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« on: November 12, 2009, 08:07:45 AM » |
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Hey guys,
I am in the middle of organising a Geek Exchange Tour with Telecom Wholesale - an exchange, cabinet, cablepit etc and this is happening on the 19th from 12:45PM onward.
We are not fussed if you are pro-Telecom or not, and our goal was that we can keep it frank and honest about exactly what and why Telecom are doing things, you will be welcome to bring camera's and or video and they are welcome to post honest feedback of what you thought of the trip.
At the conclusion of the trip, we have organised some Beer (including some Kingfisher of course) Pizza and an informal catchup with the Broadband Product managers from Wholesale, where you can ask them the hard questions.
Also this would be an Auckland trip, so you would need to be in the city on the day.
We only have 10 total slots available, and we wanted to have 5 spare in case anyone pulls out, but because I wanted to give the guys from other forums a go also, we will have 4 Positions each for GPforums, with 2 backup people in case anyone is sick / cancels. Based on how it goes, we may consider doing it again later, covering different elements, or introducing to different teams but no promises.
The tight timeframes would mean that we will have to get the names committed pretty sharply.
Of those that are:
1) Available in Auckland on the 19th from 2pm onwards
2) Would love to see an exchange etc
3) Are a geek / love DSL (see item 2)
In order to get selected, just reply that you are keen, and I will pick based on a combination of people with a reputation for "community spirit", a high number of posts per day, and my own random decision - if it becomes unwieldy we may have to put it to the vote.
Cheers,
ADSL Geek
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« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2009, 06:05:39 AM » |
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Hey we have heaps of interest - I believe I have 20 people for 10 spots! Not I have to work out how to choose!!
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« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2009, 01:38:58 PM » |
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Hey man, that sounds like fun!
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« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2009, 01:52:54 PM » |
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Hey guys, This is the first video clip I have
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« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2009, 02:32:59 PM » |
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« Last Edit: November 19, 2009, 03:00:42 PM by adslgeek »
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« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2009, 11:24:15 PM » |
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« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2009, 11:42:58 PM » |
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And some more here; http://www.flickr.com/photos/dexinsane/sets/72157622710191685/Why are everyone else's pics cool and artistic, and mine just look normal and crappy?! |
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« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2009, 07:59:03 AM » |
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Probably has something to do with the camera you used, although I'm eager to see the rest of the video you took. How did this tour compare to other yours you've been on?
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« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2009, 02:17:10 PM » |
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It was cool - I loved going underground probably the best.
The Mayoral Drive Exchange is just massive and that was cool, but in a different way - it has different types of kit, and more electrical output.
The Northcote one is the landing for the Southern Cross cable, and that is more fibre based but really cool.
Each one I have seen is different based on the types of kit in them and what they are doing.
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« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2009, 02:51:28 PM » |
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Hey guys, This is the PowerPoint handout pack that Wholesale gave us it has the detailed summary of how the exchanges are setup, and how what we saw relates to the network: http://www.adslgeek.com/GeekDayOutPresentation.ppt(Right click save target as..) This is a Chorus media pack outlining the Cabinitisation project, and the status of the rollout. NOTE: the figures that were listed are only as at last week, and they are adding 5 per day / 25 per week so the progress figure listed will be out of date pretty smartly. http://www.adslgeek.com/GeekDayOutPresentation.ChorusMediaPack-Nov09.ppt(Right click save target as..) I will HTML'ise it as I get time for those without PowerPoint. Also I am working on getting that other video footage edited. I have one of Gerard's clips which I thought was really well done, so that should get up this weekend. |
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« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2009, 09:30:15 AM » |
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Hey that file doesn't seem to work. I get a blank file for some reason..
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« Reply #11 on: November 22, 2009, 08:27:29 AM » |
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Second Video. I have been a bit busy with some other stuff today, so the best video I have is this short segment which follows through from the last one
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« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2009, 11:48:03 AM » |
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« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2009, 05:28:12 PM » |
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To simplify the process, I have just moved all the links and the summary up to my Blog here: http://www.adslgeek.com/blog/?page_id=3214 |
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