Wiggy

"However, theatres are on average only 25percent full, which is not enough to freeze the ticket price."

Again, the owner of a mega-company fails to understand Economics 101. Maybe the reason it's only 25% full is because the price is too high. Duh.

Why not improve quality of life for citizens then there may be no need for stimulants to get happy or high on? Drug/alcohol use is prevalent among the less fortunate - there must be a reason for this.

I've been a moderate drinker (two days/week, plus the odd glass of wine) for 27 years. In that time I've had two relationships: one of 12 years (amicable split), the other 10 and still together. Never had a road accident due to drink because I DON"T drink and drive, never been arrested, never been in a fight, never abused anyone, enjoy life, exercise and am healthy. So, alcohol is obviously NOT the problem. The problems are caused by a few irresponsible idiots. But does that mean I (and many millions like me) should be stopped from drinking? We're dealing with the symptoms and not the cause here. The cause being that so many people in the world lead crappy lives due to capitalism, that they seek a release from their mundane day-to-day existence - the same for drugs. My word, everyone keeps bleating on about how "free" we are then continue to tell us what we can and cannot do. Drink responsibly! I can, and do.

hold on

An underage driver involved in a tollway crash last month which killed nine van passengers has been released without bail, because she turned herself in to police and had not been arrested

and

The girl has been charged with causing deaths and injuries through carelessness and driving without a licence

how can you be charged with a crime without being arrested first????????

The reason why she wasn't arrested on the spot is probably because if she had been then the authorities knew she could go to jail. By 'turning herself in' (by the way, I recall hearing that the police told her to report to them on Jan 5th - slightly different from turning oneself in) then show a bit of remorse, turn up at the funerals, hand over a wad of cash and be released without bail and probably avoid jail time. I'd be watching the airport, as she could easily flee. Thailand - third world country and always will be.

Rest in peace. Horrific accident also in Korat Saturday. Sympathy to the families. In God we trust.

Then why did god let it happen? I wouldn't trust someone who does this to innocent people. That's why atheism rules.

I have also just experienced the exact same thing with dtac using an iphone 3gs!

I've had the phone for over one year and never had a data usage issue until this month... Im familiar with the iphone settings and don't use push or notifications etc.

After checking through my mobile bill online (skipping through the 106 pages!), edge/gprs has been clicking on around every 4-5 minutes for around 3 minutes of usage. My data plan is charged by the minute... In 10 days I have apparently used around 110 hours!

The thing is my phone is almost always in a wireless network and my wireless network has had no problems in the past month. I thought the iphone would only use a wireless network when available over any mobile internet..? The manager in the dtac shop claimed that an iphone will use both wireless and edge/gprs at the same time but I can't find anything on apple's website or others to support this.

Also what app or phone feature would use internet every 5 minutes?

I don't mind to pay if its a problem with my phone but I can't help but wonder if its a glitch on dtac's end...

Very interesting.. I'm starting to think it's something to do with DTAC. Anyone else out there with the same issue?

My 13" Mac Book Pro screen started to fail after two days. Called the Apple Store in Singapore and had a new one delivered in 5 days once the old one was received back in Singapore. Hopefully the new one will last a bit longer! I still think Apple are good though.

Guys, guys, guuuuys...

Sign up for the Unlimited packet at your operator.

I got AIS for 650 Baht.

Internet, Push Email, Notifications ect ect, running 24 hour.

Just if you travel oversea turn your internet service of by using: *129*1# to turn Internet off and *129*2# to turn on

Thats for AIS.

Don't know DTAC or TRUE

Hmm. Sign up for an unlimited package and double my phone bill (DTAC is 999 baht/month). Good idea.

Almost exactly the same thing has happened to me. Had the iphone almost a year with 20 hrs AIS data package, never went over that until last month. Thought it was a one-off, but then the same thing happened this month. I called AIS and the guy told me I had to turn off cellular data or buy the unlimited package. I asked him why when I only use it less than 20 hrs. He said that it was a quirk with the iphone, no choice, have to turn cellular data on/off as required or buy unlimited package. I'm familiar with the iphone settings, checked them all as far as I can tell. Can't figure it out. Something has changed for sure.

I'm glad I'm not the only one (I don't mean that in a nasty way). It does look though like I've sorted it. I did a complete restore of the phone back to factory settings on my Mac last night and restarted the phone like it had just come out of the box. So far, so good. I'm checking my usage hourly with DTAC and it's back to normal levels again. This is with cellular data, location settings and wi-fi all turned on. There must be a bug in there somewhere. I'll post any further developments.

To use an iPhone in the way it was designed to be used and to get more enjoyment out of it get an Internet plan.

My bill never goes over 3k a month and I use it for business calls, E-mail and looking at Thaivisa 24 hours a day. I also call home every week. My Internet plan with true is 699 baht.

My bill is 500 baht per month and I leave internet on all the time, why would people like me want to pay 3k?! It always amazes me how rich people think things like 3k for a phone bill is normal or good?! This is THAILAND, its supposed to be cheap.

The op should be able to leave internet on all the time, something has changed.

Like I said I use it a lot and call home a lot. But to have it on Internet unlimited plus 3G it costs 699 a month. So why not get a plan so the phone can be used with piece of mind?

I had a plan - it was 99baht for 20hrs/month and the most I'd ever used before was 202 minutes in a month. That was with Cellular Data - on, Data roaming - on, Location services - on. Then it changed without any input from me and it clocked up 138 hours in 6 days - difficult to believe I know.

You changed something, something you think doesnt matter but does. You said you hadnt changed anything for about a month now, well what did you change a month ago?

I upgraded to iOS4 in the first week of September. These new charges started 2 weeks later.

So your normal bill is about 1000 per month yet you object to paying 999 for unlimited.

Curious.

Hi

AIS 650 per month for unlimited data

Yes, I saw that but I don't want to change my number.

Did you turn "Notifications" to on in your settings? Make sure they're off along with your push email. If your not using iOS 4.0 yet try changing your APN entries to a fake one in your Network settings. This will disable your internet. If you have iOS 4.0 or later you can easily toggle Cellular Data on or off in the settings.

Thanks for the advice. Notifications have always been off, and I am aware of the cellular data toggle as it is now off, although I used to leave it on with no problems. I could disable the internet completely - but then what use is an iPhone without it? It's then just another phone, and an expensive one at that. I'll keep trying to sort it.

So your normal bill is about 1000 per month yet you object to paying 999 for unlimited.

Curious.

But that would mean my bill would rise to 2,000 (1,000 + 999)

I've suddenly received a bill for over 5,000 baht for "Internet usage" on my iPhone when my monthly bill for the last 6 years has been around 1,000. Now, I've had the phone (3gs) for 9 months, so am aware of push email, and how iPhones can connect without the user being aware etc. I've changed no functions on the phone (apps or otherwise) for about a month now. But, on the 15th September the charges started coming. DTAC say there is nothing wrong in the network (not surprisingly) and I am using the internet - but that's just it, I'm not - my phone is. I could go to the unlimited package for my internet but that's 999 baht/month with DTAC and I'm a really light internet user (or was!).

Any thoughts? Thanks.

Pity they couldn't arrest some red shirts for gambling with people's lives!

Funny, I can't ever remember a Thai being arrested for this kind of stuff. It's OK for Thais to rip off people, but not for farangs. Still, if he's guilty then lock him up.

What's the date today?

According the BBC which I trust significantly more than the Thai media or police the numbers were far greater. The greatest gathering in 30 years. It is is quite bizarre that Abhisit is lecturing Thai people about the way elections should be held. He is not elected at all and refuses to let the people decide if he is suitable as a PM. The people are angry because they voted for PPP and not for the DP or Bhumjaithai. The votes were simply stolen under pressure of the military.

Something has to give. If it means that the army will start shooting, so it be. At least the world can see what kind of people are in power. On the other hand must I admit that i do not really understand Thaksin either. He must have numerous contacts in the IT world, for a few million dollar he could paralyze the computer systems of the Bangkok Bank, Kasikorn and Charoen Pokhand and those of numerous ministries. Russian hackers are for sale and it will lead to a bloodless counter coup.

The people do have the right to elections, whatever Abhisit may claim. Comparing the UK system of government with that in Thailand is an insult to the people of the Great Britain. True Brown was not elected either, but his party members were and never switched party under pressure of the elite.

I think you'll find that Abhisit was elected an MP by winning in his constituency a number of times, whereas Thaksin never won any election he stood in. He became PM on the back of being a party list MP with TRT. In other words he was never elected to public office, but Abhisit was. Finally, when a ruling party is dissolved (PPP) the party with the next biggest majority (democrats + others) is put in power, regardless of how.

Go to: iphonenodata.com and click on "DisableEDGE/3G"

This will enable you to turn EDGE on and off at will. It's free, and easy.

Go to: iphonenodata.com from your iphone and click on "Disable EDGE/3G

This is free and easy to turn on and off when you like.

Before True got the iphone there was NO official authorised dealer for Thailand so dont know what you guys are talking about. Maybe there are secondary authorised dealers other than True NOW but I dont see how, but I guess its possible.

Wiggy how do you know your iphone was "produced for sale in Thailand"?

Wiggy why would True not fix your broken Iphone considering they are the official distributors of the phone?

It has "TH" in the model number - I'm assuming that stands for Thailand (I could be wrong)

My phone wasn't broken. I've just had more than my fair share of problems when dealing with True (TV, Internet etc.)

There was a thread about this a while back, but things might have changed. Im pretty sure the thread stated that the "authorised" apple dealers were in fact not allowed to sell iphones, period, as this would interfere with the deal being made with True, however this being Thailand and having no real law they go ahead and import them HK and sell them anyway, this was before the True deal, now I have no idea whats up.

I know for a fact that authorized Apple stores in Thailand can indeed sell the iPhone.

That's what I thought. Thanks. Besides, my phone is not a grey import as it was produced for sale in Thailand. I'm sure these are not being sold in Hong Kong, or elsewhere (why would they be?). As mentioned earlier, Apple tend to keep tabs on who's selling their products, and in what form. Also I take comfort in knowing that, in the unlikely event of a problem, I can go to an Apple reseller (where I also bought an iMac with absolutely no problem and registered it with Apple at the point of purchase) and get my phone fixed. I prefer this to going to True and getting, "Sorry, cannot. You come back tomorrow".

One more thing. It would be good to know if the ones sold by "Authorised Resellers" are indeed legal. I'm sure they are as Apple must be keeping tabs on these resellers. After all, they're not exactly hiding the fact their selling Apple's products, are they? As I said, they must be above board after having received emails from Apple congratulating me on my purchese. I even registered it with them. Any comments?