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Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services

From "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups aus.computers
Subject Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services
Date 2015-08-29 09:31 +1000
Message-ID <d4c9a7FfvhnU2@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (3 earlier) <55dfa2aa$0$1642$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <d49n2tFqqvaU3@mid.individual.net> <mroldm$s9p$1@speranza.aioe.org> <mrpdvo$ga4$1@dont-email.me> <d4c15uFe09rU2@mid.individual.net>

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"felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message 
news:d4c15uFe09rU2@mid.individual.net...
> On 28/08/2015 8:44 PM, Xeno wrote:
>> On 28/08/2015 1:43 PM, Max wrote:
>>>
>>> "felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message
>>> news:d49n2tFqqvaU3@mid.individual.net...
>>>> On 28-August-2015 9:52 AM, Clocky wrote:
>>>>> On 28/08/2015 4:26 AM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>> Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> wrote
>>>>>>> felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.businessinsider.com.au/there-are-still-150000-australians-using-dial-up-internet-and-telstra-plans-to-cut-them-off-in-december-2015-6
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sad to see.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nope, mobile leaves it for dead.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Plenty don't even have a landline anymore.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Maybe it's time to go back to BBS's.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Have fun actually finding one to use.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And stuff like facebook on your phone leaves it for dead anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I used to BBS a lot back in the day and have fond memories of doing
>>>>> so but a few years back I logged into a few BBS's and found the whole
>>>>> experience to be a huge disappointment.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll stick with the fond memories, they belong in that place in time
>>>>> where it was all we had - not this day and age.
>>>>
>>>> maybe ppl will be saying that about  usenet soon.. :(
>>>>
>>>
>>> The problem is that no one knows about usenet anymore.
>>
>> No one "cares" about usenet any more, young people especially.
>>
>>> People used to use Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail which had a
>> > newsgroups button so people would be curious.
>>
>> You need more than curiosity these days. If it takes longer than 20 
>> seconds to set up and use, you've lost most of the younger generation 
>> straight away.
>>
>>> Google Groups used to be more prominent on
>>> the Google site, now it is hidden away.
>>
>> Deliberately so is my guess.
>>
>
> correct guess, I would say.

More fool you.

> they want to flog their google+ thing

How odd that its on the google site.

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Telstra cancelling dial up services felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-27 08:20 +1000
  Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-08-27 12:13 +1000
    Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 06:26 +1000
      Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-08-28 07:52 +0800
        Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-28 10:07 +1000
          Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-08-28 11:26 +0800
          Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-08-28 11:43 +0800
            Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 16:33 +1000
            Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-28 17:43 +1000
            Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-08-28 20:44 +1000
              Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 06:19 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-29 07:21 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 09:32 +1000
              Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-29 07:13 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 09:31 +1000
          Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-08-28 20:41 +1000
        Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 13:33 +1000
          Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services noel <deletethis@invalin.lan> - 2015-08-28 20:34 +1000
            Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 06:17 +1000
              Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 12:13 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 14:56 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 18:12 +1000
      Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-28 10:06 +1000
        Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 13:40 +1000
        Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-08-28 20:48 +1000
          Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-29 07:14 +1000
            Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-08-29 22:02 +1000
              Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-08-29 19:24 +0000
              Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-02 05:00 +0800
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-01 22:05 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-04 11:09 +0800
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-09-04 15:30 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-04 16:39 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-09-04 19:19 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-04 19:41 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-09-04 19:54 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-05 10:40 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-04 22:39 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-09-05 09:38 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-09-07 15:34 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-15 14:55 +0800
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services news13 <newsthirteenspam-spam@woa.com.au> - 2015-09-05 04:40 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-07 09:24 +0800
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-09-07 13:49 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-07 20:55 +0800
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-09-07 23:43 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-09-02 11:12 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-04 11:09 +0800
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-09-02 13:11 +1000
          Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-08-29 18:31 +0000
            Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-30 14:15 +1000
              Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-08-30 15:26 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-30 16:23 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-30 17:53 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-08-30 20:59 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 06:52 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 08:00 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 09:40 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 09:47 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 11:15 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 16:46 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 19:47 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-31 15:42 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 16:49 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 19:43 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-08-31 22:39 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-01 05:54 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-08-31 16:54 +0800
              Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-08-30 18:21 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-08-31 16:53 +0800
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 19:52 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-08-31 19:35 +0000
            Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-08-30 18:25 +1000
      Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-08-28 10:11 +0800
        Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 13:50 +1000
      Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-01 23:06 +0000
        Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-02 10:48 +1000
          Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-02 23:03 +0000
            Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-03 15:56 +1000
              Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-03 22:36 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-04 12:49 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-09-04 22:57 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-05 10:41 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-04 22:27 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-05 10:46 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-05 19:14 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-06 05:41 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-06 23:15 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-07 15:07 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-07 22:20 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-08 08:27 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-07 22:46 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-08 19:43 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-09-08 20:28 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-08 21:42 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services news13 <newsthirteenspam-spam@woa.com.au> - 2015-09-09 02:31 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-09 14:57 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-09 14:57 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-09 22:37 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-09-10 16:14 +1000
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                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-11 22:22 +0000
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                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-12 18:09 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-13 04:39 +1000
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                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-14 21:41 +0000
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                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-15 23:05 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-16 12:56 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-16 23:06 +0000
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                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-17 22:43 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-18 16:08 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-18 22:52 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-19 14:51 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-19 22:47 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-20 14:49 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services atec77 <atec77@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-20 15:07 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-20 22:32 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-21 08:58 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-21 22:27 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-22 09:00 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-21 23:32 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-22 16:40 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-22 22:08 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-23 11:22 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-23 21:40 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-24 07:59 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-24 22:22 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 14:04 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-26 00:00 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-26 10:31 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-26 22:40 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 10:09 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-26 09:10 +0000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-26 19:33 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-09-14 12:41 +1000
                Re: Telstra cancelling dial up services not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-14 21:51 +0000

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