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I'm having Fibrenet installed on Wednesday, it seems AIS snagged FTTB (VDSL) access to the apartment building I'm moving into. The application process has been extraordinarily painless and very quick thus far - I applied online, and within a couple of hours I received a phone call offering an appointment for installation the next day.
Apartment dwellers can check if they have access by visiting https://fixedbb.ais.co.th/ and choosing province/district/subdistrict. If your building appears in the dropdown list, it has FTTB. (If it doesn't, TrueOnline might, its coverage checker is at at http://trueonline.truecorp.co.th/eform ). FWIW, it seems FTTB deployments have accelerated significantly over the past few months - both companies seem to have a lot more buildings available, even dodgy ones in not particularly nice areas of Bangkok).
Finally if your building is of a decent size, doesn't have a True monopoly on phone lines and doesn't yet have FTTB, you might want to speak to the juristic person and suggest that if True comes knocking AIS might be the better choice. (VDSL DSLAMS from different companies can't easily coexist in the same building, and at higher speeds AIS seems to be offering a better service for half the price).
Will post speedtest results once I'm up and running.
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I'll go out on a limb and suggest a Fritz!Box 7360 (802.11n single band), 7390 (802.11n dual band) or 7490 (802.11ac, USB 3.0).
My 7390 (purchased in Australia) is the best DSL modem I've ever used. In addition to the usual features it includes PABX functionality enough to power a small office (20 VoIP numbers, POTS, fax to email, answering machine, as well as support for up to 6 DECT wireless handsets and 10 IP handsets (iPhone and Android).
In addition to ADSL, these models support VDSL2, which I've used successfully with TrueOnline's VDSL2 (the 25 megabit and above xDSL plans) and will shortly test with AIS FibreNet (which uses VDSL2 to distribute FTTB in apartment buildings).
Performance wise it's excellent, torrenting in Australia I regularly saturated a 100/40 fibre connection, with nary an issue.
Thai distributor is www.voip-thailand.com. Premium price - 8-12k baht.
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Why anyone would use bitcoins apart from requiring anonymity or a method of payment that can't be charged back is beyond me.
If Silk Road ever goes down for good, the bottom will fall out of the market.
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It's been well established that most men seeking boys for sex do not identify as gay. This is about child sex, not gay sex.
*reply to deleted post edited out*
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There's no current or forecast La Nina anyway - ENSO is currently neutral (the most recent La Nina event finished about 4 months ago), and it's forecast to stay that way until at least February next year. After that no-one can tell what will happen.
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Hello, as per some recommendations made on this thread I went to La Nature Bangkok. First time was okay but still had some pimples (due to ingrown hair afterwards). Second time was a disaster. The job wasn't done properly. I got lots of ingrown hair soon after - I suspect the hair were not properly taken off by the wax and broke. The root stayed in.
The cherry on the cake was the lady at the counter... She overcharged me and was super rude (no smile, not looking at me, etc).
Looking for some alternative places around Asoke... Any ideas?
Thanks
It's not that close to Asoke but UP2 Beauty and Hair Salon at Charn Issara Tower Rama 4 (near Surawong) appears to be offering full body waxing for 2500 baht. Haven't tried yet but plan to. Search Google, they have a website.
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I have K-bank internet banking, but does anyone else have any concerns about security? just a password and username to log in, most western banks have at least 3 tiers to log-in.
K-bank has two-factor authentication for anything important - funds transfers, bill payments - they send you an SMS as a one time key as a backstop.
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I suspect not, it's still probably only certain buildings. VDSL only has an effective range of about 300m, and at 1km its performance is much the same as ADSL2+, so I doubt True will be enabling VDSL for any DSLAMs outside apartment building MDFs.
The list you're talking about has been down for ages, I have one dated August 2010 and there haven't been any further lists published. Interestingly enough I'm in one of the buildings on that list, but when I applied three weeks ago they said I couldn't get the VDSL service. I've just tried again, will report back when they get back to me.
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If you're looking to get the best exchange rates, use your ATM card and make all your purchases in Kip.
No! ATM / home bank exchange rates are terrible. Best to bring USD or Baht and exchange at the local banks, the spread is about 0.5% for note conversion, see for example:
http://www.bcel.com.la/en/ExchangeRate.aspx
You buy 1 US Dollar: 8024 Lao Kip
You sell 1 US Dollar: 8063 Lao Kip
Interbank rates (you'll get worse than this at ATMs), for some reason, are much worse:
You buy 1 US Dollar : 8,137.75 Lao Kip
You sell 1 US Dollar : 7,959.76 Lao Kip
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I suspect you're not going to find a VDSL modem anywhere in Thailand, except for those True supplies with their services.
But the best VDSL modem has to be the Fritz!Box Fon 7390:
http://www.fritzbox.eu/en/products/FRITZBox_Fon_WLAN_7390/index.php
It's got VoIP, can work as a DECT base station, voicemail to email, DLNA media server, NAS, print server, baby monitor, dual radio WLAN, gigabit ethernet, German engineering, very easy to set up. Drool.
Worth about 10,000 baht. Might be difficult to get it shipped to Thailand, might not work on True's VDSL setup. I'm going to buy one in Australia next time I go back and see if it works here.
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Silom Soi 4 has a few gay bars - Telephone and The Balcony are where you might go for a couple of drinks or maybe a meal earlier in the evening with friends but aren't really clubs as such.
Silom Soi 2 has DJ Station and a few other gay clubs. DJ gets very crowded, particularly on weekends when it's difficult to move. Bar staff don't use nip measurements so be careful of overly strong drinks or drink pre-mixes (almost everything is 100 baht).
Silom Soi 2/1 (between soi 2 and Thaniya) has GOD. Gets busy quite late, around 2-3AM when DJ closes, and goes until 5. Drinks are mostly 150 baht.
There are a few other gay clubs in other parts of the city, but I'm told they're mostly for Thais - there'll be very few foreigners and little English spoken.
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สิงห์ - The beer sa-pelled in engrish as Singha - singR (even though the 'ha' is silent).
Yet every time I ask for a "sing" beer at Thai restaurants in Australia, and at many farang oriented places in Thailand, they say "sing-ha" back at me.
*sigh*
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You might want to check out a Slingbox / Slingcatcher combo.
If you've got friends in Australia you could hook one up with, you could get your TV over the internet. Probably be cheaper than a satellite install.
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I'd suggest a customs broker.
A quick google search reveals http://www.geo-global.net/customs.html
We can clear your shipments at any port or airport in Thailand. We do this primarily through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) as we are online with the Thai customs office.... At the same time, we ensure that the correct tariff code is applied and that you pay the lowest amount of duties and taxes legally possible....
We advise customers not yet familiar with the Thai customs system on tariff application, the Thai Customs Law from 2469 B.E. (1926 A.D.), and all later amendments.
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I've get the same issues from my mobile phone occasionally and I think Optus are trialling the use of VoIP service for international calls from their mobiles in Australia.
I get the same issues with other Australian VoIP services - MyNetFone appears to be somewhat better than Internode's NodePhone, but it still requires a few tries to get a line out after about 9PM EST at night.
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AIS 3G is the only 3G in the Chiang Mai area.
Erm.. no. True 3G also covers most, if not all, of Chiang Mai, despite the coverage maps saying otherwise, and CATs CDMA service also counts as 3G.
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CATS law suit has been rejected. NEXT.
The article you quote simply says that the court refused to grant an injunction stopping the auction process. There is nothing about the actual outcome of the suit, this still appears to be in progress.
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is ita cholesterol-friendly oil ?
Safrole has been used in food but has since been found to be mildly carcinogenic.
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Looks like that's it - searching only shows up those two.
http://www.aeon.co.th/lang/en/menu/Service_Location/region/Southern
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Since you say you're going to be running an iPhone, I'd go with True as they have good wireless coverage across Bangkok.
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With TrueMove you'll be getting a reasonably good 3G service throughout most of the downtown area, with AIS you'll be getting a much slower, and often unusable, EDGE service.
That said it does depend on your location, on the 34th floor of a condo in Sathorn I got no 3G signal with True whatsoever, but EDGE worked (just barely). It's also possible that Starhub users won't be able to roam onto True's 3G network so bring both SIM cards just in case.
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Having an iPhone makes no diference with regards deciding which option to go with.
It will make a difference as the iPhone has no port for an external antenna. That said, there are antenna patch cables which don't need an antenna port - those designed for the iPhone will boost the signal with a technique known as "inductive pickup" - for example see http://www.citytechn...products_id=227
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At a reported 5,600 baht per month price tag believe I can survive without it.
The 30 Mbps service is only 3600 baht...
http://www.trueonline.com/ultrahispeed/th/promotion-and-packages.aspx
(page not available in English)
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1. What currency is accepted in KL (LCCT) at food outlet / mini marts etc etc ???
As above, MYR, but if you don't want to change any money, at least some outlets (or, at least, the laksa place I went to) take credit cards.
As no-one else has mentioned it, AirAsia doesn't fly to Brisbane, it flies to the Gold Coast (Coolangatta). Public transport into Brisbane is difficult, requiring a bus to Robina and then taking the train into Brisbane. Alternatively AirAsia has a connecting bus into Brisbane, but it's expensive at $AU38.
Also consider that if AirAsia cancels or badly delays your flight into KUL, you'll have done your dough for the KUL-OOL leg. Willing to take the risk?
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Some hassles on Wednesday - the installer didn't show up when promised, I couldn't find anyone who knew anything (called 1185 select option 2 for English - "you need to call 1185" - I just did! - ok we will call you back in an hour - they do so but can't find my account - I give up!)
Installer calls me Thursday morning. Looks like they just gave me the wrong day. Whatever. Installation goes smoothly. Get a ZTE VDSL modem/router (default username/password is admin/system).
Having pilfered my service password from the installer's job sheet, as soon as he leaves I ditch the ZTE router and try out my Fritz!Box 7390. Works perfectly, unlike with True's VDSL service (which worked but had issues with SSL sites, for reasons I was never able to work out).
Try out some torrent downloading. Nothing appears to be blocked, downloading consistently at 3.6 MB/sec (this is a 30/10 service).
Downloads from my Australian ISP (Internode) are super fast. Speedtest from Internode Perth gives almost local speeds (this is about 2PM).
So far very happy. I'll run some more detailed tests and post results shortly (any recommendations other than speedtest.net?)