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OFF Topic / Re: Voice over IP telephones
« on: January 27, 2010, 04:52:51 PM »
VOIP is a great thing when properly sorted. I have not heard of naked dsl being any different to regular dsl, as it is still working at the same frequency just without the underlying pstn service, but I could be wrong I've been out of the industry for a couple years.
There is a couple of catches for home users:
1) If you have a monitored alarm system you can not send modem signals through an adsl router
2) If your dsl link goes down( and lets face it computer networks go down alot more often than POTS phone networks), you lose your ADSL link and phone. You will have to call your ISP from a mobile or some other service to log a fault ticket.
So keeping your underlying pstn service is a smart thing to do, the ISP's node phones are getting better all the time, I have heard of quality of service (QoS) issues and consistent drop outs, but know of others that beside the differing tones cant pick a quality difference
Skype is good for home video/voice calls and the price is right $0  :-D, for skype to skype calls. They also offer really cheap skype to Land line services worldwide
A 50% reduction in call costs sounds pretty good to me

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SAMFS / Re: Recruitment 2010
« on: July 25, 2009, 10:40:27 AM »
Quote from: jt1717 on July 24, 2009, 11:43:04 PM
Gasman, Josh, Wicky and others:
I was also applying for the SAMFS for a number of years.  It is very frustating to be unsucessful at the final stage and being told to start again from the beginning at the next recruitment whenever that might be.  I starting applying interstate also (qld and vic) and have now just finished my first year with Queensland Fire and Rescue Service and really enjoying it.  It is another option applying interstate, the procedure is similar, it will give you something to do while waiting for the SAMFS If you are not sucessful interstate it is good pratice and you will be more ready for when the SAMFS recruits again.  I'm glad I didn't give up.  It was definately worth persisting with.

Great point jt1717, at the moment the Northern Territory fire and rescue service are recruiting click here to check it out

http://www.pfes.nt.gov.au/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&p=281&m=35

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SAMFS / Re: New Round Of Firefighting Jobs
« on: February 21, 2009, 04:50:55 PM »
Quote from: wicky on February 21, 2009, 02:13:45 PM
for some reason its not coming up on my computer can someone email the page to me please my email is rfr67257@bigpond .net.au

click here if that doesn't work copy it and paste it into your url

http://jobs.locher.com.au/job/job_details.cfm?id=364230&from=direct

Good luck all


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SAMFS / Re: Age of recruits & general recruitment questions (MFS)
« on: January 27, 2009, 01:25:58 PM »
In reference to the microsoft word and outlook certificate

I got mine done at Westaff in the city, the MFS would not accept my school studies or MCSE - MCP which were current at the time that I applied, this was in 05 the first year they bought the computer basics prerequisite in, it may have changed since but I'd be getting the info straight from the horses mouth.

This is the email address taken off the MFS recruiting web page

enquiry@samfs.sa.gov.au
the subject title should be: Full-time Recruitment Enquiry

Or visit the website               http://www.mfs.sa.gov.au/site/join_us/fulltime_firefighters.jsp#MinimumEntryRequirements

Continue to the bottom of the page and there is section that says

Any queries can be referred to us by email.

Good luck to all those applying for the next intake, whenever it may be


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