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| Member Since | 02/04/2014 |
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| Location | Sydney |
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I am with telstra, but most providers have something similar, but don't necessarily make it easy to find. (look under tablet plans if it's…
I had something very similar start happening recently. Thankfully, Superloop was pretty good at dispatching the NBN tech as they could see…
I have an older model Netgear Nighthawk hotspot. It has an ethernet port and happily runs off USB-C power. Paired with a cheap data-sharing…
bobbieb commented on Thailand - Using QR Code Payment
I was planning to try one on a recent trip, but was put off by reports from a few expat friends. It seems the tourist accounts work for QR…
bobbieb commented on How to Move Positive Balance above Credit Limit from Coles Credit Card (No Fees)
It you're using the card regularly, unfortunately you're probably better off just letting it ride - paying your bills, etc with your money…
Thanks, will check it out. I was hoping to move over to google tv to replace the increasingly crappy amazon stick and this is one of my…
Thanks for the tip. Yeah, I mainly use it to stream my FTA tuner to odd corners of the house, so I think it's time to try a few different…
Do any other Google TV Streamer 4K owners out there find that theirs seem to crash quite a lot? Mine seems to particularly dislike…
bobbieb commented on Purchase a Google Pixel 10 or Pixel 10 Pro or XL, Receive Bonus $200/ $300 Store Credit @ Google Store
Does anyone have any experience with the Fitbit Charge 6? Versions 4 and 5 were complete trash (I got the 5 as a free replacement after…
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Nillionaire on Gaming PCs: i5-12400F 4060 ITX: $888; R5-7500F 9060 XT 16G: $1188; R7-7800X3D 9070 XT: $1999, 5070 Ti: $2248 + Del @ TechFast
Checks date on phone... yep, it's 2025 and people still haven't grasped the concept of not feeding the trolls. 🤦♂️
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Hank Scorpion on TP-Link Tapo Smart Plug $5 / TP-Link Tapo Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring $7 ($0 C&C/ In-Store) @ Harvey Norman
Damn... thanks for the heads up. I seem to have been lucky so far, but it's not worth the risk. :(
bobbieb commented on TP-Link Tapo Smart Plug $5 / TP-Link Tapo Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring $7 ($0 C&C/ In-Store) @ Harvey Norman
Great product. Have been happy with all my Tapo branded stuff so far, including several of the power monitoring plugs. But nontheless,…
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PainToad on Nvidia RTX 6000 96GB GDDR7 Professional Video Card - Blackwell Server Edition $14724.05 + Delivery ($0 to Metro/ mVIP) @ Mwave
Are you saying the post is incorrect? Or are you saying that $774.95 isn't a good enough discount? If it was some niche, big ticket item…
> Oh so you're not locked in by backing it? I'm not super familiar with how backing Kickstarter works. I had assumed that I'd just have to…
bobbieb commented on Getting into 3D Printing - SnapMaker U1
I signed up for the U1 earlybird on impulse. I'm still not sure that I'll go through with it though. The initial (mostly sponsored) reviews…
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netsurfer on Ubiquiti UniFi Pro Max 16-Port PoE++ Network Switch $670.02 Delivered @ Amazon AU
> SFP+ ethernet / RJ45? Haha, yep. The USW-Pro-24-PoE for the cams is on the other side of the house from everything else, so DAC wasn't…
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netsurfer on Ubiquiti UniFi Pro Max 16-Port PoE++ Network Switch $670.02 Delivered @ Amazon AU
> How much did you pay for your USW-Flex-2.5G-8? I caved in a got one for $312 + credit card surcharge. You did slightly better than me...…
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noisymime on Ubiquiti UniFi Pro Max 16-Port PoE++ Network Switch $670.02 Delivered @ Amazon AU
> I just want a 16-port switch with up/down SFPs where all the ports are actually 2.5Gb, none of this 4x2.5gb and 12x1gb rubbish. Agree.…
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noisymime on Ubiquiti UniFi Pro Max 16-Port PoE++ Network Switch $670.02 Delivered @ Amazon AU
Yeah, totally agree. Ubiquiti's seems to be taking a leaf out of the mobile phone brand playbook... Every model - often including their…
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Capital3D on [Production Error] PLA/PLA+/PLA Matte 3D Printer Filament Roll $12 Each + Delivery ($0 C&C ACT) @ Capital Filament
Weird... the checkout logic seems off for the fixed rate shipping tiers. Ordered 5 rolls, but it applied the 6-8 roll shipping price >…
Friday the 13th - 1..10 Halloween 1..5 Nightmare on Elm Street 1..7 I grew up watching these.. with a healthy dose of Police Academy 1...7…
I've used https://www.inhousepharmacy.vu/ without issue for many years. They are happy to deal with Australian prescriptions - although…
Acktually... unless you trip one of the other flags, if "normal" for you is that you make a lot of small transactions to random accounts,…
bobbieb commented on Amazon Prime - Join Annual or Monthly?
Stopped checking whether they've actually started offering ad-free prime video as part of an annual package. The last time I submitted the…
bobbieb commented on Thailand Travel Data eSIM 50GB 10-Day for US$10 (~A$17, 60% off) for New Customers @ Jetpac
Does anyone know how these short lived deals work? I actually need twenty days. Is there any issue with buying two? Do they stack? Do they…
You had me agreeing all the way till you mentioned Hisense. My god, the VIDAA smart tv software is complete junk. Don't even bother with…
I wish that was true for my older Sony android TV. Slow and painful, third party netflex etc, usable, but only just. The one piece of…
I'm guessing that suggesting that I was investing in bonds that I saw an ad for starring a freshly risen from the dead Shane Warne who…
My point was, the script that this dude was mindlessly taking me through was gearded at exactly the serious scams you're talking about.…
Strangely, it was Coinjar. Not exactly out-there on the dodgy scale. They seemed confused that I found it funny that they'd block a measly…
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