbps but if using the VPN it drops to 20--40 Mbps and sometimes I cannot connect to sites at all . Digressing slightly but I have considered using a sim card router because that is not affected by fibre downtime but there does not appear to be many users out there who can comment or recommend .

Thai people b/p seems to be lower than Westerners . Going to my local gov; hospital , I walk across the car park and then up a steep slope to the entrance . Straight away they measure your weight , height and b/p . The b/p is always high . I have read many times that you must sit down and relax for 5 minutes and then take a b/p/test . So I always have 2 tests and the second one , after 5 minutes sat down and relaxed , is acceptable . So what is it with these Thai medics ?