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9 hours ago, Farang two dot zero said:

I'm a bit lost 113 or 103?

I copied from Bruno, hehehe.

Actually it's 113 - good that you noticed.

Bruno is correct:

1.) Make sure you have money on your SIM card and check your validity by calling *101*9# - you will receive an SMS or notification with the information

2.) Now please calculate days from today to validity expiration: f.e. Validity until 20 Oct 2022 means 85 days from today.

3.) Now you subtract 85 from 360 which gives you 275 days. That's the maximum you can extend your validity, since maximum validity is 360 (or 365? - not sure) days from today.

4.) You can extend 180 or 90 or 30 days. So figure out what you need. In this example you can use 180 days plus 90 days.

5.) Call *103*180# for 180 days additional validity

6.) Then you can call *103*90# for another 90 days validity extension.

7.) If you now call *101*9# again, it should show you validity just a few days short of 1 year in this example.

For other people that are looking for this info on a different carrier:

This procedure (with different numbers - see earlier in this thread) can also be used for True, but not for AIS. For AIS (as for other carriers) you need to do recharges of at least 10 baht to extend for 30 days per recharge. The recharge procedure should also be used if you cannot enter the numbers from overseas, because roaming hasn't been activated by your carrier.

I believe these procedures do NOT work on a tourist SIM which have been bought f.e. at the airport.

Thank you very much for your link https://www.bangkokair.com/through-check-in - it explains a lot:

According to this information from Bangkok Airways I can check my luggage through (thanks for reminding me to check that they really do it at check in) and I will connect to domestic in the transfer area at BKK without going through immigration at Suvarnabhumi and go through customs and immigration at CNX.

Sounds great.

Is custom / immigration as they are in BKK or are they more easy going or more strict at CNX?

Hello,

I booked a flight at the end of August from Vienna to Chiang Mai on one ticket from Austrian Airlines.

Flight numbers are OS for Austrian Airlines to BKK, and PG for Bangkok Airways from BKK to CNX. Layover 2hrs 35 min.

Will my luggage be checked through from Vienna to Chiang Mai and will I be able to go through immigration and customs in Chiang Mai instead of Bangkok?

Thanks for your help.

10 hours ago, CMBob said:

Just flew on VJ to BKK last Sunday and then on VJ back to CNX yesterday.  No questions about anything.

OT question: Did VJ weigh your carry on? I think they allow 7 kg and they have been getting pretty strict about it, right?

I would like to get my check-in under 20 kg, let's see if I can succeed. I always book luggage less than 24 hour before the flight, because I never know how much it will be and if VJ cancels or I change my mind, I won"t be out so much money.

8 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

What vaccines did you get?

Do you have MorProm with the EU compliant QR code?

2 of my 3 vaccines are AZ & Pfizer which are okay for Germany. Sinovac was my first shot, and that is not accepted in the EU.

I have all vaccination certs and passports that are possible to have, including my 30 year old yellow International Vaccination Passport updated with the current covid shots. - Took me some convincing for them to do that at the Provincial office, but after supervisor invention they did it. ????

Hm, yes you may be right, but I didn't want to be on hold for half an hour with the airline. 

That's exactly what happened with Turkish and when I finally did get an agent, they told me that only my vaccination certificate is needed and no test. 

From reading on this forum, I gathered that for my flight on Vietjet CNX to BKK no test is needed either. 

Hello, 

I will be flying soon from CNX on Vietjet to BKK and then Turkish to Germany.

From my research I do not need a Covid test on either airline since I am fully vaccinated. 

Is that correct? 

What are your experiences? 

As far as I remember, the speed of transfer for FTT transfers has a lot to do with the time of day it is being initiated.

I think the cut off time for same day international FTT transfers is either noon or 2pm Thai time, probably noon.

So if you are an early bird the FTT will probably arrive same day, maybe even within seconds, and if you are doing your transfers in the afternoon, the FTT transfer will arrive the next day.

With FTT I mean transfers for the purpose of long term stay, which you have to give as a purpose in one of the last steps before initiating the transfer. In a Bangkok Bank savings account this will then be marked FTT, other banks may mark it differently.

Another thing I noticed affecting transfer duration is the amount: Higher amounts may take longer, smaller amounts go through quicker. I believe this has somehow to do with Wise's matching algorithm, because they try to match in- and outgoing transfers to save on the conversion rate. If they have similar amounts for in- and outgoing transactions they can do the transfer internally without paying a foreign exchange commission to a bank or broker. So they seem to wait sometime until they have enough going on the other end before sending the money, though the exact details of this mechanism is probably one of their trade secrets.

Furthermore I remember that there are only three banks they work with directly: I believe they are Bangkok Bank, SCB, and Kasikorn. Transfers to other banks may have to go through an intermediary and this may also add to the duration. I even seem to remember that transfers in excess of 50.000 THB can only be sent to the above three banks. Of course these rules may be subject to change.

That's just my experience with them and could explain the  different experiences of our members. YMMV

5 minutes ago, blackcab said:

How much is the loan for?

Over one million baht

Hello,

I have a signed loan agreement by a Thai person from Chiang Mai which is overdue. Part of the agreement is a signed copy of their Thai ID card.

I really don't like asking people to pay money owed to me, and I will also be leaving to Europe for the summer in a few days.

So I would like to hand this matter over to someone to do the collection for me. I have the original loan agreement signed in duplicate, so I could give someone one set and still have an original for myself.

What are my options?

Lawyer, official or unofficial collection agency, or going to the police directly?

Can you give me some hints what I should do, with as little hassle for me as possible? These things always upset me a lot and make me have sleep bad.

Looking forward to your advice.

DHL's  web site is a bit confusing.

They quoted me 611 Baht for their cheapest option express worldwide when they pick up and I prepare the shipment online. Their drop-off at the DHL office actually is 180 Baht more expensive.

Does that seem right or did I maybe do something wrong? Their price is the same, if I put 100 gram or 500 gram, and with different envelope options. Seems high to me!?

What do you think?

Hello,

I need to send a notarized document from Chiang Mai to Hong Kong.

So that means

a.) Where can I get it notarized at a reasonable cost?

b.) What is the safest yet cost effective way to send it?

I vaguely remember that the post office didn't deliver to Hong Kong for a while or if it did, it took a veeerrryyy long time.

This document should get there soon, but a day or two delay is not an issue. So therefore I probably don't want to pay huge FedEx prices, but nevertheless would like to get it there trackable and maybe by the first half of next week. I don't need pick up but can drop of the document myself at the carrier's office if it is somewhere not too far from the moat area.

Thank you for sharing your suggestions. ????

Hello, 

I tried to get a yellow vaccination book to use internationally through the Mor Prom app. 

I wanted to pick it up in Chiang Mai. 

There were only two locations allowed to be chosen in the app - both in Bangkok. 

What can I do to get the yellow book? I am leaving soon. 

I would recommend visiting a doctor of Traditional Thai medicine and (s)he will prescribe you some applicable herbs and maybe a regimen for your condition. 

There are different body types, different kinds of sleep impairments (f. e. not being able to fall asleep vs. waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to fall asleep again vs. not being able to wake up in the morning) and different causes for these symptoms. 

A professional TTM doctor will be able to determine the proper treatment procedure for your individual condition - something a doctor in Western medicine is usually not able to do. 

TTM doctors undergo a thorough university training in this country. Why not use this blessing Thailand can give you. 

For me it helps to get a pack of WHOLE (not ground) fenugreek seeds and take a teaspoon at night with water and without chewing. This gives me a better all around quality of sleep after a few days of intake. 

I can recommend TTM doctors in Chiang Mai and Bangkok on request via PM. 

Good luck. 

On 2/9/2022 at 9:46 AM, The Fugitive said:

Most helpful, many thanks. Just had a quick look. I want to phone United Kingdom from Thailand. With FreeVoipDeal do you have to phone from one of the listed Countries considered to be 'EU' in order to get the free calling?

 

  

You can originate the call from anywhere. And by the way you can also set a number that the calling party sees on their phone, after you verified one or several from which you can choose, and the service also allows you to send SMS, though not receive, and sending SMS is not free. And I did mention worldwide top ups before, didn't I? ????

Thank you very much. 

What kind of a rough estimate of an hourly rate would I expect? Just to get an idea. Or how are billings handled in Thailand? 

2 hours ago, david555 said:

Try VOIP buster ( just google it) that works with example 10 euro upload in my case and very low for landline ....even when giving a number from your country as reference it is for me 0.05 eurocent to landline ....money is not expiring by month ...stay until used

Please note that VOIPbuster as well as VOIPraider mentioned by @ChipButty and VOIPdiscount mentioned by @OishiRefill are listed in the price comparison chart I talked about in this post:

Actually they are all owned by the same parent company Delmont which uses different brands to target different (regional) markets. I have been using them for many years with their windows and Android apps and it works as advertised with decent sound quality. If you get the 90 or 120 days (for some brands) free days, your top up credit stays untouched and you can use it later to make calls to countries not covered as free.

I have never found am overall less expensive provider than the Delmont companies. My favorite all-rounder of the Delmont brands is FreeVoipDeal - it gives you the 120 day free days deal if you top up 10 Euros and if you only call the free countries like Thailand, US, Canada and many more, your 10 Euro credit will be there forever and not become invalid.

This way I accumulated a good amount of credit which I used to distribute to my friends in the form of mobile top ups which you can also do with these providers worldwide, f.e. to mobiles in the Philippines. Thailand or even Uganda. F.e. I use the service for 360 days (=3x 120 days freedays = 3x 10 Euros = 30 Euro accumulated credit) which i can then transfer as mobile phone credit - though not 1 to 1 - to the delight of my friends.

Disclaimer: I used to be in the international phone business with my own company many years ago.

There are many free or cheap options available when calling the US.

But when you want to call to other countries, the situation becomes more complex.

Here is a price comparison service for some of the least expensive Voip operators:

http://progx.ch/PROGX_WEB/UK/all-rates-voip-comparator.awp

Good luck.

Hello,

a real estate deal in which I loaned someone some money seems to be getting sour.

Could someone recommend a decent and affordable lawyer in Chiang Mai who can sort things out for me?

Thanks a lot.

Where can I get booster shots this week in Chiang Mai?

I thought the landlord does the TM30 automatically. 

Thank you. 

TM30 and 90 day can be done up to 7 days before the 90 day due date. Correct? 

Hello, last year I filed my first 90 day report ever in person at CM IO. 

Since then I moved to another apartment in the same city. 

Can I now file my 90 day online, or do I have to go to IO again, since I moved?