I used to work in 3G phone design/testing with real-time embedded OS, predating iOS and Android. Then Android came along and I had been using an Android phone ever since until I received an iPhone as …
BendBridge on 24/08/2022 - 19:36 on Medibank Private
After receiving the message for a while in the Medibank app about the pause of premium increases and cash give-back, finally we received our share of $138.00. A friend of ours who had left Medibank …
A young guy hit my car from behind. He wasn’t insured. My insurance company arranged for my car to be repaired and gave me a hired car of similar class. Initially I was told it would take 10 days …
Heard about Supa Valu in the news, so I paid it a visit today. Some of the things were quite cheap, e.g. avocado at $0.77 each and Milo at half price. I saw this one cent saving, which seems to be …
The suggestion from the builder is a total cost of $9,000.00 for installation of WAP's (Wireless Access Points) at the following locations: - Gnd floor: x2 - 1st floor: x2 - 2nd floor: x3 …
Thinking of getting a battery powered engraver to be used around the house, e.g. engrave name on wood handiwork and items around the house. Please suggest and recommend. Thanks. /WT
Just diagnosed with prostate cancer. I am with Medibank private (Silver Everyday Hospital and Essential Extras 75). The surgery fee has been quoted as $9,500 with out-of-pocket $7842 at Epworth. On …
As long as you are with a private health insurer, a few podiatry shops/clinics will charge you $30 for a pair of brand name runners and a pair of made-to-measure insoles. I have just heard about it …
This is my first home and I have been living in it for over 40 years. I retired about two years ago. It's a 650m² house with 3 bedrooms and one study room. We have spent some time looking at …
My solar panel stopped feeding electricity into the grid about two years ago. The inverter is a PowerEdge from LATRONICS. Can anyone recommend a reputable repairer to get it going …
Is there a local store I can buy a Siemens S7-1200, 6ES7214-1BG40-0XB0? Found it at WiAutomation, but would prefer to purchase locally if possible. Thanks! /WT
The public trustee stories featured on Monday's Four Corners were quite horrible. A few questions: 1) Has anyone heard of any good deeds done by any public trustee? 2) Is Victoria State …
(Just retired for two years, newbie really :)) For the current situation of Ukraine war, the tension with China and the ongoing sanctions… Is it better to convert Super to cash? Or, to put the …
Visited an old friend (93 years old) who lived in a retirement village today. She has just got her landline phone replaced with nbn. She showed me her Telstra bill of $55/month for Ultimate Voice - …
When one person pays a bill which is to be split within a group, what is the best way to transfer (pay) money to the group "leader"? Is it a dumb idea for the leader to give his bank …
I am trying to follow online instructions to do my garden edging with bricks. I will need to buy concrete to lay the base before laying bricks on top of it. I would like to know what concrete and …
All the smart robotic button pushers (not sure if this is the right term) seem to Bluetooth controlled, does anyone know why? It's quite inconvenient to go through a hub or a gateway to control …
I am looking for a label printer so that I can label all electronic devices (router, switches, computers, etc.) around the office. Any advice on what to look for? Thanks. /WT
The smart switches are getting much smaller these days. This mini switch from Sonoff (on ebay) can effectively be inserted into any switch. Questions: (1) Is it legal to be installed in …
I am a new retiree, just wondering if there is a strategy to best spend the money if you have them in Super, cash and shares? 1) Use up Super first before moving to cash and then sell shares? 2) …
Hi OzBargainers, I am looking for a BP monitor with BT connection so I can collect data on my phone. Could you please share your experience and recommend one? Thanks! /WT
A vision impaired friend of mine is looking for a computer that can run ZoomText and browse the Internet. We have done some research and come to the conclusion that a touchscreen AIO is the way to …
The piece of floor-mounted metal gate stopper has tripped many of our visitors. One was quite badly injured. Is there any way to avoid the problem? Here is the image of the metal. Found this rubber …
I am building a LEGO piano set for a friend. As a gift, I think it will be nice to be able to put my friend's name on it. Does such a thing as LEGO 1x1 letter tiles exist so that I spell the …
The super blood moon news is all over the places these two days. I am just wondering how many mobile phone users stared at the sky and took photos of the blood moon last night. Would be nice to see …
I have used 4 or 5 Android phones before moving to iPhone (a birthday gift). I have not looked back since then. Yesterday I saw Telegram founder Durov's comments on iPhone: Every time I …
I bought a fake Rolex watch (Oyster Perpectual Explorer) 20+ years ago while travelling through HK. It cost me A$15.00 at the time. I hardly wear it these days but it still works well and hasn't …
I am thinking about deploying a service (Java+Tomcat+MySQL) running in a VM on cloud. Since I have never done it before, I googled the Web for the prices on AWS, Azure and Telstra. I am looking at a …
Health insurance premiums will go up on 1 April, 2021 (not an April's Fool joke :)). We have been with MediBank Private (Top Hospital Essential) for over 20 years. After talking to iSelect, …
I am going to buy a phone as a gift with a budget of $400. A quick research on the net shows that OPPO A91 is quite a good phone that fits the budget. However I would like to hear opinions and …
According to Consumers Affairs Victoria: What does cooling off mean? Cooling-off periods apply to cars and motorbikes bought from licensed motor car traders. You have three business days …
Like most Telstra NBN users, I finally moved to another NBN reseller. Now I am left with a Telstra WiFi router. What can I really do with it? My new WiFi router seems to have a poorer range, is …
My inverter no longer outputs anything. It appears to be running but the reading doesn't increament and the smart meter doesn't register anything, so there is no electricity fed in to the …
I have been using Telstra landline phone since 1987. A few years ago, it was moved from copper wire to the nbn network and it costs me $31.95/month (Telstra Home Phone Basic Plan). Now I am think of …
Just noticed sign of fluid leak at the air conditioner of my i30 (7 years old). The advice from Hyundai is to get it replaced for $1800! I am just wondering what is the cheapest way to fix up the air …
Has anyone applied for a travel exemption for over 5km during Stage 4 lockdown? A friend (Australian PR) of mine needs to travel into the city to the Taiwan embassy to get something done, which he …
Now that Stage 4 lockdown is in effect in Victoria, I am thinking of getting a freezer (in addition to the existing fridge) so that I can buy more from each trip and travel less frequently to the …
I have been with RACV insurance for over 30 years. This is the first time I used an online comparison tool to find out what are available out there. For the same comprehensive coverage, I found two …
If you are building a new 3-storey house, what are the things to consider if you want to make it a smart home? 1) Wired vs wireless - a wired system is preferred over wireless system? Pros and …
Since the pandemic started, I use the 70% alcohol wipes to clean my phone after each trip to the supermarket. I am just wondering if this cleaning process can be replaced with a UV sterilizing box? I …
I have got an old OnePlus 1 phone which I want to give to my neighbour so that he can run COVIDSafe on it. His current is way to old for the purpose. When I tried to look for the COVIDSafe app in …
