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Re: Planes in GTA IV

Guest — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:17:42 -0000

wheres vechiles.ide?

Re: About Me

s.a.s demo — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:13:11 -0000

Nice to hear someone concerned with environment unlike others concerned with hollywood gossip.

Re: Playing Fetch

poedgirl — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:37:39 -0000

Personally, I can't really recommend any service for reliable IPTV in Australia. As I said in the article, the service for Fetch is great, however, the box seriously lets it down. If we had a better designed box with software that actually worked, it would be great.

That said, the main problem still is the lack of content. This is mainly because Foxtel hordes most of the channels. I just wish we could get a system like the US where any TV operator could come along and purchase channels they want to offer their customers, instead of being limited to just a small handful like Fetch has.

As for set top boxes, I would have to recommend the Boxee Box. While most of the content for it is US based, it does still have a lot of options for Australians. The Revision3 app on it is excellent. Pair it with a VPN as well and you'll get all of the US content too.

Re: Playing Fetch

Jesse Somer — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:39:09 -0000

Your experience sounds horrible. If you don't recommend FetchTV or Foxtel via XBox 360, what do you see as the best Internet TV option? I have a friend who won't shut up about how great TiVO is, and a number of our customers use AppleTV. Of course the majority of people still use Foxtel through a coaxial cable connection, but it is quite expensive for a full subscription. Which direction should the average person take if they don't want to spend a lot of money, but they want a good Internet TV experience?

Jesse, Compare Broadband

Re: Playing Fetch

poedgirl — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:01:42 -0000

Unfortunately none of those new features address the problems I have had. While they do add a little more value to the service, it's really not enough.

Re: Playing Fetch

Simon Hunter-Ward — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:48:37 -0000

Just read this on Lifehacker and couldn't resist sharing... Could any of these change your mind? LOL

The Next 12 Things FetchTV Is Adding
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2...

Re: Playing Fetch

Simon Hunter-Ward — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:54:41 -0000

Make certain that you end your subscription prior to the 3 month trial end date, so as to avoid the automated renewal of the service as a paid subscription. I read about this on another review of the FetchTV trial... the same trick that alot of service providers (yes Foxtel, I'm looking at you) use to snare customers.
It can be a real pain in the arse to get a provider to refund the subscription when you finally realise that you have been netted.
I'm also with iiNet and have always had great service from them. However, when an issue comes down to a technical problem where there isn't a clean-cut solution for it, their staff tend to throw up the "There is nothing I can do / must be something wrong with your setup" card. The best thing to do is to just ask them to escalate the issue to their supervisor (which I am sure that you have done yourself, by the sounds of it).
IPTV is still very immature here in Australia, and there really isn't that much of an advantage to having it. You are paying a premium to just double the number of TV channels, that show the same standard of crap, and which are broadcast at times that are still inconvenient to watch!
No, I don't think that PVRs are a worthwhile solution, as it is once again making the consumer pay for the networks desire to not redesign their archaic business model into something that has a real customer focus. Why do you think that so many people are now turning to Channel BT?

Re: The Long Hiatus

Simon Hunter-Ward — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:19:52 -0000

Good to see that you are posting again! I've been struggling to stay on top of my own blog, so I can appreciate the hiatus.
Looking forward to your next post...

Re: The Long Hiatus

Isaac Moore — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:06:17 -0000

+1 for DISQUS.

Re: The Long Hiatus

sn0wy — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:43:56 -0000

i love you

Re: New URL

NoMoreChillies — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:41:51 -0000

PO, check out APB reloaded http://forums.gamersfirst.com/...
your gonna love me, hit me up when you join forums
-Nacho

Re: Idiots on Youtube

RedSword — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:38:27 -0000

There is nothing that pisses me off more than someone who acts like they know what they're doing, when in fat they have no idea.

You wrote an app cracking script from scratch, and this idiot thinks that he knows more about SSH on jailbroken devices than you do. Actually, it's kinda sad.

I had a 30 minute argument with my neighbor about why Firefox was better than Internet Explorer. In they end they considered that I was hopeless, and said that they felt sorry that I was convinced that I had to use Firefox's "poor security."

EVERYONE KNOWS THAT IE KEEPS PASSWORDS IN A SINGLE UNENCRYPTED FILE. FIREFOX DOESN'T.

Re: Blaqua iPhone Theme

dollarindustries — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:46:18 -0000

fantastic job, really great

Re: Australian Price Gouging

antaneskou — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:29:55 -0000

Australian situation not the worst. Just spend a few minutes to have a look up of the prices in Russia :)
We have iPhone 3G (!) now selling through the official distributor (Mobile Tele Systems) at a price of US$900 for the 16GB.
Searching the same on eBay - it will cost about $510.

Just let it off. The companies will be getting as much as they could until buyers buy.

Re: The Canned Response

porcraddish — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:31:26 -0000

Having worked in a call center for an ISP, the reason for the stupidity in responses is simply that they do not train their employees beyond what is in the FAQ's or KB.

Re: Navigon vs Sygic, the definitive poedReview

shaddsi — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:34:21 -0000

Thanks for the post poedgirl. Great little blog you have here. I thought I should clear up the whole debacle with mapmaster. Being a Victorian I can tell you (and show you) that road rules are governed by state. Hey, if it wasn't for our stringent road laws I would probably be in less trouble.

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au...

Victorians can use navigation aids freely and use mobile phones to listen to music and as navigation devices as long as the phone isnt touched. This means you set your route, your music and start driving.. I'm sure that WA's road rules are just as different.

Re: The new donate box

poedgirl — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:09:42 -0000

I have added a donate button back on the right side of the page, but not the full ChipIn service. This is because I'm no longer using my iPhone as my main phone and have no use for a bluetooth stack that can interface with my watch anymore.

Re: The new donate box

gumonde.wordpress.com/ — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:55:10 -0000

I wanna support you but I can't see your donate box.

How can I donate for you.

Please answer me via e-mail : poed@gumonde.com

Thx,

Re: iPhone Tethering

trapper — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:27:15 -0000

i think im in the same boat as brad, optus the bastards want a monthly 10 dolllar fee for exactly quite what i dont know. i too am on a 3g vith v 3.1.3, optus whatever. whenever I install your profile my tehtering option disappears. how hard is it to jailbreak a phone. and do i need to. i am a bit of a luddite so i would like to keep it simple.

Re: iPhone Tethering

Brad — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:12:36 -0000

Hi, looks like no go for me. I'm running V 3.1.3 (7E18), Carrier: Optus 5.0, Model MC133X. All that happens is the Tethering Button disapears in front of my eyes as I open Networks. Do I really need to jailbreak the phone?

Re: Centrafuse 3.0

Brad — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:02:37 -0000

Is the recent release of digital FM radio compatible with your device?

Re: Idiots on Youtube

El Zippo — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:39:27 -0000

LOL. What an ass****.
I don't know what's iPhoneTutorialz got in calling everyone retard...

Re: iPhone Tethering

ttmax — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:13:38 -0000

I switched to telstra after giving up on the 3 data sim I'd used for some time.
Despite being jailbroken and unlocked and having tethering available with 3 nothing seemed to make available with telstra. Then I ended up here.

So good. So good. After wandering around various sites for most of the night with no succes I ended up here, followed the link and, yes it worked!!!!!
So simple. So quick. So easy. Worked first time.

iPhone 3gs
telstra prepaid data sim
blackrain/snow

and now..... Tethering is working.

HAPPY!

Re: The new donate box

supaazn — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:50:02 -0000

I <3 u PoedGirl :)

Re: Blaqua iPhone Theme

bradoeoe — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:15:45 -0000

Awesome theme! Well done :D