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Each to their own. Nobody is forcing you to save money. It's all about choices; do I put the kettle on at 7.25am instead of 7.30am? do I…

It's even worse for those that are fully off-grid ;)

You make it sound like it is a massive effort but it doesn't have to be. Can be as simple as flicking off a few switches and putting on…

You can earn up to 70c per kWh if you live in Arrowtown! And that's on discharge from the battery, so you can even be using it in your own…

We have a big household and have been using 2.8-5.2 kWh between 7-8am. So the max we could save would be 5 kWh but there will still be some…

Didn't see any reference amount in the email but you can look it up on your account, although that is only for a full hour (e.g. 7-8am).…

Looks like the country's electricity supply may be tight on Thursday 6 August 2026 so we've locked in a Saving Session. Saving Session…

I haven't seen this posted before. Octopus Energy will give you $2 per kWh of reduced usage during peak hours. The next Savings Session is…

You can pick up the same model from [PB Tech for…

Very random but you can find them at Postie. They had them behind the counter in our local mall so it wasn't even obvious they sold them.…

Here's the detail on the mitre10 voucher: https://www.mitre10.co.nz/terms-conditions#M10_Club_Scan_Win Looks like they give 2x $1000 away…

Nope. Didn't complete any surveys or competitions. Woolworths had a promo where you buy a certain product and scan your rewards card you go…

Had really good luck at the end of last year and won $10k at Woolworths and a few days later won $1k at Mitre10! Didn't do anything special…

Fair enough. Hadn't considered that although most ISP's will be tracking everything to some degree. Look up the Telecommunications…

Looks like you're right and it includes the Standard instead of Mini. (The Mini also tops out at 100Mbps) That bumps up the consumption to…

Curious to hear your what your concerns are. Is it latency or just because it's run by Elon?

Slightly higher power use but not much difference according to AI. > The Starlink Mini draws 20-35W during use, while a typical fibre ONT +…

Are you sure about that? I wouldn't be surprised that Starlink uses more power given that it's a satellite connection but can't imagine the…

Starting at $59/mo for the first 4 months until 30 April 2026. Offer is only valid for new customers during their 4 months. Discount will…

Can't say I actually made it that far. What's the $20 for? I'm guessing it's delivery. Spark / One do the same but usually it's only ~$10…

Good point. I've updated the post

Got it working now. It was an issue with the settings on the device. I've added the details in a comment above for reference if anyone else…

Received this in the mail today. Posted from France of all places. >STARLINK >Receive one free month of reliable >high-speed home internet…

It’s working now! I went back through all the comments and made a few adjustments based on the feedback. I'm now getting 463Mbs Down /…

Yes, quite possibly. However there are lots of people using it in a router. I’m trying to work out if it’s blocked at the network…

Thanks. I've tried those settings but it still comes up with "No Service" (when using the MM sim)

Yep tried that. They said it's only allowed in a mobile device, not a router.

Good to know. I'm using a ZTE U60 Pro, which is 5G router. I can set it to 4G but it still doesn't work with the MM sim.

Has anyone been able to get a Mighty Mobile phone plan working in a portable wifi router? We're going to be moving house so I purchased a…