Re: Who is getting an iPhone tomorrow?

[Barb Zahari]

Doesn't work .. I've tried restarting my very simple Nokia prepaid on 
advice from a real Vodaphone person (not the dreaded Lara! :-) )


Never mind 3G coverage - I can't even get a decent Vodaphone signal for 
plain vanilla mobile calls/text inside my small single-story house in 
Bassendean!


Never had a problem with this - same phone - in the 3 years or so with 
Tel$tra before changing to Vodaphone in April.

Not the phone itself, works fine in some areas.

Barb Zahari



On 10 Jul 2008, at 2:42 PM, Dark1 wrote:

Have you tried restarting your phone?



On 10/07/2008, at 1:27 PM, Chris Griffiths wrote:


Hi everyone,

Has anyone else had problems with Vodafone coverage in Perth?

Regards Chris G

On 10/07/2008, at 9:27 AM, Rod wrote:

I'd say Optus at this stage, as they have a better 3g coverage than 
Vodafone in Perth (which is woeful at best).  Telstra really 
haven't stated what their plans are completely, but from what I 
have read around the traps you will have to buy a data pack on top 
of your regular call plan.  Have a look on news.com.au today, as 
there is a guide on there.




I work in Midland and there is no 3g coverage from about Forrestfield 
onwards to the hills.  I can't even get a GPRS tag to pop up on my 
Windows Mobile phone (yes, I use one!).


Seeya

Rod!

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Re: Who is getting an iPhone tomorrow?

[Dark1]

Have you tried restarting your phone?



On 10/07/2008, at 1:27 PM, Chris Griffiths wrote:


Hi everyone,

Has anyone else had problems with Vodafone coverage in Perth?

Regards Chris G

On 10/07/2008, at 9:27 AM, Rod wrote:

I'd say Optus at this stage, as they have a better 3g coverage  
than Vodafone in Perth (which is woeful at best).  Telstra really  
haven't stated what their plans are completely, but from what I  
have read around the traps you will have to buy a data pack on top  
of your regular call plan.  Have a look on news.com.au today, as  
there is a guide on there.




I work in Midland and there is no 3g coverage from about  
Forrestfield onwards to the hills.  I can't even get a GPRS tag to  
pop up on my Windows Mobile phone (yes, I use one!).


Seeya

Rod!

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Re: International Roaming on Telstra Prepaid

[Neil Houghton]

Hehe

In my experience, Telstra shops don't know much about anything :)


Regarding overseas travel, when we went to Europe recently my other half got
a prepaid SIM card which was, I think, UK based - it worked through Italy,
Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Czech Republic and Swizerland
and she could top it up on the go.

One annoyance was that it took a long time to connect - I think it phoned
back to the UK for each connection?

On a slightly different tack, re Janes comment:

>  Quite an endless round
> if sim card swopping goes on when I travel!

I vaguely remember seeing on eBay:

1) mobile phones with 2 SIM card slots
2) SIM card adaptors to let you fit 2 SIM cards into 1 SIM card slot

I also seem to remember that there were different variations in how these
worked - I think with some only 1 card was active at a time and you could
select which one, whereas with others both worked for incoming calls and one
was selected for outgoing.

The main market seemed to be for people travelling - does anyone have any
experience with these ( & would the adaptors let you fit 2 SIMs into an
iPhone?!)

So much to learn... So few brain cells left!!


Cheers


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on 10/7/08 1:23 PM, mince and pud at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Hi Jane
> 
> Thanks for that - funny the telstra shop didn't seem to know about
> it
> 
> Alastair
> 
> 
> On 10 Jul 2008, at 06:00, Jane Griffiths wrote:
> 
>> Hi Lloyd & Alastair
>> 
>> See here for Telstra International roaming on Prepaids
>> 
>> www.telstra.com.au/mobile/networks/internat_prepaid.html
>> 
>> Regards
>> Jane
>> 
>> On 10/07/2008, at 12:24 PM, Lloyd White wrote:
>> 
>>> I would also like to know how to do that.  I took an Optus simple
>>> contract
>>> because they gave me Global Roaming which Telstra would not do on
>>> pre-paid.
>>> Lloyd
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 Hi Jane
 
 iPhone aside, I was interested to hear you use your pre-paid telstra
 sim abroad - I have the same but to roam abroad they make me go on
 to a
 temporary contract, which I then have to undo when I get back. How do
 you do it?
 
 regards
 Alastair
 
 
 On 10 Jul 2008, at 04:20, Jane Griffiths wrote:
 
> 
> As much as I would like to, I won't be getting an iPhone tomorrow. I
> feel I need more time to understand the intricacies of the various
> carriers' plans.
> I only have a pre-paid telstra sim in an unlocked phone (for use
> overseas as well) at the moment and my mobile phone usage is very
> low,
> so only the lowest cost plans would be of interest to me. I notice
> that Optus offer an $80 unlocking of the iPhone on their pre-paid
> plan
> so that might be tempting.
> I will be going along to somewhere selling the iPhone tomorrow just
> to
> have a look at one, as I must be one of the few Apple fans that has
> actually never seen the real thing!
> 
> Jane
> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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Dubai

[Jane Griffiths]

Hi Steven

I really wish I could be of more help to you here, but unfortunately  
my total knowledge of Dubai consists only of many hours spent in the  
Emirates (very nice) lounge on my travels to the UK.  I know someone  
who travels to Dubai on business quite regularly and will ask him your  
questions later today.


Regards
Jane

On 10/07/2008, at 1:46 PM, Steven wrote:


Hi Jane

Seizing on your mention of Dubai, I shall be relocating there on 18  
July. Do
you know whether the iPhone will work with either of the two local  
carriers
there? I've been hanging out for the iPhone to reach Australia, and  
when it

does, I move somewhere else where the iPhone officially is not.

Also, do you happen to use a sat nav whilst in Dubai? I have a  
TomTom but

TomTom doesn't have a map for UAE apparently.

Cheers, Steven


On 10/7/08 12:33 PM, "Jane Griffiths" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Hi Alastair

I didn't make myself very clear, sorry. What i meant was that i have
an unlocked phone in which i use a Telstra prepaid sim at home here,
then when I travel to the UK I use a prepaid UK sim card there.
I thought international roaming was allowed on Telstra prepaid? but I
might be getting mixed up with my husband's Optus prepaid which does
have international roaming.

I do know that when in Dubai I have to use an Optus prepaid sim to
enable me to send text messages to Oz as the Telstra prepaid is
"banned" from doing so by the Dubai telecoms. Quite an endless round
if sim card swopping goes on when I travel!

Just going off on a rant here, but another thing that annoys me about
prepaids is that I can't receive picture texts (are they MMS??)  from
international numbers. This is one of many questions I have for the
iPhone carriers.

Regards
Jane



On 10/07/2008, at 12:03 PM, mince and pud wrote:


Hi Jane

iPhone aside, I was interested to hear you use your pre-paid telstra
sim abroad - I have the same but to roam abroad they make me go on
to a temporary contract, which I then have to undo when I get back.
How do you do it?

regards
Alastair


On 10 Jul 2008, at 04:20, Jane Griffiths wrote:



As much as I would like to, I won't be getting an iPhone tomorrow.
I feel I need more time to understand the intricacies of the
various carriers' plans.
I only have a pre-paid telstra sim in an unlocked phone (for use
overseas as well) at the moment and my mobile phone usage is very
low, so only the lowest cost plans would be of interest to me. I
notice that Optus offer an $80 unlocking of the iPhone on their  
pre-

paid plan so that might be tempting.
I will be going along to somewhere selling the iPhone tomorrow just
to have a look at one, as I must be one of the few Apple fans that
has actually never seen the real thing!

Jane

On 10/07/2008, at 9:19 AM, Rod wrote:


Hi All!

Just for a bit of fun, it would be interesting to know if any
wamuggers are going to get an iPhone tomorrow?  Or will you wait
and see when there are decent levels of stock available.  I think
there will only be a handful of iPhones available here tomorrow,
with more in the next few weeks.  Nothing like a bit of "sold so
fast" publicity to keep the hype going ;-)

Seeya

Rod!





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Re: Who is getting an iPhone tomorrow?

[Steven]

Hi Jane

Seizing on your mention of Dubai, I shall be relocating there on 18 July. Do
you know whether the iPhone will work with either of the two local carriers
there? I've been hanging out for the iPhone to reach Australia, and when it
does, I move somewhere else where the iPhone officially is not.

Also, do you happen to use a sat nav whilst in Dubai? I have a TomTom but
TomTom doesn't have a map for UAE apparently.

Cheers, Steven


On 10/7/08 12:33 PM, "Jane Griffiths" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi Alastair
> 
> I didn't make myself very clear, sorry. What i meant was that i have
> an unlocked phone in which i use a Telstra prepaid sim at home here,
> then when I travel to the UK I use a prepaid UK sim card there.
> I thought international roaming was allowed on Telstra prepaid? but I
> might be getting mixed up with my husband's Optus prepaid which does
> have international roaming.
> 
> I do know that when in Dubai I have to use an Optus prepaid sim to
> enable me to send text messages to Oz as the Telstra prepaid is
> "banned" from doing so by the Dubai telecoms. Quite an endless round
> if sim card swopping goes on when I travel!
> 
> Just going off on a rant here, but another thing that annoys me about
> prepaids is that I can't receive picture texts (are they MMS??)  from
> international numbers. This is one of many questions I have for the
> iPhone carriers.
> 
> Regards
> Jane
> 
> 
> 
> On 10/07/2008, at 12:03 PM, mince and pud wrote:
> 
>> Hi Jane
>> 
>> iPhone aside, I was interested to hear you use your pre-paid telstra
>> sim abroad - I have the same but to roam abroad they make me go on
>> to a temporary contract, which I then have to undo when I get back.
>> How do you do it?
>> 
>> regards
>> Alastair
>> 
>> 
>> On 10 Jul 2008, at 04:20, Jane Griffiths wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> As much as I would like to, I won't be getting an iPhone tomorrow.
>>> I feel I need more time to understand the intricacies of the
>>> various carriers' plans.
>>> I only have a pre-paid telstra sim in an unlocked phone (for use
>>> overseas as well) at the moment and my mobile phone usage is very
>>> low, so only the lowest cost plans would be of interest to me. I
>>> notice that Optus offer an $80 unlocking of the iPhone on their pre-
>>> paid plan so that might be tempting.
>>> I will be going along to somewhere selling the iPhone tomorrow just
>>> to have a look at one, as I must be one of the few Apple fans that
>>> has actually never seen the real thing!
>>> 
>>> Jane
>>> 
>>> On 10/07/2008, at 9:19 AM, Rod wrote:
>>> 
 Hi All!
 
 Just for a bit of fun, it would be interesting to know if any
 wamuggers are going to get an iPhone tomorrow?  Or will you wait
 and see when there are decent levels of stock available.  I think
 there will only be a handful of iPhones available here tomorrow,
 with more in the next few weeks.  Nothing like a bit of "sold so
 fast" publicity to keep the hype going ;-)
 
 Seeya
 
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[Rod]

On 10/07/2008, at 1:27 PM, Chris Griffiths wrote:


Hi everyone,

Has anyone else had problems with Vodafone coverage in Perth?

Regards Chris G

On 10/07/2008, at 9:27 AM, Rod wrote:

I'd say Optus at this stage, as they have a better 3g coverage than  
Vodafone in Perth (which is woeful at best).  Telstra really  
haven't stated what their plans are completely, but from what I  
have read around the traps you will have to buy a data pack on top  
of your regular call plan.  Have a look on news.com.au today, as  
there is a guide on there.




I work in Midland and there is no 3g coverage from about Forrestfield  
onwards to the hills.  I can't even get a GPRS tag to pop up on my  
Windows Mobile phone (yes, I use one!).


Seeya

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Re: International Roaming on Telstra Prepaid

[Lloyd White]

Thanks for that Jane. My travel is usually in South Africa or France - two
countries excluded from the list, which is probably why I did not know it
was possible.
Lloyd 




> Hi Lloyd & Alastair
> 
> See here for Telstra International roaming on Prepaids
> 
> www.telstra.com.au/mobile/networks/internat_prepaid.html
> 
> Regards
> Jane
> 
> On 10/07/2008, at 12:24 PM, Lloyd White wrote:
> 
>> I would also like to know how to do that.  I took an Optus simple
>> contract
>> because they gave me Global Roaming which Telstra would not do on
>> pre-paid.
>> Lloyd



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[Chris Griffiths]

Hi everyone,

Has anyone else had problems with Vodafone coverage in Perth?

Regards Chris G

On 10/07/2008, at 9:27 AM, Rod wrote:

I'd say Optus at this stage, as they have a better 3g coverage than  
Vodafone in Perth (which is woeful at best).  Telstra really haven't  
stated what their plans are completely, but from what I have read  
around the traps you will have to buy a data pack on top of your  
regular call plan.  Have a look on news.com.au today, as there is a  
guide on there.


Seeya

Rod!


On 10/07/2008, at 9:22 AM, Chris Griffiths wrote:


I will get one if I don't have to queue!

Because I'm not stuck on a carrier does anyone know what is the  
best deal for a 69 - 79 cap and where to go to get it?


Thanks Chris G

On 10/07/2008, at 9:19 AM, Rod wrote:


Hi All!

Just for a bit of fun, it would be interesting to know if any  
wamuggers are going to get an iPhone tomorrow?  Or will you wait  
and see when there are decent levels of stock available.  I think  
there will only be a handful of iPhones available here tomorrow,  
with more in the next few weeks.  Nothing like a bit of "sold so  
fast" publicity to keep the hype going ;-)


Seeya

Rod!

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Re: International Roaming on Telstra Prepaid

[mince and pud]

Hi Jane

Thanks for that - funny the telstra shop didn't seem to know about 
it


Alastair


On 10 Jul 2008, at 06:00, Jane Griffiths wrote:


Hi Lloyd & Alastair

See here for Telstra International roaming on Prepaids

www.telstra.com.au/mobile/networks/internat_prepaid.html

Regards
Jane

On 10/07/2008, at 12:24 PM, Lloyd White wrote:

I would also like to know how to do that.  I took an Optus simple 
contract
because they gave me Global Roaming which Telstra would not do on 
pre-paid.

Lloyd





Hi Jane

iPhone aside, I was interested to hear you use your pre-paid telstra
sim abroad - I have the same but to roam abroad they make me go on 
to a

temporary contract, which I then have to undo when I get back. How do
you do it?

regards
Alastair


On 10 Jul 2008, at 04:20, Jane Griffiths wrote:



As much as I would like to, I won't be getting an iPhone tomorrow. I
feel I need more time to understand the intricacies of the various
carriers' plans.
I only have a pre-paid telstra sim in an unlocked phone (for use
overseas as well) at the moment and my mobile phone usage is very 
low,

so only the lowest cost plans would be of interest to me. I notice
that Optus offer an $80 unlocking of the iPhone on their pre-paid 
plan

so that might be tempting.
I will be going along to somewhere selling the iPhone tomorrow just 
to

have a look at one, as I must be one of the few Apple fans that has
actually never seen the real thing!

Jane








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International Roaming on Telstra Prepaid

[Jane Griffiths]

Hi Lloyd & Alastair

See here for Telstra International roaming on Prepaids

www.telstra.com.au/mobile/networks/internat_prepaid.html

Regards
Jane

On 10/07/2008, at 12:24 PM, Lloyd White wrote:

I would also like to know how to do that.  I took an Optus simple  
contract
because they gave me Global Roaming which Telstra would not do on  
pre-paid.

Lloyd





Hi Jane

iPhone aside, I was interested to hear you use your pre-paid telstra
sim abroad - I have the same but to roam abroad they make me go on  
to a

temporary contract, which I then have to undo when I get back. How do
you do it?

regards
Alastair


On 10 Jul 2008, at 04:20, Jane Griffiths wrote:



As much as I would like to, I won't be getting an iPhone tomorrow. I
feel I need more time to understand the intricacies of the various
carriers' plans.
I only have a pre-paid telstra sim in an unlocked phone (for use
overseas as well) at the moment and my mobile phone usage is very  
low,

so only the lowest cost plans would be of interest to me. I notice
that Optus offer an $80 unlocking of the iPhone on their pre-paid  
plan

so that might be tempting.
I will be going along to somewhere selling the iPhone tomorrow  
just to

have a look at one, as I must be one of the few Apple fans that has
actually never seen the real thing!

Jane








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Re: Who is getting an iPhone tomorrow?

[Jane Griffiths]

Hi Alastair

I didn't make myself very clear, sorry. What i meant was that i have  
an unlocked phone in which i use a Telstra prepaid sim at home here,  
then when I travel to the UK I use a prepaid UK sim card there.
I thought international roaming was allowed on Telstra prepaid? but I  
might be getting mixed up with my husband's Optus prepaid which does  
have international roaming.


I do know that when in Dubai I have to use an Optus prepaid sim to  
enable me to send text messages to Oz as the Telstra prepaid is  
"banned" from doing so by the Dubai telecoms. Quite an endless round  
if sim card swopping goes on when I travel!


Just going off on a rant here, but another thing that annoys me about  
prepaids is that I can't receive picture texts (are they MMS??)  from  
international numbers. This is one of many questions I have for the  
iPhone carriers.


Regards
Jane



On 10/07/2008, at 12:03 PM, mince and pud wrote:


Hi Jane

iPhone aside, I was interested to hear you use your pre-paid telstra  
sim abroad - I have the same but to roam abroad they make me go on  
to a temporary contract, which I then have to undo when I get back.  
How do you do it?


regards
Alastair


On 10 Jul 2008, at 04:20, Jane Griffiths wrote:



As much as I would like to, I won't be getting an iPhone tomorrow.  
I feel I need more time to understand the intricacies of the  
various carriers' plans.
I only have a pre-paid telstra sim in an unlocked phone (for use  
overseas as well) at the moment and my mobile phone usage is very  
low, so only the lowest cost plans would be of interest to me. I  
notice that Optus offer an $80 unlocking of the iPhone on their pre- 
paid plan so that might be tempting.
I will be going along to somewhere selling the iPhone tomorrow just  
to have a look at one, as I must be one of the few Apple fans that  
has actually never seen the real thing!


Jane

On 10/07/2008, at 9:19 AM, Rod wrote:


Hi All!

Just for a bit of fun, it would be interesting to know if any  
wamuggers are going to get an iPhone tomorrow?  Or will you wait  
and see when there are decent levels of stock available.  I think  
there will only be a handful of iPhones available here tomorrow,  
with more in the next few weeks.  Nothing like a bit of "sold so  
fast" publicity to keep the hype going ;-)


Seeya

Rod!

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[Lloyd White]

I would also like to know how to do that.  I took an Optus simple contract
because they gave me Global Roaming which Telstra would not do on pre-paid.
Lloyd 




> Hi Jane
> 
> iPhone aside, I was interested to hear you use your pre-paid telstra
> sim abroad - I have the same but to roam abroad they make me go on to a
> temporary contract, which I then have to undo when I get back. How do
> you do it?
> 
> regards
> Alastair
> 
> 
> On 10 Jul 2008, at 04:20, Jane Griffiths wrote:
> 
>> 
>> As much as I would like to, I won't be getting an iPhone tomorrow. I
>> feel I need more time to understand the intricacies of the various
>> carriers' plans.
>> I only have a pre-paid telstra sim in an unlocked phone (for use
>> overseas as well) at the moment and my mobile phone usage is very low,
>> so only the lowest cost plans would be of interest to me. I notice
>> that Optus offer an $80 unlocking of the iPhone on their pre-paid plan
>> so that might be tempting.
>> I will be going along to somewhere selling the iPhone tomorrow just to
>> have a look at one, as I must be one of the few Apple fans that has
>> actually never seen the real thing!
>> 
>> Jane
>> 


 



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[mince and pud]

Hi Jane

iPhone aside, I was interested to hear you use your pre-paid telstra 
sim abroad - I have the same but to roam abroad they make me go on to a 
temporary contract, which I then have to undo when I get back. How do 
you do it?


regards
Alastair


On 10 Jul 2008, at 04:20, Jane Griffiths wrote:



As much as I would like to, I won't be getting an iPhone tomorrow. I 
feel I need more time to understand the intricacies of the various 
carriers' plans.
I only have a pre-paid telstra sim in an unlocked phone (for use 
overseas as well) at the moment and my mobile phone usage is very low, 
so only the lowest cost plans would be of interest to me. I notice 
that Optus offer an $80 unlocking of the iPhone on their pre-paid plan 
so that might be tempting.
I will be going along to somewhere selling the iPhone tomorrow just to 
have a look at one, as I must be one of the few Apple fans that has 
actually never seen the real thing!


Jane

On 10/07/2008, at 9:19 AM, Rod wrote:


Hi All!

Just for a bit of fun, it would be interesting to know if any 
wamuggers are going to get an iPhone tomorrow?  Or will you wait and 
see when there are decent levels of stock available.  I think there 
will only be a handful of iPhones available here tomorrow, with more 
in the next few weeks.  Nothing like a bit of "sold so fast" 
publicity to keep the hype going ;-)


Seeya

Rod!

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[Jane Griffiths]

As much as I would like to, I won't be getting an iPhone tomorrow. I  
feel I need more time to understand the intricacies of the various  
carriers' plans.
I only have a pre-paid telstra sim in an unlocked phone (for use  
overseas as well) at the moment and my mobile phone usage is very low,  
so only the lowest cost plans would be of interest to me. I notice  
that Optus offer an $80 unlocking of the iPhone on their pre-paid plan  
so that might be tempting.
I will be going along to somewhere selling the iPhone tomorrow just to  
have a look at one, as I must be one of the few Apple fans that has  
actually never seen the real thing!


Jane

On 10/07/2008, at 9:19 AM, Rod wrote:


Hi All!

Just for a bit of fun, it would be interesting to know if any  
wamuggers are going to get an iPhone tomorrow?  Or will you wait and  
see when there are decent levels of stock available.  I think there  
will only be a handful of iPhones available here tomorrow, with more  
in the next few weeks.  Nothing like a bit of "sold so fast"  
publicity to keep the hype going ;-)


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Re: Who is getting an iPhone tomorrow?

[Jane Griffiths]

As much as I would like to, I won't be getting an iPhone tomorrow. I  
feel I need more time to understand the intricacies of the various  
carriers' plans.
I only have a pre-paid telstra sim in an unlocked phone (for use  
overseas as well) at the moment and my mobile phone usage is very low,  
so only the lowest cost plans would be of interest to me. I notice  
that Optus offer an $80 unlocking of the iPhone on their pre-paid plan  
so that might be tempting.
I will be going along to somewhere selling the iPhone tomorrow just to  
have a look at one, as I must be one of the few Apple fans that has  
actually never seen the real thing!


Jane

On 10/07/2008, at 9:19 AM, Rod wrote:


Hi All!

Just for a bit of fun, it would be interesting to know if any  
wamuggers are going to get an iPhone tomorrow?  Or will you wait and  
see when there are decent levels of stock available.  I think there  
will only be a handful of iPhones available here tomorrow, with more  
in the next few weeks.  Nothing like a bit of "sold so fast"  
publicity to keep the hype going ;-)


Seeya

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Re: timetracking incorporating into myob

[Peter Bull]

If you are using MYOB Account Edge then it has a Time Billing feature 
on the main control panel. This may suit your needs.


On 06/07/2008, at 10:20 PM, Martin Sulkowski wrote:

At the moment I use officetime 	in the workshop for timetracking and 
Myob for accounting in the office.Does someone know a system which 
does timetracking  and can be linked to Myob.If possible with a header 
and subcategories for the header?

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Re: Problems - Skype 2.7.0.330 on 10.4.11

[James / Hans Kunz]

i'm using 270195 works fine on tiger.11
James

On 10/07/2008, at 10:19, Steven wrote:

The latest version of Skype, which I¹m running on latest version of  
Tiger,
repeatedly quits not too long after launching. Anyone else having  
the same

problem? The problem only seems to have come about with latest Skype
download. Just wondering if anyone else with same set up is  
experiencing

same?

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Re: Missing Dock Items using wireless

[Malcolm McCallum]

On 10/07/2008, at 10:15 AM, Lodge family wrote:


Hi all
Have a problem with dock items missing when logging macbooks onto  
network using wireless.


Problem occurs when a user logs onto the network using wireless, can  
get all the items/half the items/or just the bin and finder.
Does not matter if other laptops are logging on at same, can occur  
with just one user.
Can log on and get two items, then log on again and get the lot, and  
vice versa.
Have checked group managed prefs etc but no improvement in the  
intermittent problem.

Have tried trashing prefs..no difference.
Only had problem since moving from 10.4.7
No problems with ethernet clients.








Background Noise on network 13%, is this normal?Huh:-)









Any ideas ??
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Re: Who is getting an iPhone tomorrow?

[Oldham, Toby]

I think I still have some time left on my Telstra/Motorola V3xx plan. I'll
be interested to hear WAMUG's collective experience with the device though.
: )

T.

On 10/7/08 9:28 AM, "Chris Griffiths" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Thanks Rod!
> 
> On 10/07/2008, at 9:27 AM, Rod wrote:
> 
>> I'd say Optus at this stage, as they have a better 3g coverage than
>> Vodafone in Perth (which is woeful at best).  Telstra really haven't
>> stated what their plans are completely, but from what I have read
>> around the traps you will have to buy a data pack on top of your
>> regular call plan.  Have a look on news.com.au today, as there is a
>> guide on there.
>> 
>> Seeya
>> 
>> Rod!
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/07/2008, at 9:22 AM, Chris Griffiths wrote:
>> 
>>> I will get one if I don't have to queue!
>>> 
>>> Because I'm not stuck on a carrier does anyone know what is the
>>> best deal for a 69 - 79 cap and where to go to get it?
>>> 
>>> Thanks Chris G
>>> 
>>> On 10/07/2008, at 9:19 AM, Rod wrote:
>>> 
 Hi All!
 
 Just for a bit of fun, it would be interesting to know if any
 wamuggers are going to get an iPhone tomorrow?  Or will you wait
 and see when there are decent levels of stock available.  I think
 there will only be a handful of iPhones available here tomorrow,
 with more in the next few weeks.  Nothing like a bit of "sold so
 fast" publicity to keep the hype going ;-)
 
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[Steven]

The latest version of Skype, which I¹m running on latest version of Tiger,
repeatedly quits not too long after launching. Anyone else having the same
problem? The problem only seems to have come about with latest Skype
download. Just wondering if anyone else with same set up is experiencing
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Missing Dock Items using wireless

[Lodge family]

Hi all
Have a problem with dock items missing when logging macbooks onto  
network using wireless.


Problem occurs when a user logs onto the network using wireless, can  
get all the items/half the items/or just the bin and finder.
Does not matter if other laptops are logging on at same, can occur  
with just one user.
Can log on and get two items, then log on again and get the lot, and  
vice versa.
Have checked group managed prefs etc but no improvement in the  
intermittent problem.

Have tried trashing prefs..no difference.
Only had problem since moving from 10.4.7
No problems with ethernet clients.

Background Noise on network 13%, is this normal?

Any ideas ??
Thanks in anticipation
Rob

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Re: Who is getting an iPhone tomorrow?

[Chris Griffiths]

Thanks Rod!

On 10/07/2008, at 9:27 AM, Rod wrote:

I'd say Optus at this stage, as they have a better 3g coverage than  
Vodafone in Perth (which is woeful at best).  Telstra really haven't  
stated what their plans are completely, but from what I have read  
around the traps you will have to buy a data pack on top of your  
regular call plan.  Have a look on news.com.au today, as there is a  
guide on there.


Seeya

Rod!


On 10/07/2008, at 9:22 AM, Chris Griffiths wrote:


I will get one if I don't have to queue!

Because I'm not stuck on a carrier does anyone know what is the  
best deal for a 69 - 79 cap and where to go to get it?


Thanks Chris G

On 10/07/2008, at 9:19 AM, Rod wrote:


Hi All!

Just for a bit of fun, it would be interesting to know if any  
wamuggers are going to get an iPhone tomorrow?  Or will you wait  
and see when there are decent levels of stock available.  I think  
there will only be a handful of iPhones available here tomorrow,  
with more in the next few weeks.  Nothing like a bit of "sold so  
fast" publicity to keep the hype going ;-)


Seeya

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[Rod]

I'd say Optus at this stage, as they have a better 3g coverage than  
Vodafone in Perth (which is woeful at best).  Telstra really haven't  
stated what their plans are completely, but from what I have read  
around the traps you will have to buy a data pack on top of your  
regular call plan.  Have a look on news.com.au today, as there is a  
guide on there.


Seeya

Rod!


On 10/07/2008, at 9:22 AM, Chris Griffiths wrote:


I will get one if I don't have to queue!

Because I'm not stuck on a carrier does anyone know what is the best  
deal for a 69 - 79 cap and where to go to get it?


Thanks Chris G

On 10/07/2008, at 9:19 AM, Rod wrote:


Hi All!

Just for a bit of fun, it would be interesting to know if any  
wamuggers are going to get an iPhone tomorrow?  Or will you wait  
and see when there are decent levels of stock available.  I think  
there will only be a handful of iPhones available here tomorrow,  
with more in the next few weeks.  Nothing like a bit of "sold so  
fast" publicity to keep the hype going ;-)


Seeya

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Re: Who is getting an iPhone tomorrow?

[Chris Griffiths]

I will get one if I don't have to queue!

Because I'm not stuck on a carrier does anyone know what is the best  
deal for a 69 - 79 cap and where to go to get it?


Thanks Chris G

On 10/07/2008, at 9:19 AM, Rod wrote:


Hi All!

Just for a bit of fun, it would be interesting to know if any  
wamuggers are going to get an iPhone tomorrow?  Or will you wait and  
see when there are decent levels of stock available.  I think there  
will only be a handful of iPhones available here tomorrow, with more  
in the next few weeks.  Nothing like a bit of "sold so fast"  
publicity to keep the hype going ;-)


Seeya

Rod!

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Who is getting an iPhone tomorrow?

[Rod]

Hi All!

Just for a bit of fun, it would be interesting to know if any  
wamuggers are going to get an iPhone tomorrow?  Or will you wait and  
see when there are decent levels of stock available.  I think there  
will only be a handful of iPhones available here tomorrow, with more  
in the next few weeks.  Nothing like a bit of "sold so fast" publicity  
to keep the hype going ;-)


Seeya

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Re: iDisk uploads

[Skehan Adrian]

Thanks Peter,  I have been going around in circles for a while trying  
to sync my desktop and MacBook but seem to only cause problems with  
duplicated data and it seems to slow everything down to the extent  
that I just give up, so I am hanging out for MobileMe to get going, it  
sounds like it will be much better and hopefully not as slow.



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On 10/07/2008, at 8:13 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:



On 09/07/2008, at 1:48 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote:

Can anyone tell me if dragging folders or documents onto your  
desktop iDisk is the same as logging into dot Mac > iDisk and using  
the upload button? please.


The answer is Yes, as long as you have .Mac Sync turned on. The  
iDisk at .Mac will be updated according to the schedule you set in  
the .Mac Sync System Preferences. Of course, even if you don't set  
up a schedule you can still sync manually. Click the Check Box to  
allow the .Mac Sync icon to appear in the Menu Bar to make manual  
syncing more accessible.



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On 09/07/2008, at 1:48 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote:

Can anyone tell me if dragging folders or documents onto your  
desktop iDisk is the same as logging into dot Mac > iDisk and using  
the upload button? please.


The answer is Yes, as long as you have .Mac Sync turned on. The iDisk  
at .Mac will be updated according to the schedule you set in the .Mac  
Sync System Preferences. Of course, even if you don't set up a  
schedule you can still sync manually. Click the Check Box to allow  
the .Mac Sync icon to appear in the Menu Bar to make manual syncing  
more accessible.



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Re: DNS vulnerability

[Severin Crisp]

I did it on Westnet's suggestion but not as an actual directive from  
them.  I think it is your choice

Severin

On 09/07/2008, at 6:31 PM, Reg Whitely wrote:


Hi Severin

Are you advising that we should do this? I've sent a message to  
Internode (my ISP), as the Doxpara link says I'm at risk too, but I  
am yet to receive a response.


Reg

On 9 Jul 2008, at 5:42pm, Severin Crisp wrote:

A response from Westnet says that they are further implementing  
measures already in place.  In case of worry they recommend  
switching to "safe" DNS servers in the short term.
Look at  http://www.opendns.com/   I have made the change and i  
tall seems normal still.

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Re: DNS vulnerability

[Neil Houghton]

Hi Reg & Thanks Severin,

Just to be sure, I've switched to OpenDNS servers and now get;

"Your name server, at 208.67.219.12, appears to be safe."

I've also submitted a support ticket to Internode - so we'll see what they
say.

Once again, great to be able to talk this through with the list!!


Cheers


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on 9/7/08 6:31 PM, Reg Whitely at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Hi Severin
> 
> Are you advising that we should do this? I've sent a message to
> Internode (my ISP), as the Doxpara link says I'm at risk too, but I am
> yet to receive a response.
> 
> Reg
> 
> On 9 Jul 2008, at 5:42pm, Severin Crisp wrote:
> 
>> A response from Westnet says that they are further implementing
>> measures already in place.  In case of worry they recommend
>> switching to "safe" DNS servers in the short term.
>> Look at  http://www.opendns.com/   I have made the change and i
>> tall seems normal still.
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Re: iPhone Launch Day

[Eugene]

Peder,

Telstra posted its plans on 30 June as follow:

via Gizmodo 



iPhone 3G will be available from Telstra on July 11 with a range of  
specially designed Next G™ iPhone 3G plans that meet the needs of any  
customer. The Next G iPhone 3G plans start at $30 per month with an  
upfront cost of $279 for the 8GB model and $399 for the 16GB model.  
Customers will receive the 8GB iPhone 3G model at no cost with the  
$80 plan and either the 8GB or the 16GB model at no cost with plans  
starting at $100 per month. All plans include free Wi-Fi access at  
Telstra hotspots and require a 24-month contract.


  Regards,
  Eugene


On 09/07/2008, at 5:30 PM, Peder Kristensen wrote:


Well,

Just for a few minutes Vodafone did post their plans, but they took  
them down very quickly. See this link http://www.gizmodo.com.au/ 
2008/07/vodafone_puts_iphone_pricing_online_then_pulls_it_down.html


Judging from that, their plans are well behind the eight ball. And  
now, were are Telstra's plans?


Cheers,
Peder



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On 09/07/2008, at 10:51 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


As I said, most of this you may have surmised yourself. I  
understand that the Apple resellers in Perth have applied to  
become agents for various carriers. Given that all the carriers  
have targets for contracts and prepaids not all Apple resellers  
will be approved. I understand DigiLife are now Vodafone  
resellers and I expect NextByte (given their size) will become a  
reseller for one of the carriers. Even a couple of PC companies  
have got on the bandwagon to become a dealer for the carriers  
simply to sell the iPhone - can't say who yet but I thought it  
was funny. We even have two computer companies here in Albany who  
all of a sudden think an Apple product is worth selling (hint of  
irony!).


Nextbyte were bought about by Fonezone last year, so I would  
expect them to be a Telstra outlet.


Good luck on the day!  From what I have read on the various mac  
forums around Australia, stock will be very tight.  Luckily there  
will be quite a few resellers, so you might score one somewhere.


Seeya

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Re: DNS vulnerability

[Reg Whitely]

Hi Severin

Are you advising that we should do this? I've sent a message to  
Internode (my ISP), as the Doxpara link says I'm at risk too, but I am  
yet to receive a response.


Reg

On 9 Jul 2008, at 5:42pm, Severin Crisp wrote:

A response from Westnet says that they are further implementing  
measures already in place.  In case of worry they recommend  
switching to "safe" DNS servers in the short term.
Look at  http://www.opendns.com/   I have made the change and i  
tall seems normal still.

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[Severin Crisp]

A response from Westnet says that they are further implementing  
measures already in place.  In case of worry they recommend switching  
to "safe" DNS servers in the short term.
Look at  http://www.opendns.com/   I have made the change and i  
tall seems normal still.

Severin Crisp

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Re: iPhone Launch Day

[Peder Kristensen]

Well,

Just for a few minutes Vodafone did post their plans, but they took  
them down very quickly. See this link http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/07/vodafone_puts_iphone_pricing_online_then_pulls_it_down.html


Judging from that, their plans are well behind the eight ball. And  
now, were are Telstra's plans?


Cheers,
Peder



On 09/07/2008, at 11:07 , Rod wrote:



On 09/07/2008, at 10:51 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


As I said, most of this you may have surmised yourself. I  
understand that the Apple resellers in Perth have applied to become  
agents for various carriers. Given that all the carriers have  
targets for contracts and prepaids not all Apple resellers will be  
approved. I understand DigiLife are now Vodafone resellers and I  
expect NextByte (given their size) will become a reseller for one  
of the carriers. Even a couple of PC companies have got on the  
bandwagon to become a dealer for the carriers simply to sell the  
iPhone - can't say who yet but I thought it was funny. We even have  
two computer companies here in Albany who all of a sudden think an  
Apple product is worth selling (hint of irony!).


Nextbyte were bought about by Fonezone last year, so I would expect  
them to be a Telstra outlet.


Good luck on the day!  From what I have read on the various mac  
forums around Australia, stock will be very tight.  Luckily there  
will be quite a few resellers, so you might score one somewhere.


Seeya

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Re: Ebay

[Robert Howells]

On 07/07/2008, at 9:20 AM, Nichole Shervington/Paul Vilkas wrote:


Thank you all for your great advice.
I will tell my brother to tread carefully.
I spoke to an executive at Apple just now and they are prepared to
check the serial number for me if the seller provides me with one.
She also advised there have been no reports of internal theft.
Apple also said there is no warranty if the seller is not an Certified
Australian wholesaler or retailer.

Thanks

Kind regards
Nichole


This news item today , Wednesday , is relative to ebay and Computers :-





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[stuart . evans]

Hi all,

Well now it is official. Have a read of the press release...

Vodafone Australia today announced that Apple's highly anticipated  
iPhone 3G will be available on a range of new caps that reflect  
expected voice and data usage from launch on July 11. Vodafone has  
also unveiled further network upgrade plans that will improve iPhone  
3G performance in more areas of Australia.


Vodafone?s new iPhone 3G caps start at $69 per month for $310 credit,  
on a 24-month contract, which can be applied to voice calls, text  
messages and standard services, and up to 250MB of mobile data per  
month.
Vodafone?s $69 iPhone 3G Cap requires customers to pay $189 outright  
or $7.88 per month over 24 months for the 8GB model, and $309 or  
$12.88 per month over 24 months for the 16GB model.


Vodafone is also offering a $99 iPhone 3G Cap with $600 credit per  
month on a 24-month contract, which can be applied to voice calls,  
text messages and standard services, and up to 500MB of mobile data  
per month.
Vodafone?s $99 iPhone 3G Cap requires customers to pay $99 outright or  
$4.13 per month over 24 months for the 8GB model, and $219 outright or  
$9.13 per month over 24 months for the 16GB model.


iPhone 3G 8GB and 16GB models are available on 24-month contract on  
all existing Vodafone Caps. Customers on 24-month contract Vodafone  
Caps with a minimum monthly spend of $49 or higher can select the  
?BestMate? bonus option that enables customers to nominate one  
frequently dialled Vodafone number, which they can call free within  
Australia each month (Fair Use Policy applies).


Vodafone is appealing directly to business customers by making a  
similar range of MyBusiness Cap plans available, which include the  
same inclusions as the consumer caps as well as the addition of some  
business-specific services such as free voicemail, free group calling  
(up to four mobiles simultaneously) and priority access to business  
grade customer care. For small-to-media-sized enterprises (SMEs) and  
corporate customers, Vodafone is offering a data ?bolt-on? to Vodafone  
Business Cap, Vodafone Enterprise Choice and Group Choice+ customers.  
The iPhone 3G data bolt-on for business customers is priced at $29.95  
per month per user for 500MB.


Vodafone today also announced that it will increase its deployment of  
2100 MHz technology as part of the High Speed Packet Access (HSPA)  
mobile broadband upgrade currently on schedule for completion by  
December 2008. In addition Vodafone will add Enhanced Data for GSM  
Environments (EDGE) technology to
its 2G 900 MHz sites throughout Australia to enhance the iPhone  
experience for Vodafone customers in regional and rural areas.


Vodafone is expanding 3G coverage with its 900MHz and 2100MHz mobile  
network in regional and rural Australia with Ericsson?s latest  
hardware and software, which is rated to the 14.4Mbps maximum  
theoretical downlink standard and is among some of the highest  
specification equipment currently available for commercial deployment.  
The national network upgrade will expand Vodafone?s mobile broadband  
coverage to reach 95 percent of the areas where Australians live or  
work.


Vodafone currently uses 2100MHz technology in all existing areas of  
mobile broadband coverage. Vodafone will introduce 2100MHz mobile  
broadband coverage to the following regional cities by December 2008:


Albury-Wodonga Lismore Ballarat Mackay Ballina Newcastle
Bunbury Toowoomba Byron Bay Townsville Cairns Wollongong
Darwin Bowral Hobart Nowra Kiama Wagga Wagga



Cheers,
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Subject: Re: Am I at risk?

 > kalock


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Hi,



Thank you for your email.



No but iiNet are aware of this and we are currently performing emergency

maintaince on our DNS systems, country wide.



This work is scheduled to be completed by 6pm WST tonight.



Regards,



Deanne


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Re: Critical flaw rocks the internet??

[Jude]

I got this response

Your name server, at 203.55.230.104, appears vulnerable to DNS Cache Poisoning.
All requests came from the following source port: 32780

Requests seen for 0c9d51b96ebf.toorrr.com:
203.55.230.104:32780 TXID=51520
203.55.230.104:32780 TXID=57839
203.55.230.104:32780 TXID=63422
203.55.230.104:32780 TXID=61119
203.55.230.104:32780 TXID=15240

Interesting that Robert got 'seems to be OK'. Gives me hope that it 
doesn't just say this to everyone.


I'm with iinet. Don't really understand waht this means, or if I need 
to do anything about it.


cheers
Jude

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Re: Critical flaw rocks the internet??

[James Devenish]

Hi,

For home users, the vulnerability lies with your ISP, and is thus out
of your control. It would affect anything (including mobile phones
with web browsing capability). There isn't much you can do abou it,
except changing your dialup or broadband settings to use a 'secure'
DNS server instead of your ISP's default.

The attack is probability based, meaning an attacker just has to keep
trying until they hit upon the winning numbers. Details of the problem
were published at least 5 years ago and it is part of a well-known and
extensive collection of problems known as 'cache poisining' attacks.
For this attack to work, DNS servers must either accept responses from
unrelated servers, or must allow unrelated servers to impersonate
legitimate servers on their network. Both of these come as a surprise
to me, so I'm not really sure how this has come to be. On the up side,
the SANS Insitute, which runs the 'Internet Storm Center' still rates
the overall internet threat at 'Green' despite this latest
vulnerability.

James

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Re: Critical flaw rocks the internet??

[Robert Howells]

On 09/07/2008, at 2:55 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:



Kaminsky built a web page, http://www.doxpara.com, where people can  
find out

whether their computers have the DNS vulnerability.



So, I did go to  and found:



AND AGAIN ...

I checked from here and received a " seems to be ok " response ,
both this morning and again just now .

Neil may want to send his info to his ISP

Bob








DNS Checker

Recently, a significant threat to DNS, the system that translates  
names you
can remember (such as www.doxpara.com) to numbers the Internet can  
route

(66.240.226.139) was discovered, that would allow malicious people to
impersonate almost any website on the Internet. Software companies  
across
the industry have quietly collaborated to simultaneously release  
fixes for

all affected name servers. To find out if the DNS server you use is
vulnerable, click below.



So, I did click on the link and got the message:



Your name server, at 203.16.214.237, appears vulnerable to DNS Cache
Poisoning.
All requests came from the following source port: 33144Requests seen  
for

c27bd5e6abbb.toorrr.com:
203.16.214.237:33144 TXID=46785
203.16.214.237:33144 TXID=8349
203.16.214.237:33144 TXID=25809
203.16.214.237:33144 TXID=47019
203.16.214.237:33144 TXID=7310



However, all of this is a bit above my head and doesn't mean that  
much to me
- is it something we (I?) should be worried about? The article makes  
it all

sound pretty dire - but there is always lots of FUD in the media.

The DNS server is obviously not local - is this an ISSP specific  
thing (I

use internode) or somewhere in the WA network or what?

Any of our more knowledgeable list members care to comment on the  
realistic

risk level/ appropriate panic quotient?

Cheers


Neil
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Neil R. Houghton
Albany, Western Australia
Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
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