[AUUG-Talk]: misc questions from a pom

[Frank Shute]

On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 03:30:29PM +1000, Kevin Dawson wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2008-07-30 at 08:10 +0100, Frank Shute wrote:
> >
> > [ cable ratsnest ]
> > I don't know anything about telephone wiring, so I was proposing to
> > either get Telstra or a freelance telephone engineer in to fix it.
> 
> All fixed telecommunications cabling (ie, behind the socket, be it for
> telephone, computer or alarm) is required to be done by a registered
> cabler.  A Telstra tech may be such a beast; it's likely that most
> electricians, or at least those that do commercial premises, would be as
> well.  I don't know for sure, as I'm registered myself and hence don't
> need to find someone else.  There are also companies and individuals
> that advertise in the Yellow Pages (start at CABLERS or similar).  The
> going rate is typically about $100 per socket, at least among those I've
> asked (it's only a sideline for me).
> 
> If you want any further thoughts, feel free to send me an email
> off-list.
> 
> > Finally, any recommendations for an ISP? A static IP would be nice but
> > not essential and a fairly large cap would be handy.
> 
> http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/ will help there.
> 
> Hope that helps and enjoy your stay,

That did help very much, thanks.

Enjoying the weather and city so far. It's nice to miss an English
summer and enjoy a tropical dry season.

My sister and her kids are running me ragged. I just completed
rewiring the downstairs lighting and installing a bbq light and a
fan/light.

Also giving the 2 youngest a hand with their school maths. Going to
see how quickly they can pick up LaTeX and vim :)

> Kevin

Regards,


-- 

 Frank 


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