Re: Most remote communities without access to pay phones: Telstra

[Ext User(Michael)]

>> Hmmm. It's not working, so dont call 132203 and have someone out to fix
>> it within three days, just vandalise it instead so it permanently doesnt
>> work?
>
> The phone doesn't work, how are you going to call 132203?

Are these amazing "communities" where the only phone is a payphone?
Unlikely

>> Unlikely.
>
> Almost guaranteed. That's why most phones used to get vandalised - in the

Load of shit. Most vandalism occurs for absolutely no good reason

>>>> "Under our universal service obligation, we'll generally provide a
>>>> payphone facility to any Indigenous community or community with a
>>>> population of more than 50 people.
>>
>> Should be much more than 50 people. 500 people minimum
>
> Grow up.

Fuck em. They can pay their own way

[Ext User(Will Kemp)]

On Sat, 10 May 2008 03:30:36 +0000, Michael wrote:

>>> Hmmm. It's not working, so dont call 132203 and have someone out to
>>> fix it within three days, just vandalise it instead so it permanently
>>> doesnt work?
>>
>> The phone doesn't work, how are you going to call 132203?
>
> Are these amazing "communities" where the only phone is a payphone?
> Unlikely

There's sure to be a few other phones. But the only people who use
payphones are people who haven't got access to any other phone. And if
the payphone's fucked, they've got no way of reporting it. Tel$cum must
have known though, because someone should be attending to empty it every
now and then.

>>> Unlikely.
>>
>> Almost guaranteed. That's why most phones used to get vandalised - in
>> the
>
> Load of shit. Most vandalism occurs for absolutely no good reason

I assume you're talking about the times you've vandalised phone boxes.

>>>>> "Under our universal service obligation, we'll generally provide a
>>>>> payphone facility to any Indigenous community or community with a
>>>>> population of more than 50 people.
>>>
>>> Should be much more than 50 people. 500 people minimum
>>
>> Grow up.
>
> Fuck em. They can pay their own way

Yawn

[Ext User(Phred)]

In article <wF8Vj.9065$ko5.5658@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, "Michael" <michael@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Hmmm. It's not working, so dont call 132203 and have someone out to fix
>>> it within three days, just vandalise it instead so it permanently doesnt
>>> work?
>>
>> The phone doesn't work, how are you going to call 132203?
>
>Are these amazing "communities" where the only phone is a payphone?
>Unlikely
>
>>> Unlikely.
>>
>> Almost guaranteed. That's why most phones used to get vandalised - in the
>
>Load of shit. Most vandalism occurs for absolutely no good reason

Not necessarily. In the one "community" I'm familiar with, the reason
for vandalism appeared to be to get the loot out of the till. However,
as I haven't been that way for several months, I don't know if Telstra
is *still* going through the regular ritual of attaching new hardware
to the entrails hanging from the back of the cabinet. Maybe they've
given up on that one by now -- I would have!

>>>>> "Under our universal service obligation, we'll generally provide a
>>>>> payphone facility to any Indigenous community or community with a
>>>>> population of more than 50 people.
>>>
>>> Should be much more than 50 people. 500 people minimum
>>
>> Grow up.
>
>Fuck em. They can pay their own way

Cheers, Phred.

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[Ext User(Will Kemp)]

On Sat, 10 May 2008 09:51:07 +0000, Phred wrote:

> In article <wF8Vj.9065$ko5.5658@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, "Michael"
> <michael@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Hmmm. It's not working, so dont call 132203 and have someone out to
>>>> fix it within three days, just vandalise it instead so it permanently
>>>> doesnt work?
>>>
>>> The phone doesn't work, how are you going to call 132203?
>>
>>Are these amazing "communities" where the only phone is a payphone?
>>Unlikely
>>
>>>> Unlikely.
>>>
>>> Almost guaranteed. That's why most phones used to get vandalised - in
>>> the
>>
>>Load of shit. Most vandalism occurs for absolutely no good reason
>
> Not necessarily. In the one "community" I'm familiar with, the reason
> for vandalism appeared to be to get the loot out of the till. However,
> as I haven't been that way for several months, I don't know if Telstra
> is *still* going through the regular ritual of attaching new hardware to
> the entrails hanging from the back of the cabinet. Maybe they've given
> up on that one by now -- I would have!

USO!

Last year, tel$cum were planning to change the pay phone in Maningrida to
cards only. That phone there never got vandalised while i was working
there, i think they just couldn't be fucked paying someone to empty it
any more.