Brisbane POTN Coffee Club (3) - Everything From Shutters to Cuppas

willstar wrote in post #5091002
Ok

No venue suggested yet - it's a long, slow process. I believe it is likely to be in and around the CBD area.

We could start at Customs House/Riverside and then figure things out as we go?

Carjo wrote in post #5091040
We could start at Customs House/Riverside and then figure things out as we go?

Oh I know of a nice apartment close by there where we could start off for drinks and photogs

I think I've just convinced someone to join BCG based on the Pullenvale shots on my Flickr.

Trumples wrote in post #5091161
Oh I know of a nice apartment close by there where we could start off for drinks and photogs

That thought had occured to me.

Carjo wrote in post #5091172
I think I've just convinced someone to join BCG based on the Pullenvale shots on my Flickr.

Do you get a spotters fee?

Trumples wrote in post #5091243
Do you get a spotters fee?

Knowing BCG... probably not.

Well there goes my potential post-count... Got a call from my ex-boss this arvo while at the pool with the boys (swimming lessons), and now I have a 6 week contract in the city starting tomorrow.
The things that pop up when you're not looking... alas, computer work not photographic work, still it's money I can spend on photographic stuff

Quick thoughts - Optus Fusion?

$99 per month for ADSL2, 20 GB download limit rate limited if you use it all, line rental, all local & std calls included.

We have iPrimus atm, around $110 per month, but calls are paid for separately & we have 12 GB of downloads. Plus it's just standard ADSL, so slower. I probably know the answer already, but...

Anyone know of any better value deals around? Or should I just sign on the bottom line when they come back later?

Thanks guys!

willstar wrote in post #5090915
OK - good luck with that!

*whispers* Hey - this is our chance to clock up a few posts - he'll be two hours off line at least..... */whispers*

Back now. Had a crappy wait in town because yet another bus didnt show up

Carjo wrote in post #5090986
Any time after 4pm.

Has anyone suggested a venue yet?

Hmmm.... I have uni until 3pm and will already have the lappy plus books with me so i cant see myself carting the camera and tripod as well.

DAdeGroot wrote in post #5091400
Well there goes my potential post-count... Got a call from my ex-boss this arvo while at the pool with the boys (swimming lessons), and now I have a 6 week contract in the city starting tomorrow.
The things that pop up when you're not looking... alas, computer work not photographic work, still it's money I can spend on photographic stuff

Congrats

They decided they missed you too much?

Primm wrote in post #5091497
Quick thoughts - Optus Fusion?

$99 per month for ADSL2, 20 GB download limit rate limited if you use it all, line rental, all local & std calls included.

We have iPrimus atm, around $110 per month, but calls are paid for separately & we have 12 GB of downloads. Plus it's just standard ADSL, so slower. I probably know the answer already, but...

Anyone know of any better value deals around? Or should I just sign on the bottom line when they come back later?

Thanks guys!

We are paying $89.95 a month for our ADSL2+ with TPG. 50gb downloads and it gets shaped to 256k each way if we go over. Thats not including any calls though.

You can get a similar one with them that is the same except for that it gets shaped to 64k each way which is $59.95. You can get that plan with VOIP for the same price too.

Hmmm. More research required then.

Thanks spammy.

Primm wrote in post #5091497
Quick thoughts - Optus Fusion?

$99 per month for ADSL2, 20 GB download limit rate limited if you use it all, line rental, all local & std calls included.

We have iPrimus atm, around $110 per month, but calls are paid for separately & we have 12 GB of downloads. Plus it's just standard ADSL, so slower. I probably know the answer already, but...

Anyone know of any better value deals around? Or should I just sign on the bottom line when they come back later?

Thanks guys!

NOOOOOO - please NOOOOOO

we were going to join them, signed up in October for them to take over the whole company - by earlier december they had done nothing, then it all got very nasty

long story, but TIO took it all over and got us out of the contract.

The business was without ADSL for 2 months as Optus "tried" to connect it but only took over lines and did nothing else in their computers

Primm wrote in post #5091497
Quick thoughts - Optus Fusion?

I'm personally not a fan of Optus, they're barely better than Telstra. However, you might want to check out the plan search on Whirlpool - bc.whirlpool.net.au

Or the forums there, esp. the Optus one, to see what people are saying.

forums.whirlpool.net.a​u

-spam- wrote in post #5091500
Back now. Had a crappy wait in town because yet another bus didnt show up

I hope the trains are running properly tomorrow... BTW, have they changed over to the new ticketing system yet ?

Congrats

They decided they missed you too much?

Somewhat more complicated than that - we all got the arse back in Nov (company moved off-shore), so my ex-Boss is working somewhere else now, and a contract position came up in Brisbane so he gave me a call.

DAdeGroot wrote in post #5091555
I hope the trains are running properly tomorrow... BTW, have they changed over to the new ticketing system yet ?

The Go Cards (smart cards)? They have introduced them, but they wont be replacing the paper tickets. They are still very much in use.

DAdeGroot wrote in post #5091555
Somewhat more complicated than that - we all got the arse back in Nov (company moved off-shore), so my ex-Boss is working somewhere else now, and a contract position came up in Brisbane so he gave me a call.

Ahhh okay. Still, good to be going back there for a bit?

-spam- wrote in post #5091567
The Go Cards (smart cards)? They have introduced them, but they wont be replacing the paper tickets. They are still very much in use.

Ah, fair enough. I haven't done the public transport thing since about Sept. last year.

Well the income will be nice - I'm hoping this counts as a "job" with the Mrs, since there was a deal when I got my redundancy that I could buy camera kit when I got the next job...