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MartinBKK

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  1. If football isn't your prime mover and you've had True before then you'll be disappointed. CTH is like a poor second cousin - that has all the tickets to the games.....unfortunately....

    This is correct. I have them all because i like all football especially EPL. If you dont, then True is best.

  2. This is not only about the abuse of the visa system but also about deterring illegal working and identifying criminal elements, particularly those peddling drugs.

    If you are a law abiding person then what is happening should hold no fears for you.

    This is only what happens in Western countries in any case.

    How will this deter drug peddlers or other nefarious types?

    It won't

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  3. I'm not sure if you are still interested but i saw all these models at a shop in fortune town. I couldn't tell you the name but it was a shop specialising in audio equipment and i think i remember it being on the top floor.

    The prices were quite a bit higher than you would pay in other countries though.

  4. Over 50 countries have a travel warnings out for Thailand and the political situation looks like it could develop into something very serious with the very real possibility of more violence.

    I am taking a trip to Bangkok next week and i was looking at hotel prices today and i have never seen them as cheap in my whole time in Thailand. I can only assume that there are hardly any tourists at all at the moment so the whole visa crackdown seems to be very strange timing indeed. I hope they know what they are doing as many Thai people are going to suffer as a result including hotel workers, drivers, vendors at the border markets, taxis and tour guides etc. Some of these businesses are going to be wiped out overnight, literally.

    I understand what they are trying to do but it seems like a lot of discretion is being being given to the immigration officers on how to interpret the rules. As soon as we have a few incidents at the airports where people are refused entry and there is confusion with the airlines as to who is paying for these people to fly straight home. Personally, i think these changes are going to last about as long as the 3 stamp rule did last time.

    Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand

  5. A really decent gym would ensure I went there at least 3 times a week - hope it happens because right now there is not one decent one in Chiang Mai which is quite surprising.

    Sent from my GT-N7000B using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

  6. Thanks for the info. It is only 500 Baht to enter Myanmar or USD 20 to enter Cambodia. This is much cheaper than obtaining a non immigrant visa (not retirement). Are there any official guidelines for how many of these visa exempt stamps you can get or is it just a question of one day an immigration officer might not like the look of you and refuse you entry?

    Sent from my GT-N7000B using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

  7. After all these decades, I still enjoy the food and comraderie at the Bierstube.

    I've tried this and that but Bierstube was the first restaurant to make me feel welcome and treated like they valued my patronage. Now that I live out in the sticks I don't get there very often but no trip into Chiangmai is complete without at least one trip to Beirstube, not just for the food (which is excellent) but to see the staff who never forget an old regular.

    Could I have the location please.

    If you google Bierstube Chiangmai and then click on trip advisor there is an interactive map with it's exact location.

    Thank you. How about iamgourmet anyone?

  8. Been having significantly slow ping times and odd net issues the last few days on TOT also..

    Might be someone flicking the switches on the international filters.. Not dont tracerts to determine the laggy areas yet.

    Same here - TOT FTTH Sansai

  9. Does anyone have the real installation cost of the CTH system? And any recommendation in CM?

    Went to the guy near Mungmai traffic lights yesterday and he wanted 5,000 Baht for HD and 2,800 for SD CTH installation, Suggested to him that it was expensive and that there was only one CTH box, and he said "I am satellite man" and virtually threw us (Thai wife and me) out of the shop.

    I would call the guy that BangkokBlue recommended. I also used them and they were very good.

    PS. Think i paid 1700 but it could have been 1800 for the full HD installation.

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  10. I just rejoined last month. The shortest term they offer is 6 months at 7500 TBaht.

    There seems to be a change in the crowd to more people who don't know etiquette - monopolizing equipment, spending a lot of time on equipment

    staring at their wireless toys, I only go for the rowing machine as my knees are shot so no more long walks.

    Hillside4 is 3500 TBaht for 6 months.

    Is it too busy all the time now then? I was considering joining but i don't like fighting to get on a machine

  11. I have TOT FTTH and it's been a little inconsistent recently. I used to have TRUE DOCSIS before TOT but that was much slower so i cancelled it. Now i am considering 3BB Fiber so would be grateful for some input on that. Is it worth switching over from TOT? I am in the sansai area.

    Thanks

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