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Re: Grok does a much better job with this question than Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude

From "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups aus.computers
Subject Re: Grok does a much better job with this question than Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude
Date 2026-04-16 10:40 +1000
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Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

>>>> https://grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5_b061e567-1729-4ed1-8de4-d92582667a7b

>>>> Have fun answering that question with google etc

>>> That AI actually shows the search terms and results it's used when
>>> you click on "sources" at the bottom, so you can actually see how
>>> you could have got results like this with the info in a web search:

>>> https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255257954

>>> It did translate your garbled question

>> Nothing garbled about the question

>>> into search terms quite   well,

>> And google doesnt do that

>>> I didn't guess your "Mobile carrier string that is dialled"
>>> meant the USSD codes.

Your problem

>>> But then it's weird that it describes themas   "The USSD codes (like  
>>> *61...*XX#)".

>>> What's the "*61..." prefix   about?

>> That's the bit of the string that tells it
>> you are changing the delay till voicemail

> Then it should say "The USSD codes for changing voicemail settings
> (like *61...*XX#)", so it doesn't read as a general definition of
> "USSD codes".

It doesnt read like a general definition of USSD codes

>>> You just use *XX#, eg. "*150#" to show your phone number.

>> It isnt about showing you the phone number

>>> Again it wastes my time double checking that it's makingup   nonsense
>>> instead of me misremembering things myself.

>> The obvious way to check if its made up nonsense is to try turning
>> live voicemail off and see if that fixes the problem, fuckwit

> Then when it makes up nonsense

It didnt do that

> you go and mess up settings that are   irrelevent.

That setting is completely relevant and its trivial
to reset it back to what it previously was if it
doesn't do what the AI claimed it would do.

Even you should be able to manage that

And that's all you can do if you are stupid
enough fart around using google instead

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Grok does a much better job with this question than Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-04-15 07:44 +1000
  Re: Grok does a much better job with this question than Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-04-15 09:11 +1000
    Re: Grok does a much better job with this question than Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-04-15 09:32 +1000
      Re: Grok does a much better job with this question than Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-04-16 08:30 +1000
        Re: Grok does a much better job with this question than Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-04-16 10:40 +1000
          Re: Grok does a much better job with this question than Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-04-17 08:27 +1000
            Re: Grok does a much better job with this question than Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-04-17 09:34 +1000

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