octagon

Thanks all for the information, and excuse me again for my lack of knowledge in this area. 

Hi. Here's the question. And, excuse me for being a little behind the technological curve. With a wi-fi capable phone, is it possible to connect to a free True wi-fi hotspot with just any SIM card? Or, do I need a True SIM card. Just how easy is it, and is it basically an automatic connection? What is the advertised speed at these hotspots? Thanks for understanding my deficient knowledge in this area.

I was definitely under the impression that the myth - that port forwarding "correctly" tuned to work with your torrent  download platform was the ultimate solution - had been debunked various times. It just does not work.

I genuinely believe that those not on Premium style packages that do momentarily get high range download speeds are not the architects of this. I think this is the ISP not handling/analysing the data correctly for periods of the day and you seeing increased speeds as a result until they rectify the situation.

If you those are you that are lost can get your head around the file-hosting/downloader idea (which is not hard to understand given that you're happy to fiddle with the port settings on your torrent platform) and the small noimal fee you have to pay, I genuinely believe your file downloading experience will be much more happy and relaxed in Thailand. Not only that you'll get your files in a much more timely manner.

Something tells me that I'm shouting into the wind though here.

Going the file-hosting/downloader route is definitely the way to go. Always brazenly fast downloads.  

Not exactly clear as to what you're trying to do. Is your work email a Gmail account also? And, why do you need to go to Gmail on the web to check your email. You know you can have multiple accounts on Thunderbird, don't you? Anyway, my advice is to use a portable Thunderbird and use it on any computer. Here's the link to check it out:

http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/thunderbird_portable

Apparently the news is that Thailand may be getting 3G, real 3G everywhere, soon. It has been delayed for years but the word is 3G licenses will be up for sale in the coming months for 4-8 billion baht. Expect DTAC and AIS to jump all over it quick.

I think it'll be in the 2100mhz spectrum.

Governments have been issuing '3G by the end of the year' announcements since at least 2004. Even within Abhsit's term its been accelerated, decelerated, put on hold and 'fast tracked'. The only development in the last six years is the recent passage of some enabling legislation.

I hope I'm wrong, but my best guess is 3G seriously starting to happen in 2012, and there is a fair chance they'll eventually scrap it and start talking about setting up 4G instead. I think there's actually been some press releases about '3.9G' recently, whatever that is. Grrr!!!!

Yes I am cranky :-)

No, just a realist. I wish that they'd ban using the future tense in Thailand. There's too much talk about what's coming and not enough real action.

I've been using 3G in Bangkok for about 5 months. It started out quite fast and reliable, but as things usually go here, has degraded to a crawl at best until about 5:00 AM in the morning. I don't see this improving with more players and customers.

That's because they are advertising it as 3G but it is not real 3G. It is what they call 3G, but it's over the 2G frequency. Thailand still doesn't have 3G.

Once they actually get the licenses, you will get a 3G signal from a tower for 3G in the 2100mhz spectrum (right now you are getting it over the 850mhz, which is what they use for everything else), which is real HSDPA. RIght now, all they have is slightly faster 2G (sometimes) and they are selling it to you as 3G.

I've been on 3G for a year now and usually  get 2500 to 3000kbps  -  streams You Tube and a 700MB torrent in 2 1/2 hours or less. No complaints here.  

Hey thaigold, may I ask what your signal strength is and where exactly you are in Bangkok? Are you with True or a TOT provider?

I've been using 3G in Bangkok for about 5 months. It started out quite fast and reliable, but as things usually go here, has degraded to a crawl at best until about 5:00 AM in the morning. I don't see this improving with more players and customers.

I've been on hiatus for a few days so couldn't reply sooner. Thanks for all the good advice, but on a computer start up with Kingston attached, the drive underwent a file scan check and deleted all "junk" files and folders. Why this didn't happen on previous reboots, who knows. I'm just happy a reformat was avoided. I may try the Touch utility if I ever have a similar problem again.

Corrupted files on my Kingston drive. Can't rename, copy, or delete. Tried deleting from command prompt, Explorer, FileASSASIN, Unlocker, same deal in all efforts. Short of reformatting, what are my options? Running XP SP2.

Forget about all the technical argy-bargy, I wonder how expensive it will be to use. Will they charge up to 1 baht a MB or something more reasonable, like .05? In my dreams.

A bit late, but on Opera 10.53,  the steams on the site work great. A plug-in problem no doubt.

Is anyone using True's trial 3G service near Fortune on Ratchadapisek Road. They say if you live within 1 kilometer of there, you have a signal. I have no idea what I need to connect, so need help.

I recently had problems with this particular Cisco router on my friend's notebook. I took it back to the shop I bought it from, and the Cisco kid there also had problems. Finally, a True technician came out and chucked it out and replaced it with True's WiFi router and no problems. My guess is that this Cisco is too high tech for the internet here.

Beat me to it Camelot.

True Life, True Move, true confusion.

This link (True IPTV) may add to even more mysteries:

http://www.truetv.in.th/th/

Limewire's days are gone, I feel. I use YouTube to search for the song and keepvid.com, then a converter to convert mp4 to mp3.

It's *99#. On a Nokia phone anyways.....doesn't matter about provider of service or even what password/username you put it, it pulls all of that from the SIM.

That's it, thanks!

1,2,call

Want to connect to Internet through mobile phone's modem. Does anyone know what the dial-up number is? Is it *99h or what? Thank you for any help.

Is anyone using 3G in Bangkok with handphone and laptop? Which service are you using? Where did you buy the service and what are you paying? What area in Bangkok are you using it. 

Just insist that one of True's technicians come and get it working. You'll have to call and set up an appointment for them to come -- that's the biggest problem.

Opera is lightning fast, very secure, and a whole lot more customizable. See for yourself.

Where is the training of the Internet police going to come from? It is hard to imagine Thai police asking Internet cafe owners to show them their logging records.

Colonel Sanders is giving another one his fiery speeches...

Some observations - the crowd inside Government House does not look nor sound enthusiastic - maybe they're hot, maybe they're tired, who knows - but despite the fiery speeches of some of the presenters, the audience seems halfway disinterested.

Not quite the type of support I would've expected to see.

I had the same feeling in watching the proceedings tonight... Not nearly as enthusiastic as this time last night... But then again, I wouldn't be either...if I'd been there for 24+ hours straight in the heat, rain, dark, etc....

I'm not so sure it's the same people - I believe they are also doing shifts of a sort. As people come in, some people will leave and make way.

That said - given the supposed tenseness of the situation, the chance that the police could come storming in any minute, etc - if one were really fervent about the PAD, their adrenaline would be running very high and undoubtedly they'd be very vocal as well.

I don't get that feeling at all - to me it seems more like they are resigned to possibly being arrested.

The crowd tonight is locked in for the night. Very sad for all those who thought they'd just come for the entertainment. I wonder what they'll eat for breakfast?