Pib

Pib, on 2012-05-01 13:25:03, said:

Here are some tests from my travels earlier this year:

Test against: Bangkok; Location: Lamai, Ko Samui
Last Result:
Download Speed: 6545 kbps (818.1 KB/sec; 6.39Mbps)
Upload Speed: 2918 kbps (364.8 KB/sec; 2.85Mbps)
Latency: 174 ms
01 January 2012 18:19

Test against: Bangkok; Location: Sairee Beach, Ko Tao
Last Result:
Download Speed: 5923 kbps (740.4 KB/sec; 5.78Mbps)
Upload Speed: 2244 kbps (280.5 KB/sec; 2.19Mbps)
Latency: 102 ms
15 January 2012 18:30

Test against: Bangkok; Location: Lumphini, Bangkok
Last Result:
Download Speed: 4438 kbps (554.8 KB/sec; 4.33Mbps)
Upload Speed: 220 kbps (27.5 KB/sec; 0.21Mbps)
Latency: 264 ms
18 January 2012 10:05

Test against: Bangkok; Location: Sala Dan, Ko Lanta
Last Result:
Download Speed: 4234 kbps (529.2 KB/sec; 4.13Mbps)
Upload Speed: 3671 kbps (458.9 KB/sec; 3.58Mbps)
Latency: 143 ms
10 February 2012 10:28

Test against: Bangkok; Location: Old City, Chiang Mai
Last Result:
Download Speed: 7062 kbps (882.8 KB/sec; 6.90Mbps)
Upload Speed: 2240 kbps (280.0 KB/sec; 2.19Mbps)
Latency: 182 ms
19 February 2012 13:44

Test against: Bangkok; Location: Sukhothai Historical Park, Sukhothai
Last Result:
Download Speed: 3459 kbps (432.4 KB/sec; 3.38Mbps)
Upload Speed: 118 kbps (14.8 KB/sec; 0.12Mbps)
Latency: 199 ms
01 March 2012 13:37

Test against: Phnom Penh; Location: Lamai, Ko Samui
Last Result:
Download Speed: 6555 kbps (819.4 KB/sec; 6.40Mbps)
Upload Speed: 2496 kbps (280.5 KB/sec; 2.44Mbps)
Latency: 178 ms
26 April, 2012 15:09:58

The online storage world changed last week.

Good overview: http://arstechnica.c...r-consumers.ars

My two cents: http://www.infoworld...-brewing-191818

cloudhopper, on 2012-04-25 18:27:47, said:

Thank you. I am now in search of a conical red hat sporting a large upper case D to wear as I retire to the far corner of the forum.

Animals have always been regarded in Buddhist thought as sentient beings, different in their intellectual ability than humans but no less capable of feeling suffering. Furthermore, animals possess Buddha nature (according to the Mahāyāna school) and therefore an equal potential to become enlightened. Moreover, the doctrine of rebirth held that any human could be reborn as an animal, and any animal could be reborn as a human. An animal might be a reborn dead relative, and anybody who looked far enough back through his or her infinite series of lives would eventually perceive every animal to be a distant relative. The Buddha expounded that sentient beings currently living in the animal realm have been our mothers, brothers, sisters, fathers, children, friends in past rebirths. One could not, therefore, make a hard distinction between moral rules applicable to animals and those applicable to humans; ultimately humans and animals were part of a single family. They are all interconnected

Still, money trumps everything here in the Land of Smiles. Thailand, Hub of Cruelty.

And rest of the time they are on their cell phones.

I also posted this in another thread,www.donottrackplus.com   It shows you how many sites etc are tracking you and it blocks them also.

I don't usually post my reviews and such in the forums here unless they can be made part of an existing discussion and even then only a link.. but this time I think this review might really benefit some of you so I'm posting a link here.  If you need a USA number that rings in Thailand or you need to make/recieve regular calls to America the new Magic Jack Plus is really hard to beat.  I used my original in Thailand for close to 4-5 years or whenever they started it.. but never felt it worked well enoguh to warrant a review.  The new model changes all that.  Here's the review.

For a society so concerned with saving face, the best thing the government could do now is to put a gag on Plodprasop. One minute the government is tell Japanese investors that things are under control, and that it will never flood again, then the next minute they are telling Bangkok residents to get ready to flee. And it is not even rainy season yet...... This simply has to be the wackiest government ever. The only purpose it seems to have is to amuse farangs...

Chris,
Tywais mentioned the revenue dept web site which is useful. If you are also interested in general info about Thai tax then another good source is the (free) Thai Tax 2011 Booklet you can download here: http://www.pwc.com/t...ons/index.jhtml

I have the same pump, it doesn't cut in and out that often, have you made sure that the associated tank is not full or partly full of water. Try removing the drain plug..stand to the side when you do it!

If all else fails then add an external pressure tank, hopefully you will get some pictures from others.

maxman71, on 2010-10-01 11:54:04, said:

IMO that's incorrect. Debate on the overstay issue has been beaten to death elsewhere. What we are on about here is the validity of the headline and creditability of the subject matter.

eateer, on 2010-09-30 15:39:33, said:

the reply of an overweight american

moetownblues, on 2010-09-30 13:54:26, said:

do you really need big brother to tell you what to eat.  How about letting people make their own choices and taking responsibility for their own lives.  Pretty arrogant statement to suggest your better suited to make choices for people than they are...

Uhm, I don't get the thread title, how is the USD weak now? The baht is strong because the Chinese Yuan is strong and only getting stronger. Why does that make ASEAN currencies go up because they're the second tier countries to move manufacturing to, and in some regions in China labor costs have doubled last year. If it all stays on trajectory China will soon be expensive to produce in, so alternatives are needed + ASEAN countries could benefit. Compared to the other venerable members of ASEAN, Thailand isn't all bad - I'd say it's pretty good really, it may be a huge mess, but many other ASEAN members are in even worse shape.

I don't think anyone cares about tourism, BTW, except those in the tourism industry. It's what, 7% of Thai GDP? Not shabby but by no means the sole or even most important source of income... a world economic crisis and high travel costs will influence tourist arrivals more than anything the AOT or TAT do or not do. My feeling is tourism is in pretty good shape, all things considered. The TAT specifically found that it should attract many more asian tourists - a very good plan IMO.

Pib, on 2010-09-12 10:47:16, said:

All correct, I will just add a few items and will provide a link to our service at Bangkok Bank at the end for those transferring from the UK.

The rates you see on this site, or on any bank site are all "indicative" which means they were correct at a point in time during that day and are approximately the rate you will receive (I am not sure where this site is sourced from, many source a frame from BangkokBank.com, mainly newspaper sites such as the Bangkok Post etc.). Most retail transfers for consumers are given the "street rate" which is set periodically during the day. The frequency of the rate is based on the volatility of the currency that day. In times of high volatility it can be many times per day, on other days it can be once or twice.

The rates are always set by the treasury in each bank. This is one of their primary activities. The FX Traders are in the Treasury.

As stated, the TT (Telegraphic Transfer) Rate is used for SWIFT or other types of international wires. You would get the "buy" rate as you are asking to sell your home currency (GBP, USD, AUD etc.) for the Baht. So you are selling that currency in question and the Bank is buying the foreign currency. Which explains the Buy side from the Bank perspective as we are setting the rate, and you are coming to us and asking us to buy it and sell you Baht.

If you have a larger amount, probably more than 50,000 USD, you an approach a bank and ask for a FX deal rather than taking the street rate. That can be spot, or forward, but in some locations forwards are not available to consumers. In this case the bank will fix a rate for you so there is no risk. If it is a forward it locks you in and protects you against currency risk. But if your currency goes up you lose out.

The reasons banknotes get a worse rate is that there is manual processing involved and the funds are locked up until we can sell those banknotes on.

The different between the Buy and Sell rates for a currency pair is the "spread' and that is how the banks make money on buying and selling currencies. As commercial operations banks need to make a profit on services. I am sure all understand that.

I do hope this demystifies things. I know "banker speak" can be kind of confusing. We create our own world....

For the original posted who wanted to send funds from the UK to Thailand, you can do via our Bangkok Bank branch in London (right next to the Gherkin) and send the funds to us via BACS which will be cheaper in general than a normal SWIFT payment. The link for that is here

http://www.bangkokba...0from%20uk.aspx

Please PM me if you have specific questions. i am writing this quickly over lunch at my desk so I trust I have not make major errors. Thanks

Good luck.