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  1. On 28.1.2017 at 11:38 PM, Mooner said:

    Pulse, expat tv, flawless and many other options.

    Do some research.

     

    Had a 1 day trial of Pulse and that worked well (on that day at least). Then signed up for a 24 hrs trial with Flawless and was so happy with it that I immediately signed up for 6 months. Problem is, whenever it comes to live football (i.e. Sat afternoon UK time in particular) it has become unwatchable for me here in BKK. Speedtests, when Flawless is buffering like hell, consistently show 20 - 30 Mbit. But then again, this is to local servers and not the foreign ones Flawless are using. But yes, watching Flawless during "peak hours" is (for me) a useless exercise. Just doesn´t work for me despite a fantastic customer service who have been switching me from server to server in search for one that works for me in TH. Unfortunately, none works proficiently enough for me. Will certainly not extend my 6 months subscription. Real shame because WHEN it works it is brill.

  2. 2 minutes ago, blackcab said:

    I have an extension based on Business. Last year it took 8 visits to immigration by one of my staff to get my submission accepted. The pile of documents was 2.5 centimetres thick.

     

    This is on top of the special procedures our staff have to do each month to obtain the relevant evidence I will need for my submission.

     

    It is just painful. If I could have a work permit with the Elite visa I would - however, sadly, it is not possible.

     

    Agreed!

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  3. 3 hours ago, Flustered said:

    From what I understand, it was meant for frequent visitors and not retirees but due to not thinking it through, it seems to offer an excellent back door to retirement. No producing bank statements, no producing pension statements, no police checks etc.

     

    Hope it holds good for a few more years.

     

    I couldn´t agree more....

     

    When my METV expires later this summer my only decision will be between 500k for 5 yrs and 1mn for 20..... But if you def know you want to stay in TH for a very long time than, imho, the 1mn for 20 years, is a very interesting alternative to the other visa and extension options currently available.

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  4. 21 minutes ago, Deepinthailand said:

    Even though you would be getting the expected echange rate and you would never have had any higher and probably not even realise. Is what I'm getting at.

    I am absolutely aware of what you are trying to say but this blissful ignorance of the past is something I don´t have so "in real terms" when the exchange rate of the currency  you are converting to TBH is 20% or so (it is just a ball park figure now) below the average of the last 5 - 10 years, then yes, today´s rate is horrible. That doesn´t mean there is anything you can do about it. It´s a matter of fact (for the time being) and everyone wanting to exchange GBP/THB has to live with it. But it remains a shockingly low rate which prevents ME (!!) from describing a 44 exchange rate as "not bad", as another user has done. It is "not bad" when you consider it´s already been lower but it is shi$ when you know where we stood at just over half a year ago.

     

     

     

     

  5. 32 minutes ago, Deepinthailand said:

    I'm presuming correct me if I'm wrong are you situated in a city? Seems a bit of a major drop 20 to 1.5.

    Yeah, right on lower Sukhumvit in BKK. Speed fluctuates a lot during peak times but yesterday was particularly bad. Usually, it´s "stable" between 9 and 20 Mbit.

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  6. 5 hours ago, Lite Beer said:

    Change the video settings in whatever app you are using to play it.

     

    I am currently using their webportal and watching the channels through there (within the google chrome browser). No settings I can find anywhere. And the strange thing is that it is not all the SD channels that come up in 4:3 aspect ratio. Very strange.....

  7. 57 minutes ago, Deepinthailand said:

    LOL con job by the looks of it. I get 10mbs download from 3bb constant day or night guaranteed. 

     

    I am overall happy with 3BB but I am not as fortunate as you are. DL speed varies between 20Mbit when I am lucky and 1.5Mbit during peak hours (like yesterday evening).

  8. I´ve a quick question re Flawless IPTV.

     

    This afternoon I signed up for a 24 hours trial. I´ve received the log-in details and hooked up my Macbook with the big TV. Looks pretty good so far. However, I have an issue with some channels. Whilst most channels show correctly in 16:9 widescreen format, some channels (like SkyNews SD at this moment) only come up in 4:3. Is there anything I can do at my end to get ALL the channels in 16:9? 

  9. 3 hours ago, zorro1 said:

    They are exceptions to the norm. Probably anti-social loners to begin with and that would be the ONLY reason they don't fit in with like minded people. Hating people of your own race is always indicative of deep seeded physiological issues.

    Not something to be proud of

     

    What a sad way of thinking ....  Your black & white thinking, your assumptions and prejudice are really sad... I genuinely feel sorry for you m8.....

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