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I got it! So, as I understand it, I don't have to do anything involving Visas or borders or anything of the sort for 90 days, at which point I have to go to the Immigration office, pay 1900 baht for an extension (about an hour out of my life). Thus giving me 1 year in the Land of Smiles without having to do any sort of shitty Visa run to Ranong in a hot, cramped minivan full of farangs (about 10 hours out of my life). Let's compare the two, shall we...

	Tourist (Double-Entry)	ED (Single-Entry Education)
Day 1	Visa Run to Penang	Visa Run to Penang
	Cost: 13000 baht (flight, hotel, visa)	Cost: 13000 baht (flight, hotel, visa)
	Time: 3 days	Time: 3 days
Day 60	Visit Immigration Office (Extension)	---
	Cost: 1900 baht
	Time: 1 hr
Day 90	Visa Run to Ranong	Visit Immigration Office (Extension)
	Cost: 1500 baht	Cost: 1900 baht
	Time: 10 hrs	Time: 1 hr
Day 150	Visit Immigration Office (Extension)	---
	Cost: 1900 baht
	Time: 1 hr
Day 180	Visa Run to Penang	Registered Mail Address Report
	Cost: 13000 baht (flight, hotel, visa)	Cost: 300 baht
	Time: 3 days	Time: 15 mins
Day 240	Visit Immigration Office (Extension)	---
	Cost: 1900 baht
	Time: 1 hr
Day 270	Visa Run to Ranong	Registered Mail Address Report
	Cost: 1500 baht	Cost: 300 baht
	Time: 10 hrs	Time: 15 mins
Day 330	Visit Immigration Office (Extension)	---
	Cost: 1900 baht
	Time: 1 hr
Total Cost	36600 baht	15500 baht
Total Time	About 8 days	About 3.5 days

Now all I have to do is get out of this shit hole they call Penang and back to beautiful Phuket. Too bad there's no flights tomorrow so I'm stuck here til Friday.

Sources:
http://www.thaivisa.com/279.0.html
http://www.thaivisa.com/315.0.html
http://www.thaivisa.com/272.0.html
http://www.thaivisa.com/298.0.html