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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>We are connected through aapt/iinet to our
asdl</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Lots of problems recently with Internet connection
dropping out </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The "Support" line helps a bit but then gets down
to the "if we get techs to come and check, they will charge you $150 if they
find it is due to your equipment" </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>SHIT!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=itapps@edulists.com.au
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 29, 2013 6:15
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Hardware
Failure</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>We have a Telstra junction pit on our home boundary. Internet
performance used to drop away during heavy rain and for about a week after.
Call Telstra, a few days later technical support turns up, all tests OK,
everything is OK till next rainstorm. Repeat until annoyed.
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<DIV>Eventually they tracked it down. The junction pit had a huge ants' nest
in it, which acted like a giant sponge when it rained. It partially shorted
out the ADSL cable terminals, giving rise to ridiculous crosstalk and signal
loss. Took about a week to dry out.</DIV>
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<DIV>The Telstra Guy Who Removes Ants Nests was in Brisbane, and working his
way around the country it seems, so I got a stick and slowly dragged it apart
and out. A half-can of insect killer later - problem solved!<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>It was the only time I've debugged a hole in the ground.</DIV>
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<DIV>kp</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_extra><BR>On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:19 PM, Bruce Riley <SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hi
Catherine<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This
reminded me of years ago of another hardware failure – the offending desktop
fan had a snake inside it!<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Cheers<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Bruce<U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
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