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pm me the details.

amazing thread. great for a mental reset.

I live in the boonies with a very poor internet connection. "Streaming" here is like "dripping" so it's not an option.

According to Gamepass, you need 800K download.....

have a 13MB 3BB connection. streamed 4 gms in HD (splitscreen) for 3 hours last night. barely a hiccup.

get nfl gamepass. worth every baht.

Daamnaam, they did post prices, but the post got deleted.

A bit odd I think. All this talk about a new bar, but then when they respond it gets deleted. The gist of it was that they've a taken most comments on board and adjusted their prices to what would be quite reasonable for most of their prospective customers in Chiang Mai. Similar prices to the likes of UN Irish if I remember rightly.

must pay to advertise. its forum econ 101. the possessor of 900 posts...your confusion is puzzling.

Fair comments, Chiengmaijoe, agree with most of what you say, and I also wouldnt want to be embarrassed when out socialising. The fact about Chiang Mai, though, unlike Bangkok is that most of the foreign residents are living here in retirement and generally most people would be living on quite a bit less than pre retirement days, and as a result, budgets do have to be balanced.

As for The Game, I still want it to succeed despite early teething problems, but in order to do so, the owners will have to take a look at pricing strategies because Chiang Mai is not Bangkok, and what they seem to have done so far is replicated everything from their place on Sukhumvit Road including, crucially, prices. In order to succeed, a place surely has to work around and alongside the competition, and unless theres something totally unique, which in this case there isnt, people will make choices based on value for money, and as many have pointed out, there are loads of places where you can comfortably watch sports, whilst drinking cheaper beer and eating decent but cheaper food!

I m not a fan of the expression "market forces" but in this case its a direct and crucial issue. The Game is convenient for me because I live less than ten minutes away, but if the place is to attract people to drive from the city centre, or the other side of town, it will have to make people want to go there, and so far none of that is happening. In simple terms, there needs to be a full range of the sports people want to see (they are available, as the UN Irish proves), reasonable priced drinks, not just happy hours which end at 6pm, and right now the food looks OK but is being charged out at Bangkok not Chiang Mai prices.

The other thing crucial to success is to have a streetwise sports geek who not only knows whats on, but also how to get it (and I dont mean illegal streams which could be dangerous for them with the law). People should be able to walk right in five minutes before a particular event starts, be it The Ryder Cup, or Formula 1, or important football games, confident in the knowledge that it will be onscreen without needing to ask staff to look for stuff!

Pretty much sums it up.

First I wish this new venture the best. Over the years business from Bangkok and Pattaya have tried to expand to Chiang Mai and business from Chiang Mai have tried to expand in Bangkok and Pattaya both directions they failed. Demographics of these two regions are polar opposites. On a scale of 1 to 10 I give the success rate a 4.

Unless drastic price decreases happen i give it a 2.5 % chance.

Mostly depends on how stubborn/cashed up the owner is. The current offering does not stand a chance, but if he's willing to bleed his pockets for a year or more...who knows. 5 star prices for a slightly above avg exp does not work when there are other options. They'll surely tweak stuff in the coming weeks. But they missed the mark so badly initially, I fear the outlook's rather dim.

80 baht for a can of coke

that would be a bargain if youre at...umm...maybe one of those changklan road karaoke clubs...or on a virgin atlantic flight in SPACE.

they will be opening another in town within 6 months.

imo, its a tad pricey. not sure who their targeted clientele is, either. its for american sports, but they aint on during thai hours (unless you wanna wake up at 9 am to watch sports and drink beer! oops.

the BIG disappointment is the pool tables. brunswick, yes, but 6 footers and half the shooting areas are obstructed. not exactly going to draw any real players.

That will probably coincide with KF one closing down. Though i hope not.

Get AFL on and lower the food / pint prices and you may get a few of us locals in there.

hell, KF wont be going 100% until about then!

they will be opening another in town within 6 months.

imo, its a tad pricey. not sure who their targeted clientele is, either. its for american sports, but they aint on during thai hours (unless you wanna wake up at 9 am to watch sports and drink beer! oops.

the BIG disappointment is the pool tables. brunswick, yes, but 6 footers and half the shooting areas are obstructed. not exactly going to draw any real players.

if youre asking people to pay 30-40% more to eat/drink (coke for 80 thb!), then you best have something to make the experience amazing. those are 5 star hotel and nightclub prices. watching lower tier US sports on replay does not equate...

and, no, it aint hooters, either. anyone whos been there knows its not even close

dont see a way to join.

have an entry fee? 

without one people will lose interest fast and not set lineups, etc. = lg ruined. 

heres a video of where i used to live until about a month ago. who knows the area?

good stuff. is that the panasonic or gopro?

some low aerial images of 2 hotels going up on sam lan road near prasing post office.

I use OpenVPN. Believe you get 100MB free but the packages are pretty reasonable. They are data usage and not time usage which to me is an advantage in that I don't have to pay every month for something I may not use that much. I upgraded to a 100GB package for $20.00USD. They have bigger packages. Once the 100GB or whatever usage package you get is finished, you then re-fill so there are no time limits on the usage, that is it doesn't expire. You can see the supported countries on their website which includes UK/US.

Price structure here - https://www.privatetunnel.com/index.php/price.html

privatetunnel is where its at. US and UK servers *(among others)...reliable speeds of 3+. also very cheap.

Great stuff! Are you just guessing when you frame the shot, or do you have a monitor with you?

have a live feed.

for the thapae flight, was a little worried about going up around the military dudes. but they barely noticed and certainly didnt care about me at all.

rode around for a bit just past midnight. everything closed, even 7-11s, for the most part. soldiers riding in hummers and trucks (about 50 persons total) with what looked like m16s were making the rounds in the taphae/loh kroh area (to scan for open businesses, more than likely). passed right by tapae gate (inside the moat) and saw 3 soldiers standing with guns at the entrance. went through a makeshift checkpt outside the moat (in front of mcdonalds), not stopped, and about 10 old military guys were sitting around tables to the side.

lets hope this doesnt extend into the weekend...

It is a Phantom 2 made by DJI, with a gopro hero 3+ camera and Zenmouse gimbal. I just installed new software that will give me on screen display of speed, altitude,battery power and some navigational information.

iosd mini is a big upgrade.

did you install the gimbal by yourself? have all the dampeners on there?

other than online classifieds, are there any places to buy new/used pool tables in chiang mai?

if not, can anyone recommend a good vendor in bangkok? looking for an 8-9 foot table, 2 or 3 piece slate, preferably new.

interesting stuff.

phantom 1 or vision?

youre braver than i. thought about heading out, but too afraid some drunk people would bring it down.

Just for comparison purposes,

How about a close view of the inside of the lungs of a smoker??

or maybe the sky following an open-field battle...

positively hideous. havent flown since i got back from the south. impossible to make something look decent with this smog.

Also requires a work permit based on the information given. Kind of leaves the retirees out.

the bank shouldnt care as long as you bring the amount in every month.

going by to talk with them today or tomorrow and see what the story is. ill report back.