GreenSnapper

It sounds so wrong when I say this, but anything over 5 inches is too big for me. lol

Actually, I find this Samsung Note quite an interesting device for travelling.

I used to travel for almost 5 years with a Nokia Tablet. Long before the tablet boom has started and actually nobody knew about it.

It had a 4'' screen, stylus and 800x480 resolution.

I'd consider this the minimum size/resolution for serious browsing/reading etc. The current phones of 3-3.5" are just too small for this in my opinion, and this includes the iPhone (3.5").

Certainly some people would differ and read whole novels on a small phone and browse the internet for hours. But not for me, so my limit is 4" and probably larger.

(Ever booked a plane ticket with a small phone on a crappy website like NokAir?)

So this 5" tablet will be a much better browsing / reading experience I believe. And I learned over the years how useful is a stylus. It will be small enough to carry around everywhere. But too big to replace my regular phone which must fit in my front jeans pocket.

I may use it when I don't want to carry my iPad, but need some proper browsing on the road.

The Nokia N8 local sales figures came from a few knowledgeable sounding posts on some Thai mobile phone forums.

This is where you "analysts" base your analysis on? Opinions from open internet forums and google news article snips ?

Hell if it's that easy to be an analyst i could probably run one of these multinational investment banks myself.

I'm afraid, a lot of "analysts" base their opinion on that sort of "research"

I remember in the early 90s, before the internet boom has started, leading analysts claimed "Unix is dead". Soon later web servers, almost all based on Unix, started the current boom, Linux (Unix derivative) made its first steps and so on - up to Android, iOS, Mac OS - all based on Unix.

Therefore, let the "XX is dead" analysts do their job and we all smile.

not as good as Kasikorn which pays for a 3-month deposit 3.7% p.a.

More details please, what kind of account is this? According to Bank of Thailand Kasikorn Bank only offers 1.85-2.20% p.a. for a standard 3 month fixed deposit.

Sophon

30 months 'happy senior' get 3.25% per year. Monthly interest payment.

I was being honest and sincere when I said I cannot recall seeing anyone here (Metro-Bangkok) with a Nokia smartphone in public in the last 3 years.

To add some more anecdotal evidence: Bargirls have either a Blackberry or an iPhone. Nothing else!

A clear sign that Nokia, Samsung, HTC and LG are dying.....

How do you get discounts at Powerbuy?

Whenever I ask, they wouldn't give a single Baht. And I do pay cash.

Maybe TIT....

The technical data of the S2 in Thailand are here:

http://www.tgfone.com/showmodel.php?my_id=1357

Which clearly states HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

I would not buy any provider branded phone. But you have a good chance that a reflash would solve that. But be careful of warranty issues if you hack your phone.

Because we live here to.

Oh they hear and DO care what farang think and say.

Otherwise they would not be members of forums like this

You may believe so, but the reality is: you have an "extension of stay" and are an "alien".

Live with it and remember the recent mobs in England.

Thanks everybody!

I checked some websites of the above mentioned hospitals, and now I think I will go to St. Louis, take some of their "checkup packages" and add the thyroid hormones on top of that. Shouldn't cost that much more.

Though Kimchi is not my favorite food, i think it's allright.

Didn't you even like the girls there ?

Crazy kinky girls, a lot of fun.

But the most difficult women to handle...

Google (GOOG), Apple (AAPL) Widen Gap as Top U.S. Smartphone OSs in July

These are only US numbers. Nokia never had any important market share in the US.

You can see the worldwide sales in smartphones here:

http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/11/gartner-smartphones-q2-2011/

Nokia being the number one company with a 22.8% market share.

Which shows quite clearly the high degree of BS when people say "Nokia is dead"

But I do have to say, we've been in Bangkok for the last couple of weeks and she found out about Platinum (fashion shop for the girls, 5 floors spread over 2-3 buildings!). Just up the road was a much smaller technology plaza (Pantip). She went one way, I went the other. I figured she'd be at it for HOURS!! It was hardly an hour later and she was done. She couldn't walk anymore.

My experience is opposite. When I go to Panthip with the GF, she moves to Platinum and stays there for hours. I have sufficient time to stroll around Panthip.

When I'm finally done and tired, she is still in Platinum and I'm already settling with a coffee and wait for her.

The perfect solution for shopping with the GF!

Cut out the women......works for me!

Most people are here for the culture and scenery anyway.

I heard......

Just saw that Tgfone still lists it for 17500 Baht. You may phone them and ask which shop still has supply.

But I'd rather wait.

N900 is an old model.

Better wait for the N9, which runs Meego and is supposed to be very hacker friendly. The net raves about the N9.

If they are not Thai citizens they also need 4 Thai employees. Some of them use the names of the massage girls around the corner in their business papers. The girls get 500 Bt./month to "borrow" their names. If there is a immigration check (and they really check the indian tailors too) the tailor will tell the girls are out to eat. He will make some calls and 15 minutes later the staff will be there.

I heard this from ONE indian tailor... dont know about the other 218982.

Clever!

That is really Indian - have a solution for every problem.

I need to have a routine blood test for thyroid hormones in Bangkok, just T3, T4 and TSH.

Any idea where I can have this cheaply (how much about?) and without much hassles? Don't need a consultation, as I know what to look for.

Recommendations appreciated!

Mate, a few basic rules will make your life happier:

1. Never ever consider marriage in the West. Worst contract ever.

2. Marriage in Thailand can be considered once you are over 60.

Until then, you will have hundreds of cute girlfriends and will be able to understand the consequences.

And keep out of the bar scene. Nothing to be gained there.

Samsung already has another OS, called Bada.

Galaxy S2 LT has only just been announced so I honestly doubt you've seen one in Thailand. A friend of mine bought what I thought was an oversized Galaxy S2, in Central. At closer inspection it turned out to be an AT&T-labelled Samsung Infuse, afaik only sold through AT&T. No idea how it ended up here. Specs similar to a Galaxy S but with a 4.5" display - huge. Says he paid 18,000 baht for it.

Then probably that's what I have seen. It was next to the S2, so I could compare sizes. I liked it a lot.

4.5" super AMOLED!!! I'm there as soon as Pattaya gets its 3G up and running!

I think I have seen it a few days ago at Powerbuy.

Screen was bigger than the S2. Impressive!

It must be a great travel device, if you don't want to carry your iPad/Tab or whatever. For a daily-use phone a bit to bulky, IMHO.

I found one in a big computer shop--the salesman told me that it only supports the ais 3g--and that my truemove 3g sim would not work(i would only get edge and gprs) anyone know how this works? I should wait for a true model??

Most Samsung 3G products are only partially compatible in Thailand, as they support only the standard 900/2100 frequencies. True and DTAC need 850.

Be very careful about that, otherwise you may end up with crappy GPRS/Edge.

Another solution is getting a high-end mobile phone which supports 3G 850/900/2100. There is only a limited selection of suitable phones (mostly iPhone, Nokia)

Then you tether your other mobile gadgets via Wifi to your phone.

But be careful again as many Android devices cannot tether to wifi "adhoc" networks. Best advice is, bring your phone to the shop and try the tethering yourself.

The latter solution is also the cheaper one, as wifi-only devices are cheaper and you need only one 3G plan for your phone and gadgets.

Interesting thread, you always learn something new.

From what I remember, it's quite probable that the 1000B notes we have today started around 1992.

The Motofone is still a strong runner: http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_motofone_f3-1794.php

Not sure, though, if a Thai girl would be impressed....

Nice to hear mention of the Malaysia Hotel. They used to have a sign out side that said something like " You will never sleep alone again".

This area was the backpacker area before Khao San started around 1981(?)

Have been to Ngam Dupli recently and I believe it is still far better there than in KSR now. Some low scale hotels do exist and the famous Malaysia is now catering to gays.

During the redshirt fights last year, Ngam Dupli was quite a dangerous area, though.

Try 3BB for one month, if you don't like just cancel it and get another.

If you have your own wireless adsl modem, you don't need to use theirs (you can buy a nice one for under 2000 baht)

Stay away from True, that would be my personal advice.

I personally use TOT but would like to try out csloxinfo adsl aswell.

TRUE has quite a good customer service, even good English speaking staff at the phone. That is quite rare in Thailand.

Recently my crappy Zyxel router stopped working, I called TRUE at 10pm and next morning at 10am the technician came. He checked my line and told me the Zyxel is crap and I should get a new router. He was right and everything went much smoother after I exchanged it.

TRUE sometimes has some hickups, especially Fridays on their international lines. But from what I hear, this is Thailand and a problem for all ISPs.

Guys phone is a phone, it is less important than your wife or g/f

A phone less important than a wife?

You must be freshly married, moo, congratulations and my best wishes for your future!