The totally off-topic thread

[drron]

And of course Rugby is gaining in popularity in the US.Last time I was there they were even televising it-the US 7's Championship.Has always been played by the Ivy League schools but gaining popularity with the old working class.

 

[markis10]

Wish Channel 9 would stop referring to the P3 Orion as an "aurion"!

 

[Major]

Apparently it now costs 25% more to produce a Sunday newspaper. As from next week the price of the Sunday Mail will rise from $2 to $2.50 :evil:

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Apparently it now costs 25% more to produce a Sunday newspaper. As from next week the price of the Sunday Mail will rise from $2 to $2.50 :evil:

As of the 30th June our local newsagent stopped delivering newspapers :shock: citing rising costs as the cause ...........

 

[Mal]

Apparently it now costs 25% more to produce a Sunday newspaper. As from next week the price of the Sunday Mail will rise from $2 to $2.50 :evil:

Great economics. Surely you would expect the price to go down to try and get people to buy a paper version. Or *shock* have exclusive competitions that you need a physical paper for etc. One wonders if they are trying to kill off paper newspapers completely with such stupid moves.

 

[Mwenenzi]

Apparently it now costs 25% more to produce a Sunday newspaper. As from next week the price of the Sunday Mail will rise from $2 to $2.50 :evil:

The selling price of any item has absolutely nothing to do with cost of production. Production cost can give a guide to what you may want to sell it for

 

[oz_mark]

Apparently it now costs 25% more to produce a Sunday newspaper. As from next week the price of the Sunday Mail will rise from $2 to $2.50 :evil:

The cost of a newspaper used to reflect its distribution costs, rather than its production. Advertising more or less covered off production.

Not sure how it works out these days

 

[SeatBackForward]

Good luck to those switching to TPG. I was a customer of theirs for the past 15yrs, have switched to Telstra a couple of months ago.

 

[Buzzard]

Apparently it now costs 25% more to produce a Sunday newspaper. As from next week the price of the Sunday Mail will rise from $2 to $2.50 :evil:

Same here in Radelaide.... $2.50 from next week.

Wonder if more will go "missing"?

 

[anat0l]

Good luck to those switching to TPG. I was a customer of theirs for the past 15yrs, have switched to Telstra a couple of months ago.

My dad switches ISPs almost every 2-3 years. After a while, unless you're using the line seriously for business, they're all a much of muchness, and not a good one at that.

 

[Newk]

Good luck to those switching to TPG. I was a customer of theirs for the past 15yrs, have switched to Telstra a couple of months ago.

I might be about to do the same. I'm stuck in the perpetual circle of TPG and Telstra each referring me to the other. Only resolution I can see is moving it all to Telstra.

 

[oz_mark]

I might be about to do the same. I'm stuck in the perpetual circle of TPG and Telstra each referring me to the other. Only resolution I can see is moving it all to Telstra.

It improves, You get passed around different departments instead

 

[Newk]

It improves, You get passed around different departments instead

good call. The TPG enquiry centre has put us on to the TPG engineers. My daughter has spent an hour and a half on the phone today.

(and she wonders why I have been putting it off)

 

[Simo]

My dad switches ISPs almost every 2-3 years. After a while, unless you're using the line seriously for business, they're all a much of muchness, and not a good one at that.

The main difference between all the ISP's is the amount of data you get and in all honesty most people don't even go close the the limits that are put in place.

 

[amaroo]

The main difference between all the ISP's is the amount of data you get and in all honesty most people don't even go close the the limits that are put in place.

+ 1 we have 200GB/month limit.....I'll be buggered if we get anywhere near 50GB.

 

[Flashback]

Well...meanwhile we are switching from Bigpond to TPG.

The folks sealed the deal with TPG last week, but the service won't be activated until Thursday 17/7.

But we start a new "month" with Bigpond tomorrow.

Dad hopes that once TPG comes online, we can cancel with Bigpond and get a pro rata refund for the rest of the month. I didn't have the heart to tell him my hunch, lest I endure his wrath.

Don't forget to call Telstra once the new service is active with TPG and formally cancel, otherwise they'll keep charging you. Assuming you're out of a contract, then a pro rata refund is not unreasonable.

 

[Hvr]

Just what can you say about comments like this found on a consumer site?

On a recent business trip from Brisbane to New Zealand my carrier Virgin Airlines upgraded my member status. This was as a result of the accumulation of flights with the Virgin Airline company.
After being handed a large cardboard ticket card saying "E express" I thought this was a reward from the airline and would afford me some subtle niceties from the airline.

However what I dd not expect was that I was now enabled to jump the departure ques at the International Australian Customs and Immigration counters. I was shocked to see that my affiliation with a private commercial organisation gave me special benefits within a tax payer funded service. My position in the que was put forward of mothers with unsettled children, elderly and those whom I'm sure pay as much tax as me.
What right do I have to stand ahead of these people because of my engagement with a private profitable company?
How can it be that a commercial organisation can enter into an agreement whereby its members have special benefits within a publicly funded department.

This is a matter that needs public attention, and the relevant member needs to consider the ethics of this arrangement.

While the site is dying a slow death it is good to see that nobody has responded.

If it really upset the person they didn't have to use it.

Really there is no pleasing some people.

 

[Mal]

Just what can you say about comments like this found on a consumer site?



While the site is dying a slow death it is good to see that nobody has responded.

If it really upset the person they didn't have to use it.

Really there is no pleasing some people.

Indeed. And not just that it is a paid for service by the airline under commercial terms.

 

[medhead]

Apparently it now costs 25% more to produce a Sunday newspaper. As from next week the price of the Sunday Mail will rise from $2 to $2.50 :evil:

Your bother with a Sunday paper?

 

[Major]

Your bother with a Sunday paper?

One of life's little pleasures is sitting on our deck with a freshly brewed coffee and reading the paper on Sunday morning. The paper is not about news, but entertainment

Very relaxing