There was a long thread on sawatdee in the last 3 weeks which you will find very helpful
http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com...ghlight=phuket
in fact there are a lot of posts in the last 6 months which will cover most of your questions
join first it is free
www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com
at the top of the page look for search
type in phuket
not all the posts that came up for me were phuket but there were lots