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  • C CaptainSeeSharp

    It is communism at work. Monopolies never work.

    Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] Sons Of Liberty - Free Album (They sound very much like Metallica, great lyrics too)[^]

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    Lost User
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    CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

    Monopolies never work.

    Wrong again! Telstra is not a monopoly.

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    • L Lost User

      CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

      Monopolies never work.

      Wrong again! Telstra is not a monopoly.

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      CaptainSeeSharp
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      Then why doesn't he choose a different ISP?

      Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] Sons Of Liberty - Free Album (They sound very much like Metallica, great lyrics too)[^]

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      • C CaptainSeeSharp

        Then why doesn't he choose a different ISP?

        Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] Sons Of Liberty - Free Album (They sound very much like Metallica, great lyrics too)[^]

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        CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

        Then why doesn't he choose a different ISP?

        Because he loves the service Telstra offer.

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        • C CaptainSeeSharp

          Then why doesn't he choose a different ISP?

          Watch the Fall of the Republic (High Quality 2:24:19)[^] Sons Of Liberty - Free Album (They sound very much like Metallica, great lyrics too)[^]

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          Christian Graus
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          Because I live in the country, for people in out lying areas, Telstra is the only option ( so yes, they are still a monopoly for some people, but they do have competition in all the cities ).

          Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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          • R Rob Graham

            But are you sure he knew up from down. Is there actually anyone at Telestra that knows up from down?

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            Christian Graus
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            No, therein lies the issue.

            Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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            • C Christian Graus

              No, therein lies the issue.

              Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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              Rob Graham
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              Then you should abandon hope, for it is certain that no government functionaries will know up from down.

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              • C Christian Graus

                So, Telstra won't refund me the $400 for the modem they sold me, which they said would upload 2 GB in 15 min, and it took 10 hours. Do any aussies know if my next step is trade practices, or if it's the telecommunications ombudsman ?

                Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                Maurizio Pisano
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                Lodge a complaint with the ombudsman if they refuse to help you. I've found with Telstra, if you can get an aussie on the other end of the support line, they tend to be more helpful. Case in point, my old man went over his quota by ~$700 and I made a call on his behalf. Spoke to a gentleman by the name of David in Melbourne, he wiped the excess usage charge without me even having to argue. It helps if you're calm and respectful when speaking to them cuz they're used to dealing with morons all day long.

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                • N Nish Nishant

                  Christian Graus wrote:

                  I was explicit, I don't care what their reason for lying was.

                  Yeah, I got that but don't expect to get 18 Mbps upload on a home connection any time soon, even with a different ISP! Unless you move to Tokyo, Japan where that's probably an entry level home ISP starter account!

                  Regards, Nish


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                  S Senthil Kumar
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                  Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                  Unless you move to Tokyo, Japan

                  No kidding. I was in Japan for a couple of weeks, and believe it or not, I got blazing (Mbps) download speeds in my hotel room. I was downloading large stuff just for kicks; watching the progress bar go that fast was freaking amazing :)

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