[QUOTE=Crazy4Thai;1213261]Passing for Thai again. See, there IS and upside.[/QUOTE]Oh really? I'll be sure to go up to the temple and pay my respects and thank my lucky star!
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[QUOTE=Crazy4Thai;1213261]Passing for Thai again. See, there IS and upside.[/QUOTE]Oh really? I'll be sure to go up to the temple and pay my respects and thank my lucky star!
LBM
[quote=redfield10; 1213217]hi,
i'll be leaving two weeks from tonight for 6 days in pattya. 3 in singapore, and the final 2days in bkk. in the past i've used a sim with an older unlocked, jailbrokej iphone. i still have that phone but am wondering of its worthwhile to just use some sort of data plan this time with my newer (last version) iphone. i guess i should add that i'm from northwrn california and i
also plan on taking my ipad.
any opinions / suggestions would be welcome. i'm thinking maybe it wouldn't be a good idea to try and unlock and jailbreak my newer iphone but i'm not sure it'd be worth it to get a data plan for it either. maybe just get a sim in thailand and in singapore for the old iphone?
thanks in advance for the ideas.[/quote]i was in bkk 10 days, and needed mobile internet (used an locked iphone4).
1. got an gevey pro card at fortune tower (with that you can use any provider) , saw also in mbk etc. so better ask if you don't want to jailbreak.
2. got a "true" high speed micro sim.
3. topped it with 800 bath, and bought one months data plan (3g+gprs+wifi) , as it is limited in data transfer for 3g+gprs, but have unlimited wifi.
heard from locals true have the fastest mobile internet, at least it was faster than ais, and in best cases i got almost 1 mbit.
for me it was worth it, but total cost was something like 1800 bath. the good is that i didn't need to buy internet at my hotel.
if it works for ipad, have no idea.
b4n
[QUOTE=Redfield10;1213217]I'm thinking maybe it wouldn't be a good idea to try and unlock and jailbreak my newer iPhone[/QUOTE]They can not unlock an iPhone 4 or newer. Instead they use some little thing to put between the SIM and the connection. It costs like 1000 baht at Tukcom.
[QUOTE=Trantinr; 1213651]Hi all,
Just been told that I need to take the days between X'mas & NY off so thought I might extend and pop over to Pattaya for a couple of weeks during this time.
Question, what is like over there during that time of year and I'm not asking about the weather.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers[/QUOTE]What are you asking about then? There is pussy there 24/7, 365 if that is your question.
[QUOTE=Mr Enternational;1213805]They can not unlock an iPhone 4 or newer. Instead they use some little thing to put between the SIM and the connection. It costs like 1000 baht at Tukcom.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the info. So should I use my current iPhone (which is not this new one nor the version before that, but the one before that) and get a worldwide data plan or would it make more sense to use my even older unlocked and jailbroken iPhone and get a SIM (I've done this in the past). My buddy will be using a new iPhone there (American #) so of I use my old iPhone and Sim will I even ne able to call him?
Thanks guys
Been reading some reports on how crowded Pattaya is now and bottled water is non-existent and such.
Can anyone there now on the ground verify just how bad it is? Is it just too much of a hassle there to be enjoyable? Or is it business as usual?
Does it seem like things are getting better or worse?
[QUOTE=Luvpuss;1213828]What are you asking about then? There is pussy there 24/7, 365 if that is your question.[/QUOTE]Really freaking crowded! Prices through the roof!
New Years really nice, especially with a great chick!
[QUOTE=Trantinr; 1213651]Hi all,
Just been told that I need to take the days between X'mas & NY off so thought I might extend and pop over to Pattaya for a couple of weeks during this time.
Question, what is like over there during that time of year and I'm not asking about the weather.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers[/QUOTE]Really freaking crowded!
Prices through the roof!
But very nice, especially with a great chick.
[QUOTE=Monopoly; 1213903]Can anyone there now on the ground verify just how bad it is? Is it just too much of a hassle there to be enjoyable? Or is it business as usual?
Does it seem like things are getting better or worse?[/QUOTE]Nothing really unusual going on in Pattaya.
- Bottled water is easy to find. If one 7-11 doesn't have it, go to the Family Mart next door or a mom & pop shop and they'll definitely have it.
- P4P prices are about the same. High season's around the corner so expect negotiating ST / LT rates to be more difficult.
- Really, it's just another day in LOS Patts.
[QUOTE=Redfield10; 1213853]Thanks for the info. So should I use my current iPhone (which is not this new one nor the version before that, but the one before that) and get a worldwide data plan or would it make more sense to use my even older unlocked and jailbroken iPhone and get a SIM (I've done this in the past). My buddy will be using a new iPhone there (American #) so of I use my old iPhone and Sim will I even ne able to call him?
Thanks guys[/QUOTE]You don't need any data plan. Just have the thing unlocked and get a True Move SIM. So many places have free wifi that you can connect almost anywhere. It is much cheaper to call a US # from Thailand than to use a US # in Thailand. He is looking at about $3 just for the thing to ring, while you are looking at 3 cents / minute to call the US with True Move.
[QUOTE=Chimmy31;1213263]I am now considering going straight to Pattaya from the airport as soon as I land in Bangkok LOL. Instead of doing the 2-3-2 plan, I might do 4 days in Pattaya and 3 in Bangkok depending on how much I like Pattaya? Once I figure this out, I'll pick my hotel.[/QUOTE]Pm me the details, we'll catch up while you are Pattaya.
[QUOTE=Naked Gunz;1213918]Prices through the roof![/QUOTE]If someone reconsiders Phuket instead of Pattaya, here is no problem at all.
No pompem, hehe.
Greetings from Patong! Cheers!
[QUOTE=Mr Enternational;1214013]You don't need any data plan. Just have the thing unlocked and get a True Move SIM. So many places have free wifi that you can connect almost anywhere. It is much cheaper to call a US # from Thailand than to use a US # in Thailand. He is looking at about $3 just for the thing to ring, while you are looking at 3 cents / minute to call the US with True Move.[/QUOTE]Thanks Mr E. If you are around 19-26 I'll buy you a drink.
[QUOTE=Ekspat; 1214125]If someone reconsiders Phuket instead of Pattaya, here is no problem at all.
No pompem, hehe.
Greetings from Patong! Cheers![/QUOTE]No floods, but:
[url]http://www.phuketgazette.net/archives/articles/2011/article11374.html[/url]
I'm heading out of Jomtien to main Pattaya to hit up the gogo's and go in for some real mongering. I'm interested in BabyDoll's, and any other exciting gogo. Could somone sugest a 550 baht hotel that's next to tons of gogo's where I can do plenty of ST butterflying? I'm thinking soi 6 post office would be a good start from what I've read on the boards. Maybe I can find a hotel in soi 6 and just take a taxi to babydolls when I'm feeling even more frisky.
How do motorbike rentals work? Do you need a driver's licence from your native country? And I don't know about Pattaya, but Jomtien has no freking streets labeled.