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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’m something of a gadget man and early adopter, especially when it comes to media and communications. I can’t get excited about the kindle though. In its current form the electronic reader is just too one dimensional. Much of the hype is coming from newspapers, which have a vested interest…
January 8 2010, 8:14pm | Comments »
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I posted to gorey.com.au
A newspaper in a neighboring town, The Spectator at Hamilton, has a popular “text the editor” section. The concept isn’t entirely new, of course. I’ve seen it in many places elsewhere and Mount Gambier’s paper does it as well. In fact, I was interviewed by a university student during the…
January 8 2010, 1:24am | Comments »
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I posted to gorey.com.au
I filed a story on the newspaper website today about Optus expecting a record number of text messages to be sent in Australia on New Year’s Eve. I thought it was one of those quirky yarns that people would be interested to read. Optus expects customers to send a record…
December 30 2009, 5:23am | Comments »
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I posted to gorey.com.au
I mentioned on October 4 how I’d managed to sign up for Google Voice (USA) from Australia, but didn’t know what to do with it. Well, thanks to the assistance of regular American commenters Sue and Delmer, I’ve at least been able to play experiment with it. Delmer from Ohio…
November 5 2009, 11:43pm | Comments »
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I posted to gorey.com.au
I don’t mean this to be a gadget blog, but sometimes I discover things that impress me and I want to tell people. Still chuffed with my HTC Magic Android phone, I’ve installed a program that enables me to scan documents with my phone camera and convert them to PDF.…
October 16 2009, 5:34am | Comments »
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I posted to gorey.com.au
Google Voice is currently available in the United States only, but being a determined fellow I managed to obtain a number and activate the service on my HTC Magic Android phone. Google Voice gives you one number for all your phones — a number that is tied to you, not…
October 4 2009, 3:10am | Comments »
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I posted to ozcomments.com
I’ve written on one of my other sites about getting the new HTC Magic Google Android phone to work on the Telstra network in Australia. Beware if purchasing on eBay from overseas that Google integration may not be automatically included with the phone. Users will have to install a new…
August 22 2009, 5:11am | Comments »
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