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by GroveHillWanderer
Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:13 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Buying a new smart TV
Replies: 165
Views: 13770

Re: Buying a new smart TV

Couldn't be easier, the Hisense runs on pure Android so go into Google Play, search for VLC, and install it - exactly the same procedure as on a phone. I can also use my phone to install apps on the TV since I used the same Gmail account on both! I also installed Express VPN with the hopes of getti...
by GroveHillWanderer
Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:10 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Crossing lights out by Bluport and Bangkok Hospital
Replies: 12
Views: 1412

Re: Crossing Lights Out by Blueport and Bangkok Hospital

I once stopped at the Bangkok Hospital traffic lights as they were red. A police motorcycle came along side me and told me to drive on through the red lights. The main problem with the Bangkok Hospital lights (IMHO) is the ridiculously short delay between them going red again after people have cros...
by GroveHillWanderer
Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:17 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Driving: why Thai’s “back in”?
Replies: 54
Views: 3076

Re: Why Thai’s “back in”?

Not sure about other countries but in the UK it is illegal to reverse onto a road. :cheers: Only from a side road into a main road - not from your own driveway, at least according to the extracts from the Highway Code that have been quoted. Rule 201 [...] When using a driveway, reverse in and drive...
by GroveHillWanderer
Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: Sports Fans
Topic: Thailand Football
Replies: 1093
Views: 33699

Re: Thailand Football

It's OK, just found it on TSports 7.
by GroveHillWanderer
Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:40 pm
Forum: Sports Fans
Topic: Thailand Football
Replies: 1093
Views: 33699

Re: Thailand Football

For anybody wanting to watch the first leg of tonight's Vietnam vs Thailand AFF Cup Final, it seems as though Vietnam's VTV5 will be streaming live, with no need for VPN. Tried VTV5. Getting an error message, translated by Google Translate as: "The number of viewers is too large. Please try ag...
by GroveHillWanderer
Wed Jan 11, 2023 12:14 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: The 90 Day Report Thread
Replies: 154
Views: 187080

Re: The 90 Day Report Thread

If my report day is today the 10th then is my last report date 16 or 17? As IMO it could be argued as either TIA Sent from my M2007J20CG using Tapatalk Just FWIW, the one and only time I was "late" reporting (I was one day late because the due date fell on a Sunday) I was been given a ste...
by GroveHillWanderer
Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1764
Views: 350176

Re: Electric Cars

An electric KIA with super car performance: https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/kia/ev6/424kw-gt-774kwh-5dr-awd-auto/first-drive £61595 only does 252 miles impractical before you search for a place to charge it then wait for hours for it to charge. Why do you want super car, performance nearly all ...
by GroveHillWanderer
Mon Jan 02, 2023 4:45 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1764
Views: 350176

Re: Electric Cars

The only point I’d question is the last one - there is little evidence so far that battery packs last decades - they might indeed, but there aren’t enough EV cars older than 10 years to substantiate that part of the claim - everything else is probably correct. There is evidence from testing carried...
by GroveHillWanderer
Tue Dec 27, 2022 12:32 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1764
Views: 350176

Re: Electric Cars

Here's what I read. If I'm mistaken, I'll read again and retract later. Christmas eve activities going on! Merry Christmas all! https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2466152/toyota-chief-says-silent-majority-has-doubts-about-pursuing-only-evs All that says is that he doesn't think they should concen...
by GroveHillWanderer
Fri Dec 23, 2022 11:03 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Renewing a UK passport in Thailand
Replies: 118
Views: 12435

Re: Thai passport renewal ... 10 years?

Probably the wrong thread, but once it leaves my person in Thailand, what checks are they actually doing? Surely, that is all done by the authorities before bit commences it's 3 month journey. Pure conjecture but I would think that if you're just doing a simple renewal, one thing they would do is t...
by GroveHillWanderer
Tue Nov 22, 2022 12:07 pm
Forum: Sports Fans
Topic: Fifa 2022 World Cup Qatar
Replies: 415
Views: 11219

Re: Fifa 2022 World Cup Qatar

This is the explanation given online: The opening goal was ruled out after Pervis Estupinan swung a free-kick into the box. Michael Estrada’s right boot was offside after the ball came off Felix Torres, who was challenging Qatar goalkeeper Saad Al Sheeb. Estrada then headed it back to Torres, who p...
by GroveHillWanderer
Tue Nov 22, 2022 11:58 am
Forum: Sports Fans
Topic: Fifa 2022 World Cup Qatar
Replies: 415
Views: 11219

Re: Fifa 2022 World Cup Qatar

Thai TV would have been much better viewing for the HD Quality, but English commentary more than compensated. Just saw this comment from you, BB. On the True Channels True Sports 2 and True 4U, there was dual language commentary available - at least on my True Visions set top box. Not sure if you'd...
by GroveHillWanderer
Tue Nov 22, 2022 11:02 am
Forum: Sports Fans
Topic: Fifa 2022 World Cup Qatar
Replies: 415
Views: 11219

Re: Fifa 2022 World Cup Qatar

I checked to see if I could use BBC iPlayer with a VPN (I use NordVPN) before the England game started and it was OK-ish. There was no buffering, but the quality didn't seem to be quite as good as on True Sports 2. I did switch over to BBC at half time and after the game to watch the analysis and ag...
by GroveHillWanderer
Tue Nov 22, 2022 10:54 am
Forum: Sports Fans
Topic: Fifa 2022 World Cup Qatar
Replies: 415
Views: 11219

Re: Fifa 2022 World Cup Qatar

All the games I've seen so far, I watched on True Sports 2. They were also on the True 4U channel. Not 100% sure, but I think all the games will be on those 2 channels. I'm not sure that TS2 is free to air for everyone but I think T4U is. There's a full schedule showing which other Thai channels (a ...
by GroveHillWanderer
Fri Nov 04, 2022 11:51 am
Forum: Entertainment Zone
Topic: TV series worth watching/downloading
Replies: 2296
Views: 212619

Re: TV series worth watching/downloading

SAS Rogue Heroes (iPlayer) A BBC drama about the creation of the SAS in North Africa during WW2. Not a docudrama, just a drama closely based on actual events. How closely, I don't know, but it would be nice to think that it wasn't too far from the truth. Just started ep 2 (of 6) and I'm thoroughly ...