Comments for Pointless Really - By David Olsen http://www.pointlessreally.com This is Pointless Really. A Blog on Social Media, Marketing and Politics. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:56:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Tiger Airways: Why treating customers like farm animals helps build their brand by Calpespain http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=54&cpage=1#comment-769 Calpespain Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:56:16 +0000 http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=54#comment-769 Tiger Airways the worst airline in the world ! We have had a cruise embarkation changed by the cruise company away from Bangkok due to the recent red shirt trouble. A flight booked with Tiger is now useless but Tiger refuse a refund. When I pointed out that the airport tax and fees which make up the whole ticket price as Tiger were offering free flights from Bangkok to Singapore worth only fees payable (A$210)is fully refundable they say then its a $50 charge per person and we will only refund you $30 of the fees as the other charges were for luggage and seat allocation and booking fees. In short, claim $60 but charges are $50. Tiger Airways are for sure a RIP OFF company anyone considering booking any flights with TIGER AIRWAY should think seriously about their lack of car and customer service. Tiger airways are the worst airline in the world. Never fly Tiger if there are other carriers. Tiger Airways the worst airline in the world ! We have had a cruise embarkation changed by the cruise company away from Bangkok due to the recent red shirt trouble. A flight booked with Tiger is now useless but Tiger refuse a refund. When I pointed out that the airport tax and fees which make up the whole ticket price as Tiger were offering free flights from Bangkok to Singapore worth only fees payable (A$210)is fully refundable they say then its a $50 charge per person and we will only refund you $30 of the fees as the other charges were for luggage and seat allocation and booking fees. In short, claim $60 but charges are $50. Tiger Airways are for sure a RIP OFF company anyone considering booking any flights with TIGER AIRWAY should think seriously about their lack of car and customer service. Tiger airways are the worst airline in the world. Never fly Tiger if there are other carriers.

]]> Comment on Telstra Desire – Not an iPhone killer by ASh http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=120&cpage=1#comment-768 ASh Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:04:10 +0000 http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=120#comment-768 I get about 10-12 hours of constant mp3 play back, wifi on, internet browsing time to time and playing asphalt 5 once in a while, before my desire says, 14% battery left!! but true, with iphone, its much better batery life. only 3 problems i have with my desire are 1. battery life - can be managed 2. memory - cheap to buy a micro sd 3. no skype yet - coming on the market within this year oh yeah, i have the telstra desire un rooted. its a pain cz they still didnt release the Froyo update. gonna root soon. :P I get about 10-12 hours of constant mp3 play back, wifi on, internet browsing time to time and playing asphalt 5 once in a while, before my desire says, 14% battery left!!
but true, with iphone, its much better batery life.
only 3 problems i have with my desire are
1. battery life – can be managed
2. memory – cheap to buy a micro sd
3. no skype yet – coming on the market within this year
oh yeah, i have the telstra desire un rooted. its a pain cz they still didnt release the Froyo update. gonna root soon. :P

]]> Comment on My letter to all the #telstradesire haters by Why I think we need to stop ‘hating’ on the internet | justanotherprblog.com http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=112&cpage=1#comment-765 Why I think we need to stop ‘hating’ on the internet | justanotherprblog.com Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:06:49 +0000 http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=112#comment-765 [...] recent ‘hating’; questions and accusations of being disingenuous, are unfair and frankly risk not only this social campaign (although I think [...] [...] recent ‘hating’; questions and accusations of being disingenuous, are unfair and frankly risk not only this social campaign (although I think [...]

]]> Comment on Telstra Desire – Not an iPhone killer by andrew khoo http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=120&cpage=1#comment-747 andrew khoo Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:12:27 +0000 http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=120#comment-747 be glad you have the HTC Desire. battery life is dire on a Samsung i5700 Galaxy Spice on eclair (2.1). my partner's HTC Desire shows 40% battery life after 12 hours when mine is flat! be glad you have the HTC Desire.

battery life is dire on a Samsung i5700 Galaxy Spice on eclair (2.1).

my partner’s HTC Desire shows 40% battery life after 12 hours when mine is flat!

]]> Comment on Telstra Desire – Not an iPhone killer by caseyg http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=120&cpage=1#comment-744 caseyg Thu, 27 May 2010 03:48:04 +0000 http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=120#comment-744 Juice Defender is the best app for keeping the Desire going all day. I have WiFi and GPS off most of the time. WiFi is off because the phone has problems switching from WiFi to 3G. Juice Defender is the best app for keeping the Desire going all day. I have WiFi and GPS off most of the time. WiFi is off because the phone has problems switching from WiFi to 3G.

]]> Comment on Telstra Desire – Not an iPhone killer by anthony http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=120&cpage=1#comment-743 anthony Wed, 26 May 2010 23:56:21 +0000 http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=120#comment-743 Yes, but you would have to reboot to switch, and its going to be much less convenient to charge a second battery.... I just plug the Logitech into a USB charger alongside the phone Yes, but you would have to reboot to switch, and its going to be much less convenient to charge a second battery…. I just plug the Logitech into a USB charger alongside the phone

]]> Comment on Telstra Desire – Not an iPhone killer by David Olsen http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=120&cpage=1#comment-742 David Olsen Wed, 26 May 2010 23:52:35 +0000 http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=120#comment-742 <a href="#comment-740" rel="nofollow">@anthony </a> Surely I could always just keep a spare battery around.. smaller than one of those logitech thingies? @anthony

Surely I could always just keep a spare battery around.. smaller than one of those logitech thingies?

]]> Comment on Telstra Desire – Not an iPhone killer by Daswolven http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=120&cpage=1#comment-741 Daswolven Wed, 26 May 2010 23:38:57 +0000 http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=120#comment-741 Try an app called juicedefender. I use it on my Nexus One, and even running Froyo and burning up the usage I pull about 17 to 20 hours before I hit red. Try an app called juicedefender. I use it on my Nexus One, and even running Froyo and burning up the usage I pull about 17 to 20 hours before I hit red.

]]> Comment on Telstra Desire – Not an iPhone killer by anthony http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=120&cpage=1#comment-740 anthony Wed, 26 May 2010 23:29:30 +0000 http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=120#comment-740 I have yet to see a modern smartphone where the battery doesn't suck. A few tricks - when you're not using it, switch off 3G. This is the single biggest win. In the settings -> power you can see what's using the power. Finally, consider spending $60 on one of the Logitech USB batteries. Its about the same size as the Desire/N1, and will give you about another 1/2 - 2/3 of a full charge. Dick Smiths sells them, in the iPod/iPhone accessories section. You should also find Froyo/2.2 gives significantly better battery life - although heavy use will still hammer the battery. (Disclaimer: I work for google, but not on Android) I have yet to see a modern smartphone where the battery doesn’t suck. A few tricks – when you’re not using it, switch off 3G. This is the single biggest win. In the settings -> power you can see what’s using the power. Finally, consider spending $60 on one of the Logitech USB batteries. Its about the same size as the Desire/N1, and will give you about another 1/2 – 2/3 of a full charge. Dick Smiths sells them, in the iPod/iPhone accessories section.
You should also find Froyo/2.2 gives significantly better battery life – although heavy use will still hammer the battery.
(Disclaimer: I work for google, but not on Android)

]]> Comment on Telstra Desire – Not an iPhone killer by David Olsen http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=120&cpage=1#comment-739 David Olsen Wed, 26 May 2010 23:19:37 +0000 http://www.pointlessreally.com/?p=120#comment-739 <a href="#comment-738" rel="nofollow">@An Idle Dad </a> I think you may be right, battery life is totally acceptable if managed properly. Mostly I'm just frustrated that there is all this awesome stuff the Desire can do, but is constrained by the battery life. Battery life far exceeds my HTC Touch Pro. @An Idle Dad

I think you may be right, battery life is totally acceptable if managed properly. Mostly I’m just frustrated that there is all this awesome stuff the Desire can do, but is constrained by the battery life.

Battery life far exceeds my HTC Touch Pro.

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