User: tinyduck

Cereal power

On: Bionic Implants Stimulate Muscle Contractions

If I got some of those things inserted into my muscles, I could remote control myself. Or even more fun, have someone else control me. Freaky.

I could put a sticker on my forehead stating Powered by Rice Bubbles.

Knock a few people off and become a genuine cereal killer.

Oh dear... the mind wonders....

*grin*

Re:compensate for what

On: Charging for Cable Internet Access in Australia

I am a BigPond cable user, and this is what is happening:

• Monthly fee goes UP (from $65 to $95 in my case)

• EVERYTHING is included in the quota now. No such thing as FREE (except uploads to Telstra's news server for some obscure reason).

  Oh woo-f'n-hoo. From 35c to 28c. Still plenty to get one lumped with a HUGE bill.

tinyduck

As a BigPond Cable user...

On: Charging for Cable Internet Access in Australia

...I am disgusted at the changes Telstra will be making. The reasons I chose cable was

- no phone line required
- e-mail and news were not included in the quota

Now there is only one thing that will remain quota-free, and that is uploading to newsgroups on Telstra's news server only. Why the f**k for? I can only imagine that someone high-up at Telstra or with influence high-up uploads an awful lot to the Telstra news server.

I can imagine the Telstra executives planning the BigPond Cable service...

"Let's give these customer schmucks the fastest domestic Internet access yet and a ridiculously small quota. That way they can reach the limit faster than ever before and we'll reap in the profits from excess charges."

"Hurrah!"

"Good show old chap!"

*general cheering and patting on back*

I'm stuck in an 18-month contract with this service, so I guess I gotta lump it.

*sigh*

tinyduck