I need to vent!

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Just finished watching season 2 of Terminator Sarah Connor Chrons.

Sad coz no season three. It just started really kicking along too...

[kup]

I use a Netgear DG834g modem/router and don't get any dropouts. After about 2 years, the power cable fried itself somehow, but other than that it's been much better than the Billion and Alcatel modems i had beforehand.

I have been using the DG834g for about 3 years (maybe 4) and it has been awesome. I even find it better than newer offerings in it's style and interface.

[jazzcomp]

Need to find a new cheap hard drive. Any recommendations? 1tb portable.

[Tober]

Need to find a new cheap hard drive. Any recommendations? 1tb portable.

CCPU.com.au have a Samsung G3 Station 1000GB external for $90. I bought my 1.5 for $115 from them a few weeks ago.

Otherwise MSY or eBay I guess.

[Tabias Prime]

My Netgear modem (yes I know it's craptacular) died last week (connection dropouts every 10 minutes). Got it replaced with another one which keeps dropping out of connection too ( but less frequently) on the first day of working. Thought it was a Bigpond error, so called them - they told me to call Netgar because nothing was wrong with their lines - I call netgear for help, they tell me to go to Bigpond.... ...FML about an hour of wasted phone time with no help on either end but my conclusions is that it's just netgear's crappy modem, judging by other 'colourful' experiences posted on the interwebs.

Thank heck I'm buying a 2wire modem from Telstra next week (same brand as my very 1st modem, I can trust it works but downside it dies after about 4 years of use). Just got to hold onto this piece of crap modem until next year where I can exchange it for a gift card to spend on something else useful...

Also a tip for any net users out there, don't buy your web hardware from DSE, I made a huge mistake doing that. I asked the people working there if the modems were good and they didn't know what they were doing apart from easily taking my $$$. That's also another thing to rant on while I'm here, what DSE is becoming - I went to my local one recently and asked for a Funway Electronics starter kit - the girl there had NO IDEA what I was talking about - Dick Smith Electronics eh? More like Dick Smith Cashsuckers...

Can I make a suggestion and have a question.

Do you have a adsl and phone splitter/fillter in your line?
This sounds very similar to a problem I had, It could be the splitter because our splitter crapped its self and as soon as I replaced it the problem stopped...

[Tabias Prime]

CCPU.com.au have a Samsung G3 Station 1000GB external for $90. I bought my 1.5 for $115 from them a few weeks ago.

Otherwise MSY or eBay I guess.

whats MSY and ccpus quality of their service like?

I might try MSY as theres 1 10 mins from me....

[Hursticon]

Need to find a new cheap hard drive. Any recommendations? 1tb portable.

CCPU.com.au have a Samsung G3 Station 1000GB external for $90. I bought my 1.5 for $115 from them a few weeks ago.

Otherwise MSY or eBay I guess.

Down here in the Illawarra, we swear by the monthly Computer Fair and Computer Market that travel all over the state and have truly awesome prices for Computer Hardware and Software.
Forget about what any Major retailer tells you - apart from online stores, no where is cheaper than the Computer Fairs & Markets!

Almost a Year ago I bought my 1Tb HDD for $90 and bought an External Chassis for it for $15 from the Computer Fair held at BHP Stadium in Unanderra.

If you don't wanna buy online, I highly suggest attending one of these as they are leaps and bounds cheaper than buying from any major retail store (Yes, even including JB-Hifi ) and are comprised of online retailers anyway.

[Tober]

whats MSY and ccpus quality of their service like?

I might try MSY as theres 1 10 mins from me....

CCPU are fine, you might have to wait a bit if they are really busy. But they are helpful.

MSY are notoriously atrocious. Expect to wait in a long queue for a long time, or order ahead. Their customer service is borderline non-existent.

The markets at North Rocks Westfield used to be really good for PC stuff, not sure if they are still on tho. Used to be on Sundays.

[MV75]

My Netgear modem (yes I know it's craptacular) died last week (connection dropouts every 10 minutes). Got it replaced with another one which keeps dropping out of connection too ( but less frequently) on the first day of working. Thought it was a Bigpond error, so called them - they told me to call Netgar because nothing was wrong with their lines - I call netgear for help, they tell me to go to Bigpond.... ...FML about an hour of wasted phone time with no help on either end but my conclusions is that it's just netgear's crappy modem, judging by other 'colourful' experiences posted on the interwebs.

Thank heck I'm buying a 2wire modem from Telstra next week (same brand as my very 1st modem, I can trust it works but downside it dies after about 4 years of use). Just got to hold onto this piece of crap modem until next year where I can exchange it for a gift card to spend on something else useful...

Also a tip for any net users out there, don't buy your web hardware from DSE, I made a huge mistake doing that. I asked the people working there if the modems were good and they didn't know what they were doing apart from easily taking my $$$. That's also another thing to rant on while I'm here, what DSE is becoming - I went to my local one recently and asked for a Funway Electronics starter kit - the girl there had NO IDEA what I was talking about - Dick Smith Electronics eh? More like Dick Smith Cashsuckers...

You might have had a bad line filter too. It happens, they do die. I've had no troubles with netgear. I'm using a dg834 right now with an intention of upgrading to a dgn3500. I did have troubles when I first got the modem as it was just when I churned to tpg adsl2, I had to get their settings and change things such as multiplexing, vpi and vci Probably the same as bigpond, those settings might have to be set.

As for dse, wow, people still don't know? They are going electrical / computers. That's why it's not electronics anymore, just Dick Smith, and the "techsperts" thing came in.

Even jaycar isn't as well inventoried as they used to be. The whole state of electronic stores is very bad these days. I have no choice but to order online as I've recently done a couple of projects from vintage-computer, and the components used you just won't find at jaycar. Heck, couldn't even find a basic 12f629 pic there. You can forget about an atmel 28c64.

I usually use futurlec, but last week put an order in with farnell.

whats MSY and ccpus quality of their service like?

I might try MSY as theres 1 10 mins from me....

msy, don't expect any sort of competency aside from looking at inventory levels on a computer screen from the staff. Same as just looking at the boxes for information. They have no product knowledge at all. Also don't expect inventory. It's always a gamble at msy. In short, you really have to know what you specifically want and be able flexible to change brands and levels of gear on the fly if you need a specific type of component.

[SkyWarp91]

Hi guys, my filter is fine. What actually happened was that whoever was on the phone at Netgear Technical Support had me enter the wrong settings. The web works fine now. Thanks for your suggestions.

And yes I did notice that DSE is no longer DSE, just DS. And I have not seen a Jaycar before in Adelaide yet. I'm sure that out there somewhere in the suburbs there are those small businesses that sell proper electronic equipment.