Re: Telstra NextG tethering does work already

Hi Susan, On 19/06/2009, at 5:01 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: Hi, I have been able to get tethering working for Telstra NextG with the aid of a little config file downloaded from the discussion forum on Whirlpool - so even if Telstra is slow off the mark, it isn't because it can't be done. No

Re: Telstra NextG tethering does work already

I tried this one, hoping it might make Bluetooth work. However, it brings up the message, 'to enable tethering, contact Telstra'. I've tried switching off and switching on again, plus restoring the original config file I used. On 19/06/2009, at 1:22 AM, Peter Meyer wrote: The other solut

Re: Telstra NextG tethering does work already

Hi Rod, Telstra will charge at data rate. For my plan that works out at $1 per Mb. Not really encouraging me to use it. I think I'll stay on WiFi at work and home and go to McDonalds when on the road!!! Regards, Eugene On 19/06/2009, at 6:44 AM,

Re: Telstra NextG tethering does work already

Does a tethered mac/iphone get charged as a phone call or for the data? ta Blitto On 19/06/2009, at 1:22 AM, Peter Meyer wrote: The other solution referred to on that page: http://tetherme.lstoll.net/ Is very simple, selecting the file appropriate for Telstra, dowloading by email, clicking

Re: Telstra NextG tethering does work already

The other solution referred to on that page: http://tetherme.lstoll.net/ Is very simple, selecting the file appropriate for Telstra, dowloading by email, clicking to install - So easy; and it works Sent from mouse's iPhone peter meyer 0408902349 On Jun 18, 2009, at 21:23, Shay Telfer wrote

Re: Telstra NextG tethering does work already

Cheers Shay I got tethering and MMS on my Three iPhone Pedro On 18/06/2009, at 9:23 PM, Shay Telfer wrote: On 18/06/2009 9:06 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: I've just been browsing the Whirlpool forum, and it didn't help me - it was full of jargon I didn't understand. I found the configuration f

Re: Telstra NextG tethering does work already

Hi, I had a look at the site in Shay's email, and the instructions describe the process I followed, except mine was for Telstra. I already had MMS working, installing the config file allowed for the tethering (although I didn't get bluetooth tethering working, despite having followed the st

Re: Telstra NextG tethering does work already

With the one I found on Whirlpool, you can send it to yourself in an email, pick it up on the iphone, and it offers itself to be installed. On 18/06/2009, at 9:06 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: I've just been browsing the Whirlpool forum, and it didn't help me - it was full of jargon I didn't unders

Re: Telstra NextG tethering does work already

On 18/06/2009 9:06 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: I've just been browsing the Whirlpool forum, and it didn't help me - it was full of jargon I didn't understand. I found the configuration file, but I have no idea what to do with it. Does my phone need to be jail-broken to do this? Any advice gladly

Re: Telstra NextG tethering does work already

I've just been browsing the Whirlpool forum, and it didn't help me - it was full of jargon I didn't understand. I found the configuration file, but I have no idea what to do with it. Does my phone need to be jail-broken to do this? Any advice gladly received. Rob Susan Hastings wrote: Hi,

Re: Telstra NextG tethering does work already

Hi Susan, Yes, best to wait till you know what it costs - you might lose your house :o) Cheers Neil on 18/6/09 2:57 PM, Susan Hastings at susanhasti...@me.com wrote: > Hi

Re: Telstra Bundle Offer

I have telstra bigpond cable, have had for nigh on eight years, we have the telstra standard motorola surfboard wireless cable modem and connect two wondows laptops, two imacs and a ibook wirelessly, the setup disk you get from telstra doesn't work with macs, but their support while not specifi

Re: Telstra NextG Pre-Paid Wireless Broadband

Andrew, I have used Bigpond NextG Wireless Broadband for about 18 months, the last six months pre-paid. My set-up is a fixed desk modem, USB connect; location Sawyers Valley. Typical download speeds about 1500 kb/s, upload 330 kb/s. Service is reliable, with only occasional congestion cau

Re: re telstra

Robert, you have! Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 07/05/2009, at 11:51 AM, Robert Miller-Eves wrote: After all the Hoo Ha about the evils of Telstra (I've been with Bigpond for several years now and apart from the fa

Re: re telstra

I do not wait with Westnet :-) Mac On 07/05/2009, at 1:11 PM, Warren Jones wrote: I've been with Amnet for a few years now and have had nothing but great service. They're a local company with very competitive rates. Last time I called their support line I got through to a techo with NO wait

Re: re telstra

We have been with Highway1 as our server for years. They are very good with support (our knowledge as well as our needs are pretty basic) and I think I can only remember a couple of occasions when they were down. They even advised us when they thought we were on a plan which was more expe

Re: re telstra

I've been with Amnet for a few years now and have had nothing but great service. They're a local company with very competitive rates. Last time I called their support line I got through to a techo with NO waiting - try that with the big boys If anyone is considering signing up or reconsider

Re: re telstra

i'm using skype & voip (62625707) on iinet...no dropouts so far cheers James On 07/05/2009, at 11:44, tom samson wrote: In the considering moving to iinet. we wouold like to know what the connections on VOIP are. There used to be drop outs has this been overcome. Is it reliable tom samson

Re Telstra

True to their word I was able to easily cancel the contract and stay with Westnet :-) Mac -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines - Unsubscribe -

Re: re telstra

I was with Highway1 and would rate them as almost as good as a Westnet,forget why I moved but it was Not because of poor service. Mac On 07/05/2009, at 11:51 AM, Robert Miller-Eves wrote: After all the Hoo Ha about the evils of Telstra (I've been with Bigpond for several years now and apar

Re: re telstra

On 07/05/2009, at 11:55 AM, Eugene wrote: Reliable - yes. No problems or dropouts since installed January 2008. Quality - pretty close to a normal landline. Some cordless phones are better than others - apparently Uniden and Panasonic use frequencies that are similar to the WiFi modem T

Re: re telstra

Reliable - yes. No problems or dropouts since installed January 2008. Quality - pretty close to a normal landline. Some cordless phones are better than others - apparently Uniden and Panasonic use frequencies that are similar to the WiFi modem and can cause interference. Some people say I spea

Re: re telstra

After all the Hoo Ha about the evils of Telstra (I've been with Bigpond for several years now and apart from the fact that they are expensive, have never had a problem) I've just signed up with Highway1 who are offering very competitive rates and are Mac sensitive.Just hope I've made a ri

re telstra

In the considering moving to iinet. we wouold like to know what the connections on VOIP are. There used to be drop outs has this been overcome. Is it reliable tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines -

Re: Re Telstra.

I've got Highway 1 at home and work. No problems! http://www.highway1.com.au/ Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 04/05/2009, at 2:12 PM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: I hope somebody from Telstra is reading this Wamug web

Re: Telstra Or

Chris I don't know where in the South West you are, but I have a friend in Kendenup near Mt Barker who uses Oceanbroadband by wireless. John > Hi Reg > > Do you know if Internode also cater for the south west (I have not > heard of them), as I am looking for an alternative to Telstra when we > ev

Re: Re Telstra.

Hi Rob and all, Please do not be surprised. It is a custom for managers in government institutions and semi-government ones to get a substantial rise in pay if they can make 'redundant' as many jobs as they can. I know by bitter experience and this has been going on 10 years ago! So what happened

Re: Re Telstra.

The other side of this. Sol was supposed to have rectified these issues or one would suspect he had considering the amount he personally acquired or attributed to national debt? Oh I forgot the bloke whom appointed him was satisfied with his performance. Something I find strange as can be

Re: Telstra Or

We also retained the old phone no. when we went naked. On 04/05/2009, at 12:07 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 04/05/2009, at 11:26 AM, Eugene wrote: I've gone naked and won't return to the evil empire.. $50 per month flat. (We rarely exceed the 2 + 2 Gb cap and if we do we are shaped dow

Re Telstra.

I hope somebody from Telstra is reading this Wamug website. I have been deluged with NO,NO ,NO do NOT do it. What an indictment for a national Telco. I should have learnt from my first involvement with Telstra. For those of you who are interested, I have set in moti

Re: Telstra Or

Hi Bob, I was able to retain my old landline phone number. The phone service behaves in the same way as the old one however you get these free services (and other paid for optional services): Calling line id blocking Call Forwarding Always Call Forwarding Busy Call Forwarding No

Re: Telstra Or

On 04/05/2009, at 11:26 AM, Eugene wrote: I've gone naked and won't return to the evil empire.. $50 per month flat. (We rarely exceed the 2 + 2 Gb cap and if we do we are shaped down to a lower but acceptable speed. You can have 8 + 8 Gb for $60 or 15 + 20 Gb for $70) ADSL 2+ No $30 l

Re: Telstra Or

iiNet have a trained, dedicated, Mac department. Im not sure how good they are, but I would at least say that iiNet are 100% Mac friendly otherwise they wouldn't have wasted time and resources on making said team. On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Eugene wrote: > I've gone naked and won't return t

Re: Telstra Or

I've gone naked and won't return to the evil empire.. $50 per month flat. (We rarely exceed the 2 + 2 Gb cap and if we do we are shaped down to a lower but acceptable speed. You can have 8 + 8 Gb for $60 or 15 + 20 Gb for $70) ADSL 2+ No $30 line rental Free calls Australia wide & cheap

Re: Telstra.

t" Sent: Sunday, 3 May, 2009 11:54:51 AM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi Subject: Re: Telstra. Stay as far away from Telstra as you possibly can... Go with any of these guys... Westnet/iiNet Internode Amnet But stay far far far away from Bigpond. On 02/05/2009, at

Re: Telstra Or

Hi Chris, I also live just outside Dunsborough. My wife was "seduced" by a telesales company working on behalf of Telstra last year and signed up, having spent the previous 2 years very happy with Westnet. Within a week we regretted the decision and then had a real fight on our hands to

Re: Telstra Or

Hi Bob We are building about 20km south of Busselton and presently do have ocean broadband in Busselton. They are ok but I have had real dramas over the last 2 years with their speed and reliability. I think the closest exchange is Dunsborough. I will have a look on the Whirlpool site and

Re: Telstra Or

...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Reg Whitely Sent: Sunday, 3 May 2009 8:06 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Telstra Or Hi Chris They are based in South Oz and are very highly regarded. Have a look at https://secure.internode.on.net/webtools/internode-dsl-finder to see if they can provide

Re: Telstra Or

Hi Chris They are based in South Oz and are very highly regarded. Have a look at https://secure.internode.on.net/webtools/internode-dsl-finder to see if they can provide access, then perhaps http://www.internode.on.net/products/broadband/ Let me know if you need more info. Reg On 03/05/20

Re: Telstra Or

Well, I have come to the conclusion that its all done with smoke and mirrors. I was with Westnet for years when I found was continually being paired well before the month was up so I switched to their ADSL/Phone plan with a 1GB download and minimal charge for over-run. I thought this was

Re: Telstra Or

On 03/05/2009, at 6:36 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Reg Do you know if Internode also cater for the south west (I have not heard of them), as I am looking for an alternative to Telstra when we ever get to move into our new house. I had heard that their Next G system is good for internet an

Re: Telstra Or

Hi Reg Do you know if Internode also cater for the south west (I have not heard of them), as I am looking for an alternative to Telstra when we ever get to move into our new house. I had heard that their Next G system is good for internet and mobile coverage, as where we will be living is

Re: Telstra Or

Tom I'm with Internode and love it, but am not on an ADSL2+ plan, nor Naked, here in Geraldton, still with ADSL. Basically I get 1500/256 with 15GB download and all Internode streaming music and ABC iView for ~$50 month. For that price Telstra gives around 512 mB speed and less than 1GB

Re: Telstra Or

On 03/05/2009, at 5:26 PM, Dark1 wrote: I've been trying to convince my friend to switch from telstra cause their fee's are very high. I did a comparison of the services i get from iinet with telstra. For the same speed and less available download per month telstra charge twice as much m

Re: Telstra Or

I've been trying to convince my friend to switch from telstra cause their fee's are very high. I did a comparison of the services i get from iinet with telstra. For the same speed and less available download per month telstra charge twice as much money as what I'm paying to iinet. You s

Re: Telstra.

Second the motion -- away from Telstra. - Original Message - From: "Matthew Healey" To: "WAMUG Mailing List" Sent: Sunday, 3 May, 2009 11:54:51 AM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi Subject: Re: Telstra. Stay as far away from Telstra as you poss

Re: Telstra.

Stay as far away from Telstra as you possibly can... Go with any of these guys... Westnet/iiNet Internode Amnet But stay far far far away from Bigpond. On 02/05/2009, at 9:39 PM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: I have just had a very plausible-- and pleasant Indian salesperson at my door and he

Re: Telstra. More

I have internode VOIP and can vouch for the quality of the calls - I couldn't pick it from the landline. Down here in Albany we don't have the full internode range available yet - if I run the coverage check on: only the bottom 2 of t

Re: Telstra.

I very strongly recommend you do not switch from Westnet to Bigpond. My sister did and now has to sit out the 24 months. kind regards Maureen Our minds are like parachutes: They work best when open! -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Telstra.

It looks like bigpond have finally upgraded to ADSL+ - but Westnet have had it for years now, along with other providers. Mac, I would look very seriously at what Westnet can offer in the way of speeds and prices before switching. Freezone access to iTunes and ABC TV programs is worth it al

Re: Telstra.

On 02/05/2009, at 11:27 PM, ponti...@iinet.net.au wrote: As an Apple Macintosh user, there is nothing to recommend the bigpond internet product from Telstra, relative to iinet & thus westnet, unless Telstra is the only service provider in your area. I agree completely Richard. I would neve

Re: Telstra. More

On 02/05/2009, at 11:27 PM, ponti...@iinet.net.au wrote: As an Apple Macintosh user, there is nothing to recommend the bigpond internet product from Telstra, relative to iinet & thus westnet, unless Telstra is the only service provider in your area. As a mac user, essentially all your inter

Re: Telstra.

As an Apple Macintosh user, there is nothing to recommend the bigpond internet product from Telstra, relative to iinet & thus westnet, unless Telstra is the only service provider in your area. As a mac user, essentially all your internet traffic (both uploads & downloads) are counted towards y

Re: Telstra.

Suppose it would not hurt . Mac On 02/05/2009, at 10:35 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 02/05/2009, at 9:42 PM, David Moyle wrote: Promised you an approximate speed.. :) - Original Message - From: "Malcolm McCallum" To: "WAMUG Mailing List" Sent: Saturday, 2 May, 2009 9:39:38 PM GMT +

Re: Telstra.

On 02/05/2009, at 9:42 PM, David Moyle wrote: Promised you an approximate speed.. :) - Original Message - From: "Malcolm McCallum" To: "WAMUG Mailing List" Sent: Saturday, 2 May, 2009 9:39:38 PM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi Subject: Telstra. I have just ha

Re: Telstra.

Promised you an approximate speed.. :) - Original Message - From: "Malcolm McCallum" To: "WAMUG Mailing List" Sent: Saturday, 2 May, 2009 9:39:38 PM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi Subject: Telstra. I have just had a very plausible-- and pleasant Indian salesperso

Re: Telstra Turbo Series 7 USB Modem

> Aurora, have you downloaded the latest version of the Sierrra Watcher > for this device. > Hi, I found this yesterday and it it working a treat. I have a happy CEO now :) Thanks everyone for all the suggestions. The Sierra site was definitely more helpful than the Telstra site as they refer

Re: Telstra Turbo Series 7 USB Modem

Aurora, have you downloaded the latest version of the Sierrra Watcher for this device. I have used it on my MacBook Air without any problems whatsoever. Also, it would help if you said what you were doing when the problems occurred. e.g. do they occur when you start the software, or just wh

Extortion - or something else(?) Re: Telstra iPhone 3G data plans

My brother recently relocated back from the from the UK. He had an unlimited quota with his DSL connection over there... his 'real world' connection speeds were pretty average in my opinion though. Compared to my iiNet ADSL2 connection anyway. So, he's looking at plans, and he thinks everything h

Re: Telstra iPhone 3G data plans

Totally agree Martin, but the same old answer keeps flowing past these companies whom provide our telecommunication. The size of the country with it' s sparseness and only minimal amount of subscribers, so they try to redeem there initial expense when providing so called leading edge techno

Re: Telstra Announces iPhone Pricing

Looks like the interest has brought down the Telstra mobile website(!) $30 per month 2 year contract: upfront cost of - $279 for the 8GB iPhone model - $399 for the 16GB iPhone model $80 per month 2 year contract: - 8GB iPhone free $100 per month 2 year contract: - 16GB iPhone free All pla

Re: Telstra and iPhone

Hi... Like Apple, Telstra are unlikely to comment on future plans that are important to their business, and they're unlikely to let their frontline helpdesk people do it either. Amongst other things they have to work out how to support visual voicemail and what they're doing about the fact t

Re: Telstra and iPhone

Take a look at this story in Australian IT today. It seems to indicate that Telstra is in the running !! http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23851539-16123,00.html On 12/06/2008, at 6:49 PM, Robert Noll wrote: Dear Norm and others, There appears to be a huge management/administra

Re: Telstra and iPhone

Dear Norm and others, There appears to be a huge management/administrative problem with Telstra at the moment. I spent 3 months without a land line because they stuffed up removing an ISDN connection. No apologies just glib automated email responses and 5 hours of confused "consultants".

Re: Telstra wireless broadband + Mac

Thanks for that Daniel, hadn't seen the issue, will check out. Glenn. On 15/09/2007, at 6:09 PM, Daniel Forsdyke wrote: Glen Have you read the current issue of Australian Macworld (09/2007)? They have a review of the currently available mobile broadband products - the only one I am aware of t

Re: Telstra wireless broadband + Mac

Glen Have you read the current issue of Australian Macworld (09/2007)? They have a review of the currently available mobile broadband products - the only one I am aware of that did not get reviewed was that offered by Virgin Mobile. The review looks at the hardware, software, ease of set-up and

Re: Telstra NextG connection speeds

You could try: http://www.zdnet.com.au/broadband/speedtest.htm http://www.speedtest.net/ The second one has a very snappy interface :) Glenn. On 18/05/2007, at 2:34 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: I got my Telstra NextG wireless USB modem this week. It took a while to set it up because the CD whic

Re: Telstra Turbo Card - OSX compatible?

Steven, One of my specialties is " ferreting " out information. So i found this : There is an OSX beta driver which i downloaded . I am sending you the pdf file that came with it by separate mail . Bob On 06/04/2007, at 4:38 AM, Steven wrote:

Re: Telstra Turbo Card - OSX compatible?

I have emailed Telstra, but no word back yet, and I'm not gonna hold my breath. The instructions that came with the Card limit the help line number contact hours to about 9am until about 3pm Mondays to Fridays. So that takes out that option until Tuesday following Easter. I could try just the main

Re: Telstra Turbo Card - OSX compatible?

Hi Steven On 5 Apr 2007, at 8:50pm, Steven wrote: I've just taken delivery of an MF332 HSDPA Telstra Turbo Card for use with a Windows machine, but before I change over to this from my Sierra AirCard 580 (which OSX recognises), I'm wondering whether the Telstra Turbo card is compatible wi

Re: Telstra Bigpond Cable

Indeed, "Launch" is a great app (although I grew weary of having to have one machine always running Launch. A broadband router that runs the bigpond client seems less tedious when more than one machine is involved). If you are wanting to work out speed only, there is a nice Applet at

Re: Telstra Bigpond Cable

On 23/03/2006, at 5:05 PM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: Has anyone any recommendations for usage meters for cable modems, and also has anyone any recommendations for speed meters for cable modems. I also remember some time ago someone on the list wrote a really neat little seabreeze widget for dashbo

RE: Telstra Bigpond Cable

Has anyone any recommendations for usage meters for cable modems, and also has anyone any recommendations for speed meters for cable modems. I also remember some time ago someone on the list wrote a really neat little seabreeze widget for dashboard, I just cant find the info if they still have tha

Re: Telstra Bigpond Cable

Morning All, Same story with the ADSL home WIFI, except this was with technician onsite. Before he would start job I had to have a WinXP machine to install system, even though he had his pretty laptop, thankfully my son had his XP/Linux machine. Anyway after 40 minutes plus of trying to g

RE: telstra bigpond cable

Hugh Griffiths -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hugh Griffiths Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 12:04 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: telstra bigpond cable It sound like the best option if I have to keep with bigpond is to go

RE: telstra bigpond cable

ssage- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Pennefather Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 11:52 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: telstra bigpond cable Hugh We're running a VoIP business for residential customers and have come across Bigpond cable a

Re: telstra bigpond cable

Hugh We're running a VoIP business for residential customers and have come across Bigpond cable a number of times and the trouble customers have plugging our phone adapter in. What we have found is that Bigpond cable only supports a single device - either the Ethernet port or USB, not simultaneou

Re: telstra bigpond cable

On 22 Feb 2006, at 1:41 AM, Brett Carboni wrote: BTW, she *did* get me running after a while with a direct ethernet connection but, hey, everything was working fine until they sent me the new cable modem. And I'm kinda used to wireless now. And she was polite :-) They're not cheap. For the

RE: telstra bigpond cable

s exchange is flakey at best, any one else heard this? Best Regards Hugh Griffiths -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brett Carboni Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 10:01 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: telstra bigpond cable They

Re: telstra bigpond cable

They *do* have good download speeds & reasonable prices but last time I heard their Mac support was not good. (I used to be with them for years and I found it was not the best, but then, who's is? Methinks we are oft considered pariahs in the PC world, "Oh - you have an *Apple*" :-) Nice

Re: telstra bigpond cable

Iiinet also has a good reputation. Everything has worked seamlessly for me. Their download speeds are the fastest available as far as I know. Prices comparable or better. On 22/02/2006, at 1:41 AM, Brett Carboni wrote: On 21/02/2006, at 10:39 PM, Greg Sharp wrote: On 21/2/06 8:06 PM, "Hugh

Re: telstra bigpond cable

On 21/02/2006, at 10:39 PM, Greg Sharp wrote: On 21/2/06 8:06 PM, "Hugh Griffiths" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 1/. How hard is it to "self install" bigpond cable wireless modems? ( the website says that self install is not supported for macs?) Telstra Wireless is a pain in the butt. Nobody I'

Re: telstra bigpond cable

On 21/2/06 8:06 PM, "Hugh Griffiths" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1/. How hard is it to "self install" bigpond cable wireless modems? ( > the website says that self install is not supported for macs?) > 2/. Does anyone know what the modem is that bigpond uses? ( there is no > clues on the website

Re: telstra bigpond cable

On 21 Feb 2006, at 5:06 PM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: Hi, I know internet connections and specifically providers are a recurring theme here, but I have a few very specific questions as I am considering connecting to bigpond cable. Current set up is imac G5, imac snow (G3), PS2 and ibm laptop. La

Re: Telstra Rip Off

On 13/01/2005, at 10:05 AM, Ken Jackson wrote: 1223 has been pretty much common knowledge for several years now...I've been using it for at least three yearsbut yes...they don't publicize it a great deal! I tend to live in the dark ages when it comes to phones, so whenever I need to ca

Re: Telstra Rip Off

On 13/01/2005, at 9:54 AM, Eugene wrote:     For anyone contemplating using the Sensis directory service number,     1234,     Sensis, as you may or may not know, is a subsidiary of Telstra. The     1234 number is replacing the Telstra 12456 directory assistance number,     but this time wi

RE: Telstra Rip Off

Why would they spend money advertising a free service. It is listed in white pages etc Duncan -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Jackson Sent: Thursday, 13 January 2005 10:06 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Telstra Rip Off 1223

RE: Telstra Rip Off

1223 has been pretty much common knowledge for several years now...I've been using it for at least three yearsbut yes...they don't publicize it a great deal! Ken Jackson T 08 9271 0389 T 08 9271 1874

Re: telstra emails

G5, Thomas the Frog? Pray tell, say more. Reg On Wednesday, September 10, 2003, at 07:45 pm, tom samson wrote: Can anyone help with this ? I am running my bigpond through my G5 (had to put that in sorry) and my wife through her Acer (explains a lot). I can open my email and delete everythin

Re: Telstra slow modems and 1-way satellite?

Thanks Rob, I stand corrected. All but 1 point. Local connection Exchange > Yarlop. Only local call point . Use Mandurah exchange. Despite fact that Bunbury is closer. Always welcome constructive criticism. Ciao > Philip.

Re: Telstra slow modems and 1-way satellite?

Hi Phil, Philip Trouchet wrote: > Hi Rob, > Re Above >> This won't work for everyone. My exchange > does not support ISDN. > Hence I got the Gov't rebate on the hardware. Quite cheap really - > > > PS Live in Cookernup 10 K Yarloop exchange , Old Prewar copper, NOT QUITE PRE WAR ! Would have to

Re: Telstra slow modems and 1-way satellite?

Hi Rob, Re Above >> This won't work for everyone. My exchange does not support ISDN. Hence I got the Gov't rebate on the hardware. Quite cheap really - ~280 including installation (which took 5 hours). I was told same & then spent at 4 hours making a "Bloody" nuisance of myself & only agreeing

Re: Telstra slow modems and 1-way satellite?

Once again, where do we complain to? Aside from your pollies: Australian Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman Australian Telecommunications Users Group Whirlpool More links also at

Re: Telstra slow modems and 1-way satellite?

There was also some discussion about alternatives arising from my message about satellite broadband. Rob Phillips wrote: Hi everyone, One of the drawbacks of living on a rural property just outside Perth is that I can only get 16.8kbps max internet connection. Hi Rob, You should complain

Re: telstra line disconnections

Phillip Arena wrote: > I have been having a nightmare with iprimus lately. Indeed, I have > abused (nicely) the appropriate personnel and am keeping a record of > every disconnection that I consider unreasonable and am forwarding > this to iprimus for reimbursement. Should they refuse, then this i

Re: telstra line disconnections

I have been having a nightmare with iprimus lately. Indeed, I have abused (nicely) the appropriate personnel and am keeping a record of every disconnection that I consider unreasonable and am forwarding this to iprimus for reimbursement. Should they refuse, then this is time for me to change pr

Re: telstra line disconnections

See below ! James Kunz wrote: > > you could have a line quality problemeg if i have my setup in > bayswater then the modem runs on 28.8k max but very stable, if i > shift to balcatta with the exactly the same setup then the modem spins > up to 44k but with some disconnections.

Re: telstra line disconnections

you could have a line quality problemeg if i have my setup in bayswater then the modem runs on 28.8k max but very stable, if i shift to balcatta with the exactly the same setup then the modem spins up to 44k but with some disconnections. also not all 'citizens' in perth can have

Re: telstra line disconnections

SEE comments in message :--- Chris Burton wrote: > > Hi muggers > > I have been experiencing an annoying problem each time I dial up to > the net (G4 800, 9.2.2), and am wondering if others have the same. > > About 2-3 minutes after being online I am disconnected. IS IT REALLY THAT LONG t

Re: Telstra Satellite and OS9/OS X

The most likely reason is that most satellite providers use PCI cards that only have Windows drivers. If he's an individual, that's awkward. If he represents an organisation (e.g. a school) then it's quite do-able. We've done it before. -- Andrew Nielsen Starfish T

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