GreyFox2

For the last few months my TOT local call charges have rocketed. They used to be around the 150 -250 baht mark but now are between baht 348-786. I rarely use my landline for anything except internet access to CS Loxinfo using 038-360333. I have been to TOT Pattaya over my last 2 bills yet they can not give me an explanation of their call structure. I was under the impression that all local calls were 3 baht. They have told me that the calls to CS loxinfo using 038 access could be going via Rayong or other redirected numbers and that could explain the increase. They say that in fact the call could be redirected and instead of it being 3 baht for the duration of the call it could in fact be charging at 3 baht a minute. I admit that for the last few months I have been using the above number (says 56k, I am only on dial-up), before that I was using 038-258000. I use my mobile for all other local/international calls.

My bill 4 months ago was baht 561 (did not seek report)

My bill 3 months ago was baht 348 made up of 54 calls to the above number.

My bill 2 months ago was baht 624 made up of 86 calls to the above number.

My bill this month is baht 786, I am awaiting a report from Pattaya TOT on the calls made. Interestingly I was away for 2 weeks of the billing month!

The thing that I can not understand is that I get fobbed off with only a possible explanation of why the bills are high but not a factual costing of the calls. The computer sends out the bills but according to Pattaya TOT they can not tell me how much each call costs. If they advise me the actual cost of each call then I would be able to make an informed decision on whether the bill is correct or not and I would be far less stressed than I am now. It is the "not knowing" that agrieves me.

Does anybody out there have an idea of the actual cost of calls to CS loxinfo or whether or not calls lasting more than an hour cost twice/three times as much or whether certain 038 numbers could be charging per minute. 3 or four of my calls have been over 2 hours in duration. It's not the cost, it's the fact that TOT can not explain to me the bills cost structure, they just hope I go away which is what I do because it is a pointless exercise trying to get blood out of a stone.

I suppose I am concerned that my phone could be being used by TOT engineers with no charge to them. If somebody is utilising the line I am wondering if it would register a cost to the TOT computer system but not offer a phoned number because it was not made from my house but only remotely.

Any information or suggestions on actual call charges would be appreciated.

I had the same thing happen to me with JInet, when their internet phone numbers were not working they gave me another number 038 no problem I thought same area number and bingo, no it was for a line from rayon which is much much more expensive, all they could say was sorry sorry as usual, you have argue and argue but you do not seem to get anywhere I have changed to ADSL much much better.

Only around 1800 admin staff are here this year and they are mostly staying at an Hotel, out of town. The 15,000 or so combat troops that are usually here are all busy somewhere else.

i HEAR FROM RELIABLE SOURCES THAT MANY ARE STAYING IN TENTS AROUND PHOENIX PARK AND THIS YEAR TANKS ARE COMING DOWN FROM BANGKOK FOR A EXERCISE, SO I HOPE ALL LIVING DOWN THERE WILL ENJOY THE ENTERTAINMENT AND FIREWORKS

They're in Pattaya to bring democracy and freedom. Nobody knows how long they're going to stay : there's no time table for withdrawal.

YOU ALL BEST KEEP AN EYE ON YOU GIRLS THESE GUYS CARRY BIG GUNS AND

HAVE DOUBLE ATM CARDS

They're in Pattaya to bring democracy and freedom. Nobody knows how long they're going to stay : there's no time table for withdrawal.

YOU ALL BEST KEEP AN EYE ON YOU GIRLS THESE GUYS CARRY BIG GUNS AND

HAVE DOUBLE ATM CARDS

Sorry Soundman, but suits made in Thailand look exactly like

what they are ... Suits made in Thailand.

Naka.

CORRECT YOU ALSO MUST LOOK THAT ONE LEG IS NOT LONGER THAN THE OTHER

BEST TO GO BANGKOK THE ORIENTAL HOTEL IS THE PLACE

it seems ages since the roads in south pattaya were dug up and still not completed, particularly in south pattaya.The widening of Thrappaya road thru to jomtien, is the same they start and then bingo all workman gone and equipment. and now left.

Outside view talay villas they have done the same thing which looks a hel_l of a mess, perhaps have they run out of money at city hall?

Does anyone know any up to date news when all the widening of the roads are to be completed?

And how the hel_l are they going to handle moving all the posts which hold up the wires or the wires sometimes hold up the post.

hi people

has anyone on their travels around pattaya seen any robotic vacuum cleaners for sale? i joke you not

http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=124

i have just bought one in the uk and wondered if they are available in los?

serious question, i know thats what the wife's for and all that, but as i am that wife, i need to make my life that bit easier

chez

dont be lasy use a broom

All of them really suck. The worst would be difficult to identify.

all block heads

The moon river pub in Pattaya!

Top International Bands!

Be your own Bar tender!

OR

The Moon River Pub in Pattaya!

Over-inflated prices!

Obnoxious Germans!

Pretentious Atmosphere!

Hi-So Bangkokians!

heyheyhey....

so true they are as bad as the rude russians

Theirs another brand Friendship have as well as yorkies, they are good too, had one today, 60baht for mince and onion.

they also have the aussie four'n twenty which are really good too

no no you don,t use that hard pastery that yorkies uses ok i guess for those who like pork pies

CORNISH PASTY......CRAP ....I BET E DUNNOW WHAT A PROPER OGGY IS..SWEET I ONE END AND SAVOURY IN THE OTHER....CRUST JOINED ROUND THE OUTSIDE NOT ON THE TOP ( SO AS THE TIN MINERS DIDNT HAVE TO WASH THEIR HANDS BEFORE EATING...THE CRUST WOULD NOT BE EATEN )....PROPER JOB A DECENT TIDDY OGGY MMMMMMMM

any way poms don,t know what a real meat pie is all about you have to go to the real pie makers in australia

not these guys up here do not have a clue

Hi every one me and my family(3 adult and 3 kids) planning to stay at pattaya for a month time would any one recommend me a privet furnished villa with swimming pool with reasonable price. Minimum 2 bed rooms required

Best regards

go to fair properties all y will need villas etc

f

Ireland 91 all out - 30 overs

Australia 92 for 1 - 12 overs.

Very close match!

Australia are in the semi finals. (surprise surprise)

gooday mate good one ah

I have just got home and not read the papers, could anyone tell me who won the cricket match in the world cup against australia and Ireland. I think it was going to be a pretty close result results please

IMAGINE IF THEY WERE LOSING AT CRICKET ????

Typical of Aussies, you never get that from the mild-mannered good natured brit abroad..

Australia and new zealanders are the worlds best rugby league players rugby union, cricket so take that. all poms play is hit it with your head chum.

Yes, and the walk from Bali Hai to the lighthouse has also been vandalized.

The place is also a stinking pig pen of food/containers and broken bottles.

When will the locals stop being so irresponsible ?

Naka.

sorry never.

Coming down the moving sloping walkway yesterday from the second floor of Carrefore, GF in front with a load of food and such and me behind with a load of tiles and paint from HomePro.

The wheels on shopping trolleys sort of slip into grooves in the walkway to stop them from rolling forward but when we got to the bottom her trolley would not come out of the groove, I shunted into and trapped her with my paint and tiles trolley the guy behind ran into me, fortuantley her trolley sort of reared up at the back and unstuck itself and we were able to get off without too many bruises, but what a horrible experience, had visions of being sucked into the bowels of the machine. Apparantly it's quite common,

of course it was all my fault, "why didn't you stop?" yeh right!!

Anyone else have that happen?

carting all that gear what would you had expected, bloody silly

any one planning to go on visa run this week needing company

tks bill

i'll be driving to pong nam ron, sometime early next week, straight there and back, on my own at the moment, so if anyone wants to go, send me a pm.

BB

Too dirty!

correct, and they hate terd burgers

Uwe, trust me they are not even close being the same

why dont you open up a shop

Hello all,

Im heading over to Pattaya from the UK in the next couple of weeks on my own. Im in my thirties and wondered if there are many Brits over there in my age bracket that live there. I have an O visa and plan to stay 90 days at a time. Im sick of it here in the UK and have to get away to try something new but don't want to go somewhere where i feel lost and on my own!

Has anyone else here made the move be it temporay or permanent in their 30's?

Cheers!

Dont forget to turn the lights out when you leave the UK as they will all be bloody here and get yourself a good quality bullet proof vest at duty free.

Cheers Tony

yes i see at duty free, special on 199 us can stop qa 45

I kayak on Mabprachan Lake a couple of times a week and in the last couple of months the water level has dropped by about 8 feet.

Mind you this time last year you could walk across it.

I don't understand why the water people say there's plenty of water but then they turn the water supply off to everyones homes.

yes and why is the water turned off most days on wed off 10am on at 2am next day

Hi

Has anybody else had experience of money being taken out from there thai bank account, bye means of somebody else using a dummy ATM card lately.

A friend of mine who is 65 and retired shipped his money over in October for renewal of his Visa. In the month of november, 95,000 THB was taken out 7 times in France in Euro = 2,000 Euro each time. The Bangkok Bank didnt flag it at all. He is off to BKK on Wednesday with his Lawyer to try and sort this out. He only ever used his ATM for cash, it wasnt a Visa Electron either.

Has anybody else experience this and what was the outcome.

Cheers to all in Advance.

Peterpan yes we have german friends who had 300.000 baht taken from there atm account cant remember what bank it was, also taken out in france they have tried and tried to speak to bank and hopeless, send me your phone number on my email address and I will get my german friends to ring you, could be the same people.