BatteringRam

I was actually wondering why you haven't posted much of the cruise experience. There are only a few people here who would have travailed that part of the world or even been on a cruise ship.

Samsung J5 is either eight or ten years old and both are LTE/4G capable. LTE Bands 1/3/5/7/8/20 for the ten year old and LTE Bands 1/3/5/7/8/20/40 for the eight year old. Still usable in U.K and Thailand via 2G/4G when 3G is deprecated.

I don't think anyone understands what you are asking...

Cannot imagine an eight year old Samsung isn't LTE capable. Which model?

I'm a bit confused by your question. What does 3G being switched off in the UK, have to do with Thailand? It only matters if you want to use your phone in the U.K. If 3G still works in Thailand, you don't have an issue until they switch it off in Thailand. If it's only to receive OTP in Thailand and in the U.K, you don't need 3G anyway, as SMS are usually sent via GSM/2G. So don't panic. 😊 Take your time to research and buy an updated phone.

In other words, they are trying to work out if you are a sex tourist and if so, the level of the depravity. "Bonded sex slave" just gives them some focus. They'd still be disgusted without it. Is Internet access free on the cruise or an add-on?

What has that added to what I have already posted? It didn't support anything you have written previously. A total waste of my time. Was that a measure of the intellect of which you so often boast?

Check the URL. You have copied in text that isn't part of the original. Remove everything back to the forward slash.

When you look at the bigger picture, you understand that morality is not involved here. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/19/trump-saudi-prince-mohammed

Links all work perfectly. I don't recognise your synopsis as consistent with reality.

But you are happy to have criminals do so? He's just paying back the criminals who supported him.

I'm referring to Trump, Putin, MbS...

It's just a different bunch of criminals, isn't it? Money launderers. Ma fia types. Trump is just bringing them all together, out of the cold.

This okay for you? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/20/russia-to-be-welcomed-back-to-g7-under-proposed-peace-plan/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/20/revealed-trump-and-putins-28-point-peace-plan-for-ukraine/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/20/steve-witkoff-shows-dangers-of-bamboozled-peace-envoy/ Ma Fia governments.

No one is pressing them to leave or needing the tables. Comfortable to sit and talk for as long as they like. All drinks and food nearby. Easy life.

Where do you suggest that they go?

Sometimes people feel the need to tread on others to make themselves feel taller. On the other hand, if that's genuinely the way they see it and are simply expressing their feelings, then we can thank them for sharing. Good companionship perhaps trumps hi-so.

All are welcome.

Maybe they live nearby, eat, shoot the breeze and then retire to the beach. Maybe they are happy to meet with their friends at those places. They aren't there to show off, but to be with friends. Maybe they like the food and/or are friendly with the vendors. If they weren't happy to be there, they would choose somewhere else, wouldn't they?

I ate there a few times long before COVID struck. Girlfriend liked their Royal Pad Thai. There or Fuji. Food centres are part of the Asian experience. Pier 21 is even less expensive. Would you criticise them if they met there?

Perhaps in some situations. Women are also predators. They'll deliberately walk in your direction or find an excuse to ask you something. Who is picking and choosing in that scenario? There's often a tendency to oversimplify these things. Personally, I've turned down more women that I've slept with. It's about your personal dynamic. I cannot imagine putting myself in the OP's situation. He doesn't seem to value himself. The girl will know that. They want something/someone of value.

Surely they cannot be worse than someone reviving a year old thread in order to criticise them for no good reason. Personally, my experience with Italians is that family meals can last for hours. Shooting the breeze between courses, rather than eating alone. So likely these guys are keeping up a tradition. Maybe even moving to the beach afterwards. Nothing wrong with that. Better than being lonely and isolated.

Monthly payments aren't necessary with 30 day packages, as you can just top up for months in advance. Just in case you need more than 4Mbps/6Mbps, those are just some options open to you without needing to get a new SIM. 4Mbps is okay for general surfing. Though downloading large files, for example the 700MB offline maps download mentioned earlier, would take in excess of 23 minutes. 6Mbps, 15 to 16 minutes. With a 1 Mbps connection, four times as long as 4Mbps, at more than an hour an a half. Easy to work out how long for 10Mbps and 15Mbps. If you can get more bandwidth for the same money, it's worthy of consideration.

Make sure that you have International Roaming enabled. You don't need to have Data Roaming switched on via your device, but only IR enabled on the provider side. Then you can enter the codes from abroad.

It's not racist. It's 'business'. People are sharing codes, subsequently diverting customers away from their 'attractive' Tourist SIM packs 😊 They want each tourist to spend in excess of 300 baht. Most will anyway, but they want to choose, rather than to be corralled. Order your SIM online and add the package that suits you. https://www.lazada.co.th/shop/ais or https://www.lazada.co.th/products/pdp-i2989236067-s19484564984.html https://www.lazada.co.th/products/pdp-i3000115548-s15218866944.html https://www.lazada.co.th/products/1-1-i5713509912-s24363270506.html