Author: Tommy

My trip to the UK to check out the latest Android TV Boxes

Big news! Before I get into this post I would like to announce to anyone who cares that I am returning to Australia next week..finally! I made the decision two weeks ago as I have felt I have wasted the last few months at home to be honest. Anyway that aside I went to London at the weekend to check out the new range of android 7.0 android TV boxes. They are getting faster and faster and finally they are putting in the hardware that should have been there from the start. The X92 box looks particularly powerful as it runs a 32GB hard drive and 3GB of RAM.

Also on display were the usual MXQ boxes (how are these still being sold..they are terrible) and the M8S boxes. I started selling these android boxes 3 years ago on http://www.androidtvboxuk.co.uk/ and they are still being sold today which is crazy. I head to Australia on Sunday so will have more time to write a full post on where I will be living and my general plan over the next few months. My visa runs until Christmas and I am already dreading the return home.

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Just got a refurbished iPhone!

When we talk about jailbreaking, there are 2 primary concerns that come into play. When they are first made, the first is that phones are typically bound to a particular carrier. Many cell phone users are extremely happy with their particular, physical phone, however not with their carrier. They would love to port their phone to a new carrier. When they’re done with them to get a little money back out of their financial investment, others would like to be able to sell their cell phones on Craigslist. It’s tough with a phone that’s locked to a specific carrier, because they have to find a buyer that has an agreement with the same carrier. Best of luck with that. When a phone is bound to a specific carrier, it’s typically described as remaining in cell phone “prison”, for this reason the term jailbreaking. This used to be prohibited. As an outcome of a recent court judgment, it has now been considered totally legal in the United States.

For a long time, it was simple to open a locked phone through software setup, however this is not possible. There are legal and still efficient ways you can use to open your phone with ease to keep taking pleasure in services as you want.

1. Carrier unlocking

The first technique of opening the phone utilizing a carrier is calling the carrier your phone is locked to for unlocking The mobile suppliers will not have any concerns opening the phone as long as your agreement is comprehensive and costs paid in case of any. Some may need you to have a legitimate factor for opening such as taking a trip to a different nation.

Calling your provider, you can likewise get in touch with the carrier you want to switch to. Most of the companies are more than ready to open phones their competitors have locked. It may be what you require.

2. Paid service unlocking.

The other manner in which you can have your locked phone opened is by utilizing a paid opening service. There are many companies providing this service today. They work by selling unlocking codes at a cost. It is essential to take your time prior to making any payment to the company. A research on the company like www.refurbishediphones.ie, examining user evaluations and asking from phone online forums can assist you wind up with the very best company. It assists to deal with a trusted provider thinking about that rip-offs have increased.

The opening procedure from the companies includes obtaining the iPhone’s IMEI (International Mobile Station Devices) code makings it possible for the phone to be contributed to the main Apple opened phone list. When you update the operating systems and variations, it offers you guarantee that the phone stays opened even. The code can be got quickly for any iPhone by calling * # 06 #. Some phone will have the number inscribed on the back area or printed on the SIM card tray. It can likewise be recovered using iTunes to get a summary.

If you are considering buying an opening IPhone or opening it yourself, bear in mind of the current network your cell company uses because you will have to choose which SIM card fits your phone. You can likewise look it network by the model number on the phone. Simply make sure to get the best SIM card or your opened phone will not work !! Study on the opened phone or IPhone you are acquiring and its’ network.

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Back from White sundays and got a Smart TV Box

I had a great 2 days at the White Sunday islands but I am absolutely exhausted and plan to take 1 or 2 nights here at Airlee beach to catch up on some sleep and recharge the batteries. Most people who visit the White Sundays will spend 2 days on a boat where they will go snorkeling, visit various islands and even learn how to sail. I opted to go for the island option as my friend gets sea sick quite a bit so this was the best option for us. In saying that I heard great things about staying over on the boat and a BBQ was had every night as well as drinks on board.

We stayed on the main island (the name escapes me for some reason!) and it was a nice resort. We had karaoke the first night and the second night we just chilled at the local bar. One thing I will say is that we only ate twice a day and the food portions were tiny so I definitely recommend bringing a bag of protein bars with you! I would also urge people to travel very light..I brought all of my gear and lost some stuff or else it was stolen. I lost my smart TV box from androidtvboxes.ie so that is something I am going to have to pick up and also lost my Irish sim card.

For the next two nights I will chill out in Airlee beach and then from here I will head north towards Townsville which is a small city in northern Queensland. I will update you guys when I can! Thanks

 

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Airlee Beach and Teeth Whitening Strips!

So I have spent the last 2 nights in Airlee beach after a grueling 15 hour bus journey from Brisbane. I have done several long bus journeys now and I think that has been the worst. The buses here are very good and have free WIFI as well as a USB charging port so you can charge and use your phone as you go along. I would recommend however getting an Aussie Sim card as for €39.99 you can get 8GB of data which is enough for most backpackers especially when you can use the WIFI in the hostels. This is one thing I would like to point out actually. The WIFI is not free in most hostels and is actually quite expensive especially considering it is fairly slow in most of the hostels I have been in. I don’t mind paying $1-2/day for WIFI but any more is just ripping people off and it should be of a decent speed.

Anyway from here I will get a boat out to the Whitsundays Islands where I will be for 2 days (I won’t have access to internet for those 2 days obviously) and we will go snorkeling as well as staying on an Island for the 2 nights. This is a must do trip for those of you coming to Australia and is one of the main things to do here as well as Fraser island and the great barrier reef. I lost my toothbrush on the way and kept missing shops to get one but luckily I have some teeth whitening strips that I got at home in Ireland so they have kind of helped the situation! Although I don’t want to get end up looking like a bushman so I need to get this sorted before I get my boat this evening.

I will write my report on how the next few days go when I am back in Airlee beach where I will stay for one night before heading north again. Hopefully I don’t get eaten by a shark!

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Last Day in Sydney..Time to go up the coast!

My time in Sydney has come to an end and I really enjoyed this city. There is a great selection of bars and restaurants and there always seems to be something going on or something to do. I was slightly disappointed with the Opera House as I said in my first post but everything else has been great. The only other problem was that I didn’t get great weather but that’s life. I guess when coming to somewhere like Sydney you always expect it to be a sunny hot day but the reality is it does rain quite a bit from what I have been told (still nothing like Ireland!).

I never got to visit the famous blue mountains and another popular attraction is doing a tour of the vine yards which are about 1 hour from Sydney but as I don’t drink wine this didn’t interest me. I managed to get some surfing in down at Maroubra beach where the famous “Bra Boys” hang out who were a well known surf gang back in the 1990s. From here I will get a bus up to Byron bay where I will stay for 2 nights. It is a well known laid back surfer town and I look forward to getting out of Sydney and seeing a bit more of real Australia. From there I will get another bus to Surfers paradise which is a few hours up the coast from Byron Bay.

Oh one thing I did forget to mention is that my phone was stolen as well as my android box from the hostel so I have had to budget to get a new phone and I also got an android box online that was delivered to my hostel. I will update my blog in a few days when I get to Byron Bay. Wish me luck!

 

 

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First Stop…Sydney, Australia!

Like many of my fellow Irish men Australia has always been on my radar of places I want to visit over the net few years. Australia is one of the most popular places in the world to visit and it is probably top of the list with Irish people along with Canada in terms of doing a one year working holiday. Australia is filled with all types of natural beauty as well as cool cities including Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Because it is such a well traveled destination there is already a route made for you in terms of traveling the east coast which is where most travelers go to do either from the top down from Cairns or the bottom up starting with Melbourne.

Being stubborn I decided to start in neither and instead I started in Sydney. I will spend 1 week in Sydney but that is only because I have relations there I want to visit but I would recommend doing 2 – 4 days in Sydney if possible as it is a cool city but you don’t want to take away too much from what you can see up the coast. In Sydney you have some great beaches of which Bondi is the most well known but there are also other beaches I recommend checking out including Coogee and Bronte. There is also a famous walk to be done from Coogee to Bondi which is about 6km’s in total.

Other things to see in Sydney are of course the Opera house which I found a bit disappointing. It is a lot smaller in person than I imagined but there is a great bar beside it which although expensive is great to take in the view of the city and the famous Sydney bridge. I stayed in a place called backpackers hostel in the middle of the city and it is pretty cool with plenty of partying to be done if that is what you are into! I am traveling pretty light and have a 15kg backpack with me as I plan to spend most of the time in shorts and tank tops. Other than that I have a few bits including my laptop of course and a dreambox that I got back home that allows me to watch Irish TV and keep up to date with the rugby back home.

So from Sydney I will get a bus up to Byron Bay where I will stay for 2 nights before heading on again to surfers paradise. My budget is about $70/day which is not a whole lot and the fact that I lost my phone the first night and had to get a refurbished iphone for €250 shipped out isn’t helping the situation! I will keep you guys up to date on what I get done here and in Byron soon! Thanks for reading.

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