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Forum: Australia
Jul 8th 2006, 12:03 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 718
Posted By alrobson

Re: Top Trumps

You can get Top Trumps from Toys R Us but they only stock a few titles and none of the ones you were after. The reason for this is that they are not heavily marketed here. Goto...
Forum: Australia
May 28th 2006, 11:20 am
Replies: 11
Views: 679
Posted By alrobson

Re: dvd recorder

How are you connecting you set top box to your dvd recorder? If you are using the yellow (picture only) connector then the picture quality isn't great - you will need the red and white lead connected...
Forum: Australia
May 27th 2006, 10:49 am
Replies: 5
Views: 579
Posted By alrobson

Re: SBS World Cup Crisis

Most of the channels I received were pretty poor. I now have a digital set top box and they are all crystal clear. Your poor picture may be a result of a weak signal or ariel problem but if you are...
Forum: Australia
Jan 29th 2006, 1:50 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,547
Posted By alrobson

Re: No Referees for rental market!!!!!

Hi,

If you have money in the bank then show them a copy of your bank statement, if you don't then offer to pay 3 months rent in advance or give a reference in the UK i.e. someone you know or...
Forum: Australia
Aug 17th 2005, 8:17 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,138
Posted By alrobson

Re: Latest House boom/crash rumour

Not seen or heard the report myself, but I can't help but thinking if first time buyers can't afford to get on the property market now then how are they going to if the prices keep going up! Maybe...
Forum: Australia
Aug 14th 2005, 6:49 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 2,623
Posted By alrobson

Re: Cheapest way to call Oz from UK?

We use telediscount all the while. I was sceptical about the claims at first but we have had loads of bills and they never even appear on the bill cause the bill only list calls greater than 50p....
Forum: Australia
Aug 8th 2005, 3:12 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 447
Posted By alrobson

Re: Commonwealth Migrant Account - Transferring AU$ while in UK???

Hi Mr FlibbleUK,

I was also worried about this!!

When you open the account you get a London account number which you can transfer sterling into but you can also get the Australian account...
Forum: Australia
Aug 8th 2005, 12:56 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,757
Posted By alrobson

Re: Commonwealth Bank transfer account - £ or $

I have an account with CBA and one of the previous posts was correct about telling them. Just contact them and let them know that you are going to send some money but do not want it converting yet...
Forum: Australia
Jul 27th 2005, 4:31 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 576
Posted By alrobson

Re: ref getting docs certified whom by ??????

I had mine signed by a Police Officer and they were passed fine.
Forum: Australia
Jul 27th 2005, 8:30 am
Replies: 32
Views: 2,938
Posted By alrobson

Re: IT in Oz

Hope I don't jinx myself now, but I'm a C# developer and I'm heading to Perth in September. I applied for a job a few weeks ago and had a phone interview the week after and then was offered the...
Forum: Australia
Jul 27th 2005, 8:18 am
Replies: 8
Views: 485
Posted By alrobson

Re: Actual exchange rates given by banks etc

To be honest, the best way to find out is ring them up and get a rate off them. They are all used to people phoning up and getting the current rate so give them a call. I used to call them loads of...
Forum: Australia
Jul 26th 2005, 9:21 am
Replies: 32
Views: 2,938
Posted By alrobson

Re: IT in Oz

I'd also be interested in knowing what type of salary a C# developer (2 1/2 years) would expect in Perth. Does anyone know?
Forum: Australia
Jul 25th 2005, 2:09 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 2,938
Posted By alrobson

Re: IT in Oz

Which part of Australia are you heading for?
Forum: Australia
Jul 20th 2005, 8:59 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,745
Posted By alrobson

Re: Sat Nav Perth

Went for a look yesterday at both Tom Tom Go 300 and NavMan icn510. I felt the Tom Tom looked a better screen and felt more comfortable with that one but the NavMan was thinner and therefore much...
Forum: Australia
Jul 19th 2005, 11:07 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,745
Posted By alrobson

Re: Sat Nav Perth

Thanks for all the info so far.

The wife is Dyslexic which means that it's much harder for her to navigate than it is for somebody who isn't Dyslexic. We also have a 3 year old, so trying to...
Forum: Australia
Jul 19th 2005, 9:20 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,745
Posted By alrobson

Sat Nav Perth

Has anyone got any experience of using Sat Nav in Perth. My wife has a bit of trouble with directions and she has asked if we could get Sat Nav. I will be working and I don't want to come home...
Forum: Australia
Jul 11th 2005, 11:56 am
Replies: 2
Views: 553
Posted By alrobson

IT Salaries Perth

Does anybody have an idea of IT salaries in Perth. I've had a look at previous threads but couldn't get an idea of what companies were paying in Perth. I'm interested in the salaries for developers,...
Forum: Australia
Jun 10th 2005, 8:16 am
Replies: 117
Views: 5,490
Posted By alrobson

Re: In Australia I think MacDonalds should be a NO NO

If you are really interested in knowing what goes on then read "Fast Food Nation". This book not only informs you of the crap that these companies serve but the effect it has on communities, wages,...
Forum: Australia
Jun 3rd 2005, 8:52 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,761
Posted By alrobson

Re: Cost of housing in Perth - Going up?

I've also been following the house prices in Perth. As a test I recorded a bunch of houses on REIWA website and watched them over a few months. About 15% of them eventually dropped the price they...
Forum: Australia
Jun 2nd 2005, 4:15 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 475
Posted By alrobson

Re: Travellers Cheques?

I used travellers cheques on my reccie and I changed them in the supermarket and restaurants (in Perth). One bank did change them to cash for me and they didn't charge me anything but them another...
Forum: Australia
Jun 2nd 2005, 8:54 am
Replies: 5
Views: 782
Posted By alrobson

Initial expenses on arrival

Hi,

I'm trying to compile a list of initial expenses that we will incur on arrival. i.e. Drivers license (x 2), bond for rental, rental car, SIM card for phone (x 2), initial food shop, etc. This...
Forum: Australia
Jun 1st 2005, 5:23 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,247
Posted By alrobson

Re: Not what we needed!!

It depends if you exchange and complete on the same day. If you exchange and the the buyer pulls out for whatever reason then you can claim back any monies lost and any deposit they put down. If you...
Forum: Australia
May 29th 2005, 6:34 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,089
Posted By alrobson

Re: pre-arrival job search

Hi Sharon,

I'm also in IT (software developer), I'd be interested to know what IT field your partner is in, and why he thinks it took 5 months to find a job. Was he waiting for the right offer?...
Forum: Australia
May 27th 2005, 3:54 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 2,414
Posted By alrobson

Re: Expat loses pension increase case

Hi,

I just wanted to check what I read earlier.

When I move to Australia, I can keep paying my NI contributions from there and my pension will be frozen when I reach 65 and not when I...
Forum: Australia
Apr 28th 2005, 7:09 am
Replies: 7
Views: 828
Posted By alrobson

Re: Urgent - for all expats

Yeah, I was thinking that. I wonder if they get the addresses from Australia or from the UK. If they get them from the UK then I suspect these people that run off leaving loads of debt and think that...
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