BKKKevin

5 minutes ago, Berkshire said:

I'm sure you know judges don't indict criminals. 

True, but sadly they can slow walk a trial or even prevent it from ever coming to trial...

5 hours ago, Berkshire said:

Trump is so desperate to win in November that he's making all sorts of fake promises to not only libertarians, but blacks, Latinos, suburban women, and all manner of demographics that's not MAGA (read most of America).  I'm pretty sure most Americans can see through the lies. 

You mean like "I'm gonna build a wall and Mexico is going to pay for it"...  Yeah they saw right though that one in 2016...

8 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Much easier to replace the bulbs with smart LED/WiFi jobbies than 5..king around with wiring switches.

That may not be easier… I have a similar triple switch for my living room… Each switch controls a bank of 5 pot lights… So replacing the switch would be easier than replacing and programming 15 lightbulbs… Also the switches have to always be in the on position so they are useless… Then I have to train my Thai partner to NOT use the switches and instruct him on the use of an app instead…  😀

My guess is that the two blacks and the brown run power to the respective receptacles…

the whites are all the same providing load current… there are probably two whites coming in because one is the load wire and the second is daisy chained to provide load to the next adjacent switch on the wall… 

Put the two blacks and brown on the L1 L2 & L3…

The two whites put together and put  in L

DISCLOSURE 
I am not a electrician but played one in a previous life where I forgot to wear my flip flops to work…

My guess is that the two blacks and the brown run power to the respective receptacles…

the whites are all the same providing load current… there are probably two whites coming in because one is the load wire and the second is daisy chained to provide load to the next adjacent switch on the wall… 

The soft power of Thailand becoming the vintage rice hub…

6 hours ago, KannikaP said:

 

Would this thing perform as well for streaming TV/ Movies etc.

Your main speed limitations will be from the unlimited sim you buy ( look closely at the mbps and also check the fine print as to what “unlimited” means many say unlimited but cut speeds down after a certain MB of use… Also the speed could be limited by your location and network traffic…

29 minutes ago, digbeth said:

Yes, 

https://www.ais.th/en/consumers/store/phones/brovi/brovi-5g-home-wifi-hi55381?capacity=91&color=98&campaign=0000&compCode=1&plan=&extsrc=false 

This one was available from physical AIS store when I got it in Bangkok

 

it might depend on location

Curios?… What monthly plan do you have?… Do you need to buy a specific plan with this router or can you buy a separate AIS one year prepaid sim on say Lazada and use it in this router?… 

No casualties if you don't count all the 7-11s for a 10km radius being emptied of thier Mama Instant Noodles... 

Many of the bigger cities and islands have rental Facebook groups for rentals... Take a look at the offerings and then email the poster who most likely is an agent... They may not rent you that unit short term but you can build a relationship with the agent and give her your specifications and she will most likely be able to find a place... Be careful not to transfer a huge amout of cash initially... Pay a reasonable deposit and say you will pay balance in cash once you at property 

2 hours ago, CartagenaWarlock said:

Yes, pushing from a US account to the Wise USD account is fast. My Chase Bank does it in a few hours. I have not tried CHarles Schwab yet. Let me try it by sending $10. Do you know fees and limitations of ATM withdrawal using Wise ATM card in Thailand? In my Wise USD account, I see I have a virtual card but no physical card in my possession. I usually transfer funds from my Chase account to my Charles Schwab account and then use their ATM card to withdraw funds in Thailand. But Charles Schwab pays meagre interest to hold money in their account; hence, I don't keep too much money in their account. My savings are in the WealthFront account, and my investment money is in the Fidelity account. WealthFront charges ATM fees for international transactions. 

I don’t have the Wise debit card I use Bangkok Bank debit card here… Other may chime in on it… My guess is the fees from Wise and the ATM would be significant… The nice thing about Charles Schwab is they refund all ATM fees… And as you pointed out they give you nothing for funds not invested… I have a Fidelity account and they also refund all foreign ATM fees and money sitting in their cash position is invested in money market at around 4.5%… This is the account my SS check is deposited…

I transfer funds from my Charles Schwab to me Wuse account... It usually arrives same day - No fee (US business time)... Once in my Wise USD account I can transfer to my BK Bank usually in a few hours... I always keep a month's worth of funds in the Wise USD account it gets almost 5%... If you go to your USD account and click more and then proof of accout details it will give you your Wise  ACH info to link your US account to it... I've heard people have just linked the SS deposit directly to Wise using this ACH method...

35 minutes ago, foreverlomsak said:

Only meaningful if the numbers are based on a standard criteria like population size.

Agreed!... If they were to this analysis base on prostitutes per capita Thailand would most likely be at the top!... 😋

The AC techs may be reticent to move the old AC... If it's old or a cheap brand they know there's a risk that in moving it they may damage it to the point it may not work... And they will most likely not get paid... 

32 minutes ago, nauseus said:

 

6 minutes ago, nauseus said:

 

This president gets attacked because he's a national disaster plus he even thinks he is funny.

I thought Stormy Weather was kinda funny 😄 

I have Truemove prepaid here and just add one of their roaming packages... If I were to stay a month... I'd just pop into the nearest Walmart and buy a cheap prepaid sim like Mint Mobile... If you have a phone that does eSim capabilities you have a host os options...

DIY has a few...