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I was asking about this a couple of days ago, as I haven't looked in a phone directory for many years. So why not stop phone books being delivered?

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Tell Telstra to stop sending you dead trees.

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I was asking about this a couple of days ago, as I haven't looked in a phone directory for many years. So why not stop phone books being delivered?

Cheers Don...

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Good thinking Don. Did not even know one could opt out of the phone book service. Pity Telstra dont show it on their website - or at least anywhere easily visible.

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one directory for many years.

They drive along in a ute with them stacked on the back and several guys grab an armload of books and run from house to house dropping one at every house. I didn't see them looking at any list as they did this.

For me, the book is better than online. The book you see the entire category in the book on the page in front of you, can make notes etc. Also doesnt throw irrelevant "out of area" numbers like online does.

Online you have to fiddle around with a few entries per page then put up with this "click to see more detail", "click to see next page" bullshit.

Admittedly though, for a lot of things now, I just do a google search for example "plumber - town X"

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kreed

The only time I use the book is to look up Optus support when my Internet service goes down (which it rarely does).

Sylvia.

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Sylvia Else

The French did this 30 years or so ago. They *GAVE* everybody a terminal connected to the phone number database (and more).

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Because they're idiots and they're not going to listen anyway.

I still have a listing for my BBS number that I gave up due to disuse nearly a decade ago. It's still there *today*. And was a real Telstra connection too, not listed via optus or anything like that, and they STILL can't get that right.

I'm way past the CD/DVDROM alternative, they have their heads so far up their collective arses, that's not going to happen citing "intellectual property rights" as the reason.

Website access is so hopelessly useless I don't use it any more. Again, I'm still finding yellow pages entries appears more than five years after the company has gone bust.

Basically, if I'm looking for a vendor, yellow pages is wasting my time chasing shops that don't exist any more. Same for white pages commercial. And residential for that matter.

So let's face it, if these retards can't get the very *basic* function of removing old entries, then what makes you thing they give a shit about changing from paper format to something else?

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John Tserkezis

Problem there Don, 2nd son uses old books to prop up bikes (2 wheeled type) also what about the wardrobes countrywide with 3 legs. Short people and high cupboards. Doing away with phonebooks will impinge on the freedom of the height challenged.

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You reminded me, we had a new number connected a few years back and kept getting calls regarding organ lessons. After being told that "we had an advert in yellow pages" I looked up "music tuition" and sure enough there was a business card sized ad for "teaching organ and piano lessons". That edition had another 9 months to run until the next book was issued.

That doesn't count the number of people that probably keep using old directories for some time after they are redundant like those who keep it with the second phone, in the shed etc, or have written lots of numbers or notes in the covers and don't want to toss these out.

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Well, the power goes off due to a house fault and you need to call an electrician, what do you do?

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& the ever present office pc monitor stand.
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I figure you do the same as when your hard drive crashes and you have no backup. You panic! Then you ask this group how you can get your data from a dead drive. :-)

I have always kept a standard 50VDC operated phone plugged in. "I MEAN ALWAYS". You don't need one plugged in, just handy, but mine is. That way, when I need to count to a 100+ for some silly reason, and don't need a phone ring disruption, I drop it off the hook. Saves the batteries on the wireless phones also.

And the Sparkies fridge magnet is on the fridge where it belongs. :-)

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New Uses for That Old Phone Book

1) Use your phone book to do your crafts on. Open up the book and work on your projects (painting, glitter, or anything else that is messy). When your project is complete, just tear and dispose of the pages. 2) A phone book can be an instant booster seat. Stack one for a tall child or a few for the smaller kids. If you are ambitious, you could make a ?ghetto booster seat? (this name was made by my husband). Cover the booster seat with the comics section of the paper or with vinyl to make an inexpensive seat for your child. 3) Tear pages out to use for packing material. This is a creative and free solution for all of those Ebay packages you are shipping! 4) The pages of the book can be used to wipe down windows. Use your favorite cleaning solution and wad the torn pieces to do a quick (lint free) swipe on the windows. 5) Do paper crafts using the phone book pages. Paper airplanes & origami can be done using the old pages. This is great for the children who like to continuously practice on new sheets of paper. 6) Old phone book pages can be a creative gift-wrapping solution. For example, wrapping phone cards or a gift card to a restaurant, pizza, books, massage, etc.. (pull that section of the phone book out for wrapping these gifts) is a free alternative to pricey gift wrap. 7) Stick the old phone book into your car for the unexpected calls. If you need to make a reservation, set up an appointment, or are looking for a particular business & are lost- just pull out the phone book to find the respective number. No need to call for information if it is right there in your car!

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Possibly 100's of other uses that google didn't find in a hurry, or I couldn't be bothered chasing, but for mine, I just cancelled all delivery of phone books.

I have a netbook with an 11 hour battery, and a USB wireless modem, for when I really get into strife without power.

When I fall off the perch, all I ask is for is my netbook, and a good broadband wireless connection. :-)

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terryc wrote

electrician, what do you do?

I dont need to call an electrician, I fix it myself.

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Rod Speed

**I concur, EXCEPT for the Yellow Pages. Not that the Yellow Pages is so good, it's just that the Yellow Pages on-line is utterly hopeless. I NEVER get a sensible response. Not ever. White Pages on-line are fine.
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I'm in the country, so yellow and white are some volume, just need a few more to get a computer box a little higher off the floor ;)

Grant.

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The white pages online is quicker than using the book, one problem is getting all the shitty out of area listings, even if you specify an area or postcode. Also more accurate, as if people move, it can be up to a year until the printed book is updated.

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If it is in the part you can fix.

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terryc

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directory for many years.

I dont, essentially because the delivery currently doesnt take any notice of who wants a physical phone book.

I cant see that changing any time soon.

It would certainly be better if they had a massive great pile for people to help themselves from at say the post office etc tho.

Thats going to be operationally awkward tho.

that the Yellow Pages on-line is utterly

I do, but then I am in a country town.

I'm just about to try to chase up some of unusual obsolete metal cabinets nationally, now that I can call anywhere for 10c per call on viop, going to be interesting to see how that goes using it.

My main problem with that is that it isnt as useful as the DTMS when you dont even know the state, with someone with an unusual name that has moved and you dont know where they have gone at all.

The reverse phone directory should be fine for that, but it isnt free anymore.

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And the map is very convenient if you want to show up in person.

Very handy for shops that have moved etc.

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