The construction of Ms. Buad hai's house

[buad hai]

^I converted the two hard wired connections into wall box connections with no loss in signal strength or picture quality. It was a bitch to wire, but looks great and works fine.

[Marmite the Dog]

^ Good show.

[buad hai]

Still no Internet, though and I'm getting impatient.

Anyone out there have CAT's CDMA 2000?

[a. boozer]

Still no Internet, though and I'm getting impatient.

Anyone out there have CAT's CDMA 2000?

BH. Like you have internet and phone problems. CAT's service does not extend to this area. Lost our phone connection for 4 days last week, and this week, the line went down on Tuesday, and still not re-instated! Fortunately I do have a Solomon GPRS modem for the lap top, which does give me a better speed than dial up (115 kbps as opposed to 44). The problem is that it does not support SKYPE, I have been looking at the new 'Aircard', which is available at about 6,500 Bht, which does apparently support SKYPE, and supposedly has a speed around 400. After the initial purchase, running costs should be cheaper than ADSL from TOT/TT&T, as the SIM card can be topped up for, I believe, 500 Bht.
Do any of the computer 'technophobes' on TD have experience, or knowledge on these things?

[Tao]

Still no Internet, though and I'm getting impatient. Anyone out there have CAT's CDMA 2000?

I am trying to get info on CDMA on the Isaan forum. Not many replies yet so i imagine there's not too many people that have it.

I'll be trying to find out in the next couple of weeks. Complicates things because i use a Macbook which has no slot for the aircards. My plan is to get a wireless router that supports the cards if i can.

I'll be keeping an eye on how you get on.

[Loombucket]

Another wonderfull building thread. I have worked my way through every single post. Not all houses are built the same but we all know that work gets halted for all the wrong reasons.

I have been reading all about this guy building a pond and having a solar pump and then I realised that you were both the same person. The pond thread is a little too old to say "wonderfull thread" but the garden pictures are enchanting and have given me even more ideas.

I'm glad that you and Mrs B are finally moved in and sorted. As has been said before, you have a knack for taking good pictures. Keep them coming. I look forward to your gardening thread. Keep us posted on how the solar pump/panel performs. I will certainly be using a few of those.

Cheers

[El Gibbon]

There is a fellow sitting at another 'puter here in the office that has a Hutch card. Works a charm. He has no idea if it will provide a solution in Korat.

you might send Thaipom a PM and ask him the details.

E. G.

[buad hai]

Complicates things because i use a Macbook which has no slot for the aircards.

CAT has a USB modem which you could use with the Macbook.

But, they don't seem to have an Ethernet modem which I really need to support the home network. I guess I could hang the USB modem off of my iMac and then let the iMac do the routing and use my router as just a switch and wireless access point.

I'm going to ask Ms. B to call CAT this morning and get the details.

Keep us posted on how the solar pump/panel performs.

I'm pleased with it. We usually just turn the pump on when we are out in the garden. That means for morning coffee and evening happy hour. On a sunny day if I leave the pump on all day the battery will power the pump for an hour or two after sundown. If I remember to turn the pump off during the day we can get three or four hours of pump use after dark.

[Thetyim]

True and Intel set up a demo WiMax system in Korat. The range is actually 3 kilometers.

Wimax range is up to 50 km .
Either they got the figure wrong or it isn't Wimax

[buad hai]

See this article:

Farang Pai Nai - WiMAX service to be launched in Thailand by year-end: Intel

Here's my exchange with True:

Dear Khun Buadhai

I'm sorry to you serve wireless Internet service becuase your's home don't have a signal wireless , the located is low signal internet .

Thank you

Kannika Phut.
Tel:085-9805078

From: "Buadhai"
To: <worapong_suk@trueinternet.co.th>
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 4:09 PM
Subject: True Wireless Internet


Dear Khun Worapong,

I just moved into a new house at Homeland 2 (Mittrapap). This house is located about 2 kilometers from your transmitter (NKR1517B) located at the TNT office.

Will I be able to get your wireless Internet service?

Thank-you.

So, it is WiMax, but True can't even squeeze 2K out of it. Something's wrong....

[Butterfly]

But, they don't seem to have an Ethernet modem which I really need to support the home network. I guess I could hang the USB modem off of my iMac and then let the iMac do the routing and use my router as just a switch and wireless access point.

Some router these days have USB connection for USB modem sharing through the router

[Thetyim]

I'm sorry to you serve wireless Internet service becuase your's home don't have a signal wireless , the located is low signal internet .

No wonder you can't get a connection.
Yaya's in charge

[buad hai]

Ms. B talked to CAT yesterday about CDMA. It's available in our area. They claim download bandwidth of about 750K. The cost for unlimited service is 790 a month. No setup fee. They have USB modems for 5000 and 11,000 baht. They have a "fixed wireless terminal" for 4000 baht. It looks like a phone. They said it has a Ethernet port but when I looked on the manufacturer's site I see it just has a serial port. No good for a Mac. No good for my Ethernet router.

[Art Vandelay]

Ms. B talked to CAT yesterday about CDMA. It's available in our area. They claim download bandwidth of about 750K. The cost for unlimited service is 790 a month. No setup fee. They have USB modems for 5000 and 11,000 baht. They have a "fixed wireless terminal" for 4000 baht. It looks like a phone. They said it has a Ethernet port but when I looked on the manufacturer's site I see it just has a serial port. No good for a Mac. No good for my Ethernet router.

Can't something like this do the job? C-motech
I got to this link from here: Thailand CDMA EVDO Modem CAT CDMA Hutch EV-DO Modem in Thailand

[buad hai]

^We went to the CAT office today and asked them if they could activate a modem purchased elsewhere. They said "yes" for ordinary CDMA but "no" for EVDO. So, even if I buy the cheaper C-motech modem, CAT won't activate it for their EVDO service. Any suggestions?

[buad hai]

A few months back we had a discussion on hardware used to open and close a window without opening the inside screen. I spotted some at Home Pro and decided to give it a whirl. Here's what the product looks like:


They have three version. One for aluminum windows, one for wooden windows with a standard hinge and one for wooden windows with the sliding tension hinge. Get the right one or the geometry will be wrong. These cost about 400 baht each.


This is what it looks like on the inside when you're done. It folds against the window frame and is held by a clip.


This is a view from the inside with the window open. Notice how the hinged rod bends toward the window. This is what keeps the window from blowing shut. It will only close if you pull the rod in.


This shows how the rod connects to the window on the outside. It also shows how the idiot builders of my house put on the window hardware before they put the finish on the wood. That blemish is where I removed the eye for the hook-and-eye that used to hold the window open.


Here's an outside view of the open window.

It works fine. The only drawback for me is that the window has to be either fully open or fully closed.

The hardware is well designed and well made. There are several points of adjustment so you can get the workings and fit just right.

It's not hard to install, but you have to measure carefully and drill accurately. The hole through the window frame needs to be tangent(?) to the circle defined by the window hinge. If it is not, the rod will bind. The hole also needs to be exactly level for the same reason.

I ended up having to buy a larger and longer drill bit for the hole through the frame. I still had to short-shank the bit to get all the way through.

The instructions are in Thai, but if you take the time to study the hardware and the illustrations you can manage without a translator. However, installation goes a lot quicker if you have a helper to spot the drill and pass things back and forth while you assemble the thing.

I plan to install these on all the windows that will be regularly opened and shut.

It's a good product....

[ChiangMai noon]

^
excellent post.

very useful.

[klongmaster]

Well my wife was reading over my shoulder and when she saw the pic she rattled on about how good these things were...I had to stop reading and accompany her to the window so I could see how they worked...

t'was amazed that she knew everything about this...so now I have to install them around here as well...except I'm not as handy as BH so I'll get the 'chang' to do it for me...

[buad hai]

I'm not as handy as BH so I'll get the 'chang' to do it for me...

Ah, I think you could do it. You only have to drill two holes and drive four screws. You just need to be as accurate as possible.

[NickA]

^I have installed one set on a window I use a lot... took a while to install and I had similar problems to BH, but once you get the hang of it it would be easy... mine have been on for a year or so and I haven't had any problems even with kids messing about with them. I seem to remember that if you buy 10 sets then they would do free installation or something like that. I haven't got round to doing any more windows yet

[buad hai]

^I bought two sets as a test and have only installed one. I'm sure the second will be easier, but I'm not looking forward to doing all 13 that I've planned....

[NickA]

I ended up having to buy a larger and longer drill bit for the hole through the frame. I still had to short-shank the bit to get all the way through.

This was the bit I had trouble with, I ended up going in from both sides in Channel Tunnel style... it was just as much of a fuck up, so I ended up with a whole twice the diameter it needed to be.... works though

[Propagator]

Very useful post BH

[a. boozer]

Sounds like more work, that I have to schedule for now!

[buad hai]

They started pulling the telephone cable this morning. So, perhaps, telephone service and ADSL may not be too far in the future....