TimeBandit2

I have 8 mbps with True and it is, indeed 8 mbps. I use a D-LINK DIR-615 wireless router and Linksys modem buried behind a mess of crap that I can't get to look at the model number.

I had a few problems setting up the router and modem called True to complain several times, but in the end I realized it was my fault in ever case.

Note that True may be throttling torrents, and are according to runs I've done with Glasnost. The beta version of a certain torrent client that starts with a certain greek letter seems to get around that however.

Good luck

Well...is there a middle ground? Literally.

Phet = spicy. Got that. Certainly works!

Mai phet = not spicy. Got that.

But what's "in the middle"?

Phet Glang Glang

This seems like a really, really bad idea. The stakes are much higher with something like this than just poisoning a river or decimating a village. Someone is going to try to scam this thing, and when they do it's going to kill alot of people.

This could be trouble if they try it with foreigners, especially when it'll be obvious that everyone is jaywalking. It will look like corrupt bullying.

Mabye (as in fat chance) they will take down all those silly barricades so that people can actually use the crosswalks. An example of this is the crosswalk at the intersection in front of Siriraj Hospital, with barricades on both sides of it so that in order to use it you'd have to walk down the street anyway.

My Thai girlfriend has a 10 year multiple entry tourist visa for the United States, good for six months at time. Only 3,500 baht for it too.

As an American in Thailand I get...3 months double entry?

Good thing nobody wants to go to the U.S...

Would you care to share with us the simple procedure of obtaining such a visa

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Sure.

We made an appointment at the embassy using the online system, filled out and printed the forms online. All 2 pages of forms. Meanwhile, I read up on what supporting documentation to bring.

The embassy was never very specific regarding what an interviewee should bring with them, but merely indicated that it should adequately demonstrate the the visitor was there for their stated purpose and would then depart the U.S. We collected the following documents, some of which they were interested in and others not;

Deed to her property (house) in Isaan

Letter from her employer stating that she was on vacation and what day she was expected to return to work

A letter from my mother (who was paying for the trip) stating that all her expenses would be paid while in the U.S, including her return ticket to Thailand. This was notarized by a notary public in the U.S. making it a legally binding document.

At the interview they asked her a few questions about her trip, then alot of questions about me. I was summoned to the embassy to explain my part in things, and for some reason they asked to see my Thai work permit, which I did possess at the time.

They issued the visa and returned her passport. The whole thing took less than a month, but it could have been much faster if we had scheduled the interview earlier.

She was then given a single entry 6 month "partial" visa with a "OAC" restriction, meaning she could only enter the United States together with me.

We did our trip and returned to Thailand.

About a year later we decided to do another trip, applied prepared all the same documents as before.

This time they didn't care about her supporting documents, about me, my work permit, nor did they ask many questions.

They saw that she had previously visited the United States, so they issued her a full tourist visa, which in the United States is 10 year multiple entry, six months per entry.

My Thai girlfriend has a 10 year multiple entry tourist visa for the United States, good for six months at time. Only 3,500 baht for it too.

As an American in Thailand I get...3 months double entry?

Good thing nobody wants to go to the U.S...

I don't understand why there so many Thailand apologists.

Do they get a special visa?

Everyone is taking this way too seriously, it's just total nonsense like everything else that comes out of a government "official."

This guy is in charge of Phuket immigration, not the whole country. He speaks for himself, not Thailand.

I don't think that government officials or anyone who works for anything here represent whatever organization it is they work for. They are individuals speaking for individuals, and this individual wants to show off in front of the cameras and make silly statements so he doesn't look irrelevant.