teelack

Ok, I just don’t want to be left behind in the technology race but with the cost of smart phones being high and my digital skill levels being ho hum I decided to give it a try. Down to Tucom in Pattaya and get dazzled with the range and boggled with the techo stuff. There was however one or two things that I wanted and these were: Biggish keyboard as I am not that slick and have never had a querty keyboard on a phone. I would like a dual sim and needed to check that my home sim worked with the phone. After having looked and asked and been totally overloaded with info I settled for a Samsung Galaxy S11. It seems to have what I want. Now here’s the thing. I know that my home telecom provider looks for about 24000 baht and that the genuine phone price in Pattaya is about 16000 baht so I settle for a copy at 2300 baht. I know there will be compromises but not sure where. I spend two days fiddling, twiddling and trying to get the technique sorted out and eventually come to grip with the basics. I can make and receive calls, SMS /MMS and what have you. I have all the basics like time and date sorted and have taken my first photos. I had a mini card in my phone so I didn’t need to spend more at this stage. Now the review. First thing that I notice is that the photos are crap. I was told that this is one place that the copy phones make savings and to be honest this one is not worth using. The next down side is that the battery has less capacity that I would have expected and although I have been fiddling with it a lot, I give it a daily charge. I have tried the radio and recorder and that’s fine. I turned on the wi-fi and it works but I didn’t go much further than that so have no idea what works and what doesn’t. The call and ring volumes are fine and the personalization and settings are reasonably easy to manage as are the alarms etc. I took the phone back to 1-2 Call and its set up for voice mail but I had trouble with the broken English description so I will contact them for instruction on the Internet. I am now home and find that my main phone number does not work with the phone (Emergency Only) but a secondary providers sim is fine. Bugger because this is of little use to me and if I want to use my phone with dual sim I may have to get it unlocked or whatever. Was the experience and cost worth it? Well so far yes in that it was a cheap learning experience and whilst I was worried about my ability to work a touch phone I believe that I can and would consider getting the real thing. I hope that this review is of help to any others thinking about making a similar purchase.

Used Mr T and the service was excellent.

Thanks Scott but should that not read"Keep the beer cold and the girls hot?" Sitting at airport now gently weeping by the way!

OK Scott. I dont take things back lightly but as you will recall we had a long chaat last night at closing time. Whilst the club is still not up to speed in terms of girls it is in every other respect that I care about and perhaps I can confirm the following to any readers who are interested. Yes the sign is outside offering draft and 85 baht Leo. Yes, I had a lady happy to come and sit with me. The place is therefore interactive. Yes I do realise that your giving your best shot without a doubt. Thanks for the insights into Thai life and of course the free beer! Regards. Teelack

Bit noisy in Soi 1 at the moment.

Thanks Scott but three attempts is enought for now. Next time in Pattaya perhaps.

Perhaps I read it wrong but I thought that you were getting draft beer but still none. I spent my 125 babaht on a SML and sorry but thats all for me. Lots of great places in Patts that do cater for us lesser drinkers.

I dont think that the promotion will have legs till we get some feed back. Sadly the opening weeks of this place went well astray and whilst the management have good intent it will all come down to the attitude of the girls. They need a reason to interact as far as I have been advised (and failed to do so) and I hope that this promotion will do it. Clubs like this are great when they are great and excruciating when they fail to live up to the hype.

Hi there Mark. Fairly basic breakkie. This place is in Pattaya Klang between the Topps supermarket and Beach Road.

The 50 baht breakfast.

Hi there Marc. I did look in but the times that I have the place has been a bit quiet. I also have an issue with the fact that the place has no draft beer as its what I prefer.

In answer to a couple of questions here. The Boat is about 100 metres up Second Road from Pattaya Tai on the right. The Jimmymac breakfast is as good as ever but it is now 110 baht..

I was in the Boat today and all the meals there are value for money as far as I can see. there is tons of Thai food for 45 b and up. I also recommend thiis place. As for the cheapest well I think that honor goes to the place just down Pattaya Klang from Topps who does an American breaffast for 50 bant.

I for one apprecite it if anyone offers us any special deals. Sure, they sometime take a while to sort out but I am happy with what I am getting from you. As a side issue I asked your manager a couple of nights ago if in fact he was Nev, having never met you. He wasnt but he shouted me a beer! Thanks.

Thanks Nev. The card wwas there and I gave it a work out last night!

Excellent. Thanks for that. It was one of your older staff members but sorry I dont know her name. I will drop in and pick it up tonight.

Two niughts ago I asked for a white card but was advised that the scheme was finished. They were still advertising it in the toilets by the way.

he vertical borers ghot into top gear today at the new site at the top of Soi 2. It is going to be a bit noisy during the day however I have a room backing onbto the Soi 2 Inn and can here nothing so no complaints from me. The building site is where the old beer bars were opposite the Classroom which in now the only place left serving drinks in the Soi.

Here is an update, The construction is getting underway in Soi 2 with the boring machines now on site. Not a great deal of noise at this stage. There seems to be on occasion a hell of din coming from Soi 1 at the moment. It was very noticeable yesterday in the pool are which borders soi 2 so the noise does carry a bit. I have had zero issues with noise at the Sabai Inn. There are still baht buses running down the soi but they are looking for a taxi fare and rarely stop.

Count me in for this one please.

Thanks for the invite. Will try to get there.

If your looking in the short term for a Soi 2 room then try the Sabai Inn. I have stayed there a number of times and whilst there are some minor niggles its good value at the Internet rate and of course you have all the facilities of the Sabai pools. I will be there this week staying for almost 4 so I have faith in the place. The only real downer for me is lack of a balcony but as I am in the pool area all day, no real issue.

I will be there next week and promise a full report!

I was there the night in September when the city was flooded including the FLB. That was dramatic and a bit costly as I fell into a pot hole and ruined my best trousers!

Well done to the UK Government. They have at long last bought in enough taxes to confirm that I miight never spend another razoo there. I have booked for this coming summer but that will probably be it for me unless of course local taxes rise in the same way but the current green taxes are just anti British.