Contract

The simplest reason. I still have 17 months on my Optus contract. Breaking it would cost me $895 for the contract and $165 for the handset repayments, money I can’t justify for Telstra’s better speeds. However, the reason I have 17 months left is thanks to the…

Excellent Optus Twitter Team

These guys were able to replace my stolen iPhone at no extra handset charge. They unlocked my phone in less than an hour after a dm, helped me sort out my sister’s contract, put her on a new plan better suited to her usage, and even put up with my bullshit complaining to them at times, all with good humour. Customer service that good goes a long way to making me loyal. Thanks Rhys, Julz, Dave, Scott, Meg, Andy, Holly, and whoever else I’ve harassed in the last 12 months. You guys all deserve a raise.

They’re Honestly Not That Bad

When the iPhone 3G was released, the Optus network ground to a halt. For two whole weeks you could hardly make a call or open a webpage as thousands of new iPhone users started playing with their new toys. If nothing else, I’m fascinated to see how the network performs once all these early adopters jump ship to Telstra. The network today is nowhere near perfect but it is a hell of a lot better than it was. Telstra are still miles ahead but Telstra are miles ahead of almost every telco in the world. But looking at my data usage with the excellent iphone app Consume, these days I manage to average about 400-500mb a month in data, and on my last trip to Melbourne i clocked up 700mb in 4 days. So for all of the complaints about Optus on Twitter (and Jesus, some people never shut up) I reckon I get my $59 a month’s worth. The new $59 2gig business plans (with free tethering) are pretty compelling even if my contract were up.

The Optus network still bugs me. Optus’ 3G network falls over at concerts or Sydney Swans games, places where many phones are trying to use the same tower I’d assume. I still can’t maintain a 3G signal in Glebe or in Bondi, two suburbs I spend a lot of time in, and two suburbs that really should get 3G coverage in 2010. Looks like Optus have 17 months to fix these remaining issues.

This version of Cameron’s history-making and groundbreaking epic will include more than eight minutes of new footage in full IMAX 3D.
The Oscar® and Golden Globe® winning epic broke attendance and earnings records internationally, including at IMAX Melbourne Museum where more than 100,000 Melbournians came to see Avatar on the world’s third largest screen.

In its initial season at IMAX Melbourne Museum, Avatar grossed over $2 million and sold out a record 152 consecutive screenings.

“Audiences repeatedly told me they wanted more of Pandora, and wished they could have stayed there longer. So we’re making that possible. Avatar: Special Edition will be exclusively in 3D, and will have eight minutes of never before seen footage, including new creatures and action scenes.”

“Whether you already love the movie, or you’ve never seen it, with this Special Edition, you’ll be seeing it like never before,” commented James Cameron.

Well then, looks like I will finally get to see Avatar in a cinema…

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Why 3-D is already dying – Jul. 27, 2010.

Inception Aftermath: Theories, Thoughts, Oscar Buzz & More « FirstShowing.net.

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