Eindhoven

10 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

I cannot find the download button on YouTube on my smartphone.

Possibly not there if you don't have a membership. Do you now understand that most everyone has been leading you on a wild goose chase?

Any Techie worth his salt should be able to tackle it remotely. No need for anyone to visit. But would you trust them?

TeamViewer can be utilsed or more safely troubleshooting here.

I'm too busy to sit down for a prolonged time at the mo.

21 minutes ago, Mutt Daeng said:

As it happens, I didn't. I got a £5 voucher from eBay for completing the transaction with a credit card, so in real terms I paid £0....LOL

Erm ok ????

But I got 5TB of OneDrive storage with mine, along with Office 2019 installation on five devices. 5TB storage on each.

Just now, Jim P said:

I said a few weeks ago a lot of these people now on amnesty will now not be insured and I was berated for it. This guy found out the hard way, and insured or not no helmet is just stupid, another acting the cool guy that found out concrete and metal are harder than his head. Good luck to him he has a hard road ahead and if he was a boiler room scammer then karma has come knocking.

He didn't find out the hard way. He knew and acted recklessly anyway.

5 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

In the original post 

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/super-fit-solihull-man-battling-18627634

 

Oh ok...you wrote or

Yes I read;

Quote

Unfortunately not following FCO travel advice invalidates a policy. In addition, the maximum time our annual travel insurance policies cover single overseas stays is 90 days.”

My policy has the same conditions. But mine has been extended. But perhaps you needed to contact them. Perhaps he did not. I did.

I didn't just leave it and hope for the best. So each month, I get a new updated policy extension.

3 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Does that mean all Brits here have invalid insurance now?

Seems odd.

No it doesn't. Mine is valid, including for COVID-19 claims. 

7 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

Yes, really!

 

Have a look at Post #19 or the linked article.

 

He was not so lucky with automatic extensions.

That is him. Not I.

But which linked article?? Article no have.

1 hour ago, Mutt Daeng said:

Same as me. I've been using MS Office for a long time. I hate webmail! I was using Office 2007 until last year, when I decided to get up to date and bought an Office 2019 Pro Plus key from eBay for GBP 4.99. IMHO Outlook 2019 is the way to go for email (if you are a Windows user). 

You paid too much! I paid £1.87. ????

2 hours ago, Pib said:

 

Yea, I really don't like using browser-based email apps like Gmail and Outlook other than to quickly read and delete some short emails....and occasionally thumb-in/send a very short email of a few words using my smartphone.   

 

For me using MS Office, which includes Outlook, on my computer is the way to go since a person can buy licenses dirt cheap...perfectly legal licenses.  Used MS Office for much of my adult working life and now into retirement.   

 

Using Outlook as client software on a computer to manage/read/write email in comparison to a browser-based software on a computer or phone like Gmail and Outlook apps is like comparing a modern day car to a Model T Ford.

 

Not really. Two quite different things. What about concerns of when it comes to privacy?

Google and Microsoft are hardly innocent when it comes to such things. They can likely see the contents of your emails and store them indefinitely.

4 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

Just quoting the original article linked in the first post.

 

Do verify that you are correct with your insurance provider.

Really? First off all there were free automatic extensions to my policy because the COVID-19 situation. Then I have been able to extend it beyond that. Fully covered, even for COVID-19.

He was just careless. Knowingly no insurance and no helmet.

32 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Another GoFundMe job I'm afraid.

 

No lid, insurance apparently invalidated when he failed to follow UK government advice to return to the UK.

 

 

My insurance has not been invalidated.

Deserved a good beating.

4 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I actually came here to get away from women, it was the cheapest long haul flight (240 pounds return, Heathrow to Bangkok). Yes, I know, I should have looked before I booked.

Funny, my reason too. To get far away from a particular one. Though you were ripped off on the flight price. I paid £150 return.

2 hours ago, dastott said:

Not so different. The cabin crew were wearing PPE but no other major changes. Everything was very smooth.

Good to hear. Don't like going to the airport too early.

2 hours ago, dastott said:

OP here. Just a follow up for future reference.

 

 I went into an AIS service center  (6th floor Terminal 21 on Sukhumvit). The staff spoke excellent English and set up roaming very promptly. They advised me to wait until just before my flight before canceling the monthly data package as it would take effect immediately.

 

So, the next day I called 1175 from the airport, waited a short time on hold, and then an operator cancelled my package. However, she said the cancellation would take effect from the end of my monthly package (2 days later in my case).  She confirmed that receiving SMS is free overseas but receiving calls overseas will incur a charge from my existing balance.  Both the operator and the AIS service center confirmed that my number will remain valid until the end of its validity period (next year in my case).

 

Thanks for all the advice, and I hope this helps someone else. Cheers!

How is/was the travel experience? Any different from pre-COVID-19?

4 minutes ago, Keyser Soze666 said:

Ok cheers. Think I'll go for that then. As I said I'm usually either at home or somewhere where I connect to their wifi. This is not really through choice though, it's because I don't have anything to do.

If you have a dual SIM phone, cheaper to get a new SIM and use that for data. Unlimited 4 Mbps for 200 baht per month or even one of those very cheap annual SIM, something like 1400 for the year, giving your full speed 80 GB per month.

Just now, Keyser Soze666 said:

Ok cheers. Think I'll go for that then. As I said I'm usually either at home or somewhere where I connect to their wifi. This is not really through choice though, it's because I don't have anything to do.

If your AIS SIM was registered before the 1st of Feb 2019, you can get unlimited 1 Mbps over 90 days for 800 baht in total.

Not too much different from 639 baht for 90 days for 3GB in total of high speed data.