sash66

5 hours ago, amjamj said:

It's the regular price everywhere in Thailand for a gym worth the name. Or you can train outdoor with stones.

 

 

Rubbish, I have been paying 1000 uah for a good,  fully equipped gym

Hi

Planning on spending a month on Koh Phangan, does anyone know of a cheap gym, I did some research and could only find one for 2000 baht for a month, which is quite steep. 

Appreciate any replies. 

Thanks 

6 hours ago, bubba said:

Yep I didn't get that link, just the one I showed

 

Fares are calculated by both distance and time. Could be you got to your destination faster and cheaper with your driver taking a detour. 

 

Also, just went back and looked at my SMS messages from Uber. Here is the link for the CMTHX2016 promotion code they sent me.

 

https://newsroom.uber.com/thailand/ny40en/

 

Discount 50% off up to 40B discount each trip

For new and existing users in Chiang Mai

Valid from 26 December 2016-1 Jan 2017, 1pm to 1am only

19 hours ago, bubba said:

Sash - Did you click the link as they requested and read the details regarding what times the was valid? I get these promotional SMS messages all the time in BKK, and many are only valid during specified times during the stated days.

 

As for your driver doing a detour, you can request Uber to do a fare review – that option is right there in the app. I have only had a few problems like that, although those were in UAE, but Uber responded within 24 hours and usually faster.

 

Keep in mind that your fare is based on both time and distance. Given the horrendous traffic I saw in Chiang Mai over the holidays, she may have been doing you a favour by re-routing. That would have been particularly true around Nimman, where it was complete gridlocked when I was there. My driver took some sort of circuitous diversion that included passing through Central Kad Suan Kaew car park and thankfully we were out of it!

Well the SMS suggests the link is only for the details of my "gift" which I was not interested in. Also the link was http://t.uber.com/cm17gifte  which reinforces that.

I suppose that fares are worked out by distance, I was more than happy to sit in traffic, and if she wanted to do a big detour she should have asked like others have asked me.

I asked Uber for a fare review, and it was an unfare fare review  I got 1 Baht back 

Nice story, I'm sure the Russians bought them a few Vodkas for their efforts

Got this SMS on 31st December from Uber

"Happy New Year! Enjoy 50% off your trips till the end of the week with CMTHX2016 and we also have a surprise for you today and 1st Jan only. Details pls click....."

So I take an Uber home at about 2am and it tells me there is 3X surge pricing, but I think ok, it's fine because I have 50% off

Wrong, I contact because they charged me full fare, and that said "Oh, the 50pc is only valid between 1pm and 1am and you took Taxi at 2am" I said, "Did you tell me that in the SMS?"

The driver also took me on a huge detour, I guess the price is worked out on distance so she decided to make some more NYE money

Uber support won't reply to me properly now, just the same BS answer
 

Not a big amount of money, but principles are principles!

BTW if anyone has a laptop for sale I would be interested, an Ultrabook or something lightweight, and off topic - also looking for a Samsung Galaxy S6 or something similar

Well usually (in other countries) I just turn internet off and on again and get a fresh IP, but that didn't work, was the same

I have a solution now, I put the phone in flight mode for a little while, reconnect and hey presto.

On 17/12/2016 at 3:40 AM, mtls2005 said:

How do you know you have a static IP? How are you determining what your IP address is? Does it begin with 10.n.n.n? Or 27.n.n.n? Or 61.n.n.n?

27.

Yes not great nighclubbing in Chiang Mai from what I can see, just a couple of places with some slobby backpackers. Plenty of cool bars though where you can relax and shoot some pool with your friends for example

I had the 1525, what a great machine!

It's a dump from what I could see

Uber is wonderful in Chiang Mai!!, much rather take it then have to walk down a barely existent pavement with tonnes of smelly motorbikes. They have some promotion this week, I have been paying about 10-20 baht for most rides haha

I have it hooked up to my Revolut card, I like just walking out of the door and not having to deal with driver for cash

Hello all

I'm wondering if someone can tell me which mobile networks offer dynamic IP. I am new to the country and got a TRUE sim when I arrived. Although the service works well it appears to be a static IP.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

On 10/8/2016 at 1:38 PM, khunPer said:

AIS has a tourist package for that and good coverage in the area – not sure however of how many "G" (2G/3G/4G) at Koh Phangan.

Sorry I cannot give you useful information about the other – however, Koh Phangan is problably like Koh Samui, so some of the good (or best) house-rent-bargains you'llfind by walking around locally and look for signs or ask folk, they are not always on the Internet. You can rent something temporary for a few days or a week, and search for the right place; however, as SamuiJimmy says, end of December become peak-season...

Thanks

If I can get 3g then will be happy, hopefully someone with Phangan experience will chime in

5 hours ago, ParadiseLost said:

Perhaps worth warning that if you rent from a foreigner you are most likely breaking the law and you may also encounter problems with Samui Immigration if your stay is not reported to them.

Ok thanks

If renting from foreigners is illegal, why do they continue to try and rent them out?

So i suppose the owner of the property will register you when you pay them?

Thanks for your reply, Jimmy.

Can you recommend a decent mobile operator for Phangan? I would just be using it for internet.

I found the Ko Phangan house for rent Facebook page which is very useful.

Hi there

I am planning on coming to Thailand in December with my girlfriend and potentially staying a few months.

One of my top choices for staying a while is Koh Phangan as I enjoyed it a lot on previous visits.

I was wondering how difficult it might be to find a house/bungalow to rent on the island for one month + if we are arriving in December, also wondering how safe it would be, any expats had problems with burglaries?

Also, Internet, is there mobile internet coverage on the island and if so is it fairly reliable?

Thanks for any replies