tweezer

2 hours ago, JustAnotherHun said:

Most likely no.

The date of entry is written on the bottom of the page.

Thanks, yes, I just noticed that.  That's OK, I can apply for a new Thai Pass.  It's simple enough.

Hi,

I've got a valid Thailand Pass.  I traveled overseas for one week and have since returned to Thailand on my Thailand Pass, following all the procedures.  No issues.

My Thailand Pass shows an Expire Date of 10-Feb-2022.

I will travel out of Thailand again for another week or so in December.  Do I need to get a new Thailand Pass, or can I use the same one?  The officials at the airport will make sure I have the SHA+ hotel booked and such, so it feels like it should be OK to use the current, valid Thailand Pass.

I wasn't able to find anything on the FAQ on this question.

If anyone has any experience with this I'd appreciate some advice.

Thanks!

T.

I booked at Silom Serene.  The meet all the requirements and provide the right letter.  You can book direct with them at their website.

Hi, I just posted an answer to this here.

53 minutes ago, RandolphGB said:

I'm travelling from Thailand to the UK for a week. After arriving in the UK, there won't be the minimum seven days to apply for the Thailand Pass (It says to apply at least seven days before travel).

 

Is it possible to apply for the Thailand Pass before departing from Bangkok so that it's approved and ready for the return?

Hi,

I have the same situation... business trip the U.S., departing BKK mid next week, will stay in the U.S. for about a week.  I got all my documents in order this week and applied for the Thai Pass 2 days ago.  It was approved within 36 hours.

In my experience, the Thai Pass system works pretty well.  Clear instructions and if you follow carefully it should be fine.  I'm sure there are many edge cases that they haven't adapted to yet, but so far, I'm fine with it.  I don't know this but I suspect they are processing applications based on planned arrival date.  I also have a Thai vaccine certificate so I cropped and uploaded the QR code where they ask for it.  The application says that helps speed it up.

Good luck!

Thanks all for your inputs!  This will get us what we need!

Thanks for you help!

T

Hi All,

I'm going to get my international license at Morchit again.  I'd like to get my wife's international license for her also, saving us having to both make the trip.

dlt.go.th says "IF YOU DON’T COME BY YOURSELF : AUTHORISE LETTER WITH FEE STAMP 10 BATHS".

So then, what is the AUTHORISE LETTER?  Can I get a sample or template somewhere? 

and where can one get the fee stamp (which I think is a notarization)?

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Cheers,

T.

37 minutes ago, Henryford said:

When renewing a 5 year did they require a medical certificate?

Nope... not required for the renewal of the 5 year license.

16 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

You are in the good position to have a work permit which is accepted as proof of residence.

For many other foreigners getting an accepted proof of residence is the biggest hurdle.

I believe an affidavit from your home country embassy will be accepted.  Yes, it's an extra step of bureaucracy but I think that's what you need.   Maybe another user can confirm if I'm correct.

9 minutes ago, watcharacters said:

 

Does anyone if the same rule of thumb regarding the extra  year applies to Thais as well as falangs?

 

 

P.S...     Outstanding post, tweezer.   Thank you very much.

 

 

 

 

Thanks... and yes, the extra year applies to anyone.  It's the way their system counts up to the expirey date.  Current date + 5 years, then up to the next birthday.  It should apply to all, though I haven't verified that with a Thai person's story...

Retired house painter here!  Not retired actually, but was a painter for many years in my younger days.

petermik's advice on the primer coat is key especially with water stains.  You might be able to also get a spray primer to spray the water stains first before a full coat of primer.  Also, sand smooth any cracking/flaking areas before priming/painting.

Not even gonna try to estimate how much paint you'll need... buy a few liters first, and if you run out, go back and buy some more.

Hi,

I'm planning to replace the wall mounted water heater and shower head in my bathroom.  The goal is maximum water volume and pressure. 

Some stats on the current setup:

• Upstairs bathroom.
• Current water heater is an older Sharp model.
• Input water volume to the Sharp unit is about 8.5 liters/min (this is from the hose that feeds the heater unit).  That's not great but not too bad.
• Output from the Sharp unit is about 6 liters/min (direct from the heater's output nipple, with the flow dial turned to maximum).
• Shower head with hose output is about 4 liters/min.

So I'm losing about 2 liters/minute in the heater, and another 2 liters/minute from the shower head/hose.

So my questions are:

• Can anyone recommend a good water heater unit that has high volume throughput (low loss with high output pressure/volume)?
• Are there good shower heads/hoses (larger dia) available that can handle higher volumes from the heater?
• Is there any value in manually drilling out the rubber washers to make the inner diameter hole larger?

Appreciate any insight from anyone who might have some experience here.

(Interesting note... the sales guy at homepro told me that most water heaters eat about 0.5 liters of water volume.... not sure I believe that.)

Thanks in advance for any advice....

Cheers!

T.

FYI.... I connected my laptop to the personal hotspot on my iphone, which uses AIS, and everything works now.

Looks like this is a 3BB issue.

Is anybody on a service other than 3BB having this problem?  Is TOT/True etc working?

Funny how non google sites work but the loading wheels keep spinning.  Probably because google has fingers all over most websites.

Hi,

Is anyone else having trouble with google sites now (6-May 10:30 AM Thailand)?  I cannot access/connect to/ping:

mail.google.com

imap.gmail.com

smtp.gmail.com

gmail.com

youtube.com

google.com connects intermittently

I am using 3BB fiber in Bangkok.  I set my DNS servers to Opendns addresses to no avail.

Other sites like Thaivisa (obviously), yahoo.com, cnn.com, reddit.com, etc seem to be OK (maybe a little slow).

Let me know if this is just me or is everyone having trouble.

Thanks!

T

UPDATE:  Looks like, Yes, they will be airing live it on Fox Sports 2, but Live Only.  They used to reply the day's round during the daytime here.  Looks like only highlights during the day. 

Hello,

I'm trying to figure out whether Truevisions will be showing The Masters (Golf) this year.  This year they haven't been showing ANY PGA golf (they used to show most of the tournaments... every weekend.)  Their schedule site (http://truedigitalhd.truecorp.co.th/tv_guide.html) is junk.  It only shows 10:30 to 14:00 on any given day (can't scroll left to right).

Any idea if they will be broadcasting it this year?

Truevisions's programming keeps getting worse.  Is PGA Golf another casualty of their failure to get programming deals?

Cheers,

T.

VIlla market Sukhumvit 33 has it.

Hi,

Has anyone found somewhere in Bangkok that has imported butterball turkeys (or the breast roasts) this year?

Villa Suk 33 doesn't have them.... are thy still on the import ban list?

Cheers,

T.

Is it just me, or does it seem like all the Truevisions channels that are on now are being broadcast with desaturated color?  Not black and white, but definitely desaturated and toned down.  I can understand if they might do that.

OK.... well, while waiting for some answers I figured it out.

If anyone is interested, here are my steps (follow these at your own risk!!!):

First, you need your 3BB user name and password:
username something@3bbfttx
pw something

Make sure you have this, contact 3BB if necessary.

Then in 3BB's HG8045A:

- Made sure my HG8045A's LAN IP is 198.162.1.1

On the WAN configuration page:
- Delete the connection 1_TR069_INTERNET_R_VID_33 (or whatever its called)
- Then create a new connection:
Encapsulation Mode: PPPoE
Protocol Type: IPv4
WAN Mode: Bridge WAN
Service TYpe: INTERNET
VLAN ID: 33
-Binding Options LAN1, LAN2, LAN3, LAN4, SSID
- Apply...

The back in my Router (Netgear R8000), On the Internet Settings:
- Made sure my Router's LAN IP is set to 198.162.1.2
- Does your Internet connection require a login? Yes
- Internet Service Provider: PPPoE
- Login xxxx
- Password xxx
- Connection Mode: Always On
The rest defaults, then apply.

I then went back into 3BB's HG8045A
- Disabled DHCP Server
- Disabled WLAN (WIFI)

It works great. Again, copy my steps at your own risk.... good luck!

Hi,

I've got a 3BB Fiber line with the supplied HG8045A. However, I want to use my better Netgear Wireless router and use the 3BB for just the modem.

However, when I try to change it to Bridge mode in the WAN configuration page (at WAN Mode) I get an error reading "the current service type is in bridge wan mode".

The Service Type below it is TR069_INTERNET and that can't be changed.

Has any one had any experience with this and can offer some advice on how to set it to Bridge Mode?

Thanks!

T

Thanks.... I'll look at those

Hi,

I've got quite a lot of traffic (both wired and wireless) in my office on the LAN, and it's slow, especially over wireless. There's 30-50 connected devices at any one time (at least).

I'm currently just using the HG8045A fiber modem/router that 3BB provided but it's pretty slow and doesn't handle the load well.... it seems "buggy".

I'd like to get a higher end wireless/wired router for handling the internal connections/traffic, and then just use the 3BB router in bridge mode.

I'd like a high degree of control of the network.

Is there a good router I can buy off the shelf (like at Zeer or wherever)? I don't want to call Cisco or someone... would rather find something off the shelf.

Any recommendations would be great!

Thanks,

T.

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