I bloody hate telstra, useless krunts. Gunna have to sic the ombudsman on them as I had to with dodo a few years back (back paid $1400 thank you very much, over a 2 year period overcharging).
Telecommunication companies are like politicians; same shit different wrappers.
An aside; hows your nbn going? On the Capricorn coast, its shit. Banks, supermarkets down some days and useless weekemds; buffering city. In Thailand paid $30/ month unlimited upload/ download and had my house and 3 bungalows all streaming movies no probs. Australia does rip you off.
My Monday whinge......its the Pome coming out of me 
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I don't have a problem with Telstra except that keep ringing me regularly to tell me that my Landline Account is in credit to them by $250+ and want to know what I'd like to do about it.
Triphid
Level 9
May 27, 2019
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Landline? What's a landline?
@Doubting Heck no, they're not a pain to me considering that I owe them nothing and that they actually owe me $250+ in credit.
I suppose they've never had a customer whose account is credit before, I just keep paying my usual debit via the automatic debit arrangement with my bank every fortnight, using my phone only when really necessary and my computer for a few hours each day when and if I feel like doing so.
As s fellow Pom I’m with you all the way. I’m in Tatura in Vic and they don’t turn us off until January. I am leaving it to the last minute because I know it’s going to be crap! A couple of years ago I was working for an IT company that was also selling on a NBN provider so I have first hand knowledge of how absolute bollocks the whole thing is unless you buy Industrial speed.
Geoffrey51
Level 8
May 27, 2019
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I don't understand why people want NBN but then I don't need / want Netflix. For $300 for one year of 4G service Telstra gives me 150 Gb download, unlimited free WiFi at 20,000 Australian locations, no charge calls to landlines and mobiles in Australia and 15 international locations as well as unlimited SMS & MMS plus a few other benefits. That is about $25 per month on my own handset. I'm not complaining.
FrayedBear
Level 9
May 27, 2019
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In certain situations I can certainly see that would suffice. But if you are working online with computer, and need a home network, mobile internet isn't enough. I wish I could ditch NBN and just have 4g, I really do. For one thing, all this talk about NBN, it still depends on a bloody home router, and if that drops you have to reboot. Drives me crazy! Billions on an NBN and still we use bloody routers!
@David1955 I stopped using my computers about three years ago and I only used them then because mobile use was not economic. I hear that they are now selling mobile phones with 10 core processors. I haven't bothered to look at how that compares to the latest Intel chips as I do not play those sort of games or have work requiring such power.
Unfortunately we don’t get a choice because they are shutting down the regular network and you will have to be on NBN to stay connected.
@Geoffrey51 I haven't had a landline since 1995 or 6. I haven't had a TV since digital came in and I haven't used a computer for three or four years.
@FrayedBear Fantastic. Well done. 
@Geoffrey51 One drawback - I spend too much time finger tapping and reading on my Android phone! Particularly when I should be out in the sunshine gardening, bushwalking, fishing, or talking with people.
@FrayedBear I know what you mean. Uhhhhh!
Australia is the rip off capital of the world - electricity, internet, streaming services, goods, you name it. I've been saying it for years, and had enough of "you can't criticize Australia, it is the greatest country in the world" as a reply. Fooey. Who stands up for everyday people? Not the politicians, whatever party.
As for internet, I have internode, all part of monopoly iinet. They're all lousy. The NBN is a half-baked Australian amatuer solution, expensive and a joke. BTW, I wouldn't touch Telstra with a 50 foot pole.
Yes, I wish I was back in Thailand too, internet and streaming.
David1955
Level 8
May 27, 2019
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^^^^
But I'm hoping I might get back myself in July- August. Catch up with expat friends. A good lottery win and everything would be up for grabs.
@powder, @FrayedBear Thailand can be the most frustrating of places, corruption, Thai variability on truth, I've seen it all. Despite all that, I'm never happier than there. Somehow I just go with the flow there. There it is.
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