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My nephew from South Korea came as a student a month ago. He got a Kogan eSIM on his first day under his name, paid with his Korean card.…

new router: https://www.speedtest.net/result/18017406545 thanks heaps!

When talking about coffee extraction, "over" and "under" refers to the proportion of actual coffee in the final product. When you pull for…

I used to keep my beans in the machine, but about a year ago I only grind what I need for the day and keep the rest in an [airtight…

+1 Something like that, but instead of "halfway", I usually judge how much foam I want. I prefer flat whites, so I don't even wait for…

Woah.... that was quick! Thanks!!

:( I guess that's on me then

Just bought one! "SA Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 $58.50 / 6-Pack Delivered (RRP $132) ($0 C&C SA)" suggests that shipping is included. I'd…

Thanks for the Amazon tip, got Asus RT-BE86U for $388.

From my own research a year ago, there are two main options. The convenient one: major brokers offer an "international" platforms. I…

ok, so... most likely it's a router thing. I did a fast.com check from an Ethernet connected desktop - 480/43. Ookla looks [even…

Could be. I might plug the laptop straight into nbn box on weekend to see if it's my home network issue.

Didn't know about fast.com, nice one. Although the results are somewhat similar for me.

Ah, haven't thought of that. It's RT-AC86U. But after checking the specs - it should be able to do up to [1734Mbps on…

both, got $1 discount!

Just moved from Aussie Broadband. Took me like 10 mins with about 5 mins downtime. [Not quite…

We often go to DFO Homebush for fresh naans, but the butter chicken isn't bad there either. The challenge is to [get…

This is a great deal! Bought mine 4 years ago for $100 more than this! I do a generic backflush once a week and descaling quarterly.…

I know they do ask for access to the credit report when you sign up with them, didn't know they can add entries there, never ran into that…

The main thing to check is your credit file. You can get it for free from all main credit check agencies. Any company that plans to provide…

Other than short one week business trips, we did two long family trips in Europe. Both times we flew in/out from different cities and…

or Wise instead of Revolut (https://www.choice.com.au/travel/money/travel-money/articles/wise-vs-revolut) and heads up, Schwab…

Get something like [this](https://www.telstra.com.au/internet/mobile-broadband/prepaid/telstra-pre-paid-4gx-wifi-plus) and an annual…

I was in the same situation a few years ago, I was that standalone house. I didn't even deal with the unit owners, I only discussed…

What education/licenses do you have? Say if, hypothetically speaking, I would want to provide the same services as you do - what would it…

Not sure about Mac, but I literally just did that an hour ago with an old barely working iPhone (my wife's old phone). Now I've got YT…

The problem with 4G/5G as a backup, at least in my area, is when NBN goes down, the whole suburb switches to 4G/5G and the speed drops to a…

M365 provides an easy integration with phones and laptop/desktops (either Windows or Apple; can't say about Linux). Google's integration…

I was in Shanghai for a day in October. Paid Kogan for roaming and also purchased one of TravelKon's eSIMs. Everything, including Google,…

Terry tax tips are awsome, go through those.