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Transaction Denied, Not Happy, Credit Union

I had work done on my car. Went to pick it up. The bill was pretty much what I expected. $2036-40. Tried to pay with my Visa debit card from my credit union. Waved it over their new Commonwealth …

Big nbn Price Increases Are Coming

NBN and the ISP have been arguing for a couple of years about what the next lot of NBN prices increases will look like. The ACCC was the referee. NBN wants one thing, everyone else another. As time …

Should OzBargain Hide/Cancel/Censor Merely Unpopular Views

I once read an SF story that people put things in three categories: I like it I don't like it It should be banned. As I get old I find I live in a society where increasingly things are …

Should Companies Have to Warn Buyers Their Product Only Works with "Genuine" Consumables?

Had a Brother P-Touch label printer, a 1230PC, one that prints from my PC. I bought it years ago and hadn't used for a while. Got it out of the cupboard and tried to use it, but I got a …

Living without a large intestine

I got sent the bowel cancer test kit every 2 years, and didn't bother. Then a few months ago I had a persistent gut ache, so I thought I'd do the test. Just in case. The news wasn't …

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Silicon Power UD90 1TB gen 4 M.2 SSD $109 + Delivery @ Mwave

out of stock Silicon Power UD90 1TB gen 4 M.2 SSD $109 + Delivery @ Mwave

Mwave is selling it at $109 + shipping. Looks like a bargain there when everyone else, including Amazon, is selling it for $159. Its gen4. Mwave says 4800 MB/s read, 4200 MB/s write. So its not the …

McAfee

I Just Got a McAfee Subscription Scam Email Based on Old Optus Info

Was an Optus customer a while back. Have changed some things like my email address since then. But not my credit card. Just got a fairly obvious scam email saying my credit card had been charged …

Woolworths

You Only Get ONE 10% off Shop Per Month at Woolworths

For those who don't realise, it doesn't matter how many Woolworths branded products you buy that offer a 10% off shop once a month at Woolworths, you only get ONE 10% off shop each …

Telstra

Telstra to Open up Its 5G Network

Not sure what there is to discuss about this, but there are regularly comments in the forums that people want a 5G plan, but they are only available through Telstra, Optus and Vodafone directly, not …