Oh, yeah. Sure.
I'll believe it when I can actually get a different carrier out here. Or maybe even ADSL access. Until then, it's all just bullshit. If it's Telstra vs the Rudd Government, my money is on the Evil Empire.
Found in my drafts.
2 days ago
It will be interesting to see how it goes down - a big corporate player V Dr. Spin and his crew.
ReplyDeleteTelstra burned its bridges RE the Rudd gov when they submitted an incomplete bid on the back of a cocktail napkin for the national broadband contract. Even with Sol's departure, no love is lost.
ReplyDeleteHartcher is probably one of the best political journos in Aus...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/now-its-a-game-of-smash-the-pinata-20090915-fpoz.html
They rang me yesterday to review my mobile phone plan because 'they noticed my bill was rather large'. When I asked him to call me back the next day because it wasn't convenient at that moment he cracked a little tantie. 'So are you at work then?' he quizzed me....'no...I just don't want to discuss this right now'...'oh well it won't be convenient for me tomorrow: our systems you know?' 'Oh well'...I say...'so you're not interested then?' FAR OUT! He pointed out he was doing me the favour...FORK OFF TELSTRA. Roll over and DIE.
ReplyDeleteWould be awesome if they managed to crack those bastards open and get decent service to the provinces. But that little voice in the back of my head tells me it won't happen cos there's not enough money to be made. It also keeps telling me to kill Kyle Sandilands, so it's obviously the voice of sense and reason.
ReplyDeleteMy Little Voice Of Sense And Reason agrees with you about services to the bush, Doc Yob. And about Kyle Sandilands... but as it happens, mine spends a lot more time talking about a spiked baseball bat and Stephanie Meyers.
ReplyDeleteNatalie -- wouldn't it be fascinating to see a Telstra squeezed to the point where it actually had to offer competitive service, with friendly, polite staff? That would be so weird.
And Mister Jay: thanks for the link. Hartcher seems pretty convinced it's gonna happen, so okay, yep -- maybe Telstra's for the chop. But as Doc Yob observed, that's very much NOT a guarantee that anything will actually get better beyond the Suburban Line.
Warren Truss made such a funny comment this morning on this i reckon its worth a post on its own.
ReplyDeleteRented twilight the movie for the wife fri night while i went to footy. Best thing i could've done she was not impressed at all