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Member Since 27/02/2012
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philart replied to  trucktech on Choceur Chocolate Block Assorted Varieties 200g $1.99 (Was $2.69) @ ALDI
I'm not so sure that Cadbury has ever been a quality chocolate manufacturing company. Back in the late 1970's I worked for a cocoa...
01/08/2019 - 14:23
philart commented on Amazon 12% Cashback on All Categories (Capped at $50) @ ShopBack
12% saving would possibly just about make amazon.au competitive. As someone who buys a fair amount of merchandise from amazon.com and...
23/06/2019 - 08:15
philart commented on Amazon - 8% Cashback (Was <12%) | NordVPN - 85% Cashback (Was 28%) @ ShopBack
I used to use cashrewards all the time, sometimes their tracking would go awry and I'd have to contact them. Along came shopback and now...
20/06/2019 - 12:13
philart replied to  lostn on 15% Triple Cashback at AliExpress (Was 5%, $50 Cap) @ ShopBack
I just purchased a Beelink GT1 mini TV Box (4GB Ram 32GB) for A$95.60 before cashback and inc GST. I'm pretty damn sure that Banggood or...
18/06/2019 - 23:49
philart replied to  ChiMot on 15% Triple Cashback at AliExpress (Was 5%, $50 Cap) @ ShopBack
Yeah I pretty well use the same logic. Sure the greater the savings the greater the potential risk. However when I look at the money I've...
18/06/2019 - 22:01
philart replied to  b0rat on Samsung 128GB EVO Plus Micro SD Card $36 + Shipping / Pickup @ The Good Guys eBay
Hmmm so different than the Dutch for East - Oost. Interessent! The trusty Google translater makes you right or should that be recht?
16/06/2019 - 13:10
philart replied to  philart on Malwarebytes Premium 1 Device/4-Year Digital - $8.10 via Studentbeans (Need valid .edu e-mail)
I ran it again for another device and this time it came up 4 year subscription. It's nonsensical.
13/06/2019 - 22:33
philart replied to  Satirical on Malwarebytes Premium 1 Device/4-Year Digital - $8.10 via Studentbeans (Need valid .edu e-mail)
Your Purchased Products 1 x Malwarebytes Premium 1 Year subscription Total price: A$7.91
13/06/2019 - 20:17
philart replied to  Satirical on Malwarebytes Premium 1 Device/4-Year Digital - $8.10 via Studentbeans (Need valid .edu e-mail)
Is it for one years cover as my receipt indicates or four years subs?
13/06/2019 - 20:10
philart replied to  sssbp on Malwarebytes Premium 1 Device/4-Year Digital - $8.10 via Studentbeans (Need valid .edu e-mail)
Yeah eventually did for me but seeing that you responded now means I can't edit my post. I'll blame it on being a senior :o)
13/06/2019 - 20:06
philart commented on Malwarebytes Premium 1 Device/4-Year Digital - $8.10 via Studentbeans (Need valid .edu e-mail)
It looks like a scam to me. I paid my cash got an email address and password. went to malwarebytes and had to pick a place of education, I...
13/06/2019 - 19:58
philart replied to  kakarot123 on Banggood - $2 Bonus Cashback (Min Spend $2) @ ShopBack
GearBest is one which comes to mind
11/06/2019 - 18:49
philart commented on Banggood - $2 Bonus Cashback (Min Spend $2) @ ShopBack
That only ameliorates to extent of the 10% GST which Banggood adds to the price of everything for Aussie shoppers. I rarely buy from them...
11/06/2019 - 08:39
philart replied to  hopper on [eBay Plus] Samsung - SM-T720NZSLXSA - Galaxy Tab S5e - 10.5" Wi-Fi 128GB $551.65 C&C or $6 Shipping @ Bing Lee eBay
You can get USB-C to headphone adapters for like <$10 from Aliexpress.
03/06/2019 - 07:59
philart replied to  hellrazorone on [eBay Plus] Samsung - SM-T720NZSLXSA - Galaxy Tab S5e - 10.5" Wi-Fi 128GB $551.65 C&C or $6 Shipping @ Bing Lee eBay
When I bought prior to posting the deal here, when I looked to see how many units were available - it was flagged "limited units...
03/06/2019 - 07:56
philart commented on [eBay Plus] Samsung - SM-T720NZSLXSA - Galaxy Tab S5e - 10.5" Wi-Fi 128GB $551.65 C&C or $6 Shipping @ Bing Lee eBay
I doubt that they can. Technically nothing wrong with the wifi apart from the fact that some users cover the receiver when holding the...
02/06/2019 - 21:25
[eBay Plus] Samsung - SM-T720NZSLXSA - Galaxy Tab S5e - 10.5" Wi-Fi 128GB $551.65 C&C or $6 Shipping @ Bing Lee eBay
philart posted a deal [eBay Plus] Samsung - SM-T720NZSLXSA - Galaxy Tab S5e - 10.5" Wi-Fi 128GB $551.65 C&C or $6 Shipping @ Bing Lee eBay
I've been looking for one of these for a while and hoped to pay under $600, to my delight this comes out at $557.65 delivered or $551.65 if...
02/06/2019 - 21:08
philart commented on Exetel NBN Provisioning - Require an Existing Phone Number Which Doesn't Exist. Want Me to Plug Analogue Phone into NBN Wallsock
This persons experience with Exetel is concerning to me. A month ago our area went live for FTTC NBN. I chose to kick off our NBN...
01/06/2019 - 17:56
philart replied to  jv on Steggles Whole Roast Chicken $3 Per kg @ Woolworths
I think despite the description, it has to be cooked for a better result.
30/05/2019 - 19:41
philart commented on Steggles Whole Roast Chicken $3 Per kg @ Woolworths
It's sounds funny describing what is clearly a raw chicken, a roast chicken.
30/05/2019 - 19:40
philart replied to  renaldof on Exetel 4G 250GB Home Wireless Broadband (12/1 B40 or 5/1) for $39.99/Mth Modem Inc. over 12 Months @ Exetel
We've found it advantageous to purchase a 20db gain parabolic dish specifically tuned for B3 (1800Mhz) as the 700Mhz is often next to...
27/03/2019 - 15:47
philart replied to  scubacoles on Exetel 4G 250GB Home Wireless Broadband (12/1 B40 or 5/1) for $39.99/Mth Modem Inc. over 12 Months @ Exetel
Except of course in places like here where we struggle to get 3-4Mbps speeds by 9-10pm on Optus. Before the Kids finish school on weekdays...
27/03/2019 - 15:43
philart replied to  MasterScythe on Exetel 4G 250GB Home Wireless Broadband (12/1 B40 or 5/1) for $39.99/Mth Modem Inc. over 12 Months @ Exetel
Do you guys in your wildest dreams imagine that Australia would now be an Internet paradise with a different government? If FTTP was being...
27/03/2019 - 15:12
philart replied to  AB7 on Exetel 4G 250GB Home Wireless Broadband (12/1 B40 or 5/1) for $39.99/Mth Modem Inc. over 12 Months @ Exetel
Because 4G doesn't have a fraction of the data available compared to cabled ADSL or NBN. This deal is aimed at consumers close enough to a...
27/03/2019 - 14:56
philart replied to  supabrudda on NBN 50/20 Unlimited $59/Month First 6 Months ($79/Month Thereafter) @ Aussie Broadband (New Customers)
Politicians do a lot of talking at election time. If they haven't announced the detail of a policy and the cost to the budget, you can...
01/03/2019 - 08:25
philart replied to  SlappersOnly on NBN 50/20 Unlimited $59/Month First 6 Months ($79/Month Thereafter) @ Aussie Broadband (New Customers)
That can't happen in Australia since they drew up the plan to counter piracy in Australia which shifted the responsibility for downloading...
01/03/2019 - 08:12
philart commented on 20% Quadrupled Cashback at AliExpress (Expired), 8% Cashback at Amazon & Chemist Warehouse via ShopBack ($50 Caps)
The lead in 9am to 12pm caused me to think we had a three hour window on this one. I think it's actually a 15 hour offer 9am to midnight....
05/02/2019 - 10:28
philart replied to  Wonderfool on Optus Alcatel 4G Wi-Fi Modem + 14GB Data $25.00 @ Officeworks
Modem with 14GB of Optus data included. Use it up and then prepaid top it up. You can just keep the modem for another service which you may...
26/01/2019 - 20:41
philart replied to  obiwank on Optus Alcatel 4G Wi-Fi Modem + 14GB Data $25.00 @ Officeworks
NOT compatible with Telstra 700Mhz (B28). It's not a Telstra sourced device.
26/01/2019 - 19:43
philart replied to  Tekuza on Optus Alcatel 4G Wi-Fi Modem + 14GB Data $25.00 @ Officeworks
Yes but not with Telstra 700Mhz (B28). They don't permit third party devices to access this frequency.
26/01/2019 - 19:42