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Thanks in advance

I need to do a border run. Some people say it's open for foreigners and other say it's not. Is there somewhere where the status is tabled so one can get the facts?

I don't buy anything from a Chinese owned company if i can avoid it.

I would if i hung around TL all the time ????

I have an expensive Samsung phone and using it as a hotspot all the time isn't good. Better to use a cheap phone.

Now I understand why you have 20,000 posts

Exactly. Don't want to wear out my s21 doing hotspot duties. Don't like dedicated hotspots because you have to pull the Sim out every time you want to renew your plan.

I don't want to use a dedicated portable hotspot. My only restriction is I'm not going to buy a Chinese owned brand phone (Huwawei, Xiaomi etc). Made in China is fine (let's face it, most brands are). Aside from this I guess compact size and ruggedness are a plus. Strong transmission of the WiFI signal is obviously important but there's no way to know which phone is better.

I'm sure this has been asked. I did try searching 45 in this forum but zero results. Search engine must be broken.

Jeez, I'll bet that ticked you off... What's your plan B?

Just want to leave my bike there overnight. Couldn't find any rates for bikes. Also can't see any booking system so guess you show up and hope there's space.

Understand it opened on the 20th. Do you get 15 days or 30?

Anyone know the approximate cost of getting from Udon airport to the border and back, plus the fee for crossing into Laos? I can get a return flight from Chiang Mai to Ho Chi Minh city for only 4,450 Baht. I doubt the Chiang Mai to Udon flight; plus transport to and from the airport; plus entry fee would be cheaper and there is less hassle.

probably would but Haiter also bleaches the color out of everything. Not to mention, the noxious odour would linger for some days.

I'm guessing the HP is to kill any germs and the BS to absorb the odor. Might not it be better used one after the other?

Once upon a time, one of our cats used an armchair as a toilet. The cushions are not removable, so have only been able to wipe out all the crevices. Must have soaked into the padding somehow because each time you sit down you squeeze out a fresh batch of stink. Perfuming will only compete with the bad smell so I'm wondering if there's something available that will actually react and neutralize.

Obviously it's going to depend on the service provider. I'm using True and the only ways i know of buying a 4g package are 1) sending the package code as a text, which has to be done on a phone, or 2) buying the package via the true website. The problem with the latter it still requires an OTP which is sent to the SIM you are buying the package for.

Gotta love that sweet, sweet authoritarianism

Thanks in advance for any details.

Can't even remember the last time they were open ????

I'm not a Mac guy but the M1 chip is amazing. Good to see Apple competitive and forcing everyone else to lift their game.

Many people use laptops in ways that generate a lot of heat like gaming, 3D, video productions and music composition. Dust inevitable gets in and everything gets hotter which means early equipment failure - even with a good cooling pad. High end notebooks can cost over 100k Baht and you don't need one failing on you years too early because you didn't do some maintenance every year or two.

LOL, like Exactly. I used to clean out my own desktop PCs years ago. I don't think ppl realize just how tight everything is in modern laptop and getting them open can require a heat gun and black magic.

Not all laptops are the same obviously. Some are fiddly to get open and don't lend themselves well to cleaning. Last time I had one done it was a dual fan ASUS with backlit keyboard so probably more work than your average. Cost 1500 Baht. I had it back in 2 or 3 hours.

As far as I can see there's no one official service center in Chiang Mai. Need to have both the screen and fan replaced so quite a big job. I suppose most repair shops handle multiple brands so if anyone can recommend one I would appreciate it.