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Re:Visa, Mastercard, Major Banks Facing New Litigation over 'Anticompe... on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @07:18PM (#50000068)
We need alternatives, in Australia we do have eftos for local card transactions and instant payments by osko/Payid.

Asia has it better with more payment networks, union pay and QR code based networks.

Re:43 hours battery life: Dell XPS 14 2026 lasts almost 3x longer vs M... on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @09:05PM (#47608785)
I think these have new LG Oxide 1 Hz displays? That might be why it didn't fair as well in games.
Re:Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink? on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @06:09PM (#47432018)
Australia we just turned 3G off now there are large black spots everywhere for hours.

Some trades now use them in there cars, they can use it for mobile service/internet nearly anywhere

Re:Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink? on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @06:06PM (#47431989)
It's cheaper then fibre here in Australia. Especially rural.
Re:Show HN: Will my flight have Starlink? on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @05:56PM (#47431920)
Most of the airlines I have been on charge per megabyte. Having internet for the whole trip is a huge value add for the airline.
Re:DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam based in Camb... on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @09:47AM (#45592496)
Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia thailand also catched a few. I would not be surprised if they take advantage of westerners as well. 15Billion++ is a big incentive.

I heard an agent got court for opening bank accounts for them in Pattaya, over 500 accounts. We have had crackdowns on banking here in Thailand ever since.

Re:DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam based in Camb... on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @09:44AM (#45592443)
Were? they still are. It's not even a small amount there are thousands of people at these centers.
Re:Skype Credit is no longer available on Monday December 09, 2024 @02:33AM (#42363792)
My credit was credit from using bing. I use to use it on the rare case of needing to call my bank. (I live overseas)
Re:The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Architecture Deep Dive: Getting to Know O... on Friday June 14, 2024 @12:13AM (#40677421)
https://www.qualcomm.com/developer/blog/2024/05/upstreaming-...

There is a high chance of this happening.