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Member Since | 22/03/2016 |
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blingerz on 365-Day Kogan Mobile Prepaid Plans: 200GB $139 (Was $180), 300GB $169 (Was $279), 500GB $219 (Was $300) @ Kogan Mobile

I called them 3 times trying to get things sorted and ended up just porting out in the end cause they couldn't figure out what the problem…

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Darude Sandstorm on 365-Day Kogan Mobile Prepaid Plans: 200GB $139 (Was $180), 300GB $169 (Was $279), 500GB $219 (Was $300) @ Kogan Mobile

It would not work on iPhone 13 for me; it is an existing number, and iMessage would not display that existing number, it only displays the…

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Darude Sandstorm on 365-Day Kogan Mobile Prepaid Plans: 200GB $139 (Was $180), 300GB $169 (Was $279), 500GB $219 (Was $300) @ Kogan Mobile

Do you have an iPhone? Cause after the whole eSIM muck around I experienced, iMessage still didn’t work with the correct number, it…

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Xizor on 365-Day Kogan Mobile Prepaid Plans: 200GB $139 (Was $180), 300GB $169 (Was $279), 500GB $219 (Was $300) @ Kogan Mobile

According to the ozbargain voting guidelines, we should use negative votes if there are "Issue with product" or "Issue with retailer". A…

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ozhunter68 on 365-Day Kogan Mobile Prepaid Plans: 200GB $139 (Was $180), 300GB $169 (Was $279), 500GB $219 (Was $300) @ Kogan Mobile

"Do you think people with different experiences just make it up for giggles?" I never challenged the responder's experience. I'm simply…

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abacus on 365-Day Kogan Mobile Prepaid Plans: 200GB $139 (Was $180), 300GB $169 (Was $279), 500GB $219 (Was $300) @ Kogan Mobile

I've had Vodafone, Optus, Telstra, Woolworths Mobile before. Never had any issue like this with any of them.

crankyjay commented on 365-Day Kogan Mobile Prepaid Plans: 200GB $139 (Was $180), 300GB $169 (Was $279), 500GB $219 (Was $300) @ Kogan Mobile
I had an absolutely terrible experience porting into Kogan Mobile, details here: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/890822#comment-16212902…

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crankyjay on 365-Day Kogan Mobile Prepaid Plans: 300GB for $169 and 500GB for $219 @ Kogan

So update -> I'm now porting out of Kogan, cause iMessage simply will not work correctly with their eSIM, it sends from the default number…

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scalebearer on 365-Day Kogan Mobile Prepaid Plans: 300GB for $169 and 500GB for $219 @ Kogan

Yeah in this case I think it’s down to Kogan’s bad porting process, what they do is activate a new number first on the eSIM you…

crankyjay commented on 365-Day Kogan Mobile Prepaid Plans: 300GB for $169 and 500GB for $219 @ Kogan
I signed my wife’s number up to this and I accidentally removed the eSIM after adding it. The process to swap to a different eSIM takes 2…

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blakeclayton12 on Crucial 16GB DDR4-3200MHz SODIMM RAM $41.80 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU

These will work in a 7040 micro, Dell sometimes doesn’t work with no-brand RAM sticks but will work with Crucial (consumer brand of…

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MeagerDollarBucks on Ecoflow RIVER 2 Portable Power Station 256Wh LiFePO4, up to 600W Output $319 Delivered @ EcoFlow-AU via Amazon AU

@MeagerDollarBucks, this is the one I run (Ruixu):…

crankyjay commented on Ecoflow RIVER 2 Portable Power Station 256Wh LiFePO4, up to 600W Output $319 Delivered @ EcoFlow-AU via Amazon AU
I reckon these things will drop down to the $150 to $200 range soon LFP rack mount with grade A cells are priced at around $2k per 5kwh at…

crankyjay commented on [Prime] Brother MFC-L2880DW Wireless Mono Laser Multi-Function Printer $263 Delivered @ Amazon AU (Officeworks PB $249.85)
If you plan on using aftermarket toner, best to block the device from reaching internet so it cannot communicate with Brother servers.…

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bargainshooter on 12V 100Ah LiFePO4 Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery $200 ($195 eBay Plus) Delivered @ Outbax eBay

Yes theoretically, but I never ran them that high, I only have a fridge and a TV running off of it, they never pull 1kw

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bargainshooter on 12V 100Ah LiFePO4 Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery $200 ($195 eBay Plus) Delivered @ Outbax eBay

Not sure if it can pull 200amps cause my inverter is only 1000w; I paralleled them for capacity, not for current draw. Max continuous…

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b00 on 12V 100Ah LiFePO4 Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery $200 ($195 eBay Plus) Delivered @ Outbax eBay

i have 4 of these from a previous deal. 2 sets of 2 parallel set up, both charging up to 95% and discharging down to 20% every day no…

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uccoffee on [Refurb] Acer Veriton N4640G Mini Desktop i3-7100T 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Win 10 Wi-Fi $87 Delivered @ UN Tech

The license keys for these are stored in UEFI so you should be able to recycle them, if you are running proxmox, just run `strings…

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olympicwiz on [Refurb] Acer Veriton N4640G Mini Desktop i3-7100T 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Win 10 Wi-Fi $87 Delivered @ UN Tech

Yeah the bigger SSD sold it for me, I'm planning on building a distributed s3 storage cluster with them using this…

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olympicwiz on [Refurb] Acer Veriton N4640G Mini Desktop i3-7100T 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Win 10 Wi-Fi $87 Delivered @ UN Tech

That's a better option if you need multiple, cause it's another 15% off if you buy more than 1

crankyjay commented on [Refurb] Acer Veriton N4640G Mini Desktop i3-7100T 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Win 10 Wi-Fi $87 Delivered @ UN Tech
Great little machines, I have 3 of these (not from this deal); there's a full sized PCIE slot on the side to run 4 port NICs or GPUs You…

NextCloud is not a NAS; you can run TrueNAS as your storage layer. Either baremetal or as a VM with PCIE passthrough in proxmox. Don't…

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up2date on $150 Welcome Credit for New Electricity Plan Sign-Ups (Paid in $50 Instalments over 3 Months) @ OVO Energy

I did mine a couple of months ago, the email showed: Offer Acceptance date: 4th April 2024 Term: 8th April 2024 onwards I was with OVO on…

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Fatboy74 on $150 Welcome Credit for New Electricity Plan Sign-Ups (Paid in $50 Instalments over 3 Months) @ OVO Energy

Well, my amex statement and OVO app payments page begs to differ.

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Jammar on $150 Welcome Credit for New Electricity Plan Sign-Ups (Paid in $50 Instalments over 3 Months) @ OVO Energy

They accept Amex, I have direct debit set up on my amex with them

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vrsac on $150 Welcome Credit for New Electricity Plan Sign-Ups (Paid in $50 Instalments over 3 Months) @ OVO Energy

no, if your property is already connected via another retail provider and you are just moving plans, you won't get charged (I moved from…

crankyjay commented on Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra 14.6" Wi-Fi 128GB (Dark Grey) $999 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ JB Hi-Fi
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 doesn’t have AV1 hardware decoder. If you watch a lot of youtube, expect worse battery life vs tab S9 (or anything on…

crankyjay commented on [Back Order] Suntory Boss Coffee Iced Latte $2.50 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU
Every time I drink these I wonder to myself why we don't have vending machines selling warm/ice canned coffees like in Japan.

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crankyjay on 12V 100Ah LiFePO4 Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery $231.37 Delivered @ Outbax eBay

2nd one was not as good, tested at 102Ah with 11.2v cut off

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meatgasm on 12V 100Ah LiFePO4 Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery $231.37 Delivered @ Outbax eBay

I bought 2 of these and just finished testing 1 of them, can also confirm just over 100Ah capacity. Slightly different way of testing, with…
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