March 26 2006
True wireless broadband without the rip-offs
Wireless Internet access is seriously cool - especially when it's free (See Free wireless broadband in Thailand). Unfortunately, though, when Gunter next-door is surfing his favourite ladyboy art films, your free wireless broadband connection slows to a crawl and, short of throwing him a live one, there's not much you can do about it - except to buy your own connection.
When you take a look at what's on offer, you'll be annoyed to discover that Thailand's leading broadband provider, True Corp, doesn't want to let you use your own modem and they try to palm you off with a crappy one that hogs a USB port and connects like a clunky dial-up from the stone age.
If you want the convenience of a wireless connection, the cheeky twats will try to charge you an extra 50%. This is a total rip-off but the lack of any real competition in Thailand lets them take the piss out of their customers.
The good news, however, is that their sneaky restrictions are easy to overcome and, today, I'll explain how to connect a wireless modem to your True ADSL line without paying them an extra penny.
March 25 2006
Free wireless broadband in Thailand (It's True)
Free wireless broadband sounds too good to be True but, in Thailand, most people don't bother to secure their wireless Internet connections and many apartment buildings have now become free Wi-Fi hotspots.
The grumpy Swiss bloke in 14B who takes ladyboys four at a time probably doesn't even realise that half the building is piggy-backing his high-speed Internet connection.
This is how they do it:
March 21 2006
Korat 1966: Hi GI
It's 1966 and the Vietnam War has just begun. Young airman, Fes Cannady, finds himself stationed in Korat - a run-down Thai backwater of seedy bars and beautiful girls. A talented photographer, Fes records his experiences in a series of remarkable and evocative pictures.
March 16 2006
Thai TV on the Internet
Keeping your Thai wife happy in Farangland just got easier. Thai TV is now available over the Internet - and it's absolutely free. All you need is a decent broadband connection and you can get all the terrestrial Thai TV channels plus loads of other goodies.
Your teerak can now fill her boots with nauseating teen romance, overblown bitch-fights and mindless cross-dressing tomfoolery.
http://thaitv.webcindario.com/
(MS Internet Explorer only)
March 6 2006
Funky PM Thaksin answers his critics
Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin has the squarest head I’ve ever seen. When he finally gets kicked-out of office, he could earn a living impersonating Spongebob.
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