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I posted to ozcomments.com
Some simple research has proved what many people have known for a long time — the cost of text messaging is excessive. The standard flat rate for a text message at Telstra and Optus has remained unchanged at 25 cents, while at Vodafone, a text is 28 cents. All carriers…
January 24 2010, 2:18am | Comments »
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I posted to gorey.com.au
Some simple research has proved what many people have known for a long time — Australians are being ripped off by telcos when it comes to the cost of text messaging. The standard flat rate for a text message at Telstra and Optus has remained unchanged at 25 cents, while…
January 24 2010, 1:18am | Comments »
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I posted to gorey.com.au
I have a lot of respect for ABC Regional Radio and the service it provides. I also appreciate the ABC has an important role as an emergency services broadcaster. But I struggle to see the merit in broadcasting fairly mundane fire updates across the whole of country South Australia. Driving…
December 2 2009, 12:55am | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
Reality check on public payphones
Telstra cops a lot of criticism, much of it deserved.However, when it comes to public payphones, a reality check is appropriate.Rewind a few years to the former Telecom and the Postmaster General, there were payphones dotted at regular intervals.Mobile phones and the internet didn't exist, milk was delivered by horse-driven…
November 12 2009, 10:49am | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy yesterday announced significant changes to existing telecommunications regulations, which will force Telstra to split its retail and wholesale businesses or risk losing access to the national broadband network.Senator Conroy said the reforms address the structure of the telecommunications market and provide Telstra with the flexibility…
September 15 2009, 4:22pm | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
Information needed on swine flu
On June 16 The Border Watch reported that swine flu had most likely arrived in Mount Gambier.Unfortunately, we were unable to confirm the fact with health authorities, relying instead on unofficial staff leaks and anecdotal accounts.We noted that Victorian health authorities were giving geographic breakdowns of statistical cases, while South…
August 5 2009, 9:08pm | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
The Federal Government's move to establish a National Broadband Network (NBN) promises to be a mostly positive development for Mount Gambier and the South East.Telecommunications improvements have been frustrated for too long by commercial and political fights between Telstra and the Commonwealth.Communications Minister Stephen Conroy last week announced steps to…
April 28 2009, 12:55pm | Comments »
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I posted to theborderwatch.blogspot.com
Mobile phones should be banned in schools.While ostensibly a communications device, modern phones are also cameras and video recorders with internet access.As The Border Watch reports today, footage of local children fighting on school grounds and in public places has been published on YouTube.It appears likely the young people involved…
March 16 2009, 1:29pm | Comments »
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I posted to ozcomments.com
Telegraph writer Judith Woods has a charming column published in The Age today on her effort to give up texting. She doesn’t say if it’s related, but apparently Italian bishops have called on people to give up SMS for Lent “as a way of detoxing their souls”. Woods says that…
March 6 2009, 11:55pm | Comments »
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