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It is normal for an insurance company to issue a check to pay out claims. Whether it would have been to the hospital or clinic that treated him or to him directly, they issue a check.

How does a tourist cash it? Separate question.

I questioned a business when they gave me a 052 area code and was told that 053 is considered filled and 052 has been started for new service. Now is this only for businesses as Bettlejuice suggested? I do not know. I just know to not be surprised when I am given or see a 052 areas code for in and around Chiangmai.

Elgordo38.... I am not sure I understand what you said. Did you mean to say that the first attempt to process the charge on your Canadian card was rejected but on a subsequent attempt the amount being charge was approved? If that is the case, it may simply have been a transmission line error, partial data corruption the cause of which cleared up for your last attempt.

All charges I make at Chiangmai Ram with either a U.S. visa card or a SCB visa card all get the Kasikorn Bank receipt. Now they did use a different machine when I used an American Express card. So, should I ask if they have a 3rd one?

Bangkok Bank only charges me 150 baht. I have never asked anyone else what they pay but, as much as I deserve it, I know I do not get a special Noise rate.

While Elektrified doesn't like it, I would say it is OK for the price. I have enjoyed it by itself and with meat in a sandwich.

It was in Rim Ping Ruam Choke yesterday, labeled Pepper Cheese 500g. It is more like a pepper mozzarella than a Jack Cheese. Kind of hard to see, not clearly labeled. I only found it by looking for a block of white cheese with peppers in it. And it is not with the imported cheeses.

I used to get it at Rim Ping Ruam Choke but have not wanted any for a while so have not looked. I would expect it is still being sold there as it is a locally made product.

The OP clearly does not understand the meaning of the word "Corruption"

Corrupted morality and ethics are not a justification for corruption, they are precisely the argument against corruption.

If you struggle with that, consider for a moment the vast numbers of families being forced off their land by corruption - That the local money lender of a number or some people in Bangkok benefit from these evictions is not justification for the corruption that gave rise to them.

The polls Gonzo referred to should have started out: GIVEN THAT ......In moral discussions, corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an ideal [e.g., Buddhist teachings] AND that in government/business behavior discussion, corruption is when an office-holder or other governmental official or civilian person in position of power acts in an official capacity for personal gain. .........

As we have all seen in every single poll ever published, (including the ones here on Thai Visa) the poll results is skewed by the framework in which the poll question is asked and the fixed answer options provided. People usually chose a close fit if there is no way to change the options.

With hundreds of years of the people having to live with officials helping firstest and the mostest those that pay upfront for favors, is it any wonder that the poll responders were not too excitied about something was seems just like a way of life. The poll Gonzo mentioned probably didn't offer the choice of "would you have more money if you did not have to pay for service that the official was required to provide for free and, if fact, was paid to provide you? Would you be happier in the long run if it did not exist? Would Thai society benefit? ".... or words to that effect.

I expect the rep wasn't really sure what you were asking. The ol' Thai-English communication problem. I wouldn't even waste anyone time by asking about "international speed, torrent download, etc." as a rep won't be able to give you any specific answer and may just get confused....and then in turn confuse you or make you mad. You just need to ask about the plan pricing and is it available to your residence.

Pib's answer matches my experiences when I had TOT. But let me suggest that you take a Thai speaker into a "real" office, not a sales booth in Lotus, say. Examples............

1. I had TOT ADSL for a year. Neighbor moved in across the street, new house. TOT, the only option then, said NO ADSL. It tooks a discussion in Thai to learn that the servers were maxed out and they were installing more. They forecasted about 3 or 4 months. Sure enough, in a little over 3 months they called him and set him up.

2. Fiber came to my area but it required new wiring. I had had good service with TOT so I went to their office and asked if they could give me the same speeds for the same or cheaper price. They asked me to wait, called the "back" room. The technicians checked my line and said that it could not handle any higher speed. Again, the number of users and the infrastructure were conflicting.

So, not only check what the different programs are, have them check the line capability.

i, too, used just the notarized income statement on 24 Nov.

Fiber on poles in front of the house and then copper coax into the house. If your house is prewired, True will go into the attic, put on a splitter, and route the internet to your computer location and the TV to your TV location. If not pre-wired, they will do it through the wall where you request it.

The router DOCSIS 3.0 Cisco ECP3025 modem/wireless router works very well for me (PC ethernet connected, tablet wireless). They also provide the cable box with remote.

As I remember the package, yes, it is 30/3 down/up and 105 channels of TV, BUT mobile data has a fixed max value per month. I seem to recall it worked out to maybe 2 hr/day? But do not rely on that as I do not use it, so I do not remember what it was. I do know it was shown on the brochure as a limited amount per month. But I can not longer find the brochure.

RE elfpattaya's response: my contract has no clause saying this is a one year special offer, but that does necessarily mean anthing.

May or may not apply, but I set up my Win 7 so that only administrator can install programs. And when I install as admin, it asks me if I want to install for all users or not. Could you have such a default set that new programs are admin only, assuming you use an admin acct and limit what other users can do?

Assuming you are talking about the fitting at the end of the BBQ hose won't fit the Thai tanks, I had mine replaced by the gas tank provider on his first visit. Been working well for 8 years now.

Rexal, I think you combined two different subjects. The switch of the over-the-air broadcasting from an analog signal to a digital signal is one subject and cable TV is entirely different.

If all the stations are sending only a digital signal and you have an older TV that can only receive analog signals (e.g., from a roof top antenna like most of Thailand is still using), you will get nothing. That is why people with those older TV need the boxes, to convert digital signals to analog.

If you are watching True satellite TV, you have no need for the new box. The signal is already digital

Cable TV is literally that, cable to the house to the box that the provider gives you that gives you access to what every level program you are paying for. Again, the signal is digital but the quality may be higher.

Cable TV usually is bundled with the internet, like what True FTTX is providing. Fiber optics running on a pole in front of the house, copper cable running to and into the house, splitting off with one branch going to a TV box and one branch going to a modem/router.

So, as KittenKong said, digital is the future and if you want to watch TV, you will have to be able to receive and decode a digital signal.

I tried the little square iPod shuffle and didn't like it because there was no screen to give me any info. Since then I have bought two MP3 Sony Walkman players from the Sony shop in Airport Plaza and found them filled me need nicely.

I've had accounts at different branches of Siam Commercial Bank for 20+ years. Have found that my sorta small local branch provides the best service since I've got to know the people there pretty well. I'd think a local branch would be better than one in Bangkok.

FYI, I also do wire transfers from the U.S. to this SCB local branch, never had a problem.

And, one perhaps big item, the manager of this local branch has a key to the ATMs there so if your card gets eaten by the machine, he can retrieve it.

Mac

i definitely have to concur Thanyaburi Mac. SCB gives good service and you will quite often (relatively speaking) have to deal directly with your branch so you want it as close to your house as possible.

I used my Wells Fargo debit card in a Siam Commercial ATM yesterday.

one tip, make sure you know what Internet providers will go to the place your are interested in before you rent or buy it

i found during my searches that many places I looked at , many providers would not put a connection in the building

Krey is exactly correct. Not only find out if they serve the area, house, apartment you want, ask the specific question about band width and capability.

I just made the free upgrade with True fiber from 15mbps to 30mbpsat the same time as my neighbor across the street had True's fiber run to his house for the first time for his 30mbps. We both had fluctuating speeds 30mbps for some time and then abruptly dropping to 5mbps.

Tech came out yesterday and said that where I live, the system is saturated and True has work in progress to upgrade their system. He also said that True should have warned me, but.....

You said, "the officer told him he can only go this way after he entered Thailand with a new visa (non-imm "O")."

I read that to mean he has to apply for a brand new extension of stay based on marriage, start as if he had no extension of stay. He can not just show a marriage certificate and have it automatically switched over.

If you meant something else, please explain.

Hola also free for i player,no I can log in ok just can't download pdf statements,thanks

Can't download PDF statements sounds like a H/W problem. If you can view it, you should be able to download it. Worst case, use a screen capture program.

It might be more useful to contact the different ISP's directly, if you know where you will be living. You give them an address and they can tell you what they provide there.

Since you have no reply yet, I will offer the suggestion based on ignorance that you could try the CMU history dept. The only reason I can think of for a map to have any value would be for historical reasons, either old or made by a specific person of interest or both. The Dean should be able to give you further guidance.

Lots of words follow; do not know if they will be of any help or not. I am obviously not the most knowledgeable or I would have run the tests I show below before posting. I have True fiber 15MB/1.5MB. Based on these result in and outside of Thailand, it looks like the cable might be repaired. The last time it broke (2 months or so ago) I was getting, at best, something like 5MB to the U.S., and mostly less. But the latency was about the same as today.

On the other hand, I usually get the 15MB/1.5MB.... so what do I know?

Have you run a speed test? And as Poor Sucker suggested changing the DNS might help. It helped me in the past. Get your modem/router user's manual and it should tell you how to change it. Then you will always be able to go back to 3BB's default. NameBench is a good program to find an optimum DNS (Google it).

You may know this, but you would have to hard wire connect to your modem to make the change (user manual should cover). Which leads me to the question, did you set up your modem, enter the password, etc., or did the 3BB tech do it for you? If you did it, you probably know how to start, at least?

This may or may not apply: I was having problems and the tech said the same thing you said yours said. But then he saw that I have True's Cisco modem/wireless router set up (bridged) to act only as a modem and was using a Belkin wireless router. My PC was ethernet connected to the Belkin (brand names do not matter here, only the connections). When the tech switched my PC ethernet cable from the router to the modem, my PC download speeds went from 10MB-12MB to 15+MB, my program speed.

Maybe if you describe your set up, people can suggest a solution? For example, when I am connected wireless on the front porch, I get very slow speeds because of the number of concrete, rebar, and brick walls between me and the router. Move 10 feet over directly under the 2nd story window where the router is and I get "miraculous" download speeds.
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THAILAND:
Download Speed: 16078 kbps (2009.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1686 kbps (210.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 36 ms
10/15/2014, 9:51:41 AM

HONG KONG:
Download Speed: 10827 kbps (1353.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1652 kbps (206.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 144 ms
10/15/2014, 9:49:34 AM

USA:
Download Speed: 9547 kbps (1193.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 1450 kbps (181.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 592 ms
10/15/2014, 9:50:27 AM

An internet cable serving SEA broke on 22 Sep ( 2nd time; thought to have been caused by fishermen) with repair scheduled to start 29 Sep. Repairs was expected to be completed sometime this month depending upon the weather and sea condiditons. That may be the cause of any problems Thailand internet users experience.

In many cases the tracking can be picked up on the tracking system of the receiving country. The service entirely depends on what service is offerred by the receiving country. Some offer tracking door to door, others will only offer proof of delivery, that is, show that its been delivered.

In short, depends on service purchased, and service offerred by receiving country.

I quit reading here so maybe other replies say this. But, as CharlieH writes, I have found the by using the USPS tracking systemi and entering the Thai tracking number of a registered item, I can tract the item to delivery and get the name, date, and time of receipt on line.