Do all you guys and girls have Domains set ups for business purposes, that may not be easily traced, or simply because it is a more efficient way to send e-mails.
Apart from real-estate and tourism related activities, is there much truly going on or is it really chasing overseas bucks
Have I read somewhere about internet checking in Thailand, are these things related.
Finally, which provider has been consistently the best over the last couple of years. Or does this relate to where one lives?
Sadly I have little knowledge of tech issues, but don`t want to consider my relocation to Thailand without Skype and other communication benefits.
Is Wifi easily accessible in Hua Hin area?
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Very few posters on here use their own domains, the majority are on free email providers. Your own domain for email has a number of advantages:
1) It is far more professional that john37453476543@hotmail
2) You can use both an email client and webmail interface with POP or IMAP
3) You are not limited in terms of mailbox and attachment size
4) The service is not at the whim of a third party website (apart from maybe your hosting provider)
5) You don't have to face an annoying array of ads when reading email
6) You can set your own spam filters and will not lose any genuine email
The disadvantages:
1) They're not free
2) You need to use Thai servers to send out going mail from Thailand
3) Managing multiple domains and accounts is tiresome
4) The free providers often blacklist domains and IP addresses for spam
Essentially if you need to rely on email for business you should have your own domain, if you just use it casually one of the free providers is fine. Gmail is about the best at the current time - they also have an array of options for using your own domains via their servers.
Yes internet censorship and filtration does happen in Thailand.
With regards to providers read this, most of it still applies:
http://www.expathuahin.com/internet-huahin.php
Yes you can get Wifi in Hua Hin but only in town center.
1) It is far more professional that john37453476543@hotmail
2) You can use both an email client and webmail interface with POP or IMAP
3) You are not limited in terms of mailbox and attachment size
4) The service is not at the whim of a third party website (apart from maybe your hosting provider)
5) You don't have to face an annoying array of ads when reading email
6) You can set your own spam filters and will not lose any genuine email
The disadvantages:
1) They're not free
2) You need to use Thai servers to send out going mail from Thailand
3) Managing multiple domains and accounts is tiresome
4) The free providers often blacklist domains and IP addresses for spam
Essentially if you need to rely on email for business you should have your own domain, if you just use it casually one of the free providers is fine. Gmail is about the best at the current time - they also have an array of options for using your own domains via their servers.
Yes internet censorship and filtration does happen in Thailand.
With regards to providers read this, most of it still applies:
http://www.expathuahin.com/internet-huahin.php
Yes you can get Wifi in Hua Hin but only in town center.
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Thanks for that, what is a IMAP? I think I know what POP is ( just an Address)
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There does seem to be a trend to the return to public domain email. About three years ago HMS were planning to pull the plug on Hotmail. Bedpartners Google and Yahoo had different ideas and decided to enhance their offerings to rival Hotmail and Skype. They have pulled it off I think. Microsoft have followed suit andf are attracting more users again.
One of the significant developments is that the email ISPs, Hotmail, Yahoo and Google have realized that the cost of disk is a drop in the ocean and they can easily justify just adding capacity when required. Now attachment limits are around the 10MB area. With new versions of RAR archiver being able to split large files into small pieces it is now possible with a vast amount of patience to send movies over the public domain email services.
As Buksi points though, from a business perspective @hotmail and @yahoo are Mickey Mouse but so is thry_234_internt_site.com
Like email addresses, domain names are gradually being nibbled away leaving less and less original names. A good thing in Thailand is that you can easily add "huahin" to a name and get it. OK for a local business.
On this topic, Yahoo have added two new domains for their email with virgin IDs available if you are quick. I got one for someone the other day by just using their name.
Log in to Yahoo and sign up, put your chosen name in and it will come up with already taken but the options will include the standard chosenname538663ATyahoo.com and chosennameATymail.com if you are lucky.
sessachief: your question "Is WiFi easily accessible in Hua Hin area?" is not really comprehensible. WiFi is a local transport protocol. Get the hardware and it works in your own local area. (I.e. your home). If you refer to public WiFi access in hotels and restaurants then, yes it is available and you can even plot up in your car or another restaurant in the right place and connect for free. If you are referring to wireless "line of site" or satellite Internet connections then the answer is yes to both but poor service and expensive.
One of the significant developments is that the email ISPs, Hotmail, Yahoo and Google have realized that the cost of disk is a drop in the ocean and they can easily justify just adding capacity when required. Now attachment limits are around the 10MB area. With new versions of RAR archiver being able to split large files into small pieces it is now possible with a vast amount of patience to send movies over the public domain email services.
As Buksi points though, from a business perspective @hotmail and @yahoo are Mickey Mouse but so is thry_234_internt_site.com
Like email addresses, domain names are gradually being nibbled away leaving less and less original names. A good thing in Thailand is that you can easily add "huahin" to a name and get it. OK for a local business.
On this topic, Yahoo have added two new domains for their email with virgin IDs available if you are quick. I got one for someone the other day by just using their name.
Log in to Yahoo and sign up, put your chosen name in and it will come up with already taken but the options will include the standard chosenname538663ATyahoo.com and chosennameATymail.com if you are lucky.
sessachief: your question "Is WiFi easily accessible in Hua Hin area?" is not really comprehensible. WiFi is a local transport protocol. Get the hardware and it works in your own local area. (I.e. your home). If you refer to public WiFi access in hotels and restaurants then, yes it is available and you can even plot up in your car or another restaurant in the right place and connect for free. If you are referring to wireless "line of site" or satellite Internet connections then the answer is yes to both but poor service and expensive.
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