Anyone in Thailand? - GoFuckYourself.com

Mr. Stiff · 02-06-2009, 05:46 AM

I'm thinking of staying there for a year or so and service my clients from there (i'm a webdeveloper).

How are the internet connections there?

Any GFY'ers staying there? I'd love to pick your brain about some stuff..

Lilit · 02-06-2009, 05:52 AM

My friend's been there for almost 6 months now and she likes it pretty much.
Internet connection is good and cheap. The only problem - if you wanna stay for 1 year you'll have to get out of the country every 3 months and then come back another round of fun

kmanrox · 02-06-2009, 05:58 AM

lived here 7 years... internet is fine dude.

quiet · 02-06-2009, 06:15 AM

internet is good and pretty much everywhere. what are you going to do about visas?

retardednewbie · 02-06-2009, 06:28 AM

Internet is fast and cheap everywhere. With the Visa, you can just roadtrip or fly in and out of countries and it's cheap.

tranza · 02-06-2009, 06:32 AM

Maybe is fine, why would be bad?

The Duck · 02-06-2009, 06:34 AM

I wish I was

HorseShit · 02-06-2009, 07:42 AM

DWB ftw

Mr. Stiff · 02-06-2009, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kmanrox

lived here 7 years... internet is fine dude.

What's considered fine there?

Most asian countries I've been to so far have max 512kbit 'broadband' for insane prices.

Have you started a company there?

Antonio · 02-06-2009, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Stiff

What's considered fine there?

Most asian countries I've been to so far have max 512kbit 'broadband' for insane prices.

Have you started a company there?

availability = fine

ok, I wouldn't know but I remember in South Africa I was paying ~ $400-$500 per month for 512 CAPPED "broadband", at the same time I was renting a house for arount $400

xxweekxx · 02-06-2009, 09:02 AM

hehe thank god panama is a little better.. im paying $150 for 4mb

In NJ i was paying $50 for 25mbps

kmanrox · 02-06-2009, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Stiff

What's considered fine there?

Most asian countries I've been to so far have max 512kbit 'broadband' for insane prices.

Have you started a company there?

ive got 5mbps for like 80$ a month

5mbps if you're using multi thread d/l accelerator or if you're d/ling a file locally cached... if downloading normal internet sites its more like speeds of 128k

Reak AGV · 02-06-2009, 10:21 AM

The internet speed isn't fabulous for the $30+- you're going to pay

Michael O · 02-06-2009, 11:53 AM

I will be there from April 19th and until Dec.

Mr. Stiff · 02-06-2009, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael O

I will be there from April 19th and until Dec.

I'll be checking things out the first 2 weeks of april

Mr. Stiff · 02-06-2009, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kmanrox

ive got 5mbps for like 80$ a month

5mbps if you're using multi thread d/l accelerator or if you're d/ling a file locally cached... if downloading normal internet sites its more like speeds of 128k

Thats a big difference! And hows the upload?

riscphree · 02-06-2009, 02:15 PM

My friend lives there and when its visa renew time he just drives to Cambodia and comes back to Thailand.

If I recall correctly, his internet connection is 3mb.

quiet · 02-06-2009, 02:40 PM

i'm going back to southern Thailand on March 5th for about a month. then on to Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.

DWB · 02-06-2009, 03:21 PM

Anyone who is saying the internet is great "anywhere" has clearly not traveled outside of the tourist areas.

In Bangkok the internet is great. Once you leave BKK, it's hit or miss based on where you are, but you can always find a signal, it's just a matter of what speed you will have.

A lot of porn sites are blocked in Thailand so get yourself a VPN (strongvpn.com) or a proxy list. They are blocked because porn is illegal in Thailand, including downloading it, uploading it, browsing it, producing it, selling it or even building adult websites. With that said, everyone does it with little problems, just don't let the world know what you are doing there.

There are also new visa rules. A "border run" to Cambodia no longer gives you a 30 day tourist visa. The new law only grants you 15 days at the border. That means you will be given 30 days upon entry into Thailand, then 15 days each time you make a border run, until you reach a total of 90 days. Once you reach 90 days, you must then leave Thailand for 90 days before you can return. However, if you have a specialty visa (Non Imm B, Work, Student...), this can be avoided and you only have to leave once every 3 months or in some cases, only once a year.

There is a wealth of information here: www.ThaiVisa.com Head to the forums or just search around it, all the info you will ever need is there.

DWB · 02-06-2009, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael O

I will be there from April 19th and until Dec.

Be sure to look me up. My contact is in my sig. Unless you've done a night of debauchery with Kman and myself, you haven't done Thailand. And don't worry, Kman travels with enough penicillin for everyone involved.

Mr. Stiff · 02-07-2009, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

Anyone who is saying the internet is great "anywhere" has clearly not traveled outside of the tourist areas.

In Bangkok the internet is great. Once you leave BKK, it's hit or miss based on where you are, but you can always find a signal, it's just a matter of what speed you will have.

A lot of porn sites are blocked in Thailand so get yourself a VPN (strongvpn.com) or a proxy list. They are blocked because porn is illegal in Thailand, including downloading it, uploading it, browsing it, producing it, selling it or even building adult websites. With that said, everyone does it with little problems, just don't let the world know what you are doing there.

There are also new visa rules. A "border run" to Cambodia no longer gives you a 30 day tourist visa. The new law only grants you 15 days at the border. That means you will be given 30 days upon entry into Thailand, then 15 days each time you make a border run, until you reach a total of 90 days. Once you reach 90 days, you must then leave Thailand for 90 days before you can return. However, if you have a specialty visa (Non Imm B, Work, Student...), this can be avoided and you only have to leave once every 3 months or in some cases, only once a year.

There is a wealth of information here: www.ThaiVisa.com Head to the forums or just search around it, all the info you will ever need is there.

Thanks for the info. Never knew about porn being illegal there.. and it kinda amazes me!

Michael O · 02-07-2009, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

Anyone who is saying the internet is great "anywhere" has clearly not traveled outside of the tourist areas.

In Bangkok the internet is great. Once you leave BKK, it's hit or miss based on where you are, but you can always find a signal, it's just a matter of what speed you will have.

A lot of porn sites are blocked in Thailand so get yourself a VPN (strongvpn.com) or a proxy list. They are blocked because porn is illegal in Thailand, including downloading it, uploading it, browsing it, producing it, selling it or even building adult websites. With that said, everyone does it with little problems, just don't let the world know what you are doing there.

There are also new visa rules. A "border run" to Cambodia no longer gives you a 30 day tourist visa. The new law only grants you 15 days at the border. That means you will be given 30 days upon entry into Thailand, then 15 days each time you make a border run, until you reach a total of 90 days. Once you reach 90 days, you must then leave Thailand for 90 days before you can return. However, if you have a specialty visa (Non Imm B, Work, Student...), this can be avoided and you only have to leave once every 3 months or in some cases, only once a year.

There is a wealth of information here: www.ThaiVisa.com Head to the forums or just search around it, all the info you will ever need is there.

The 90 days in 180 days rule were removed when they changed it to 15 days on entries by land.
I am getting a double or hopefully a triple entry 60 days visa that each can be extended by 30 days.
I agree on the Thaivisa.com site I got all the info I needed there tons of good info.

Michael O · 02-07-2009, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

Be sure to look me up. My contact is in my sig. Unless you've done a night of debauchery with Kman and myself, you haven't done Thailand. And don't worry, Kman travels with enough penicillin for everyone involved.

I would LOVE that, I think I would be scarred for life afterwards but I wouldn't miss it

kmanrox · 02-07-2009, 01:37 AM

dwb, they've removed most of those censored sites nowadays... for some reason gofuckyourself.com is the only domain i can't get to.. altho gfy.com is ok.. i can get to the major tubes, thehun and any other place i've tried... could be that i dont surf porn enough, but the days of every site with traffic being blocked appears to be over... ge off your ass and come back to the real world!

kmanrox · 02-07-2009, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

Be sure to look me up. My contact is in my sig. Unless you've done a night of debauchery with Kman and myself, you haven't done Thailand. And don't worry, Kman travels with enough penicillin for everyone involved.

i wouldnt even know where to begin if customs interrogated me on the stuff we've gotten up to....

CybermedAndy · 02-07-2009, 01:53 AM

Just got back from Patong last month.. trip #7 there.. missing it bad already

mizmiz · 02-07-2009, 01:56 AM

I like bankok...Many Thai ladies..should visit again

jscott · 02-07-2009, 03:43 AM

i can view ALL sites nowdays with no blockage

except for the sites that intentionally geo ip block from here
I pay 2200 baht (approx $65) for supposedly 8mbps, but when I check the speeds it's of course not that fast

DWB · 02-07-2009, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kmanrox

dwb, they've removed most of those censored sites nowadays... for some reason gofuckyourself.com is the only domain i can't get to.. altho gfy.com is ok.. i can get to the major tubes, thehun and any other place i've tried... could be that i dont surf porn enough, but the days of every site with traffic being blocked appears to be over... ge off your ass and come back to the real world!

Who you using for your provider?

DWB · 02-07-2009, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael O

The 90 days in 180 days rule were removed when they changed it to 15 days on entries by land. I am getting a double or hopefully a triple entry 60 days visa that each can be extended by 30 days.

I agree on the Thaivisa.com site I got all the info I needed there tons of good info.

WOW!!! I didn't know that. I'm on a 1 year visa multi-entry so have not had to deal with that silly BS in a year. I just heard about the 15 day rule and figured that was enough monkey business for the day and read something else.

I guess they figured keeping so many falang out for 90 days when they could be fucking them every 15 days for more money was the better route. Gotta love the Thais when it comes to figuring out ways to fuck us for more money. This one is brilliant. You know, I would have no problem paying 3 or 4 times the fee if we just didn't have to make any border runs. 15 days, 30 days, 90 days, 1 year... whatever. Just tell me how much to pay and don't make me leave.

Libertine · 02-07-2009, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

Unless you've done a night of debauchery with Kman and myself, you haven't done Thailand. And don't worry, Kman travels with enough penicillin for everyone involved.

Now that is something I'd like to try...

DWB · 02-07-2009, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jscott

i can view ALL sites nowdays with no blockage

except for the sites that intentionally geo ip block from here
I pay 2200 baht (approx $65) for supposedly 8mbps, but when I check the speeds it's of course not that fast

See what happens when I'm not there? I leave and the country falls apart, kicks out the government and unblocks the internet.

kmanrox · 02-07-2009, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

Who you using for your provider?

True

and jscott, who are you using and where are you? last i checked 5mbps was the max

02-06-2009, 05:46 AM	#1
Mr. Stiff So Fucking Stiff! Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 493	Anyone in Thailand? I'm thinking of staying there for a year or so and service my clients from there (i'm a webdeveloper). How are the internet connections there? Any GFY'ers staying there? I'd love to pick your brain about some stuff.. __________________ ICQ 208807506

02-06-2009, 05:52 AM	#2
Lilit Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,645	My friend's been there for almost 6 months now and she likes it pretty much. Internet connection is good and cheap. The only problem - if you wanna stay for 1 year you'll have to get out of the country every 3 months and then come back another round of fun __________________ Nadya-EuroRevenue ICQ: 400525519 nadya[at]eurorevenue[dot]com Skype: nadyay7 See who I am at AdultWhosWho

02-06-2009, 05:58 AM	#3
kmanrox aka K-Man Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Gutter Posts: 29,290	lived here 7 years... internet is fine dude. __________________ Crypto HODLr Crypto mining Angel investor

02-06-2009, 06:32 AM	#6
tranza ICQ: 197-556-237 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: BRASIL !!! Posts: 57,559	Maybe is fine, why would be bad? __________________ I'm just a newbie.

02-06-2009, 09:02 AM	#11
xxweekxx Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 6,780	hehe thank god panama is a little better.. im paying $150 for 4mb In NJ i was paying $50 for 25mbps __________________ _________________ I am the best

02-06-2009, 06:15 AM	#4
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	internet is good and pretty much everywhere. what are you going to do about visas?

02-06-2009, 06:28 AM	#5
retardednewbie Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 191	Internet is fast and cheap everywhere. With the Visa, you can just roadtrip or fly in and out of countries and it's cheap.

02-06-2009, 06:34 AM	#7
The Duck Adult Content Provider Industry Role: Join Date: May 2005 Location: Europe Posts: 18,243	I wish I was __________________ Skype Horusmaia ICQ 41555245 Email [email protected]

02-06-2009, 07:42 AM	#8
HorseShit Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,513	DWB ftw

02-06-2009, 10:21 AM	#13
Reak AGV Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Unknown Posts: 4,283	The internet speed isn't fabulous for the $30+- you're going to pay __________________ Need Mainstream Content and SEO? SEO * Website Copy * Blogs Blogging - PR Work - Forum Marketing - Social Marketing - Link building - Articles 100% Guaranteed Content!

02-06-2009, 11:53 AM	#14
Michael O More Cowbell Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nakhom Nowhere Posts: 10,607	I will be there from April 19th and until Dec. __________________ Truth Teller Last edited by Michael O; 02-06-2009 at 11:57 AM..

02-06-2009, 02:15 PM	#17
riscphree Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 103	My friend lives there and when its visa renew time he just drives to Cambodia and comes back to Thailand. If I recall correctly, his internet connection is 3mb. __________________ Need some help? PHP, SQL, JS, jQuery, Server Admin http://riscit.info TrafficLions ask for GFY special Real SEO Traffic ask for GFY special ICQ: 168-518-402 AIM: riscphree Skype: riscphree email: riscphree at gmail dot com

02-06-2009, 02:40 PM	#18
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	i'm going back to southern Thailand on March 5th for about a month. then on to Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.

02-06-2009, 03:21 PM	#19
DWB Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Encrypted. Access denied. Posts: 31,779	Anyone who is saying the internet is great "anywhere" has clearly not traveled outside of the tourist areas. In Bangkok the internet is great. Once you leave BKK, it's hit or miss based on where you are, but you can always find a signal, it's just a matter of what speed you will have. A lot of porn sites are blocked in Thailand so get yourself a VPN (strongvpn.com) or a proxy list. They are blocked because porn is illegal in Thailand, including downloading it, uploading it, browsing it, producing it, selling it or even building adult websites. With that said, everyone does it with little problems, just don't let the world know what you are doing there. There are also new visa rules. A "border run" to Cambodia no longer gives you a 30 day tourist visa. The new law only grants you 15 days at the border. That means you will be given 30 days upon entry into Thailand, then 15 days each time you make a border run, until you reach a total of 90 days. Once you reach 90 days, you must then leave Thailand for 90 days before you can return. However, if you have a specialty visa (Non Imm B, Work, Student...), this can be avoided and you only have to leave once every 3 months or in some cases, only once a year. There is a wealth of information here: www.ThaiVisa.com Head to the forums or just search around it, all the info you will ever need is there.

02-07-2009, 01:37 AM	#24
kmanrox aka K-Man Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Gutter Posts: 29,290	dwb, they've removed most of those censored sites nowadays... for some reason gofuckyourself.com is the only domain i can't get to.. altho gfy.com is ok.. i can get to the major tubes, thehun and any other place i've tried... could be that i dont surf porn enough, but the days of every site with traffic being blocked appears to be over... ge off your ass and come back to the real world! __________________ Crypto HODLr Crypto mining Angel investor

02-07-2009, 01:53 AM	#26
CybermedAndy Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 4,170	Just got back from Patong last month.. trip #7 there.. missing it bad already __________________ Add some upsell items to your pages here!

02-07-2009, 01:56 AM	#27
mizmiz So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Holly Place Posts: 1,168	I like bankok...Many Thai ladies..should visit again

02-07-2009, 03:43 AM	#28
jscott So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Taipei Posts: 25,198	i can view ALL sites nowdays with no blockage except for the sites that intentionally geo ip block from here I pay 2200 baht (approx $65) for supposedly 8mbps, but when I check the speeds it's of course not that fast