Eindhoven

1 hour ago, jak2002003 said:

Agree. No wonder they have no customers now..as the local people are not going to pay those rip off tourist prices! I pay 200 baht most places for Thai massage and 150 - 200 baht for foot massage. 

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Massage everything 299 baht, such as aroma massage, scrub And hot stone massage from 900 baht to 299 baht, hot oil massage and office syndrome massage from 600 baht to 299 baht, foot massage only 199 baht

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5 hours ago, 1 said:

Just as an extension to my original post. Have you [ or anybody else for that matter ] used any of these cards as a hotspot for a home wireless network. I have lots of different ways I could manage this really just interested in speed and connection issues.

 

Currently I'm with 3BB and only really get a maximum of about 14mbs which can be a little bit flaky at times. I don't think I have a choice of other companies in my condo in South Pattaya. Unless that's changed in the last 6 months.

 

I would clearly need to test it and im aware that there is a limitation in regard to the download limit but I think in my case if it's workable it might be worth looking at.

Mine sits in a router.

There is only a limitation to the download limit if you choose an option with a download limit.

You choose according to your requirements and your budget. I use 10 Mbps unlimited as a back up to the in-house connection.

Yes, your first step would be to buy a 50 baht SIM from the network in which you are interested in order to run a speed test in your apartment. From that you can decide on the package best for you.

In my apartment, AIS gives around 20 Mbps. The other two only around 4 Mbps. 

5 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

I just tried 3 videos on YouTube and no buffering, started straight away, maybe your signal wasn't good

Remember that you already told us.....

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Today i tested the speed and it's 20+ mbps,

Signal is fine and anyway it would hardly affect a 1 Mbps connection. I have a 10 Mbps SIM at the same location. Have been using the package for longer than yourself.

Overall it is ok for what you pay, but it makes sense to get better if offered at the same price or less.

Further examples;

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/dtac-10mbps-dtac-1-i610596203-s1151122433.html

There is no need to accept a connection as low as 1 Mbps. Both DTAC & Truemove H offer 2 Mbps for 90 baht per month currently, if only for six months.

The annual SIMs via Lazada and Shopee also offer better value than the 1 Mbps packs.

1 Mbps definitely buffers on YouTube. Have used the plan extensively on a Smartphone and it buffers until it loads fully. Obviously if you dial down on the quality of the video it's not a issue. But to state that it's fine, simply washes over the issue. It works, but 4 Mbps or even 2 Mbps is better.

1 hour ago, 1 said:

Sorry I missed it when I read it originally, not sure how you been it's at the start.

 

But anyway I don't think that is correct. 

 

Even we are in Thailand and we work on the decimal system I think you will find that 1mbps = 1000kbps.

 

At least that's my understanding.

He is correct, you are mixing up Bits and Bytes.  There are 8 bits to a byte. 

3 minutes ago, dddave said:

Don't ignore the voice calling part of the plan: how many minutes are included.  Though most people now use messaging apps such as Facebook Messenger & Line to make voice calls, there still are times when regular calling is needed.  I set up a plan where I had only 200 minutes of voice calls a month and it proved insufficient.  One or two long calls can make a big dent and I found myself paying substantial extra charges.

The AIS new SIM promos have the option of unlimited voice calls for an extra 50 baht per month.

25 minutes ago, steven100 said:

My apologize for being so simplistic.  She is most likely addicted to drugs as such I consider her a drug addict.  I have no pity for drug addicts as they chose the path and as I have said before, everyone knows the meaning '  what is right and what is wrong '.   I learnt that drugs are wrong. 

I am tired of folks who use every excuse to void them of any wrong doing or responsibility. If one does something that is wrong or illegal or inappropriate then man up and take responsibility ..... stop the ' I was on drugs or I was drunk '  

An in-depth investigation has concluded that people who smoke marijuana are much more likely to have paranoia than people who don't use the drug.

The study also identifies psychological factors that can lead to feelings of paranoia in people exposed to the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, THC.

 

https://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20140717/marijuana-paranoia#1

 

 

Sorry, but lost interest after the first two sentences. Perhaps you should look closer at your obsession with drugs.

As aforementioned, there is likely an underlying condition.

People often-self medicate. It might appear to work for them, calming them down, but it also means that they never treat the underlying condition.

So what you might see is the underlying condition getting worse because of no supportive treatment.

So then the uninformed or unintelligent will focus on what is obvious to them, as opposed to the actual issue.

The actual issue her underlying condition. I know because I deal with these people quite often.

The have issue ranging from extreme anxiety to PPP and some choose to self-medicate. They find it calms them down, but they never learn to deal with the actual issues.

The reality is that even prescribed drugs can have the same effect. They are merely suppressing the symptoms and worse still, can become addictive. Hence the cliche "Off their meds"

The real problem is that the person never learns how to deal with their underlying condition, as they are simply suppressing it with the medication, legal or illegal.

I hope that you can open your mind beyond your obsession with illegal 'drugs', to perhaps understanding why people take drugs at all. Legal or illegal.

Almost every person I met who took illegal 'drugs', was self medicating. They all had issues.

So you calling them nutters makes you look the one with limited intelligence.

Once again, it is perfectly fine that you have your view, but expand and expound on it in a more intelligent manner.

That way, you can differentiate between the cases. Labelling them all drug taking nutters only makes you seem unintelligent. Then you are calling millions of people who are also taking legal drugs prescribed by doctors for the same conditions "drug taking nutters" too.

There are many people who have committed suicide or worse whilst taking prescribed drugs. Would you call them "drug taking nutters" or just "nutters"? 

You see, you might have a strong opinion, but it doesn't mean that you are right. All you are doing is looking for anything to reinforce that opinion.

On 7/7/2020 at 4:14 PM, tribalfusion001 said:

I thought medical tourists had to go home after treatment as you entered as medical tourist. Immigration may refuse you entry if you have been there before multiple times as you will not be a genuine medical tourist.

You have just pulled that off the top of your head. That's not based on any experience at all.

I arrived on an MT Visa and I am still here. It's also not my first MT, but then again I actually use the MT correctly, as I do attend for relatively expensive medical procedures. After which I relax at my leisure.

23 hours ago, steven100 said:

Drug addict .... bingo   !

This refrain seems a bit simplistic, even from you.

The initial reports mentioned a white powder and suggestions of Methamphetamine. Her skin, as aforementioned by another poster, looks terrible. Perhaps injuries sustained during the fall or just excessive self medication. But we likely aren't talking about marijuana. 

You really need to take an intelligent approach instead of the frequent baying of "drugs!". 

She clearly has an underlying condition. Perhaps post partum depression. But no chance of an intelligent discussion when you have someone in the background baying "drugs!" 

Because of this occurrence, I learned of two other Russian women with children who contemplated suicide. One definitely with PPP and the other with circumstances that overwhelmed.

So let's try to keep the forum discussion above the totally simplistic. Otherwise it just seem a bit Troll-like, as opposed to promoting an educated discussion.

You can have your views, but perhaps you could try to express them in a more intelligent manner.

2 hours ago, samtab said:

 

Please ? why posting anything if you do not post the codes ? seems so useless. just ignore the idiots, they will never improve !

cods are not on AIS 12call facebook page this time, so where online ? thank you.

You know about it, where you didn't before. I told you that the service centres and SIM distributors should know. 

I 'ignore' the "idiots" by not posting the codes for them. 

Letting you know about them at least gives you a head-start. Seems that is not enough for you.

23 hours ago, samtab said:

 

 

Thank you ! so great, but what is the code to use ?

do we need to install AIS application on a phone with new sim card to see the promotion ? or do we have to use #* codes as usual ? (still on new sim card, I understand)

And after 6 months we need to change the sim card as the promotion will end with the current sim card ?

thanks again.

 

 

 

Codes available from the service centre or SIM card distributor I imagine. I don't post codes here anymore. Too many who like to argue and demand.

It auto-renews for six months. After that, it's up to you. I don't have a problem in scrapping SIMs as I don't use them for their phone numbers, but just data.

10 hours ago, asiacurious said:

1Mbps is 125KB/s... it's quite slow. 

 

With an optimum connection, you could get 480p streams from Youtube, but it's more likely you would get 360p.  Google recommends the following....

 

Video Resolution	Recommended sustained speed
4K	20 Mbps
HD 1080p	5 Mbps
HD 720p	2.5 Mbps
SD 480p	1.1 Mbps
SD 360p	0.7 Mbps

 

Source: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/78358?hl=en

 

That's also super expensive.  AIS offers much cheaper/better plans for a lot less money.  For example, a couple of months ago 

they offered 10Mbps (1250KB/s) of unlimited data for 200 baht/month prepaid.  They've since replaced that with a 4Mbps unlimited for the same 200 baht/month.

 

If you can get that plan, you would be 4X better off in speed (and able to get HD quality from youtube) for 1/6th the price each month.  And of course, it's unlimited.  The plan requires a new SIM (50 bath) and lasts for 12 months from the date of activation.

You have a few things wrong, though the bandwidth/You/Tube info is fine.

They haven't replaced 10 Mbps with 4 Mbps. 10 Mbps is still offered, but it is 250 baht per month. 4 Mbps, 200 baht.

The plans now run for 6 months, not 12.

Of course the Marathon plan in the headline is 100 baht per month, not 1200 baht.

12 hours ago, 1 said:

Sorry maybe I wasn't very clear in my question. I really just wanted to know if 1mps speed is suitable for YouTube Facebook and Line video. Of course appreciating that the advertised speed may not be the speed that is delivered for whatever reason.

It's barely enough. You'll get buffering on YouTube. Video Chat may also suffer. 

4 Mbps is a better option. 

3 hours ago, Susco said:

Lidl and Aldi pure chocolate is 52% cacao.

 

The Casino pure chocolate is also 52% cacao, and is available at Big C extra at 139 Baht for 2 x 200 gram

It's cocoa, not cacao. 

1 hour ago, A1Str8 said:

In Europe a 100gr bar costs about 1 euro. That's the cheaper one. 85% cocoa. 12-16 is really cheap. A hundred thb per a hundred gram is pang mak. 

I just illustrated that it does not.

Even Fairtrade products can cost less than 1 Euro

https://www.lidl.ie/p/p16838

There is your answer. I read your post before I signed in. On signing in I noticed that I have previously put you on ignore for one reason or another. So it will be my last reply to you on the subject.

16 minutes ago, balo said:

The reason they are cheap, they contain only 35-45% cocoa , with milk and other added ingredients. 

Plain chocolate does not contain milk, even the cheap stuff. It might contain butter. It's 52%, that particular bar.

Sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, concentrated butter (milk), emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, natural vanilla flavour.

https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/20430746/chocolat-noir-bellarom

On 7/5/2020 at 6:24 AM, Surasak said:

So, I was making a point of fact. If that upsets you, tuff, just carry on using the same bank.

I don't have any idea of what you are going on about. Either way, with that tone, I have no interest in finding out.

On 7/4/2020 at 6:43 PM, SunsetT said:

But what exchange rate are you getting over the counter? Is it the Mastercard rate or the Thai bank's rate? I have never been able to get that info. from friends who have used over the counter withdrawals.

Mastercard rate for me. Though VISA rate if I use a VISA CC.

2 hours ago, Inderpland said:

Would I still be able to buy packages like X GB for X days which I sometimes have to do when travelling?

Yes, they remain unaffected. The difference being, that when they run out, it will fall back to the 64 kbps connection. 

It will continue for at least a year. After that you may need to do a top up of at least 10 baht perhaps per month to keep extending the plan for another year. The top-ups stay as credit, as there is no cost to extend.

It's a good solution, as you'll find that you can still use Chat Apps on that slow connection, albeit just for text and not photos etc

Just add a pack if you need high speed.

R.I.P.

8 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Sounds like BS from a salesman pushing another product ..... just checking.

"For its part, Huawei says it "will continue to provide security updates and after-sales services to all existing Huawei and Honor smartphone and tablet products covering those which have been sold or are still in stock globally.""

 

So yep, it was BS, the Y9 (notch or pop-up) were 2019 models, so not part of the ban on Google.

My apps still update.

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....all the latest Huawei phone don't have Google services

On 7/4/2020 at 6:58 PM, solomon david said:

Lazada has the 

huawei y9 at 5225 baht

https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_y9_(2019)-9324.php#jkm-lx2

https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_y9_prime_(2019)-9742.php

Not all the same...