Shifter0183 » user profile

| Member Since | 29/05/2024 |
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| Last Seen | 08/05/2026 |
| Badges | 1 |
| Location | NSW |
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No Telco will accept any evidence your phone is compliant, even if you have video evidence that the phone works with Emergency VoLTE…
Shifter0183 commented on The Buyer's NTR [Part 1]
Look like someone is off their meds today.
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nguyenlucky on Low- & No-Cost 000-Safe Replacement Phones for Disadvantaged Customers @ Vodafone, TPG, iiNet, Internode, Lebara, Kogan, felix
I sent a complaint over to the Shadow Communications Minister highlighting this exact issue as well as some other issues as well. Funnily…
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soniclicious on Low- & No-Cost 000-Safe Replacement Phones for Disadvantaged Customers @ Vodafone, TPG, iiNet, Internode, Lebara, Kogan, felix
I eventually got a replacement Samsung A17 to be shipped to me (arriving in about 5-7 business days) after inquiring about it at Sydney -…
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life is suffering on Suggestions for a New Dual Nano-Sim Phone (2025-) Supported by All Telcos?
Thanks for your suggestion; added to my shortlist. Did have a laugh at your first link though. I would have entertained a 1.1k solution if…
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scrimshaw on Suggestions for a New Dual Nano-Sim Phone (2025-) Supported by All Telcos?
Thanks for the suggestions. I don't need a strong SOC (the POCO M7 4G that I bought like 2 months ago has a very, very anemic SOC but did…
Shifter0183 posted a forum topic Suggestions for a New Dual Nano-Sim Phone (2025-) Supported by All Telcos?
Hi everyone, recently I have been stung by the decision by Vodafone to implement their extremely restrictive mobile whitelist, which…
Shifter0183 commented on Low- & No-Cost 000-Safe Replacement Phones for Disadvantaged Customers @ Vodafone, TPG, iiNet, Internode, Lebara, Kogan, felix
I tried going into a Vodafone store today, and they denied my request for a replacement phone, even though I showed them the text messages…
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soniclicious on Low- & No-Cost 000-Safe Replacement Phones for Disadvantaged Customers @ Vodafone, TPG, iiNet, Internode, Lebara, Kogan, felix
I might consider it once I go through their internal complaints process. I have to call them again anyways as I am going to record it and…
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vawiyoci on Proactive Action - Xiaomi (& Other Chinese Brands / Import) Phone Owners Affected by 3G Shutdown (Now Due to Be Network Blocked)
They are apparently staggering out the texts. The first text was apparently 1 week ago according to the Whirlpool thread, and I only got…
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vawiyoci on Proactive Action - Xiaomi (& Other Chinese Brands / Import) Phone Owners Affected by 3G Shutdown (Now Due to Be Network Blocked)
I know I am not the poster you were replying to but for clarity, I got the same message word for word except contact details from both Sims…
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alb3rtt on Proactive Action - Xiaomi (& Other Chinese Brands / Import) Phone Owners Affected by 3G Shutdown (Now Due to Be Network Blocked)
As far as I can tell (from my phone call with Kogan), each telco keeps their own TAC blocklist, meaning unless the other telcos make an…
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alb3rtt on Proactive Action - Xiaomi (& Other Chinese Brands / Import) Phone Owners Affected by 3G Shutdown (Now Due to Be Network Blocked)
It's sheer laziness. I asked if there was even a procedure to escalate it to a technical person should I provide all the evidence, she said…
Shifter0183 commented on Low- & No-Cost 000-Safe Replacement Phones for Disadvantaged Customers @ Vodafone, TPG, iiNet, Internode, Lebara, Kogan, felix
On a slightly different note, I called Kogan this morning and confirmed they will not even entertain unblocking your device even if you can…
Shifter0183 replied to
alb3rtt on Proactive Action - Xiaomi (& Other Chinese Brands / Import) Phone Owners Affected by 3G Shutdown (Now Due to Be Network Blocked)
Looks like I wasted my time even with your warning about Kogan. I confirmed with them that even in the hypothetical I can get Vodafone to…
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alb3rtt on Proactive Action - Xiaomi (& Other Chinese Brands / Import) Phone Owners Affected by 3G Shutdown (Now Due to Be Network Blocked)
Thanks for the heads up. I might try calling TPG instead, since they did merge with vodafone years ago and I have an active sim with them,…
Shifter0183 commented on Low- & No-Cost 000-Safe Replacement Phones for Disadvantaged Customers @ Vodafone, TPG, iiNet, Internode, Lebara, Kogan, felix
It seems that Kogan (and implicitly Vodafone) is implementing a highly restricted whitelist (e.g. POCO/Xiaomi phones are not even listed as…
Shifter0183 replied to
alb3rtt on Proactive Action - Xiaomi (& Other Chinese Brands / Import) Phone Owners Affected by 3G Shutdown (Now Due to Be Network Blocked)
I got the same message on a new Poco M7 on my Kogan SIM (Voda network). I'm going to call them tomorrow and try to get it resolved since…
I lost the receipt so I ended up just putting it into my box of e-waste. Ended up going for the Xiaomi Smart Band 8 pro and that has been…
Shifter0183 commented on Bauhn Smartwatch $49.99 @ ALDI
The last one was absolute junk. Lasted about 1 month with constant crashes. Save your time and money and get a decent alternative instead…
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GordonD on Can anyone help my daugher out with doing this survey about AI in medical field?
It is just a student project that the student made to do their HSC project. I doubt the results actually matter in the grand scheme of…
Shifter0183 commented on Ozito PXC 4.0Ah Battery $48, 2.0Ah $24 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store/ OnePass/ $99 Order) @ Bunnings
Now if only they price matched the 8Ah battery as well...
Shifter0183 commented on Best Free Software to Test Used Hard Drives?
As duk242 suggested, HDD Sentinel works pretty well. If you want to try an alternative tool, you can consider…
Shifter0183 commented on Someone Is Putting Cat Food in My Front Yard
>So it seems this person is checking the food at least twice a day?? Plus getting brazen enough to now walk down the driveway to get the…
Shifter0183 replied to
zuruhara on Motorola Moto G85 (128GB / 8GB) 6.7" OLED Android Phone $322.42 Shipped @ Lenovo AU
Unfortunately I can't help you there. I don't have the moto G85, and I'm currently doing app development on my moto G54 so I can't reset…
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Korban Dallas on Motorola Moto G85 (128GB / 8GB) 6.7" OLED Android Phone $322.42 Shipped @ Lenovo AU
> Omg no do not listen to this man. Breaks integrity (rooting) and can't use tap and pay. I did make the caveat that you don't need to use…
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OhNoUShiz on Motorola Moto G85 (128GB / 8GB) 6.7" OLED Android Phone $322.42 Shipped @ Lenovo AU
You can try the [Universal Android Debloater…
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sim777 on Focal Nutrition Creatine Monohydrate 1kg $29.71 Delivered @ Focal Nutrition
The micronized version just dissolves better since it has a smaller particle size. It only makes a difference for the first couple of…
To be honest, drivers are like this everywhere. Doesn't matter that every bus has the give way sign at the back with the flashing lights,…
Shifter0183 commented on Giving Way to Buses - Driver Behaviour
You're missing the obligatory mspaint pic.
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