YorkshireTyke

A quick update..... Firstly apologies for my earlier posts, I was in a hurry and confused kbps with GB but fortunately you understood what I meant. I need 3 boxes although 1 in the bedroom I have never used yet so maybe the cheapest can go in there. I bought a Mecool KM7 plus to try. Connected to 5G by wifi a speed test averages 350 kbps. I don't watch Netflix or any other legal subscription services, I watch UK TV on catchup in the evenings and live EPL on a weekend. Some catchup football when midweek EPL or champions league. I have trials with a few providers, mainly hit and miss and not as good as when I was with HDPrime ( at weekend I will take out 3 days subscription to see if standards have been maintained as they are superior to the ones I am trialling) Most UK channels like ITV, BBC etc have options of FHD, HD, SD. I find with this mecool FHD won't play at all, doesn't even play and then buffer, so I presume limitations with the mecool unless it's the provider, so I have to watch HD. I've no problems buying a more expensive box for the living room, my main viewing area, I see the Homatics ones are around 4-5k but I'm confused , Callum says the K boxes are the best but the R 4K plus has firmware issues. Which box should I buy please to enable FHD programmes to play?

5g and it's not fibre as far as I am aware as I've never upgraded it.

Update : Took my box to a friends house and he got 90 gb using my box. I took his to my house and got 230 gb and 260 gb. His box is Mecool and only 2gb/8gb I will look to buy Mecool box

I've had internet speed problems this week so had True engineer call and changed my modem after tests. My subscription is for 500 GB which I am happy with so no suggestions about changing to fibre etc as not necessary. Speed tests on my laptop and mobile show around 500 gb. Speed test on my android boxes (I tried 2) show around 30 gb. The boxes are fairly modern, eg X96 , 4gb, 64 gb, android 14. So what are the limitations that are preventing the box achieving higher speeds ? I normally just look for latest android version and reasonable gb, next time I will get 8gb minimum but at the time of purchaes many boxes were offering only 2gb which I realise is too slow. Is there other spec I should be looking at like CPU or processor ?

Guys Any update on HD Prime ? (I'm sure theres another thread about it closing but I can't find it) Stopped replying to my emails and a few channels dissapeared and various posts suggested they had been shut down. So I looked at other posts about IPTV and went with one that I've seen recommended a few times on different posts. It's rubbish, mainly catch up, programmes freezing, buffering or not playing at all. I want live EPL but catch up for UK TV, midweek EPL and champions league games. Who can suggest a supplier where catch up actually works ? Makes me realise how good I had it with HD Prime for so many years.

I posted last year about my SIL having traffic fines which I told her not to pay. When she went to tax the car she was forced to pay the fines. I can't find the original post now but I searched for it as I received a fine in the post this week and wondered what the current status re fines is. Anyone else forced to pay when renewing their tax?

Bon cafe sell some coffee machine cleaning tablets, not sure if its descaling though. You can check online.

McWilliams range are 359 Baht in Makro I discovered over Xmas. I've been buying 5 bottles at a time from Villa Markey at 405 per bottle !

Travelling from Hua Hin.

A friend visited Pathiu last month and recommended a visit so I was looking at visiting this weekend or New Years eve. Obviously since my friend visited I've read about the flooding a couple of weeks ago but I can't find any updates on the news. Anyone in the area can update me on the flooding situation? Is it worth visiting? I'm restricted on dates I can visit as I'm going with a Thai schoolteacher who only has 4/5 days holiday.

Condochain opposite BKK hospital has some larger rooms on the upper floors but not sure about availability.

The service they are offering looks/is about the same as the one I just trialled which is 1500 Baht for 6 months. The one I currently use is 380 Baht per month but does not include VOD at that price but I just download the movies I want to watch.

D2pipes, thanks for the info. A bit too expensive for me. Please don't use the regular quote that everyone uses incorrectly....................

D2pipes what is the subscription rate please? I also tested another supplier last week, one that regularly gets mentioned when people ask for recommendations. I also have tried a few in tghe last few years but they all buffer or freeze when watching EPL so no good for me. During the week the catchup was fine and he gave me another day on Sunday, free, to check the EPL. I flicked between the 3 matches at 8.30 KO and watched all on the late game, good quality picture and no buffering. I will probably revert to hin when my month expires on 20th. Only drawback for me is you have to pay a minimum of 6months whereas I pay monthly now.

Xylophone, yes, I see I missed the D out! La Bastide.

Xylophone and others who have shown an interest here is my update. Previously I typed in Notes on my phone eveyones suggestions, since then I have renewed my phone and not copied it over to my new one so yesterday I went through this thread and hand wrote all the suggestions I liked. Then I went to Lotus to buy but I forgot to take my list !! I did remember a few names as I looked in Lotus,19 crimes, wolfblass, Mcguigans etc but then an assistant started talking to me and showed me wines that are discounted. They don't put up a notice, eg reduced from 799 to 650, but just put a new price label over the old one in the slot beneath the bottle. So she removed a few labels and showed me the previous price, as I am looking to buy a 'better' wine I thought I would buy these as I am getting a higher priced wine at a slighly reduced price, 100-150 Baht I think. So my plan is to drink them and note which ones I like. This is what I bought, I think 4 were reduced, I was on my motorcycle so only buy 5 bottles as they fit comfortably under the seat. Trivento Malbec 699 Baht Chateau Haut Lamothe Bordeaux 496 Baht Chateau La Bastie 546 Baht De Chateau Meyre Haute Medoc 751 Baht Koudiat Cotes Du Rhone 499 Baht. I think all but the Malbec were reduced. I drank the Chateau Meyre Haut Medoc last night but I wasn't impressed ! It wasn't as smooth as I expected for the most expensive one I bought but that's probably my palate and lack of knowledge. However, I will still take my wine list with the suggestions but ask again next time I go to Lotus for any with reduced price and try to find my own favourites. They didn't have any Pinot Grigio which I like but I just looked in Wine Connection and they had 3 fromm around 790 to 899 but it was 2 pm so I could not buy. Next time.

I find the QR code a lot less hassle than using True money. And there's heaps of dross out there.

So have you had a reply on telegram about your missing catchup channels ? I still have BBC 1, 2 ch 4, ITV 1 and Sky Max plus sports on catchup

Wrong again. You buy craft beers for 70 baht? Troll.

Do you also have catchup service? If so who is your provider please?

Bullsh*t, all good (and bad) imported beers are a lot more expensive than the local beers.

Not sure if its telegram but its the contact button on the logon page. I resorted to that as no email reply but not sure if it's the same as their email?

I also replied to that 2 days ago......................

Thanks for the info. They normally reply to my emails or fix the problem within a day so the fact there's no reply makes me think they are unavailable.

I have 3 boxes, no problems until now which appears to be with the supplier and if the authorities have pulled the plug maybe he's not answering if he's in jail !??! You do have to update your boxes periodically, modern apps won't work on old equipment, old versions of android or only 1/2 GB memory et0