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IMPORT HEADS UP: If you have an address listed in the US and live in Thailand you should probably update it ASAP. There is a reasonable chance that in the very near future FTP/Stars will be forced to ban players located in America. While they should do this by IP, they will likely do it by address.

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12-04-2010 , 04:20 AM

#16428

ach ja

veteran

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,687

A couple of us from SSNL are looking to rent a house in thailand in Feb and we've been looking at some online.

http://www.thenetworkproperty.com/Ho...ai-agency.html

The agent is asking for 90,000Baht. It seems that's a slight rip off..?

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12-04-2010 , 05:07 AM

#16429

Bikolas2k

journeyman

Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 299

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Originally Posted by Do it Right

Lolol clown

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12-04-2010 , 05:24 AM

#16430

FatKing85

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,260

is it standard here that when dealers sell used motorbikes the "distance run" is rigged? went to a market for bikes today and quite a lot of bikes had only around 10k km (and one had the very likely number of (99999 km run, but maybe it just ran more and the system wouldnt handle it)

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12-04-2010 , 10:06 AM

#16431

PokerSpiv

banned

Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,775

Any mechanic can change the Odometer readout, it happens plenty in normal countries too.

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12-04-2010 , 12:50 PM

#16432

wat.

adept

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 864

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Originally Posted by PokerSpiv

The roads in Thailand are suprisingly good for a country with such a low GDP per capita. What is not good are the Thai drivers. Truck drivers methed up, overtaking on the wrong side of the road while going around a corner and over a hill is a common sight, as are dead bodies on the side of the road.

how many dead bodies have you seen on the side of the road?

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12-04-2010 , 01:22 PM

#16433

Hektor

centurion

Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 132

I live now 2 months on Koh Samui and I got some electrical blackouts in the last month (probably because of the huge rain). Sometimes it was only half a second and sometimes several minutes/hours.

Cause I have a tower and no laptop my computer restarts if there is no electricity which is pretty bad when I grind.

I would like to know if the electrical breakdowns were an exception because of the bad weather or does this happen regularly?

Otherwise I would buy an UPS like this one, the disadvantage of that is that it's weight is almost 4kg and my luggage has 31kg already.
http://www.apc.com/products/resource...otal_watts=300

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12-04-2010 , 01:24 PM

#16434

Lessu

Thailand Guru

Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,069

drove chalong-central-jungceylong-karon-kata-chalong today and only saw 3 accidents

slow day.

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12-04-2010 , 01:27 PM

#16435

Lessu

Thailand Guru

Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,069

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Originally Posted by Hektor

just buy the UPS from thailand and throw it away or sell it if/when you leave. the prices start from around 1k baht

and no, the blackouts were not an exception. they happen very regularly in thailand

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12-04-2010 , 01:30 PM

#16436

teachervido

journeyman

Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 217

Planning to head to Chang Mai, Thailand in April. How much is a round trip flight usually cost from NY, USA? Going with a non-profit organization so hopefully it'll be a blast. Did you guys ride on an elephant yet?

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12-04-2010 , 03:11 PM

#16437

ConcreteDonkey

journeyman

Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 300

ty for the response Lessu, very helpful

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12-04-2010 , 07:50 PM

#16438

mithras

adept

Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 963

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Originally Posted by Lessu

I need to pick one up too, Laos is even worse than rural thailand isn this regard.

Where would you buy one in bangkok, panthip?

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12-04-2010 , 10:58 PM

#16439

Mr. Brown 99

stranger

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4

Khid thueng krueng thep magk magk loey!

Sooo, I'm planning on moving back to Thailand sometime in february-march-ish. It's been about 5 years since last time I was there and I was teaching english and shiz. Now I'm 25, playing poker and would like to meet up with some of you fine folk living out there.

I would be very interested in any people running home games up there too, cause i was a rounder before I got into this here online.

So, if anybody is willing to, just pm me
thanks

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12-05-2010 , 12:44 AM

#16440

igetjokes

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,226

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Originally Posted by ach ja

It says 50,000 in that link...?

Without knowing much about the Phuket real estate market I can only tell you that if you book through an agent you will pay more; that's how they make their money.

The best way to find a house (imo) is to get here and stay a week or two in a hotel, take a look around first hand so you know what you're dealing with and deal directly with landlord where possible. You'll get it significantly cheaper and there'll be fewer surprises when you move in.

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12-05-2010 , 05:30 PM

#16441

Slappz

old hand

Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,448

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Originally Posted by teachervido

~1k for a ticket to BKK. Make sure your here for Songkran if your coming in April - you'll enjoy it a lot. I Don't ride the elephants too often but I drink a lot of Chang if that counts.

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12-05-2010 , 09:30 PM

#16442

Steal City

newbie

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 18

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Originally Posted by dc_publius

"Twice as common as the US"

To me, this means that Thailand is super safe indeed. Firstly, the rate is already very low in the US so twice that rate is hardly a big deal. And secondly, Thailand's stats are very skewed by the huge number of scooters on the road - many overloaded and helmet less. This subgroup has to contribute a lot to fatalities. (In the USA, motorcyclists have about 20x higher fatality rate vs car drivers.) These two factors combined leave me thinking that Thai roads are not that bad at all.

And just speaking from personal experience, rules of the road are different, but they are not stupid. There's method to the madness.

FYI to me this means safer than in the US. Not only are US cities not centralized with poor public transportation but taxis are very expensive there. Here you don't have to ride as much on highways + the BTS and MRT are the **** and when you ride a taxi you're always in the BACK of a taxi.

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12-05-2010 , 11:47 PM

#16443

rutang

veteran

Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,640

so.... word has been that ppl with too many 60 day TVs are being denied at Vientienne. anybody have experience with this recently? anybody go to Phnom Penh? i'm running in the next few days, and am leaning towards PP, figuring i can bribe into a 2x for a reasonable fee....

any feedback would be appreciated

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12-06-2010 , 12:35 AM

#16444

freedom.fries

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,730

Has anyone successfully linked a FTP/Stars account with a bank in Thailand?

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12-06-2010 , 02:06 AM

#16445

ach ja

veteran

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,687

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Originally Posted by igetjokes

Yeah, the 50k is for a longer term lease.

Just got this reply from the agent

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This house has a modem and can be connected to one computer/labtop. If you would like wireless you would have to get the wireless modem to connect more then one computer/labtop and unfortunitely the owner would not provide this. I will contact the owner and try to get more pictures for you. Hope this information was helpful.

What are the logistics of getting a wireless internet set up in a house?

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12-06-2010 , 02:22 AM

#16446

ksuno1stunner

adept

Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,130

get a wireless router?

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12-06-2010 , 02:46 AM

#16447

Lessu

Thailand Guru

Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,069

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Originally Posted by rutang

i read from thaivisa that you can pay an agent $20 to get the double entry and for it to be processed the next day or $25 for same day processing

this from PP

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12-06-2010 , 04:40 AM

#16448

frankpark9

adept

Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,031

can someone tell me how the weather in phuket is like today? planning to go there for few days and not sure if i should go? is there any other islands that has nice weather

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12-06-2010 , 05:00 AM

#16449

ach ja

veteran

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,687

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Originally Posted by ksuno1stunner

get a wireless router?

Yeah, I realise that. Is that easy to do in Phuket? And what would the speed be like on the wireless? And the rough cost of setting it up?

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12-06-2010 , 05:13 AM

#16450

jspill

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 8,483

True internet will come and set it all up for you free, no cost for the router or installation, then it costs ~700 baht a month, and is fast and reliable. I just got it in bangkok, I guess it's the same in Phuket. They have stands in computer stores where you can chat to them, fill out the forms and pick up the router and arrange a time for a technician to come over

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