Author Archives: The Elite Geek

Having a conversation with a MSN friend tonight, we began talking about a lot of topics, but we hit a rather great, lengthy, well, debate, on the topic of VoIP in a business environment. You see, my MSN friend was … Continue reading →

I decided that having people signing to Bigpond in the presence of cheaper or more value added alternatives was something best tackled with a display of dollar values. Instead of simply explaining what each got, repeatedly, and having information lost … Continue reading →

At last, it’s out in the open for all to see. The G9 group of companies have released their proposal for a FTTN network. The main highlights are the prices! $15 – $25 for basic telephone access. $19 – $29 … Continue reading →

I think the title of this SMH article by Matt O’Sullican is rather misleading. http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/govt-may-even-side-with-telstra/2007/05/28/1180205161253.html Our government doesn’t, and should NOT side with anyone. Our government should be simply doing exactly why they have jobs in the first place, to … Continue reading →

I have noticed a lot recently that in the movies area, the quality of movies are dropping. Look at the movies from 1990 to 2004, a lot are good. Titles like: Mission Impossible Gone in 60 seconds Fast and the … Continue reading →

I was waiting yesterday for the release of the FTTN proposal from the G9, ready to tear it apart. In fact, I was waiting every day of last week to tear it apart. I’m a little disappointed they missed the … Continue reading →

I got a system to fix today. The system came from someone else, who gave it to someone else, who gave it to me. Anyway, the description the person who handed it over to me said the owner described it … Continue reading →

Centrelink, the nations leading (and only) Commonwealth Government family support department have yet again placed us under a review. The previous review, from the exact same department, resulted in them apologising for the error of their ways, after some 5 … Continue reading →

I’m surprised that Hayley was evicted out of Big Brother tonight. She’s probably the stronger, more louder personality in the house, and could certainly have stayed on longer and kept things rocking along nicely. Andrew just doesn’t get himself in … Continue reading →

.. Unfortunately, it seems Telstra would much rather still deny their poll results as being a accurate representation of how the community feels about Telstra and blocking high-speed broadband. In a blog post done by Rod Breum recently (but later … Continue reading →

… I’ve done it. I’ve finally got a really, really good comment to appear on the Now We Are Talking > Broadband Australia > Discussion Forum. Basically, I was starting to reply to someone on the discussion forum that stated … Continue reading →

Tonights Big Brother live eviction had two evictees. Evictee 1: TJ – wow she is a shocker. I’m surprised she was evicted, as I think the action (she loves action), would have added continued entertainment value to the show. However. … Continue reading →

Since this didn’t want to make Now We Are Talking, probably because they like to censor content, as they don’t seem to believe their shareholders and website viewers are able to find fiction from fact, I will post what I … Continue reading →

.. is the headlines I expect to see in the media soon. Telstra’s Now We Are Talking website is running a poll of interest. Incredible interest looking at historical polls. Keep in mind when you read the question and answers … Continue reading →

That’s right. In a drastic first for Telstra in recent times, one of its own websites now confesses: Telstra is blocking high speed broadband. See the full details on the poll on the website: http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/Home/Default.aspx Down the corner, click Telstra, … Continue reading →

Today was the day I was expecting to tear apart G9’s FTTN proposal, after reports earlier on in the week suggested it’d be released within ‘days’. I suppose days could go all the way to 365 days, but I doubt … Continue reading →

That’s right. We can all be saying that. At least, in a report provided by Australian Computer Society President, Philip Argy. Philip seems to have learnt too much from the previous saying that 640k would be all we ever need … Continue reading →

The ACCC recently announced that they would not accept a proposal from Telstra for a wholesale access price of $82 to a monopoly Fibre-to-the-Node (FTTN) network. The G9 proposal, also being considered (and expected to be in the public domain … Continue reading →

I’ve dug a little deeper on top of my previous blog entry on ADSL2+, and the central coast, and when we can expect it. Unfortunately, we are still no more clear on when that will be. My Original prediction at … Continue reading →