I need to vent!

[5FDP]

It's trickiling out here in Western Sydney as well. Penrith has seen up to wave 2, and seems to be stopping at that. Every time I o toy hunting, I always end up dissapointed. That's why when I was heading through Canberra a couple of weeks ago, I decided to check it out, and found 2 WFC Soundwaves. Bought both of course But it just annoys me the releasing of newer figures is so sporadic, like when we got Wave 1 before most of the globe, and now its gone reverse.

Dude, just buy online I don't have the time for toy hunting anymore but I understand that there are some that enjoy finding what they're after in the shops. The dollar is so good ATM that what you'd pay online is comparable to the shops anyway. Maybe it's just me being lazy

[Hursticon]

My last Bastion of hope for the Illawarra is Figtree Kmart, if they've got nothing there...
It may seem that the only logical next step is to consider online sources, it's gotten to a "Push comes to Shove" situation down here and it's appalling.

[1AZRAEL1]

Dude, just buy online I don't have the time for toy hunting anymore but I understand that there are some that enjoy finding what they're after in the shops. The dollar is so good ATM that what you'd pay online is comparable to the shops anyway. Maybe it's just me being lazy

But me I am too lazy to buy stuff online

Plus the hunt is just as much fun as the kill

[5FDP]

But me I am too lazy to buy stuff online

Your 3,117 posts on OTCA says otherwise

[1AZRAEL1]

Your 3,117 posts on OTCA says otherwise

3,118 heh

I post a bit, but buying stuff is another story. I must be old fashioned, but I prefer to buy things in the flesh. In all the years, most of the stuff I own is from buying it in person. Rarely to I purchase online (except from others on here )

[kup]

Speaking of internet connections, I just believe how easy it is here in HK. I went into a Vodafone store, bought a wireless router for HK$380 (approx AU$50) which includes the plan, went home and in 15mins I had wireless connection which is just a fraction slower than my Optus one back in AU. HK$99 (approx AU$12.90) per month, unlimited bandwidth. Internet in AU used to cost me 5 times as much.

It's kind of cute how unnecessarily backwards we are when it comes to communications.

Just about everywhere I travel, I get easy and free access to the Internet in every public place like hotels, restaurants, Internet and main public areas. Connecting to the Interenet at home also seems cheaper and quicker with higher quality of service.

[sanbot]

All the good seats on the my flight to USA are taken and I found out I could have selected the seats at the time I booked the flight! Sooooo disappointed knowing that I could have easily gotten the seats I wanted since I booked so early

[jazzcomp]

It's kind of cute how unnecessarily backwards we are when it comes to communications.

Just about everywhere I travel, I get easy and free access to the Internet in every public place like hotels, restaurants, Internet and main public areas. Connecting to the Interenet at home also seems cheaper and quicker with higher quality of service.

And the liberals just want to keep the existing network Although labor may overestimated the cost for the upgrade Either way Australia loses. Who does Australia want to match up with? Probably can't match some 3rd world country in terms of cost/service/speed. I guess there are more old people who aren't tech savvy than the youth in australia. I honestly don't know Aussie stats. But it seems the older gen has more say and they're general consensus is that the network is fast enough

[SkyWarp91]

3,118 heh

I post a bit, but buying stuff is another story. I must be old fashioned, but I prefer to buy things in the flesh. In all the years, most of the stuff I own is from buying it in person. Rarely to I purchase online (except from others on here )

+1

Purchasing online kills when it comes to waiting and the unneccesary stress caused by wondering if it's even going to make it or not.

[griffin]

Speaking of internet connections, I just believe how easy it is here in HK. I went into a Vodafone store, bought a wireless router for HK$380 (approx AU$50) which includes the plan, went home and in 15mins I had wireless connection which is just a fraction slower than my Optus one back in AU. HK$99 (approx AU$12.90) per month, unlimited bandwidth. Internet in AU used to cost me 5 times as much.

Hong Kong is almost the size of Hobart!
With a third of the population of Australia, crammed into an area 1/6000th the size!!!

That sort of population density (the fourth most dense country in the world), makes infrastructure cheaper than here, and offers more competition from businesses that are all located in the same area (in Australia we might have more companies/providers, but some may only cover certain regions or cities - reducing competition in the country as a whole). Plus, our cities have to offset/subsidise the regional areas, which is the sticking point for our proposed National Broadband Network - some politicians are chasing votes by wanting regional users pay more for the higher set-up costs out there, while other politicians want everyone to pay the same, despite it costing less to set-up and operate in the cities, for 90% of the population.

In HK, they don't have that same cost variance issue, as their providers can cover the same amount of people with probably 1/2000th less expense (the differences in landmass and population densities of our two countries). As such, I'm not surprised that they have a significantly cheaper access to Internet, and don't see our prices as being excessive.
We do have adequate competition here for the limitations our providers have working against them (large landmass is difficult/expensive to 'hardwire' or provide full and/or affordable coverage).

For the record...
HK - 1,100 km2 - 7million people = 6,480 people per km2.
Hobart - 1,400 km2 - 210,000 people.
Australia - 7.6million km2 - 22.5million people = 3 people per km2.

Australia has six thousand times the land mass, but only 3 times the number of people as HK.
Think of it this way - take the population of Australia's largest and third largest cities (Sydney and Brisbane), and squeeze them into Hobart.
Now take all those services, businesses and infrastructure and cram them into that small area... now what cost savings can you imagine are now possible? You already have 2 large city's worth of duplication, plus less area to cover for just about every business being 'relocated' to a small city like Hobart.
Now imagine ISPs in those two Cities servicing the same number of people in an area the size of Hobart? A lot more competition and cheaper deals would occur, wouldn't they? But in Australia, with a density of just 3 people per square Kilometer... us city foke have to pay for services (not just internet) that can often cover large tracks of unpopulated or sparcely populated land.