Posts Tagged ‘telstra’

Vodafone is the path to the dark side. Vodafone leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to Telstra.

Geek | Posted by Dean
May 16 2011

vodafail

vodafail


Today I have freed myself from the decripit telephony network that is Vodafone Australia. When I went to Vodafone I was overjoyed at moving away from Telstra, however after having many an issue with them I am now back to the big “T”.

I was planning on moving back to Telstra when my Vodafone contract expired at the end of June. The plan was to move the number only and then wait to upgrade the handset when the iPhone 5 is released.

However when my Nokia N97 had a cataclysmic failure in the charging socket the need grew more urgent. On the Nokia N97 the charging point in the phone itself failed to connect to the chargers tried. Prices to fix this put it between $90 and $110 to repair. More than a new contract with a new iPhone 4.

So I have gone to Telstra on a cheaper cap and some added perks due to an active promotion. The perks all up represent $100 in savings … huzzah! So I am now a full Apple convert with an iPod Classic, iPad Generation 1, MacBook Pro, and now an iPhone 4. I guess I can call Steve Jobs the Emperor now!

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The End of an Era

Geek, Web Sites and Social Networking | Posted by Dean
Jan 13 2008

The #Peers.20s room on the Induced IRC network closed recently. This was a great room that was frequented by many for a number of years. The room was a foundation room that followed the split away from the Telstra Big Pond IRC server after some controversial decisions were made some years back. I will not go into details, but suffice to say they were poor decisions for the chat community in my opinion.

Unfortunately, over recent months the #Peers.20s channel has dwindled in numbers with users flocking to other rooms such as #Chat and #Lounge. Thus a tough decision was made to cease the room for good. As a result the web site that I used to host at http://peers20s.schwoit.com has also ended and is now redirected here for the next month or so, after which time it to will cease.

I still thoroughly recommend the Induced IRC network run by knowledgeable and responsible administrators. It remains the premier chat service in Australia, and when I do squeeze in a chat that is where I will be hanging. If you wish to give it a go simply click Chat Australia. There is a small applet that will need to be trusted. Alternatively hit on Induced IRC and access from there.

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