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Monday, January 28, 2019
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
School Rail Pass or Concession GoCard - Cost per year
A school rail pass Oxley - Indooroopilly = $429.20 per year
A concession GoCard cost for the same trip is $2.20 per trip.
Estimate 4 terms 37 school weeks per year.
GoCard can be used anytime anywhere so you end up with one anyway.
GoCard is a right royal pain in the ass beacuse of the touch off issues waste time.
School rail pass can only be used for the home-school & return trip. on the train.
The complexity is school sport.
So if we do more than 6 trips then the rail pass is cheaper so if one took the train to school 2 days a week and came home four days a week = 6 trips / week on the train then thats the break even point.
As a FYI, if there were 40 school weeks per year
So if we do
A concession GoCard cost for the same trip is $2.20 per trip.
Estimate 4 terms 37 school weeks per year.
GoCard can be used anytime anywhere so you end up with one anyway.
GoCard is a right royal pain in the ass beacuse of the touch off issues waste time.
School rail pass can only be used for the home-school & return trip. on the train.
The complexity is school sport.
So if we do more than 6 trips then the rail pass is cheaper so if one took the train to school 2 days a week and came home four days a week = 6 trips / week on the train then thats the break even point.
As a FYI, if there were 40 school weeks per year
So if we do
Monday, January 21, 2019
Weekend 19 20 Jan
Sunday was a bit all over the place.
Up and down.
Went to officeworks to buy some plastic crates and managed to drop my credit card in the car park. Subsequently picked up by someone who reported it to the bank. I only discovered this when trying to pay it, I initiated the payment with the mobile app and it hung and then the card no longer appeared. Then looked in my wallet and it wasn't there either.
Saturday, January 12, 2019
Drive to Grafton via Byron
Driving down to Grafton for the BGS rowing camp. Figured a swim at Byron Bay and a burger would make for a good lunch break.
Thursday, January 10, 2019
JAN 2019 Phone data Plans
Telstra
$69/mo discounted to $49 for 5 mo.
60GB/Mo drops to 30GB/mo after 5 months
Data throttled to 1.5Mb/s if all used. Nice but I don't think you can just use the netflix stuff early.
Vodafone
$40/mo 50GB
Excess Netflix data 1.5Mb/s is $15/mo = $55/mo getting close to telstra costs.
(not hotspotable) and not easily found on the vodfone web site. Took the chat help fellow several minutes to find it.
Optus
$40.50 50GB
Netflix is included
Additional Data is $10/GB !!!<--- br="" risk="">--->
PREPAID
Optus $30 10GB
$69/mo discounted to $49 for 5 mo.
60GB/Mo drops to 30GB/mo after 5 months
Data throttled to 1.5Mb/s if all used. Nice but I don't think you can just use the netflix stuff early.
Vodafone
$40/mo 50GB
Excess Netflix data 1.5Mb/s is $15/mo = $55/mo getting close to telstra costs.
(not hotspotable) and not easily found on the vodfone web site. Took the chat help fellow several minutes to find it.
Optus
$40.50 50GB
Netflix is included
Additional Data is $10/GB !!!<--- br="" risk="">--->
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2:33 PM
You're now chatting with Roxie S.
Roxie S,
Hi, this is Roxie S, your Optus Sales consultant. How can I help?
You,
Hi
Roxie, I am looking at the $40.50 for 50GB data plan. Can you confirm
that I can stream netflix at 1.5Mb/s at no extra cost (I know I have to
have a separate netflix connection)
My names Frank BTW,
Roxie S,
Hi there!
Yes, you will get mobile TV streaming with this plan
You,
Can I watch netflix using this 1.5Mb/s data before I use up the 50GB included data?
Roxie S,
Yes, you can streaming Netflix and the data will not be consumed
You,
OK Thanks.
Can I just go to my local supermarket and buy a sim and then sign up for this ?
Roxie S,
I can organize the order for you
Are you looking for new number?
You,
I do not need a new number. It's actualy for my kid.
So I dont have to wait for a SIM to come in the mail, can I go and buy one from my local supermarket?
Roxie S,
Yes, you can get this in store
You,
OK. I will send the kid off to get a sim card - thank you.
Roxie S,
But the mobile TV streaming is available only on online for this plan
You,
So can I get the SIM from the supermarket and then come on line to sign up to this plan.
Roxie S,
As
this is a postpaid plan the order will be placing and you will get a
sim delivered to you and once you insert the sim in phone the plan will
be activated
2:47 PM
You,
So I cant buy a post paid optus sim at the supermarket?
Roxie S,
Yes, you can and the plan will be activated there only
You,
I mean usually when I have changed plans I just needed an optus sim. It seemed any optus sim would do.?
Roxie S,
You will get a postpaid sim
You,
OK I will go and see. Thanks.
Roxie S,
Okay
Is there anything else you want to know?
You,
no thats all for now. Thank you
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PREPAID
Optus $30 10GB
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
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