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TELSTRA .....BIGPOND
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Hello I am a bit confused ..can someone tell me difference between TELSTRA AND BIGPOND MOBILE BROADBANE .. I thought both were same but seen no so which is best for on road for on the road ...and also which is best WIFI or UBS stick
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lilly31
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Towing With Automatics
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Hi guys, Hope every one had good christmas and have a good year,now my question with automatics do you tow in drive or lock in other gear some say in drive some say lock into gear,also on more modern cars have been told no need for transmission cooler????. The car in question is a ford 1 ton cab chassis au...
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Mr Red
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4wd
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good morning we have a hiluxsr5 diesel with part time 4wd, it is possible to use low speed without engaging the 4wd ? cheers
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gerard gue
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Phone/Data Best of both worlds.
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There are now a number of good cheap data plans available on the Optus network through Amaysim,and these will work in most areas. BUT there are still areas where only Telstra is available, but recognise that you pay a premium for the Telstra (or bigpond) service. Now you can go totally prepaid and use A...
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Plendo
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Mini-Fridge.
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Has any-one ever used one of these ? Waeco MyFridge. 240/12 V. Cheers, Sheba.
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Sheba
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SOME TEST RESULTS ARE IN ON THE FRIDGE INSULATION.
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I have completed a 28.5 hr test with insulation in place as recomended. If any one would like to follow up on the figures please PM me. JC.
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justcruisin01
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Audio / Visual set ups
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Hi all, I am looking for some tips on the best way to set up a sound system with Bluetooth conection for audio and TV. I have a CD player with radio that runs to speakers on opposite sid of van - a digital tv with satellite that uses a seperate amp for audio. Its just a bit messy and I need to simplify it somehow D...
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Dolly
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new agm batteries
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hi we bought our 2 new agm fullriver batteries which are fully charged ,we have changed the charger over to gel and we have adjusted the steca controller to gel as well but the regulator is saying that the batteries are on low voltage ,any ideas as we know the batteries are fully charged.
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musketeer
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Battery power
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Greetings one and all and a happy new year to you. As a single, ex blonde (yet somewhat switched on, cluey) first time vanning "chick" I have a question, to which I think I know the answer but will ask anyway (I have been known to be wrong occasionally). When I go bush, do I just leave the normal e...
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ozannie
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Digital Aerial Signal Finder
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Any advice on on these. For tuning my aerial to the best direction for a signal. I've always just looked around the campsite to see where everyone else's aerial is trained, and wondered about a signal finder. I have a Sat Dish as well and already have two Sattelite Finder gizmos. Now I have not tried usi...
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elliemike
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Nitrogen Filled Tyres
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Having just taken delivery of our new Jayco with Nitrogen filled tyres we wonder how other owners have found this in use. Apart from the obvisious cost and availability issues has anyone got any comments? Thanks
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Nomad246
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Safety Switches
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How many Nomads check there Safety Switches in their Caravans on a regular bases? Also do you check the Safety switch. (RCD, LCD) at the caravan Park prior to connecting your power lead?
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patrolst
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Change to VAST down frequency
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There has been a change to the VAST down frequency. For the full details see this post on the general forum. Could not be bothered doing it again
Brian
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briche
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Generator
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Hi all, just bought a new 4.4kva generator on Ebay for $560. Will pick it up when we resume our trip this weekend. Will run the aircon and washing machine, plus charge batteries in the wet.
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Kiwi-as
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Untested 15A Extension Leads
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I received a 20m Click brand 15A extension lead from an old uncle at the weekend. Age of lead is unknown, but being a Click brand wouldn't be that old. The lead was pristine in appearance and had no visual flaws. However when I tested it (as per the AS/NZ standards) it was borderline fail for insulation re...
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Nomad246
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Internet in NZ
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Dad and I are doing a fly drive trip to New Zealand next year for a month..
What's over there in the way of wifi?
I'm not sure if ill take my laptop or just my ipad 3 yet
I'm thinking of leaving my iPhone home so I don't have bill shock when we get back!!
My ipad does have Telstra 3G and wifi..don't know if Te...
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milo
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batteries
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we have 3 solar panels of 250 watts which runs our compressor fridge and we think the batteries have gone south,we have by accident left the portable solar connected to the anderson plug overnight which we have always been told is a no no, is this right ? can it drag the power back out of the batteries at ni...
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musketeer
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3 way fridge
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How do you remove the 3 way fridge in a Viscount caravan do you only have to remove the screws in the front surround panel or do you have to do more, is there maybe a website that shows you how to do it any help would be fantastic John
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Cruising Cruze
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Hot water temperature
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We have Truma Gas/Electric hot water system in our motorhome. When it is operated on 240v it is supposed to be heated to 70 degrees however our hot tap runs at 70 degrees for a couple seconds and then runs at a luke warm temperature from then on with no cold water mixed in. Can anyone assist????
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Gwian
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Very Impressed with Our 186L 3 Way
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G'day everyone, We are at home unfortunately and the temp has been climbing since last week around here. So I thought I would keep an eye on the fridge temp in the van and see how it went. The temp inside the van reached 42 deg C and when I opened the fridge to check the inside temp it was 3 deg C. I closed the doo...
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