Melbourne (AUS)

[bg23]

very few from melbourne, it seems.

 

[Gil_T2]

where is everyone - who has gone into hibernation

All sulking at the end of summer as even the Aussie thread is running slow.

So hows the wildlife down south.

 

[bluewater1000]

very few from melbourne, it seems.

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Yep. they are a very low profile lot, the Victorians.. Ive been doing a Nostross, work work, work , then off sailing, and more sailing,, never let work get in the way of a yacht race,, grin

 

[bg23]

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Yep. they are a very low profile lot, the Victorians.. Ive been doing a Nostross, work work, work , then off sailing, and more sailing,, never let work get in the way of a yacht race,, grin

aha
are you attending the festival down in willy this weekend?

 

[bluewater1000]

aha
are you attending the festival down in willy this weekend?

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It was in full swing when I left the club on about 6pm on Sat..sadly, i couldnt stay for it, and due to us being short handed, and 2 races as well, i was stuffed, so home I went to a much needed long shower......................

 

[Gil_T2]

aha
are you attending the festival down in willy this weekend?

What happened to the loverly AV you had up on your pervious post? it was more interesting than this one you have with the bunny.

 

[nostress]

where is everyone - who has gone into hibernation

Bloody Telstra, no internet for two days after a dozen phone calls they tell me the problem is my modem, spent $135 on a new one but got home to find the puter on line and running great and the new modem is still siting in the box

 

[mortalwombat]

Bloody Telstra, no internet for two days after a dozen phone calls they tell me the problem is my modem, spent $135 on a new one but got home to find the puter on line and running great and the new modem is still siting in the box

did you happen to get the name of the operator who told you it was the modem? at least then you'll know exactly whose arse to jam the new one up. Although chances are it was someone in india or somewhere like that. my own experiences with telstra big pond have been similar-they r happy to take your money but not so happy to help if theres any problems. even when its running well it seems slow. no matter-contract's up soon!

 

[bertrande]

Bloody Telstra, no internet for two days after a dozen phone calls they tell me the problem is my modem, spent $135 on a new one but got home to find the puter on line and running great and the new modem is still siting in the box

Oh you poor thing you understand my frustration with Telstra and no telephone/internet over Easter then. Take the modem back and get your money back and trash Telstra as much as possible to other people.

Hope this helps

 

[bg23]

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It was in full swing when I left the club on about 6pm on Sat..sadly, i couldnt stay for it, and due to us being short handed, and 2 races as well, i was stuffed, so home I went to a much needed long shower......................

unfortunate
it looked like fun
i couldn't make it myself.

 

[nostress]

Oh you poor thing you understand my frustration with Telstra and no telephone/internet over Easter then. Take the modem back and get your money back and trash Telstra as much as possible to other people.

Hope this helps

now in the search for a new broadband provider anything has to be better then Telstra.

so what did you do to help fill in your free time over Easter ???

 

[nostress]

did you happen to get the name of the operator who told you it was the modem? at least then you'll know exactly whose arse to jam the new one up. Although chances are it was someone in india or somewhere like that. my own experiences with telstra big pond have been similar-they r happy to take your money but not so happy to help if theres any problems. even when its running well it seems slow. no matter-contract's up soon!

you cant rerally blame the people who work there they are just stuck in a system that means everything is rush rush pass the problem on. besides the modem cost to much to just jam up someones arse

 

[mortalwombat]

you cant rerally blame the people who work there they are just stuck in a system that means everything is rush rush pass the problem on. besides the modem cost to much to just jam up someones arse

good point-better use the old modem! I know they have to work in a substandard system but thats no excuse for the individual to give sloppy service and wrong info-if they dont know admit it and try to find someone who does. failing that suggest maybe the modems a problem rather than just say it is-if it was a suggestion you'd know to test it on a friends computer or at a computer shop before you went to the expense. maybe i'm too fussy-who knows?
since i'm new here i guess i shouldn't be so opinionated first up so i'll start again-hi all i'm wombat-how is everyone?

 

[bluewater1000]

now in the search for a new broadband provider anything has to be better then Telstra

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Nostress, try ozemail, now an inet compzny etc, i have a 512/512 connectiond , costs about $65 pm
dodo is also offering ASDL at very cheap rates, not sure of the country presence, ( if memory serves me, your down in gippsland i think)
Optus is via cable

All of them require you to purchase an ASDL modem (cable box in optus case), (grin yep another modem, take the other one back and get a refund)

If your timings good, they will throw in an ASDL modem for nothing, well not really nothing you will prob be contracted.

Re Primus, AAPT dont know enough, however they are solid companies

One thing to note, If you have a telstra land line, you will end up on telstras books as a client of a wholesale provider, and if you have a landline problem, the telstra customer service people send you to their wholesale division,, stand your ground, if that happens,,and state that the landline is a TELSTRA landline and the wholesaler they are refering to is for your ASDL..and believe it or not, the wholesale division get ticked off at their retail div, when you are redirected to them for a landline problem ,, bit of a laugh really

 

[bertrande]

now in the search for a new broadband provider anything has to be better then Telstra.

so what did you do to help fill in your free time over Easter ???

I worked, worked and worked.

Took a few photos as well.

 

[bertrande]

good point-better use the old modem! I know they have to work in a substandard system but thats no excuse for the individual to give sloppy service and wrong info-if they dont know admit it and try to find someone who does. failing that suggest maybe the modems a problem rather than just say it is-if it was a suggestion you'd know to test it on a friends computer or at a computer shop before you went to the expense. maybe i'm too fussy-who knows?
since i'm new here i guess i shouldn't be so opinionated first up so i'll start again-hi all i'm wombat-how is everyone?

Hi wombat

*waving*

I'm a newbie too. Welcome, they don't bite very hard on this thread, at least I haven't been bitten hard - yet.

 

[nostress]

Hi wombat

*waving*

I'm a newbie too. Welcome, they don't bite very hard on this thread, at least I haven't been bitten hard - yet.

we would never bite you, there is lots of other things we might do but never bite......unless asked to

 

[nostress]

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Nostress, try ozemail, now an inet compzny etc, i have a 512/512 connectiond , costs about $65 pm
dodo is also offering ASDL at very cheap rates, not sure of the country presence, ( if memory serves me, your down in gippsland i think)
Optus is via cable

All of them require you to purchase an ASDL modem (cable box in optus case), (grin yep another modem, take the other one back and get a refund)

If your timings good, they will throw in an ASDL modem for nothing, well not really nothing you will prob be contracted.

Re Primus, AAPT dont know enough, however they are solid companies

One thing to note, If you have a telstra land line, you will end up on telstras books as a client of a wholesale provider, and if you have a landline problem, the telstra customer service people send you to their wholesale division,, stand your ground, if that happens,,and state that the landline is a TELSTRA landline and the wholesaler they are refering to is for your ASDL..and believe it or not, the wholesale division get ticked off at their retail div, when you are redirected to them for a landline problem ,, bit of a laugh really

Thanks Blue

The two modems I have now are both ADSL the new one has 4 ports which would be handy for my sons Playstation 2 which he can use on line, I will check out the ozemail pretty sure they run a service down here in Gippsland.
and thanks for the info on how to handle Telstra if I run into a land line problem

 

[nostress]

I worked, worked and worked.

Took a few photos as well.

Work is something I have been doing way to much of lately but it should slow down soon

photos could be interesting, hopefully you will let us seem some one day

 

[bertrande]

photos could be interesting, hopefully you will let us seem some one day

Well what did you think?

 

[mortalwombat]

Nostress, i actually use a netspace 512/64 adsl connection for my service-no major complaints in the nearly 2 years i've been with them-when my contracts up i'll most likely stay with them although i'll change my plan. i think in the 2 years theres been 3 times i've had no access and for those times it's down or if you want to access the net from somewhere other than home my plan includes a dial up connection which has been useful on occasion. I have 3 computers hooked up to my modem and that doesen't seem to affect the speed much at all. They will let you use your existing modem (not the one inserted in the telstra person tho)but they only provide support for the modem they supply which for me was a netcomm nb1300. my wife has a bigpond 256 connection for her business and trust me theres no comparing the 2!

 

[mortalwombat]

Hi wombat

*waving*

I'm a newbie too. Welcome, they don't bite very hard on this thread, at least I haven't been bitten hard - yet.

*waves back* hi bertrande-i actually came here to get bitten. At least nibbled a little. thanks for the welcome

 

[nostress]

Well what did you think?

stunning absolutly stunning,

 

[bertrande]

stunning absolutly stunning,

Why thank you.

*blushing coyly here*

 

[doc-md]

From another Newbie

Hey, its great to find some representation from Melbourne

I have been a victim of telstra too, including being involved in a legal class action against them for illegal financial practices.

I have used iinet adsl in the past and found their service to be really good