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Yes, patchy .. but my Chinese connection has been perfect Seems to be some server issue, a mate from Hat Yai just called, no internet whatsoever.

Exactly! I cant understand the "he's earned my respect" posters - He didnt rise up through the ranks by doing a great job solving local crimes, he paid his way up, he's in the club, the people around him sponsored the franchisee to ensure they had a foot in the door. Here you go Surachet, here is your rather bulging envelope for the month, here's one for you buddy Prawit too. BJ says, that's OK, you can donate mine to starving elephant charities in Chiang Mai, Prawit says he doesn't want his either this month. I can see it now, just as I see a blue flying pig outside my window

Thanks, just what I was looking for, a reliable Thai supplier in that thread. Super!

lol .. I look after my apple products, I have a powerbook G3 in a box somewhere. My life was pretty easy then, and still is, the 3GS was OK on LINE, keynote remote and currency converter. This is one of the reasons I want to give other things a spin, its just Apple home and CarPlay stopping me, and the other reason is, if I only use a mobile to be contactable for lazada drivers, K+ payments, LINE messenger and discord, what's the point in spending 1000$ on a phone and worry about dropping it on cement.

Cheers. The P5 5G (Bramble) is still on the supported list. This the one I was thinking about, but this might be another reason with the price difference, I will need to check. I still might take a punt, like I say, it's more of an experiment. Im quite keen to give the OS a whirl, and its just a stop gap, when im back at my desk and not bouncing phones on the concrete then I will buy an iPhone. With regard to iPhone, my whole house is setup around the whole ecosphere, so inevitably buy another, price per month isnt really too much concern - The biggest thing stopping me from going to a privacy based android OS for a mobile phone is CarPlay, I hate android car, my navidrome streaming app is perfect for my needs, im reluctant to change - My first phone was a 3GS and the second one an iPhone 11. So cant grumble at that, the 3GS served its purpose although was unsupported towards the end.

Are you in KKC? There is a Facebook group, its in Thai, something about tradesmen (chang) in Khon Kaen maybe ask your wife to search - You can find a few tilers in the group, they all take great pride in showing their work - there are some really nice jobs presented there, you dont have to rely upon village tilers who think lasers are tools of the devil.

I think PT has served its purpose. “They” used the situation to maneuver into a position where they could negotiate Thaksins return, mission accomplished. He’s back now and as mentioned, under the control of the establishment, let’s see how things pan out in the forthcoming months.

Cheers, I’m not too serious about it, like I mentioned, this is more of an experiment with GrapheneOS. But that is rather bad, posters in this forum are so quick to come down on apple products but a 2 year old android phone isn’t worth buying because it doesn’t receive security updates?? My iPhone 11 is from 2019 and still a good phone, it’s just hasn’t survived the construction of my house, the screen is cracked and sometimes has a life of its own, which is really embarrassing when trying to pay contractors or the building merchant. As strange as it sounds, your info might actually persuade me to take the plunge, it may explain why the Chinese phone is 5K and yet Thai sellers are still trying to get 11K, the same price as a pixel 6. With GrapheneOS, I might get a year or two udates or extended support. I will probably end up buying a new iPhone in the future, just not when it’s being dropped out my pocket on a regular basis. Cheers for the tip!

At last! Thanks! I will ask for this to be closed now, as this is going the same way as every other thread that mentions Lazada.

LOL ???? I quoted the whole post from the guy????

Cloudflare is a level of security, you can’t block it. One of its use it to mitigate ddos attacks, they can be absorbed by cloudflare servers. Cloudflare is a double edge sword, they have been campaigning for web privacy and improving security for many years, at the same time they are controlling the data flow through one portal, the cloudflare portal. They can collect the data and resell it, it’s not so invasive as Google, and they are probably the good guys in all this, but it’s still a bit flakey. The ThaiVisa site went down for a few weeks in the past due to a ddos attack if I remember correctly. I proxy my home domain through cloudflare, I don’t know how much market cloudflare have, but chances are most sites you visit use cloudflare.

I’m still lost. The poster asked why doesn’t grapheneOS run on Samsung, because it’s android based. How do I know? I’m not the developer, does it really matter to the Samsung owner? The supported models don’t include any Samsung models, afaik it’s an OS for Google pixel phones. I have seen quite a lot of posts on forums of people asking similar questions and the answer is a short and sweet, No. However, looking through the docs it says that a wide range of android device can be used with the caveat “In most cases, substantial work beyond that will be needed to bring the support up to the same standards. For most devices, the hardware and firmware will prevent providing a reasonably secure device, regardless of the work put into device support.” I was hoping to hear from a Google pixel owner, regarding the price, I don’t know much about these phones - the retail in other countries for the same model is about 6000THB, but Thai retailers seem to charge a premium.

Sorry, you lost me. GrapheneOS is a fork of android as you say and runs on google pixel phones.

Yeah, I was in HY for 15 years and visited a couple of different high street clinics - they were always happy to clean and fill, but when you need some real work done, a lot of places aren't equipped, they ask you to return to see a specialist who visits once a week or fortnight during the evening. I am not too sure about places like Dentalland on Rajindee ( I used to teach the receptionists English) or places like Bangkok hospital. Maybe worth a look if you don't want to bother with Thai uni system.

Because it doesnt .. https://grapheneos.org/releases

I'm more interested in trying out the privacy based OS and secondly a reasonably priced android phone, maybe keeping it after I buy a new iPhone. I was more wondering about the price rather than the pitfalls of buying on lazada.

I don't think pixels are officially released here. I like xiaomi products, but in this instance its more about trying out the OS.

Yeah, the reviews are ok - I was just wondering if the price was OK from a pixel owners point of view, GrapheneOS doesnt run on Samsung.

These free streaming sites are way flakey, are you sure they are hosted at one of the major data centers? I had imagined they were Russian. They should be avoided at all cost, there are better ways of getting content - streamio, torrentio or some other similar method using the same protocol.

I buy my coffee from here https://www.facebook.com/misterlee.mittraphap/ You can find them on lazada, you should ask them to grind the beans for you, however I was told grinding your own is one of the best ways to improve the taste. It's worthwhile getting some more kit like a carafe, scales and grinder for the best experience, you dont have to spend money, cheap from Lazada will suffice.

I have never bought a google phone, but my iPhone is dying and I am keen to try out Graphene OS. I see some Pixel 4a on Lazada for around 5K, from overseas. The sellers have good reviews, so no reason to believe I will be ripped off. Does anyone else have a pixel phone? What prices should I be looking to pay? A Pixel 4 is the last supported model.

afaik, a lot of the big brands like dell, hp, etc use their own proprietary mobo sizes, not ATX, which is a standard size. You could ask at advice, but if they say "mai dai krup", this may be one reason, you also need to match the RAM and CPU to the board. Computers are imho just disposable these days, if you want something that is upgradable, then speak to the guys about building a custom machine, doesnt need to be expensive if you are just browsing the web, photos and admin stuff, it may well be cheaper than off the peg desktop. You might be able to recycle your RAM, HDD and power supply from your old machine.

I think you mean Mob Land - I was thinking it was a persons name. Thanks for the suggestion tho!

This guy will travel, https://www.facebook.com/teeraphatfurniture No English, with a translator he will explain the difference in his furniture and ikea - much better than boonthavorn - he talked about everything here, termites and bowing of wood due to Thai cleaning practices. He gave me a sales pitch when he was in town for an hour or so, then came back which I paid him a small amount and he proposed a design, put all my ideas into a plan on the first attempt. Really understanding, really helpful and knowledgeable. if you want cement carcasses, I’m sure he could work with you.

I’m about half way through, and thought it was ok. I thought I would give some reference or trailer and found those reviews, comparing it to the wire and breaking bad .. lol ? Not really accurate.