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On 3/27/2024 at 1:13 PM, WhiteHatPhil said:

Is it possible to get out cash from an ATM that isn't operated by my bank using a phone/mobile banking app, for instance?

It depends on your bank.  Bangkok Bank cashless withdrawals is now up to 4 choices I noticed this morning.  Aeon Bank has been there a while and another two options have appeared since my last use.  One name didn't ring a bell as a mainstream bank, but the other was Kasikorn I think (I wasn't paying much attention but reckon it was the Kasikorn logo).

On 3/27/2024 at 2:39 AM, G_Money said:

Sounds reasonable however I’ve been sending “long term stay in Thailand “ for a few years and always took seconds until several months ago.

 

I’ve read other senders from the USA still getting their funds deposited in seconds, some longer.

 

Flip a coin.

Yes, transfers from the USA appear to be a bit different.  My description of the procedure and it's history may not apply there.

1 hour ago, G_Money said:

I wonder what the reason is for the differences.

The new at the time reason of sending funds for long term stay was introduced in order to ensure (as far as possible) that the funds would arrive with the designation that they have come from overseas, to satisfy certain immigration requirements.

Prior to that users had to call (Transfer)Wise to tag their account to ensure this happened, and the transfer process is handled differently to ensure the overseas designation is realised.

On 3/14/2024 at 1:57 AM, freeworld said:

If you could test the router with the sim in a different area. Some report a router with the sim connecting in a different location.

Just got a chance to try that yesterday and no difference.  It's all going on the back burner now as the no-name router is now heading back to Thailand.

8 hours ago, sikishrory said:

oh that seems strange. I wonder what purpose that could serve.

It was explained earlier in the thread that the flight carries on to Dubai so they're checking no-one gets off that shouldn't.

8 hours ago, Crossy said:

This thread, or something else??

There's 5 minutes of my life I'll never get back.

5 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Wonder if it was ever considered what would be need to upgrade to commercial use, from military use?

It operated as a commercial airport in the past so much of your list may still be there and some still required/used by the military presence.

20 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Any evidence or you just trolling again just for the sake of it ?

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/thailand-dont-answer-calls-starting-with-697-its-a-scam

Embassy is run by the Home Office.  Passports issued by the Foreign Office. Don't think  you'll get an answer from the Consular Team here.

You can use your Qatar Avios on Bangkok Airways flights if that's any use to you?

Still a bit longwinded to book but availability seems OK (for BKK-USM anyway which is what I've been checking).

On 3/17/2024 at 2:05 AM, JeffersLos said:

Two posters that don't know the answer. 😆

Three now and I'm number 4.

How many hours travel from LGW to BKK?   That's a big thing for many.

On 3/15/2024 at 6:34 AM, john donson said:

you think so? changing diapers, or bed linnen makes her qualified ?

Is that even a serious question or just a poor attempt at shlt stirring?

On 3/15/2024 at 5:00 AM, thaiowl said:

Go in to the router settings and change the settings to allow roaming.  My son has a tp-link mobile router with a DTAC SIM card and can only use it outside Thailand if the router settings are set to allow roaming. See this link:
https://www.tp-link.com/ae/support/faq/1649/

I'm away for the weekend just now but will look for a setting when I return, although I don't recall seeing one.  The EE SIM isn't roaming though, but maybe the cheap router doesn't know that!

23 minutes ago, freeworld said:

Sorry, I'm all out of ideas.

Thanks anyway, it's been an interesting learning experience for me.

12 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

Use your "new" router?

That's what I may end up doing, but one of them will be going back to Thailand and I was hoping to take the "better" one there (as I spend more time there) and leave the no-name Chinese one here in the UK.

11 hours ago, norbra said:

You will need to change router APN settings I would think.

Being a Chinese router CMNET for Apn is worth a try

CMNET appears to be a China Mobile setting.  Would that work on EE network in the UK?  I tried it anyway with a variation of Authentification Types but still no good.

10 hours ago, freeworld said:

Is it an EE payg sim or a contract sim?

 

Did you try using the old three network apn as suggested?

 

Its a long shot but try this as an APN IPV4 Profile setting, set up a new APN, Save it, set as Default, then Reboot and double check its still default.

Name - TMipv4Only (or something different than EE)
APN - general.t-mobile.uk
User - leave blank
Password - leave blank
Auth type - PAP
IPV - IPV4 Only

 

Someone had success using these setting for a huawei 4g router on EE network.

 

Found this for a TP link router.

https://www.tp-link.com/uk/support/faq/2468/

 

You could read through it and some of the things may be checked and adjusted in your router settings

1) Check in settings if it states sim card locked

 

A lot of people are having trouble connecting to ee network using 4G routers other than ee routers (routers from ubiquity, mikrotik, huawei and tp link and even with EE routers, some seem to have connection problems)

 

You could contact ee and try to solve the issue (maybe they have blacklisted some routers)

If you could test the router with the sim in a different area. Some report a router with the sim connecting in a different location.

Use an ee supplied router

Try a sim from another network such as vodafone etc...

 

Someone had a similar problem and suggested this

OUTDOOR MIMO ROUTER
Integrated 4G LTE mobile modem, EZR30 outdoor router.

Three Unlimited data SIM Works

EE PAYG 60GB  sim Works

EE contract unlimited data sim   Not working.

 

The router manufacturer suggested changing the Protocol to 4G-PPP. Did this with no success BUT when I restored the original settings the 5G data Sim was recognised and is now working

It's a PAYG SIM.

I tried the old 3G APN settings from your previous link but no difference (without the IPv4 bit), and the TP-Link article doesn't seem to suggest anything new except it does allude to IPv4 which I was unable to force on my router. Saving APN profiles has been suggested in a couple of places but the router doesn't seem to support that, only making entries followed by "Save and Apply".  I've been rebooting after each change too.

SIM card is unlocked.

I may be able to try it in another location next week.

I've also now tried it with my O2 SIM from my phone and it got an internet connection straight away with APN set to "Auto".

10 hours ago, freeworld said:

Try changing router settings between chap or pap for authentication.

That was mentioned in one of your previous links and tried with no success.

This is part of the router interface screen.  I think I've been through each setting but no way to force IPv4 as has been suggested in a couple of places.  Any suggestions where it could be?

I appreciate the help from everyone.

Latest trials:

Firmware reset as suggested.

System rebooted.

No 4G connection.

Can’t find anywhere to disable IPv6

Router logs show connection issues but no clues (to me) of why.  I can probably cut and paste a section here if you think it’ll be of any use.

Change APN settings to those from page 1 of the link (without the IPv4 bit)

Still no 4G connection

Rebooted and the same but I think it flashed up a “Connected” message for a split second.  Confirmed new APN settings had “stuck”.

Tried the same but forcing a 3G connection (again from the thread linked above). No difference.

Any more suggestions appreciated.

11 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

Take/post a photo of the bottom of the unit.

The only potentially identifying info on the bottom is the label pictured above.

11 hours ago, freeworld said:

OK it looks like it is this router sx-7628R12

https://www.qs-wifi.com/4g-lte-cpe-router/300mbps-lte-fdd-tdd-4g-wifi-router.html

 

Try also the factory reset in the settings firmware and not by pressing that reset button on the router.

 

Heres a thread about a TP link mr200 4G router also could not work with an ee sim.

https://forums.thinkbroadband.com/mobilebroadband/4514206-ee-data-sim-not-working-on-tp-link-archer-mr200.html?fpart=all

Definitely looks like that one and the user interface screens are the same.  My concern is that the Chinese copiers may have reduced the spec. to save money?

10 hours ago, freeworld said:

Still having problems?

Sometimes, to get data services up and running, you’ll need to turn your device off and on again after inserting your SIM

 

https://ee.co.uk/help/broadband/mobile-broadband/4gee-wifi#article-heading-1

I haven't tried anything new since my last post but will try some of the suggestions and see how it goes in the next day or two.  I can confirm I've been rebooting the router each time after changing settings.

On 3/7/2024 at 6:18 AM, Lee65 said:

3%

 

Is this new?

On 3/7/2024 at 6:59 AM, george said:

Grab added the foreign card fee in February.

Discussed on here as far back as January.

https://aseannow.com/topic/1317409-grab-what-happened/

All explained om the Wise website:

https://wise.com/help/articles/2932335/guide-to-thb-transfers

5 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

You're wrong. The two lowest fare business class tickets - Business Lite and Business Classic both charge for seat selection. Only Business Comfort and Business Elite give it you for free.

Agreed, although eventually you get free seat selection on these lower fare type tickets once online check in opens.  Similar on Emirates lowest fare type despite what some posters claim.  Without going back to double check I think I've also seen it with both Finnair and Air France "Light" fares recently.

Thanks again for replying.

I can confirm the settings remained.  Resetting and retrying with the revised settings (after rebooting) gave the same results.

I also tried putting the SIM into my phone and it connects with the EE network on Band 3 according to an app I found called Network Cell Info Lite.  This ties in with an EE 4G frequency from your info above.

Here's a picture of the no name Chinese router if it helps identify it.