Archive from July, 2009
Jul 16, 2009 - all things geek    1 Comment

its not *all* about the speed

I lie in that subject. I really do lie. But there’s a hint of truth in it too. How so you ask. Well. Here’s the deal. I have the XT prepay sim loaded up with credit and I’m ready to rock. Below what I’ve done so far with it:-

Test One – Speed Read more »

Jul 15, 2009 - all things geek    Comments Off

the great xt-iphone fiddle

So my prepay Telecom XT sim card has arrived and I now have to update my iPhone to recognise all the APN data for XT as there’s nothing specific loaded onto the sim. There’s plenty of places you can find this information. But I’m not that technically minded, so I looked for another way to get the carrier settings for XT into my iPhone. Read more »

Jul 14, 2009 - all things geek    3 Comments

to XT or not to XT – that is my question

One of the deciding factors in buying the iPhone was that it would work without hitch on both Telecom XT and Vodafone 3G. I have recently become dissatisfied with the speed of Vodafone 3G broadband and their call reception. I consistently get 0.11mbps up/down at my desk at work, and a recent call to Taupo got dropped a whole four times. Very annoying. So I have contemplated a change of carriers for the first time since 2002. Read more »

Jul 10, 2009 - misc crap    1 Comment

this is my lame attempt at a post

I will apologise now for this piss poor attempt at a blog post. I’ve been laid flat with the flu (not the swine variety) and its really kicked me around some.

So what techie kind of nonsense has been keeping me sane while I’ve been in isolation? Read more »

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