check out the new remote control Jockey Wheel SmartBar Canegrowers rearview170 Cobb Grill Skid Row Recovery Gear Caravan Industry Association of Australia
Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Click here for the Grey Nomads website -> The Grey Nomads Forum -> The Grey Nomads - General -> Granny's OK - thanks for the thoughts.
Post Info TOPIC: Granny's OK - thanks for the thoughts.
Cruising Granny


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 6882
Date:
Granny's OK - thanks for the thoughts.
Permalink  

I was dropped off the airwaves when my USB wireless device changed it's serial number overnight. When I tried to log in next day I couldn't.
It took many hours on the phone to the Telstra Bigpond Technical Support "Philipino Parrots".
What a frustrating, demoralising experience, but I'm back now.
Thank you everyone for your concern. I'm a bit overwhelmed really.
I'm still waiting in Cairns for surgery in Brissy. Bloody health system, public or otherwise.
Good news though - an agent has accepted to represent me in the publication of a children's book I've written. I'm hoping they'll also accept to represent me for the other 3 books I've now completed.
So all those inactive hours at the keyboard have not been in vain, and I have been quite productive really.
I write non-fiction Australiana - my experiences in some of the jobs I've done, and some of the animals which have touched my life. The other is a sort of autobiography which is sort of like reality TV without the faces and names. It's my version of my story but not about me. It's about the things in my life which I have influenced my survival and character development. It could happen to anyone. It's not a self-help book.
Oh heck, enough self-promotion. I'll leave it up to "my agent".
Once again, thanks heaps for your concern and thoughts. As you probably worked out by now, I'm a survivor.  Cheers Chris



__________________

20ft Roma caravan - Mercedes Benz Sprinter - SA-based at the moment.
Transport has no borders.

Management makes the decisions, but is not affected by the decisions it makes.
chezgo


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 142
Date:
Permalink  

Glad your ok chris and great news now having an agent that will help get you published maybe it wont be long before your books are on the shelves. Fingers crossed for you. cherylwink

__________________
Wombat


Veteran Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 93
Date:
Permalink  

Good to hear that you are ok Chris. Hope surgury goes well. One could write a factual novel about Big Pond and Telstrasmilebiggrinsmilebiggrin
Regards
Noel & Kay aka GOF and Precious

__________________
milo


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 403
Date:
Permalink  

glad your ok, its fun trying to deal with over seas call centers , good luck for your books..

__________________
milo's site
Basil Faulty


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 2333
Date:
Permalink  

Glad to see you alive and kicking Granny, you have been doing some catching up too!!!

__________________
Don't take life too seriously.... No one gets out alive

KIA Sorento CRDi EX  ( Ebony black) with 5 hex chrome plated tire air valve covers, Coramal Sunsheild, Elcheapo GPS, First Aid Kit, full KIA toolkit & Yellow lenses on the Foglights......
Cruising Granny


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 6882
Date:
Permalink  

I'd be very happy to write that Bigpond Blooper novel. In fact I have included a chapter based on my own experiences.
It could be a how to, what to expect, or not, as the case may be.
It would be a good laugh. It would have to be a comedy, because it's hard to take Telstra Bigpond service and customer follow up seriously.
For such a huge corporation they sure are dumb - highly paid execs, but bloody dumb when it comes to dealing with their customers.
Now don't forget boys and girls, the Telstra Shop is a franchise.
Repeat after me, "The Telstra Shops are franshises".
That means Telstra takes no responsibility for the conduct of the Telstra Shop franchises.
However, that behaviour reflects very brightly on the "mother board" Telstra.
Be chattin' to ya. Cheers Chris.

__________________

20ft Roma caravan - Mercedes Benz Sprinter - SA-based at the moment.
Transport has no borders.

Management makes the decisions, but is not affected by the decisions it makes.
Rolly


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 817
Date:
Permalink  

Glad to hear that it was just your dongle not dingling.

Now, if it had been your.............

:D

__________________

Old age and treachery will overcome youth and enthusiasm any day.......
brickies


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 4001
Date:
Permalink  

Hi Chris i have had the same problem with Telstra wireless broadband and telstra franchise shop what you have to do is find out which telstra shop is a real Telstra shop . there is a list on the web site, but for the best service look for,is a telstra country shop there are allways a real telstra shop Terry

__________________
Cruising Granny


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 6882
Date:
Permalink  

Now, now Rolly, keep it clean. --- if it had been my what?
What the hell is a "dongle"? I can't handle too many more technical devices in my lifetime.
Cheers Chris

__________________

20ft Roma caravan - Mercedes Benz Sprinter - SA-based at the moment.
Transport has no borders.

Management makes the decisions, but is not affected by the decisions it makes.
dave06


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 2531
Date:
Permalink  

good to see you back amongst the land of the living Chris, I was hoping you had your op and had everything fixed

dont worry about the dongle as long as it is dangling it's fine

__________________

"LOOK BUSY,..............GOD'S WATCHING"
Rolly


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 817
Date:
Permalink  

Chris, according to Webopedia, a dongle is:

"A device that attaches to a computer to control access to a particular application. Dongles provide the most effective means of copy protection. Typically, the dongle attaches to a PC's parallel port. On Macintoshes, the dongle sometimes attaches to the ADB port. The dongle passes through all data coming through the port so it does not prevent the port from being used for other purposes. In fact, it's possible to attach several dongles to the same port."

However, things like thumb drives and wireless drives that plug into an USB port are often called 'dongles'.

__________________

Old age and treachery will overcome youth and enthusiasm any day.......
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Click here for the Grey Nomads website -> The Grey Nomads Forum -> The Grey Nomads - General -> Granny's OK - thanks for the thoughts.
Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us
Purchase Grey Nomad bumper stickers Read our daily column, the Nomad News The Grey Nomad's Guidebook