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If I was in Thailand the Samsung Galaxy Duos GT S 6102 is the pick. 3G on both SIM, wifi Hotspot (so can use one SIM on 3G for this), longest talk time, screen about the same size as others and its a Samsung. We have Galaxy S and S2 they are reliable and good touch screens.

Just remember it only supports 3G on the first SIM slot. The second SIM only works for GSM. ( read first paragraph of description carefully)

Looks very similar to the Alcatel 918D I have just bought my wife in Aust, cost $AUD 100. Works brilliantly as good if not better than my iPhone 3, has voice dictation for her to compose text messages, saves trying to type in English

The reason for having this is related to real estate so must have a thai name/ID/Passport.
Rubbish!!! to own land in Thailand a Thai only needs a Thai ID and asssociated Tabien Baan. My wife has done this for the last twenty years, she has never been allowed by me to have a Thai Passport since obtaining Australian Citizenship. She and our kids travel on Australian Passports and pay visa fees when staying at our home if more than 30 days.

The "real reason" is she was trying to avoid paying a fee for a visa if staying more than 30 days on an Australian Passport. A trap many Thai's are falling into, by shuffling passports, since airport and airline security measures have been upgraded.

Not mathematically correct, CBA charges $AUD22 fee.Bangkok Bank 250Baht international fee plus 50Baht Telex Bangkok to any province.

Any of the big 4 banks in Australia and particularly CBA do not deal direct with Thai banks anymore, so you do not get the FOREX cross rate. They transfer to Citibank Bangkok where the cross rate for "Thai Cental Bank" is used then they charge afee to move it to your Thai bank in Bangkok.

On $AUD10,000 I got a cross rate of 0.82 Baht less than Bangkok Bank cross rate, thats how I found these little tricks out after a complaint to HO Forex Manager Bangkok as I believed in the myth about transferring a $AUD rather than using CBA Baht cross rate.

Now all money comes as cash goes to S&K Money Changer in Loh Kroh road then to Bangkok Bank Taphae Road. Only way to jump over the sharks.

Labour costs in Chiangmai/Maeon area are still 250 Baht /day for skilled block layer, renderer. That's the least of your worries my fences 15 years ago, retaining 1m and 1.8m above ground level cost 1000 Baht per meter and thats when 'din blocks were 2 Baht each and 'poon,cement 95Baht a 40Kg bag, cannot remember cost of 'sam hun,3/8 inch steel used. But bought some 4x2 "C section" steel last month and it was over 4x what I paid for that used in the house 15 Years ago.
If retaining use concrete 200mm thick to the ground level and then blocks, NOT the thai way of "din blocks" in the 2metre panels, they bow out after a few years.