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Perhaps this helps

Perhaps it is helpful for some. Recently I bought (too) many eggs for a very good price - sheer greed... But I cannot eat eggs all the time. The question now was how to extend their shelf life. The Internet told me to cover their shell with cooking oil. I did it and put them in the fridge. To my surprise even after a long time in the fridge they looked completely fresh and tasted great. Take them out of the tray before your hands are oily. Otherwise it might not be easy to take them out. And put them back so that the bigger side (where the air chamber is) points upside again.

I want that it is correct. Sorry for my mistake. Replace EMEI with MAC then it is correct. It is the MAC address.

Obviously there are no harsch consequences. So why should the venues care. It is somehow bad for the law enforcers. They waste their time for nothing. For sure a frustrating experience.

It depends on the definition of quality tourist. He fits in perfectly here in Pattaya.

Correct. I think it's a good idea to party at home. No crowds, no traffic jams, no Covid and no big expenses. And whatever you do, the new year will come whether you want it or not.

4G might often be enough. But I had problems sometimes with 4K videos. And if you have for instance a family and several users then 4G might not be enough. Of course this will change with 5G. Then cable connections might be a thing of the past. By the way - I still have a modem card for the PC. Can also handle phone calls. Anyone interested? I am afraid nobody.

You wrote: "I have an app that identifies and calculates the distance to the different cell towers as well as signal strength, etc.." Which app is this?

In condos it is not so easy to get fiber. Of course I will change my password when they are gone. I know them for very many years. But... By the way - I have tools where I can take over any WiFi connection if I want. I still have an USB WiFi dongle where I can change the EMEI with software. It is a simple Windows program. No firmware is updated. So I take the EMEI of an existing connection and connect. The router will not realise this. It is from TP-LINK. With newer WiFi dongles this is not possible anymore.

At the moment I am with 3BB VDSL again. The reason is two friends stay for a while in neighboring condos (tourists) and share my connection. This would be too much for the 4G router. In March I will switch back to DTAC. Was the best for me. But two floors higher I tested in a different condo. There AIS was the clear winner.

My router has CAT 4.

Buy first unlimited 1 month packages at Lazada and test at your location. Activation is often via seller and LINE. You will find then his LINE QR on the packaging. Add him as friend and chat with him. Don't throw away the packaging because often they want a photo of it for the activation + of the SIM card packaging + of your passport. It can be done mostly on the same day when you receive the SIM Card. Don't buy in advance because they might expire and cannot be activated then anymore. I bought 30 Mbps unlimited data. About 230 for one month. I tested True, AIS and DTAC. When you know which provider is the best at your location you can think about yearly packages. There is a longer thread "Your experience with SIM card routers" created by me. But you have a good router already. What app are you using for the signal strength? Please let me know your experience here. Will be interesting to see if CAT 6 makes a difference.

My goodness. Don't you follow the news? https://thepattayanews.com/2022/12/23/chonburi-officials-host-merit-making-rite-for-speedy-recovery-of-her-royal-highness-princess-bajrakitiyabha/

My goodness. There are other reasons why the new year celebrations will be more subdued this year. In the meantime everyone should know the reason already.

I have a big box in Pattaya and the charges have always reminded me of my health insurance. An increase almost every year. The bank manager told me no problem if I don't want it anymore. Many Russians are trying to get one. In the meantime I think it is time to find a good place in my condo. I have a small safe but just to distract burglars. There are only for them useless documents in it.

What I don't understand is what people want to do until 4am, especially here in Pattaya. The discos and bars are mostly nothing more than places where you are surrounded by "entertainers". Do you really have to wait until 4am to ask "How much?". There is no real entertainment. It is just sex business. Is this entertainment that justifies that such venues need to be open until 4am?

Well done. Such people help to improve Pattaya's reputation tremendously ????????????. He should work for TAT.

Often they don't have boxes at all at a branch or no free boxes available or you need to be an important customer or the manager doesn't like your nose...

It depends on the branch and the branch manager if you can get a box. And the price is different at banks and also depends on the size. So the best thing is to ask at the banks. I had no problems to get one as foreigner.

"The committee has also opposed the opening of bars from 11 am to 4 am" A great move ????????????. Maybe I didn't get it right. But obviously the party lovers have achieved what they wanted. They can start now at 4am.

Tell me which party you're talking about. Wherever you go, you will mostly be surrounded by "entertainers". The only meaningful conversation is "How much?". Anything else will only prevent them from making money.

It could be that Line goes into battery savings mode. At my Android 11 it is under "Background Usage Limits". Line I put there under "never sleeping apps" otherwise I will have the same problem.

I was worried too especially when I had to fill out the questionnaire (Jomtien). The main focus there was whether I get a pension and from where. If you transfer it to a Thai account directly then this is income transferred in the same year when it occurs and then you will be interesting to them. There were also questions how I finance my life here. For instance if you don't get a pension. But as I said before. In the meantime a bank in Europe said that if I don't give them a Thai tax ID they will close my accounts. And so it was good that I had it already.

The bank will not deduct withholding tax (15 %) if you give them your tax ID at least until a certain limit (20.000 Baht) is reached. One has to understand the history of this taxation. Years ago you must have been stupid if you paid taxes on interest income. This tax free limit was valid for each bank account. And so the people (me included) had many bank accounts. Then sadly they changed this to todays regulation ????????????. If you work here for instance you can decide if you want to use the 20.000 Baht regulation or if you want to add your interest income to the other income and pay taxes on this amount.

I am not a friend of the agent route. What I don't understand in his case is why he didn't go to an agent. 38 x 500 = 19.000 fine ++. I know people here in Pattaya they got miraculously a Retirement Extension. The only thing they needed was a bank account without any money on it. If I remember correctly they paid about 13.000 Baht. Or was he hiding?