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TAM Australia

No, give all overseas people first go. Australia could do with the foreign exchange. Remember the job of every Australian is to extract all the money they can from any foreign visiter. The foreign visiter must be happy to give the money away.
 
Perhaps you're right rjh01. I wonder if the pubs will put up the price of beer when TAM Australia happens, like they did with the Olympic Games?
 
The Olympic games were a big event. TAM is only Mickey mouse. So I doubt anything that the locals buy will go up in price because of this.
 
rjh01 said:
The Olympic games were a big event. TAM is only Mickey mouse. So I doubt anything that the locals buy will go up in price because of this.
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Trust me not to put the sarcasm smilie at the end. I thought it was obvious. And should have realised (this is not a criticism) that you do take a lot of things literally.
 
Although I am looking forward to it greatly, TAM is but a small blip on the Sydney radar.
 
Damien Evans said:
What are you willing to spend? You can get a cheap prepaid mobile for 60-70 bucks.
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I'm looking for something that can do twitter (a real data plan would be best) and has a full keyboard. Renting a phone is a much cheaper option.
 
I saw an ad in a catalogue yesterday for a prepaid Wifi dongle from Optus. Are you bringing your lappy?

I'll see if I can find the ad online and post a link.


ETA: I can't find the Optus one, but this is a similar Telstra deal. It's more expensive than I thought, but I hope it gives you an idea of what's available.

The catalogue was a Flash thingy, so I just snipped the appropriate bit.


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I don't do prepaid stuff myself, so I hope some peeps that do will post some other deals.
 
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Damien Evans said:
What are you willing to spend? You can get a cheap prepaid mobile for 60-70 bucks.
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I'm Verizon, SIMless CDMA too, but that sounds like something that would meet my needs. I'd guess that some smart Australian sells them in a kiosk right outside Customs.

Re: Foreign currency. I will be happy to spend my money as I sightsee in Melbourna, Canberra and Sydney! $:)$
 
SkepticScott said:
I'm Verizon, SIMless CDMA too, but that sounds like something that would meet my needs. I'd guess that some smart Australian sells them in a kiosk right outside Customs.

Re: Foreign currency. I will be happy to spend my money as I sightsee in Melbourna, Canberra and Sydney! $:)$
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You're right about shops/kiosks right outside customs (up one floor), but I wouldn't buy anything at an airport. Prices start at double-normal and proceed to extortion in no time at all.
 
Akhenaten said:
You're right about shops/kiosks right outside customs (up one floor), but I wouldn't buy anything at an airport. Prices start at double-normal and proceed to extortion in no time at all.
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Except, for some reason, book shops. They're not so bad.
 
SkepticScott said:
Thanks for the tip. It's the same here in the U.S.; I'm first going to see a friend in Melbourne, and I'll find a spot away from the airport where I can rent a cell phone for two weeks.
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If you're coming to Melbourne I can lend you a basic phone for as long as you like. All you need to get is a SIMM card.
 
Thanks for the tips guys. I may do that USB dongle thing, but turns out my wife will be able to go for the entire two weeks and her BB Storm will work there, so I may just use that. We'll see.
 
Has JREF announced TAM Aus yet? i know Skeptics Australia have and it was on several podcasts, but i still never read an official JREF saying it was confirmed. I know they have been busy with alot going down or maybe i missed it?

Further i will be staying somewhere close to the masonic centre with at least 4stars (when i get time off work i make it worthwhile) but as many people that can fit are welcome to crash. I offered a number of people the same offer with a Muse gig a few years back and we fit 8 people in a "one bedroom" apartment with more than enough space to spare.
 
I haven't seen it come up on the SWIFT blog, but several people associated with the JREF including Phil, Jeff and DJ have talked about it on podcasts and so on.
 
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