Wayne Potgieter Posted January 13, 2021 Author Posted January 13, 2021 Bring back Eskom! Steven Knoetze (sk27) 1
patches Posted January 13, 2021 Posted January 13, 2021 As for power, we use Powershop where you can buy power in the future for discounted rates, also 'Power packs' as they appear randomly. It's like Discovery, they tell you it's cheap, but it's too complicated to figure out if it really is. I think it is. It might even be so. Last bill worked out at 360kwh for $100.52 = 0.279c/kwh Have just changed from Vodafone BB to 2Degrees BB because I get 1000mbps for the same price as 100mbps from Voda (except of course Voda will offer me a discount when I cancel) due to having 2Degrees mobile contract for family. Seems good so far, only been a couple of days. Also will get $150 to spend on fuel at Z in a couple of days. And free Amazon Prime, only I have that already. The touted 'Kiwi' customer care sounds as if Pune has been incorporated into NZ, but was pretty good. That's pretty good. I looked at my "closest bill" in terms of kWH or Cost and I paid $99.64 for 334 kWH (so $0.298/kWH incl daily charge and GST) As for broadband, I forgot about 2degrees. Not a bad plan as it's $96pm for gigabit (currently I pay $109), plus they throw in 1yr of Amazon Prime Video (which I already pay for, so can scrap that) and $100 credit. Changes may be on the horizon!
patches Posted January 13, 2021 Posted January 13, 2021 Bring back Eskom! Take away the tough choices! Sorry, I forgot to use the sarcasm font To date I have only had 1 power cut in NZ (planned or unplanned). It was unplanned and was fixed within 2hrs
intern Posted January 13, 2021 Posted January 13, 2021 Has anyone here had any experience with Trustpower? I see they currently have a deal where one can get a free Samsung appliance when signing up for power or power + broadband. https://www.trustpower.co.nz/promotion/ww-details#fmaxww Their reviews aren't great. Their kWh rate is about the same as my current (Electric Kiwi), and the Fibre (Gigabit) is $10pm more than my current (Bigpipe). So I'm wondering what the trade-off is?! Personal motto: I do not do business with companies offering bribes to attract customers. Have had bad experiences with Trustpower (long story). Same with Tower, which I initially engaged with on the promise of a free tablet or something. Both long stories ended up with me telling those companies to get stuffed and going elsewhere.Any free stuff, of course, is built into the price... i24 and Hairy 2
intern Posted January 13, 2021 Posted January 13, 2021 2degrees is pretty good (because they bought Snap) and if you have a 2d phone you get an extra 10 bucks off. 2d also offers wifi calling which means your phone will work like a regular cell anywhere in the world so long as it has wifi, and you won't pay roaming to make or receive calls as if you are right here in NZ.Bloody technology aye. Steven Knoetze (sk27) and davetapson 2
patham Posted January 13, 2021 Posted January 13, 2021 Bring back Eskom! Take away the tough choices! Trying to work out the best power provider here in Aus is also a nightmare. So many tariffs, network charges, scheme choices, rebates and discounts, so there is no easy way to assess it. Think medical aid complexity ! But a while back when a new power retailer upstart had a big marketing blitz, promising to save everyone $$$, I took the time to go through my line item bills, converted to the rates offered by the new outfit, and realised I was still about 5% better off staying where I was. That research was great ammunition when the outfit cold called me to see if I wanted to change - could shut them down pretty quickly. And in terms of power cuts, longest one I have experienced was about 6 hours after a tree came down on the incoming line to the suburb. RossW and Steven Knoetze (sk27) 2
Hairy Posted January 13, 2021 Posted January 13, 2021 Personal motto: I do not do business with companies offering bribes to attract customers. Have had bad experiences with Trustpower (long story). Same with Tower, which I initially engaged with on the promise of a free tablet or something. Both long stories ended up with me telling those companies to get stuffed and going elsewhere.Any free stuff, of course, is built into the price...nothing is for nothing! intern 1
davetapson Posted January 13, 2021 Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) 2degrees is pretty good (because they bought Snap) and if you have a 2d phone you get an extra 10 bucks off. 2d also offers wifi calling which means your phone will work like a regular cell anywhere in the world so long as it has wifi, and you won't pay roaming to make or receive calls as if you are right here in NZ.Bloody technology aye.We have a family deal where we have four phones with unlimited data and free calling to NZ and Aus for $160 - it's $85 for the first phone, then $25 per extra phone up to a total of four - so four phones with unlimited data and calling for $40 ea. And then the discounts on BB. Edit:In theory we don't need the BB because could use phones for everything, but that's fiddly. Edited January 13, 2021 by davetapson patches and intern 2
davetapson Posted January 13, 2021 Posted January 13, 2021 Ah - in going through my emails for this, I found another one:"If you have Amazon Prime, cancel your subscription, when the billing period is over, come back to this email, click the button, have free AP for a year, then restart your subscription."
patches Posted January 15, 2021 Posted January 15, 2021 Had some good laughs at this https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/15-01-2021/five-ideas-to-fix-nzs-completely-pathetic-covid-qr-scanning-record/?fbclid=IwAR2-Cu7WahqaPDMFHqvY9AIgz9aHUFKPyT-3aSq7YYJUzQCiX88FSL2E_Ks
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted January 15, 2021 Posted January 15, 2021 In some good news, all of our earthly possessions has landed in Auckland. Delivered to friends for safe keeping.Now if they could allow us in that would be super kind...... Ramrod, patches, Saag and 5 others 8
CAAD4 Posted January 15, 2021 Posted January 15, 2021 In some good news, all of our earthly possessions has landed in Auckland. Delivered to friends for safe keeping.Now if they could allow us in that would be super kind......One small step Steven. Holding thumbs for you. mazambaan, arabsandals and Steven Knoetze (sk27) 3
patches Posted January 18, 2021 Posted January 18, 2021 Pretty cool idea.Just like those travel scratch maps (largely gathering dust these days), there's a Rotorua redwood trails scratch map. https://maps4good.co/collections/frontpage/products/whakarewarewa-forest-scratch-off-3d-trail-map $6 from each map goes to the Rotorua Trails Trust. Steven Knoetze (sk27) and Saag 2
hayleyearth Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 Pretty cool idea. Just like those travel scratch maps (largely gathering dust these days), there's a Rotorua redwood trails scratch map. https://maps4good.co/collections/frontpage/products/whakarewarewa-forest-scratch-off-3d-trail-map $6 from each map goes to the Rotorua Trails Trust.So cool!Going to gift one for Layla on our 1st trip there soon. She can scratch the trails when we completed it. One day (soon) she will be able to go ride them alone. I say "soon" because last week as she was sitting in front of my MTB on our way home from school she said (in her broken sentences) "mamma, pappa, Layla winkel fiets koop" , so I asked for who is the bike, she said for herself. I replied by saying she has a bike, her reply "gros fiets, trap trap briek stop". Gros = big (in French) This holiday I thought her about the brakes on the bicycle and gave her opportunities to use it while upfront on the MTB. She loves the idea of having a big bike, so every time we have been going to a cycle shop (in the last year) she always goes to the bike with the pedals and brakes. She's not ready yet for pedalling I don't think.
hayleyearth Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 Thomas sent his stuff in June. Got his 1st email reply today.He got the invitation yesterday to his ceremony, it's on the 23rd of Feb. Wayne Potgieter, Steven Knoetze (sk27) and davetapson 3
Wayne Potgieter Posted January 19, 2021 Author Posted January 19, 2021 He got the invitation yesterday to his ceremony, it's on the 23rd of Feb. So between 7-8 months. Thats awesome! Steven Knoetze (sk27) 1
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