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Damn, my hopes have been dashed. I went to the Sumo Energy website and entered my address, and it's only offering me TOU plans. I'll still…

If I click through the Sumo Energy plan, there's a tab saying "Eligibility", and it says "You meet our requirements". There's also a tab…

Looking up rates on energymadeeasy.gov.au, at the bottom of each listing they say what sort of meter is required to access that plan. For…

Thanks, I'll start checking out the other retailers on eConnex, to see if any can do single-rate+CL1 for me. Hopefully I can get the…

I'm looking at starting my next holiday in Nagoya, and then moving eastwards, ending in Tokyo. That area isn't listed in any guidebooks…

Update: I sent eConnex an email at 2:15pm today (Saturday), they rang me 35 minutes later to explain that according to the NMI database, my…

Be wary and check the details they send back to you. I just signed up for Alinta Energy, carefully choosing a "single rate" plan, and then…

> Wished this government money was spent fighting the root cause and driving better education and prevention. Sadly that has proven…

> This will go to my First aid box in my Car Cars get very hot inside, I've measured 55 degrees C in mine, which is way higher than the…

How so? I can see that $10 Amaysim recharge vouchers are supposedly available (I've never seen them), but the PAYG plan cost is $15.

Here's a good summary of kids' mode: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255682794?sortBy=rank

You can buy a eSIM for apple watch so your watch will have a separate phone number to your phone. Costs $99/year, with unlimited data,…

Plenty of places aren't "overrun with tourists". Last year I want to Mt Mitake for the ["Autumn Leaves…

Lonely Planet guide books are re-issued every year it seems, and they vary HUGELY from year to year. I have previously used a Lonely Planet…

If your phone is esim compatible, you don't have to pay the $2 fee for a sim card. Instructions here:…

Amaysim "as you go" plan is $15/year, on Optus network. ALDI PAYG is $15/year, on Telstra wholesale network. [Lebara "standard…

I'm not in WA, but I'll give this a plus just to help anyone competing against the monopoly on real estate.

Buy a desktop charger with a removable power cord that uses a figure-8 connector, like [this…

> with an Eneloop charger? I'm assuming you mean the Panasonic charger that came with some eneloop batteries. Yes, with conditions. If your…

Read [here](https://nordvpn.com/blog/vpn-on-android/) and follow the link for split tunneling.

Install a browser just for firsty, and route all other apps (including your normal browser) through a VPN?

If you have a public library membership, you can probably read Choice magazine online from your home. For example, my local library says…

The whole advantage of a smart charger is that it stops charging each battery when the battery reaches "full". There are two ways the…

> Doesn't seem to claim they are Low Self Discharge like Eneloops. They're very vague about these batteries, to the point of **not** having…

> Liitokala > Nitecore > Xtar Each of those brands make some good chargers, but plenty of bad chargers too. If you want your batteries to…

The specifications of that charger are hiding something. It says "1000mA charging" and "5-hour charge time". Both of these can't be true,…

Looks like you have to loosen and tighten a grub screw to change screwdriver bits. And the teensy gears behind the "chuck" don't look like…

Thanks for the warning. I can see from Reddit comments that it doesn't work for some people. Was it Thunderbird itself that gave you…

Which IKEA store?

As Gmailify is a free enhancement to Gmail, I don't expect it to be rocket speed. My point was more that emails delivered the normal way…