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Ralf001 Thanks, this seemed to work - to a degree, at least. Yet I gave it up, will stick to what I know works well and reject s-phone aficionados. topt Yours sounds like some kind of trick question. You may have read it before (different thread), and I will use the opportunity again to state, that american products (or such 'emulating' what is usual there) may be 'innovative' (manic-raging innovation, to be exact), but they simply lack the quality that excels products from certain european nations. And in this context, Skype vs Line (both some kind of messengers & co) appears like a suitable parable. - I will return to my work now, won't follow this thread, not least because I'm not notified of new posts.

That might be the case - or it might not. I would actually have preferred to meet someone who himself has gone through this situation. But it doesn't seem to be my lucky day. And that day started the moment the new owners chose to shut down Skype, which was simply perfect...

...a 'smartphone' required for that - and quite consciously don't want one .) Is this setting known to any of the honoured forum members? I read that it would be sufficient to do the registration using an s-phone, from then on rely on the laptop: https://help.line.me/line/desktop/?contentId=50001182 (pls copy/paste, can't see how to produce with reasonable time effort a clickable link) This poses the question if a combination of my data and someone else's phone number is practically doable? Of course, one does not want to henceforth become some kind of 'digital twin' - the phone owner receiving messages directed to me. Another option could be to use a SIM of mine for this process in his phone, but who could be willing to perform a 10-min SIM swap? Would there be a realistic workaround, and what could it consist of?

So: It's still possible, although not quite what it used to be - yet possibly an interesting alternative for those who dispose of nothing better https://nc.ntplc.co.th/cat/category/282/294/CAT+|+phonenet+thaicard?lang=en_EN I won't follow up here, think those interested now have what it takes to find the rest - bye!

Thanks topt, will try to evaluate later. Spontaneous reaction from the experience already gathered: not too confident. It just isn't european quality Briggsy: I did. You could re-read the OP, while in general concentrating and following the logic - that could have been absent during the first round That said, you all focus on (alleged) alternatives to Skype, but my starting point were the services by CAT - and possibly others. No news about that?

Since Skype has ceased to function, people are (or should be) in dear need of an alternative - thus access to VoIP for calls to phones anywhere in the world. Did you get it? Most 'alternatives' touted do not offer this feature, or severely restricted. This was european no-nonsense 'kvalitet' again, against (sorry, must say) american bling-bling trash quality. Why is it important? If you ever tried to call the hotline drones at a business back home (thanks to everyone following the 'american role model', this is now your only option - and it will get worse, prepare for the real robots), your cavalcade starts with the phone menu answering - that's the moment the counting starts. Assumed you're lucky, once you fifteen minutes later reach a (would-be) human, how much have you paid for nerve-wrecking, unmutable on-hold music? Using Skype, this phase could be lived through with reasonable ease - including lowering the volume. I came to remember that, many years ago, CAT used to offer walk-in customers a service to make international phone calls for rather economic fees. Is this still the case today? Or what alternatives might there be? I would think of some cybercafés or business places that offer such a service via landline phones, or via some VoIP provider. I don't have to emphasise that mobile calls are far too expensive for lengthy foreign hotline calls? Any ideas? And I won't apologise to american readers taking offence. You lot have a much higher responsibility in how this hectic global 'innovation' shtick keeps running than you seem to have realised - so letting some justified steam off, that you are invited to take constructively .) PS Whatever happened to customer rights and their advocates?

That was all quite interesting, thank you. Even the dozen green bananas I bought last thursday seem to be under the impression: Today I found that the first one is turning yellow - no, I haven't quite given up on them yet .)

Crossy That sounds like an interesting alternative. Upnotover Duely noted, but I'm not prepared to suffer that much for a few bananas.

A picture says more than a 1000 words

Ok, thank you, will have a look. Yet I think someone who would specialise in selling cavendish bananas here, like the ones we're used to from western supermarkets, could become a millionaire - and possibly not only in THB

Hm. If you have supplies, would you be willing to sell me some? In what part of Pattaya are you?

Not a joke. It's a side effect of the local banana scene. Sometimes, bananas not only come green, but they stay that way, even after days. I keep reading that all that is needed is a bag to place them into, however it must be of paper. But who in Pattaya would sell their food stuff in paper bags? Not anyone known to me.

Well, this prophylactic reaction is probably based on the experience made these last 25 years or so, because 'everyone' seems to blindly follow the 'american role model' - which inevitably means everyone on the globe must have a phone they call 'smart', and any additional thinking (?) departs from there. Good to hear that you are apparently different. That said, I intend to take my leave of this thread now, I wouldn't expect any more exciting developments to take place here? Bye

Thanks, just saw your reply - I don't receive any notifications. I use my laptop all the time, do not need one they call 'smart' - either via wifi, or if not available, through my 4G phone's modem (tethering), as can be seen in the video quoted earlier. Presently, this arrangement serves my needs, no real need to change anything. But I'll keep your info in store, just in case

Right, I happened to find this path a few minutes after posting. Still learning, haven't developped a scientific approach yet... Thanks a lot