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Thailand is in desperate need of upgrades

Posted in Tech by Derek at 5:00 pm
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Thailand communications

I think it’s safe to assume that Thailand is in desperate need of a communications upgrade. Haphazard wiring can’t be safe for anyone. I can’t imagine the chaos if a negligent driver decides to take his tall vehicle through the city only to rip down cables at every turn. See the rest of the images – an IT Specialists nightmare. If contracted, would you take on the burden of cleaning up the wiring mess?

8 Responses to “Thailand is in desperate need of upgrades”

  1. Chaikin says:
    11/15/2006 at 5:26 pm

    and I thought the back of my computer was bad!

  2. Daiken says:
    11/15/2006 at 7:12 pm

    I was gonna say the architecture in the back of that picture looks like what I’ve seen in India, but then I visited the link. Lo and behold, the pictures are NOT from Thailand but from India. I guarantee it. How can I tell? Um, a bunch of dark brown people walking the streets? The writing on the signs is also not in Thai, but Hindi. Not to mention, I can also see the a number of kite remains on the lines, which is a common site in India since kite flying is hugely popular.

  3. mark says:
    11/15/2006 at 9:13 pm

    “since kite flying is hugely popular.”

    And has also been very dangerous lately (for obvious reasons).

  4. Jeffrey says:
    11/15/2006 at 9:54 pm

    wonder how well their ADSL works in their country :P

  5. chad says:
    11/15/2006 at 11:13 pm

    haha … I have to visit india…. between bad infstructure planning and kite flying being all the rage it sounds like a stand up place to get down!

  6. Quiksilva says:
    11/16/2006 at 12:27 am

    I work in Thailand and have been unfortunate enough to have been to India a few times.

    The pictures are clearly India / Pakistan / Bangladesh but certainly not Thailand.

    If you look closely there are also posters of Bollywood movies on the walls.

    All that being said, Thailand does have a similar problem but not to this extent.

    BTW unfortunately the best affordable ADSL speeds here are 512k up /2.5MB down giving 230kbps download speeds(if your lucky and wind is blowing in the right direction) for about 60$US a month.

  7. PVL says:
    11/16/2006 at 11:16 am

    Looks like a server room before I rewired it: http://pjllobell.com/images/sf001.jpg

  8. iwa87 says:
    11/16/2006 at 11:33 am

    It’s not Thailand, it’s India, so change the misleading title.

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