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Post by EBchamp on Dec 22, 2011 9:01:56 GMT -5
Nice, good luck getting the upload speed higher!
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Post by penguincat on Dec 22, 2011 10:56:09 GMT -5
I'm happy with that it was a quality of service thing I had to change in my router. I love the warning it has lol "Some applications such as VPN tend to not like their packets being messed with." If I wrote it I would have used "Some applications such as VPN tend to not like their packets adjusted." Also says I may not be able to connect to xbox live anymore. I sort of need to get my xbox fixed for that to really be a problem.
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Post by penguincat on Dec 30, 2011 7:27:45 GMT -5
Well my ISP has done it again another security breach.
"In what appears to be a repeat of another security compromise for Telstra, an online spreadsheet containing customer names, email addresses and details of service support issues, were exposed.
Aside from names and emails, the document also contained ticket numbers and job descriptions of troubleshooting items lodged by Telstra customers. Reasons for customer callbacks and information about faulty equipment were also contained in the online file.
Telstra has confirmed that the spreadsheet contained around 1500 BigPond email addresses, some postal addresses and telephone numbers.
"At this stage we have no reason to believe it contained passwords or credit or financial information," a Telstra spokeswoman said.'"
Doesn't appear to be as bad as the last one though. What I found out earlier on was that my ISP won a award for security.
I kinda am starting to think that there is a worker who is cheesed off and is deciding to release customer details as revenge or boredom.
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Post by penguincat on Feb 6, 2012 2:59:47 GMT -5
I go away for over a month and nothing really happened here lol. Ahh my old rant thread how I missed thee. So here is a list of all the fun I have had lately. 3rd of January I put a complaint into my service provider. 3rd of February they finally do something about it. I got a new connection installed so no more excess cabling in my room. Apparently it cost me $150. I get it credited back though. I ended up with a back credit of 8 x $15 ($120) because until now the box was next to useless. As well as the box's original "install" I think of $50 I get this months bundle bill credited too. I believe its $188. Total credits worked out to be $400+ worth. The jury duty time which was meant to be the 31th of January came and went no nasty letter or phone call. So I guess I'm fine.. The main problem I was having with my internet for the last month was most likely due to Firefox. I installed both a Firefox speed boost addon as well as Waterfox. I must say its a-lot better. Before it felt like I was getting packet-loss but I really couldn't find any. I'm still looking for a new laptop. I found a nice gaming one for $1300 (original release price of $3000.) I have to look up to see who can install a better wireless card in it as it uses the same card that's in my current laptop and well its quite lame. I am trying to decide if I go for another brand though they are a-lot nicer but cost a-lot more. I tried a new pizza shop one that was near a roast chicken shop that I visit. The pizzas were quite meh I thought the shop that I'm avoiding was tiny. I'm also avoiding the old shop for another reason they charged me 10$ for nothing. Until then I was decently happy no super stuffed up orders then yeah 10$ for nothing. I was meant to get a call about it 2 weeks ago and yeah nothing so until they call me I'll be getting pizza from other places. Even if they are meh. That's everything up to now.
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Post by EBchamp on Feb 7, 2012 9:25:33 GMT -5
Sounds like you've been busy! Yeah, not much has been happening on the forums
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Post by penguincat on Feb 7, 2012 13:56:09 GMT -5
Oh I forgot a few things. I have kinda been looking for a new doggy. I found one with the name of Yoshi of all names. Problem was she lived quite a distance away. So yeah wasn't really a thing I wanted to do. We had to take my dog Harley to go see here to see if the 2 got along. Harley is well not really all that dog friendly to some dogs like at the vet on Monday he wanted to like nom on a quite cute fluffy puppy. So I have been looking at more local dogs because if he doesn't like them its well no biggy. 3 hour car trip just for him to be all grrrrr I don't like you seemed a waste of money and time. That is Yoshi's picture. I was invited to take part in someone's web stream but yeah I mixed his stream time with Pats thing and ended up missing it. I do apparently have a permanent invite for future streams though. I even ended up with a invite to be apart of the persons lets play videos on youtube but I rejected it. Could have watched me play Terraria if I had said yes. lol Also my state is flooded again. Different area's this time and the local ones weren't as bad as last years.
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Post by penguincat on Feb 17, 2012 21:29:43 GMT -5
Oh man how do I dislike my old pizza store now.
Id been a happy customer for years and they treat me like this.
On the 14th of January I made a order went and picked it up the guys thought oh give him a brown paper bag for the sides. Not that I needed one I get home put the bag in the fridge as it had a couple of cans of drink in it. Later on I go open the bag... hey stuff is missing. I asked the guy in the store was that everything? I message them on facebook I get told the store will contact you with in a week. Week comes and goes.
Yesterday I finally got a call. Store: Oh Hi I received a email from you a couple of days ago do you remember sending it. Me: I thought a couple of days... it's 32 days by my count. Store: Oh there was a record of a customer leaving stuff behind on that day. Under the name you used to order (which was the items I was missing.) But they realised the mistake and came back to collect them. Me: I thought well it certainly wasn't me, how many people order under the name "penguin" that have the same taste in things that order on the same day? Store: I have been trying to call you for a while now. I wasn't sure if you had moved or something. Me: I thought well neither my mobile (why would I get a new mobile number if I moved?) or house phone has got any missed calls other then today. But said ok fine. Store: Would you like to make a order now? Me: No thanks Store: any idea when you will want to make a order next. Me: No not really. Store: send me a message to x number next time you do bye.
Seriously 32 days only to be told "You collected it" and "You where the one that left it behind." The new store actually has called me up to say sorry that they were out of items when I ordered them. I felt special.
The old store tracks orders so they could go back in the computer and say penguin ordered this and it has a phone number so could have easily called me. If they did I wouldn't have even asked for anything. People make boo boos. I just don't like it when things blame me for something I had no control over. I wasn't able to jump the counter to make sure everything was in the bag.
Pretty much has put me off ever returning.
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Post by EBchamp on Feb 23, 2012 20:07:27 GMT -5
Why didn't you call them? You probably could've gotten it resolved that day. Sucks to hear that though.
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Post by penguincat on Feb 24, 2012 8:24:45 GMT -5
Well it was late at night for one when I noticed it was around 11pm. Yes the store is open to 1am on Saturdays generally its 1 or 2 non English talking guys after 10pm though. One time I went to get a pizza and I said pick up for penguin. One guy was like penguin what's that?
With my voice I really didn't feel like calling up to be spend half the time going "excuse me" to each other. While waiting for a pizza one another time some guy wanted to talk to the manager about the order and the acting store manager guy said just hang up on them. Maybe that was a sign of things to come?
I left them a message on facebook at 10am on the following day after the boo boo and asked should I go to the store today and get the item what's the process here? If they said oh copy the order number say what happened later on today and it all will be peachy. Then that's what I would have done. But no they said to email them so I did. Was told you will get a call that week. Ok I'm happy with that 32 days later after I had stopped caring.
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Post by EBchamp on Feb 24, 2012 15:03:24 GMT -5
Was it just sodas? I either would have just said oh well or had called them up that night. If nothing happened then due to the non-english speaking workers then I would have called them the next day, but that's just me...
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Post by penguincat on Mar 4, 2012 5:31:15 GMT -5
Well the bag had sodas in them but I had all 4 of them it was a $10 chicken meal thing that I for some reason didn't get. To go on the story more last week I was promised a 10$ refund by Friday. Now 8.18pm on Sunday and no sign of it. I found person from another store who was promised a refund and never received it too. I wonder if I'll get it in 32days time. lol I was giving them 40 - 70$ a week yet by being snobby and lying to me I took it else where. So would gain a-lot more if they refunded the mistake. I tried a new pizza store yesterday. I bought 2 kids pizzas for something different. Kids mustn't have tastebuds. It was the most boring pizza I have ever eaten. For example a frozen bought Ham and pineapple has taste to it. But the pineapple and chicken I ordered tasted like plan chicken. That's what I miss about the old store its chicken was tasty as it was spiced. Most stores just have the plan stuff. Why doesn't the old store want to be my friend.
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Post by EBchamp on Mar 4, 2012 16:41:33 GMT -5
I guess you'll never be getting that refund...
There's gotta be another good pizza shop out there, keep hunting, you'll find one.
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Post by penguincat on Mar 5, 2012 3:33:19 GMT -5
Well I have 2 more to try. One requires a phone order only. The other is currently closed due to renovations (which may also require a call too.) So yeah not looking good. I may buy frozen ones instead lol.
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Post by penguincat on Mar 5, 2012 9:52:45 GMT -5
My internet stinks again. I'm getting a massive 45kbytes/s + packet loss
I have a few more tests to do like turning stuff off at the wall for a few mins. If that fails to do anything. Then it appears that its a street problem. Tech guy did say he needed to come back again. Current level 1 tech call out time is 3 weeks. (due to flooding and that.) they really should stop firing people lol. Then who knows how long to get the level 2 that I need out. Oh well at-least I'll ask for discounts this time. First time I was paying full price for a connection that would only work 3 hours a day. I'm so nice 7 months I paid full price for the bad connection lol
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Post by penguincat on Mar 10, 2012 7:23:58 GMT -5
Well it turned out my internet problem was in fact being worked on at the exchange and was fixed after a few hours. So yeah wasn't as bad as I thought. So tonight I attempted to order pizza's from the new shop. Problem was they online ordering system had problems. Kept saying stuff like incorrect phone number no phone number listed no name etc. So I had no choice but to use the old one. I ordered a nice and easy order (I ordered some soda because my dad was complaining he had none.) I got there and customers in there being idiots so I stood back. A guy said I guess it was order for penguin. I thought it was Christian or something. So I went no not me. The guy only had 2 pizzas and I had 4. Anyway it was half of mine the other 2 where just getting chopped up. No biggy. He then started talking to me really strange like. Turns out he was the store manager and for the last month had been waiting for me. Turns out the reason behind the 32day delay was the new email system that they put in. When he started as a manager he was only told the details for the new one. Where as my email was sent to the old one. He offered to take the pizzas to my car (I walk there as I'm not all that far from the store.) Anyway we chattered outside for a bit. He then asked hey have you ordered from us since I spoke to you? I went no I kinda have been avoiding the store. Ok come back inside. So I walked back in. He said to the guy serving can you give 30$ ? Guy serving was like don't you need to write it on a paper saying gimmie 30$ or else? Manager dude was like errrr?? I instantly thought oh he is pretending to be held up. (The store had been held up a few times that I know of over the years. So I guess he shouldn't have joked about it.) Anyway I had just paid 29$ I was given 31$ back. If I knew that was going to happen I would have asked for the normal order not a slimline one. I get home and hehold mine are burnt. The dog got like 1.5inches from each slice. I thought can't expect much from the store. So do I forgive them?
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