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Now sorted - I try NOT to update software because it always seems to create more problems than it's worth. But this time, I grudgingly allowed Firefox to update itself. Result! In response to your various comments: - Yes, Wise has been getting a lot of earache from users this year. - Different browser: I tried to download/instal the new duckduckgo browser. You choose one of two weird installer files. I tried both - they both failed. One commenter said, Why couldn't they offer a simple .exe. file? Quite. I will look at Waterfox and Ecosia; I haven't come across them before. - New Wise account fail: Probably due to my attempted use of an early 19th century version of FF. - VPN: I don't use one. - Wise helpline numbers: Most useful, particularly when everything else has gone pear-shaped and you just can't access them online. - Wise "reason for transfer": I have always put down "Funds for long-term stay in Thailand" and had money transferred instantly. - Smartphone: no, I don't want a spy in my pocket that wants attention every other minute. For further explanation why, I recommend the book "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" by Prof Shoshana Zuboff. It's all about yielding power to Big Tech. The french philosopher Michel Foucault warned about the loss of power to "institutions" half a century ago. System of a Down wrote a song about it ("Spiders") 27 years ago. And sure enough... - CAPTCHA: Yes, this verification system, and its associated Cloudflare, seem to be choosy over browsers as well. Thanks again for the useful comments. Yes - I am a Luddite, and proud of it.

Thanks guys. BenQ - I tried signing in from Firefox "private" - the login page just froze again, couldn't even complete my email address. Stocky - I don't use a VPN. Oldcpu - I don't possess a smartphone. I guess I'll have to try a different browser. Everything was fine last year. When I started my career in software development (in the 70's) one of the golden rules was to make software updates backwards-compatible. Those were the days.

Thanks again, scube: Download 12.8Mbps; Upload 5.5Mbps; latency (London) 248.8ms. I have heard of complaints about internet bandwidth in Khao Lak.

No. I don't possess a smartphone. But I have just now tried to set up a new account - the screen froze as I typed in my email, then I got the spinning star on the 'Next' button, then blank screen with spinning star. There seems to be something seriously effed up with the wise.com website. Also, I notice on general consumer blogs that Wise has been getting very bad reviews just this year. Thanks for your reply.

Is anyone else finding it impossible to sign in to their Wise account? The log-in button does not go live, but just spins... for ever. And you cannot get Help, or complain, because you have to log in first. Everything was fine up until December last year. i have tried from different laptops - same non-result. Alternative recommendations welcome.