My iPhone was one of the first, I bought it from the US and it was already unlocked, but the unlock was one of the early patches so not all of the functions worked. I have been meaning to update it since I saw a friends iPhone with all the cool enhancements that have been made since my old version.

I searched on Google and found a vendor selling a unlock solution, what I got for my 17 UK pounds was a PDF file with instructions to download a free program that unlocks the iphone.. I guess I was not cheated as I got what I wanted, but it’s a bit cheeky selling a link to free software!

Using the software was easy, just one click and it was done, now I have all the latest features and I’m upgraded to the latest firmware.

Map location works fine with DTAC, it pinpoints my location to within a few hundred meters, not as accurate as GPS but it’s still impressive.

I just returned from a trip to Bangkok which is 650 Km away, easy enough to get there as Thai roads are excellent and well signposted in English, but getting around Bangkok by car is a bloody nightmare if you get lost.

In December last year I bought a new car and decided that the time was right to buy a GPS unit. To be honest there is not much choice in Thailand, and after a chat with Maurice at Eagle GPS in Chiang Mai I went for the Garmin Nuvi 300.

Now 6 months later I simply would not consider driving any distance without my Garmin, the maps are excellent and it’s so very easy to use. Outside of Bangkok I’m fairly good at finding my way around, but the Nuvi can find things like fuel stations, ATMs and Hotels for me which is more useful than it sounds.

The last update to my Nuvi was in January so I am hoping now that there will be an update soon as there are a lot of new roads in Thailand. The software is licenced from ESRI in Thailand, and they supply updates via dealers rather than by download..so I’m hoping that Eagle GPS stay in business for a while yet!

If you have a Garmin from outside of Thailand you can buy just the maps for 11,200 baht which is good value if you are planning on staying a while and driving about, especially driving in Bangkok.