Comments on: Google Being Blocked in Thailand?

By: Mr.Lee

Mr.Lee — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:54:37 +0000

Hello Vern, I’m happy to read that you’ve found a way to get back to Google. Internet speeds not great here in the Philippines,but,sounds light years ahead of Thailand.

By: Vern

Vern — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:28:50 +0000

Maybe so Bill, Maybe so! There are Thais in Phoenix? Wow. Can you get a decent Som Tam? Yum Woonsen? Lahp? One thing I fear about returning to the USA is not having ENOUGH Thai people around me to take care of my food cravings. Either my wife will have to cook full-time or we’ll need to live near a large population of Buddhist temples and Thai markets so I can get my daily fix. I think I couldn’t survive on farang food anymore. Spoiled… really spoiled now.

By: Phra Bill

Phra Bill — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:25:15 +0000

and what’s really sad, is that the Thai people don’t know they have the lamest internet connections in the known world.. They actually believe that they are up there near the #1 slot. They don’t have a clue. And they don’t believe you when you try and explain to them what every one else out here has. They don’t think it’s possible for them to be that far behind everyone else. I am here in Phoenix Arizona now, and the Thai people that live here just shake their heads at their fellow Thai’s back home.

By: Vern

Vern — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:19:35 +0000

Thanks for writing Ruang… I figured it was DNS issue too – because I use Google’s Open DNS 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 and I think the ISP’s in Thailand don’t like it… so they block Google in retaliation I guess? No idea… I just reverted back to regular DNS – AUTO – and everything worked again.

So, Open DNS is working now for you? Ok, maybe I’ll try that…

By: Ruang

Ruang — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:50:27 +0000

I had the exact same problem yesterday and it took me hours to figure it out. Basically Google re-routed me to their local address at google.co.th, and it kept timing out.

Here’s how I fixed it:

Control Panel
Network Connections
Choose the connection you’re using
Right-click Properties
Internet Protocol
Properties
Use the following DNS Server Addresses (from opendns.com)
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220