The Fugitive

Many thanks for your up-date!

Thank you for your time and effort! 3 Mbps is enough for me on the very rare occasions when away from home and shop. However, the AIS would be more satisfying. Your fibre TOT is very good value. I would agree that no point in switching.

During the 1990's, whilst in Chile, I saw a TV news item that caused a great deal of concern at the time. They broadcast the recording of a conversation between a South American pilot and control tower. Tower; "Flight XXXX you are on a collision course, make IMMEDIATE right turn". Several seconds later the pilot replied; "Que?". The controller then repeated the urgent warning, this time in Espanol. Obviously, the incident illustrated the importance of pilots being able to speak English!

It is usually true that the reason someone doesn't speak English is because they don't wish to do so. Explained to me by my local Greek Cypriot cafe owner.

Most common languages used on the internet as of January 2020, by share of internet users. Percentage of internet users English 25.9% Chinese 19.4% Spanish 7.9%

Very true. No getting away from that. On a flight from U.K. to Bangkok on a Middle Eastern airline I asked a steward what the language requirements were for cabin crew? I was told minimum of two languages, one of which MUST be English. Many years ago a friend from U.K. married to a Malaysian of Chinese descent told me that English is the preferred language due to the mix of languages. Also true that English is most definitely THE international language.

I love local/regional accents. Makes life much more interesting. Imagine a conversation between a Cornishman, a Geordie, a Scouser and a Brummiger. "What are Yowwwwwwwwww talking about?"

The same mentality as my local ampur. They already held all necessary documents from my marriage but told me they needed the same ORIGINALS again before they would issue a yellow house book/pink ID card. I gave up.

Sounds like a case of; 'Don't know and don't want to know'. Leave it for someone else to deal with. Very poor customer service.

Thanks for that. I don't know if the Thailand mobile 'phone/Internet Service Providers have a shared database of defaulters or not. If they do it could restrict (or even prevent) you signing up with a different one. In U.K. I refused to pay for the remaining term of my broadband contract after disconnection. I received several threatening letters from a firm of debt collecting 'solicitors'. After a while they stopped sending them. I checked on-line and the debt (£150 GBP) had been written off.

Even though the hotel booking was in my wife's name a hotel in Phuket insisted upon seeing my passport. They looked at all the pages (and discussed) the extension stamps.

I'm another one. Once woke up in hospital following a collapse. First thing they asked; 'Passport please'. Another reason is the 'Tabien madness' in my house. My Mrs loses her house and vehicle books all the time. I fear my passport would also disappear.

You (or your Mrs) would have to contact True to renew your contract (as you state). Otherwise your service would continue upon an 'out of contract' basis. In U.K. I was advised to always remain within contract which has two benefits; 1) As a 'new' customer you benefit by the introductory discounts e.g. a free month or half-price for 3 months etc. 2) Your router would be replaced free of charge if it fails.

I can understand why you are aggrieved. You could ask them to provide a breakdown of how they arrive at the amount they claim is due from you? It could be that they didn't disconnect your service until later? As you gave sufficient notice that would be their problem and they shouldn't be requesting further payment.

That is a good question! The OP could try arguing that True had broken their contract by failing to provide a reliable service?

Sounds like True is billing you proportionately up to the date they disconnected your service instead of the date you ceased using it. That would be normal. It's also normal for them to request return of their (your) router, power supply plug and yellow cable. We had the same issue of regular disconnections with 3BB Broadband. Engineers visited several times without improvement and finally we gave notice and switched provider. Up to you whether you pay everything they demand. To clear your conscience you could try posting the equipment back to them?

I never said it was a source of fact. Just the opposite. Where on earth he got the 2,000 baht fine from is baffling!

This writer seems very sure. How he knows is the question? 2,000 baht fine for not carrying your passport with you thickens the plot! https://thailandtravelessentials.com/do-you-need-to-carry-a-passport-in-thailand/

My amphur requires two conditions to be fulfilled before they will entertain issuing a yellow book/pink ID card; 1) Resident minimum 12 months 2) Married. I don't have a Thai driving licence because I choose not to drive/ride. However, it would be useful ID if not carrying passport.

Always carry my 'man bag' everywhere. Contains my passport, birth cerificate, medical card etc. In fact, far too much.

I use Browsec (browser extension). It's totally free and unblocks geo-blocked websites such as my U.K. water bill. It is speed restricted so no use for streaming however.

We have; Yamaha Fino, Honda Wave, Honda Scoopy, Honda Click and latterly Yamaha XMAX. No complaints with any. Mainly used for very short local journeys though.

Pleased that you've accomplished what you wanted to do! Thanks for letting us know. If you ever find the reason I'm sure everyone would be interested in case it happens to them?

Good suggestions above! I've tried Google Chrome browser using Linux Mint. Works normally.

I used FlashPeak Slimjet browser (similar to Google Chrome) on Windows 7. Should be OK for you using Google Chrome.