Coin Swap announced by RAM

[triplewitch]

Here's what the RAM just posted on Facebook.-John
"So far Brisbane is in the lead, followed by Canberra and Melbourne tied in second, Adelaide and Perth tied in third, Sydney, then Hobart. No votes for Darwin as yet. Get your family and friends to vote as well so your capital city wins!"

[purplepennyhunter]

I joined Twitter today and voted but I still don't get it. I think I can vote more than once can I?
Says Brisbane is in the lead.
Tricky, the T&C's says you can tweet as many times as you like but then I read only one vote per person is counted.

[triplewitch]

The RAM posted this yesterday on their Facebook page: " we have chosen to use Twitter as Facebook and Instagram do not yet have the capability to track all hashtags, and therefore including these as an option will not be a fair or in the spirit of the competition."  I don't completely understand all that, but those hashtags are somehow connected to the user ID so they can eliminate duplicates.-John
The RAM goes on to say "You can still participate by asking family or friends with Twitter accounts to vote for the capital city you want to win!"-John

[runway]

Now I have heard it all,RAM on twitter
I am all for social media however twitter is garbage.
Bad choice RAM please just stick to offering new releases on your website

[triplewitch]

You'd be surprised what's on Twitter.  All the royal mints are there, for example. I don't care for it either, but occasionally there's an announcement that I follow up on elsewhere.-John

[Fulvio]

...twitter is garbage.

Indeed, but it is the weapon of choice for the terminally self-obsessed. "Celebrities" for starters, who can use it to embarass themselves faster and cheaper than Warnie and his texting.

The only good thing about twitter is during disasters, when you get critical information in real time. Much of it wrong, of course, but its better than waiting for a TV news editor to pull his finger out...

The other 3,640 days in the decade, its a waste of bandwidth and electricity.

[runway]

Hey John I agree but it's a bit outrageous that not every collector even has internet yet alone the savvy to go on twitter some of us old blokes just like to collect coins and not get into this rubbish but thanks for alerting us on the modern way of communication

[triplewitch]

The other 3,640 days in the decade, its a waste of bandwidth and electricity.

Most people tweet from a smartphone, so it's just a waste of battery .

some of us old blokes just like to collect coins and not get into this rubbish but thanks for alerting us on the modern way of communication

I'm a relatively young old bloke at 67 going on 68 in November.

[ausjack]

how do you charge a battery :mocking: sorry TW, I wanna be good :blush2:

[Fulvio]

how do you charge a battery :mocking: sorry TW, I wanna be good

Not to mention mobile data being a hundred times more expensive than cable/ADSL. :angel:

So make that self-obsessed twits with too much money to burn.

[robbiegal]

I think mobile is much cheaper in the USA

[triplewitch]

It was just an offhand comment.  I didn't realize the difference in costs of mobile in the US versus Australia.
The RAM shared PPH's link to her blog regarding Twitter and the coin swap on their Facebook page:
http://www.australian-threepence.com/blog/2013/08/twitter-your-vote-for-the-capital-city-to-host-the-purple-coloured-coronation-2-coin-swap.html
-John

[ausjack]

All good here John, if you haven't guess I'm a bit of a trouble maker but mean no offence so sorry if i did mate, I was just having a go as us assies do
And I don't see Grafton on that list..oh woe is me

[Fulvio]

I didn't realize the difference in costs of mobile in the US versus Australia.

Usurious telecoms charges have been a huge issue in this country since the dawn of the internet, and some time before. We have the highest prices for the crappiest service in the world. Even parts of darkest Africa have had services for years (100Mbit Fibre to the Premises) which the NBN only promises to deliver one day, maybe, depending who wins the election, at prices yet to be decided.

Unlimited, cheap internet? Hah!
Free local calls? Surely you jest?
Simple plans? Double Hah!

There are literally thousands of plans, for mobile, landline and various internet options. They are deliberately complex so as to confuse people and rip them off to the maximum extent possible. Most tout all manner of "free" components, which are in reality nothing of the sort. And it all seems to change daily, yet never improve.

In short, a massive con. Oh to live in the USA...

[dahongable]

Does anyone know if there is a limit to how much $$ can be swapped for the new $2 coins?