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You get a business class sized seat and more legroom... for me at 6' 1" it is worth the extra price.

Depending on where you are going in the US the two most reasonable carriers are T Mobile and ATT (T Mobile is better but not available everywhere) - If you have a phone that works here and only need a sim just go to any T Mobile/ATT store and ask for a sim (About $25) and pop it in you phone... refill minutes can be bought anywhere and are all priced the same... If you do not have a phone or don't want to go thru the complicated store route then go to any Walmart or Target store... and buy a phone with a prepaid plan (You can get the phone and the sim for as little as $19.99!)... you can remove the sim and put it in your phone or just use the new phone... If you want internet access like EDGE you will be out of luck... carriers in the US do not provide it to prepaid accounts :<

http://www.target.com/b/601-3995400-642971...mp;x=5&y=10

Are you a resident of an APEC country?... You could get an APEC Business card (Issued for business traveler) That have some very liberal visa advantages and the card is valid for 3 years...

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/business/apec/index.htm#e

I seem to recall reading other post that stated Thai insurance companies have specific clauses that state they do not cover MOTOBIKE accidents?...

"I thought the current one was EDGE."

mine keeps flashing up "Edge not availible" so the phones got it, im on true and i think true are getting it soon, they just bin busy what with sonkran and voting etc!!!

Funfun... You can stop that from popping up by going into settings/general/network roaming and turn off data roaming

No

We just got them here in San Francisco... The sad thing is that the mpg for these little jewels are about the same as a Honda Civic 4 door

If you've an paid account by Skype, use Skype for to send SMS, is even more cheap than AIS if you send in Thailand. Overseas is more cheap.

Cheers.

Skype is great!... But understand if you send someone a sms thru Skype and then log off the sms recipient will get an error when trying to reply to you... the sms will bounce back to them saying the Skype user is not online to accept your sms.

There have been dozens of threads on how much money is needed to retire in Thailand... And here you come along and solve the whole problem!!!... Sounds like I buy 3 Toyota's and I'm a millionaire!!!

What is the increased cost differential?... 500 Baht or so... Seems like a small investment... If you choose to go cheap do not whine 2 years from now when you can not get the upload speeds to watch streaming video and such... Look at the biggest complaint and reason for having to buy a new computer... usually it is because the machine is too slow due to the specs of the thing... Buying N may save you a year or so before you have to buy another machine... "This computer sucks! the modem is only 56K... I need at least 128K..."

The US is a "transitional member"... Will they issue a card to a US citizen?

When i recently visited thailand for 6 months i did so on a 1 year multi entry visa which i obtained from the thai consul in hull for about £100 this allows you to stay for up to 90 days, so basically to stay for 6 months you have to do 1 border run.

This was very easy to obtain.

Depending on your circumstances you could maybe apply for a retirement visa, but i know nothing about this

What purpose did you state on you visa application?

I believe the woman at the restaurant has inadvertently converted her funds into the Latvian national currency...

They offer a Thai Driver License... Wonder how that works?... Do the take care of all the hassles of applying?

I was just sitting in traffic (And I mean sitting) in Cairo and thought what a dream the traffic in Bangkok was... And in Cairo it never rains!!!

LaoPo I am confused... The two photos seem to be of completely different cars?...

But on the subject I bet the Thai manufacturer loves all the free publicity

Better you stick to pencil and paper during visa runs...

With my cat the least painful site would be one where she does not see me coming

Are there any countries where we haven't heard iPhone launch rumors at this point? Yes, yes there are, but the list is getting shorter by the minute. The latest to get scratched off the iPhone rumor-free sheet is Thailand, where number one carrier AIS says that negotiations are well underway with revenue sharing details being a large part of the discussion (surprise, surprise). AIS holds a commanding 50 percent of the Thai market, so if Apple were to launch there, that particular carrier certainly seems like the right one to go after; a carrier spokesman gave no indication as to when it might wrap up talks, though, so it's far from a done deal. We assume they've done more than pay a single visit to Cupertino here?

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/28/i...ay-to-thailand/

Re Asus EEE , the 7" screen would not be something I would consider.

With the EEE you can plug a huge flat screen monitor into it

Add a USB Hard Drive and Keyboard and you are set...

I use WindowsCare2....

http://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscareper.html

How much do they charge to unlock a phone if I bring one from the US?

Here is a resource:

www.asiatradingonline.com/apartments.htm

I was once doing my pre-run walm-ups on Pattaya Beach front (about 5:30 am) when a horrible apparition stepped out from behind a tree and offered to put the willies up me.

As the OP stated "the Thai ones are nasty and can cause a lot of pain"...

Same Same...