JennyandPete

We went with IInet in the end. They managed to connect us to a slower ADSL1 port (up to 7mb) and told us to keep checking back to see if a faster ADSL2 port would become available. That was a year ago and no ports have become available. We are on-line and its OK but not as good as it can be. We are now seriously considering a 4g service but im a bit concerned with drop-outs and not knowing what the signal is like from the house...if only there was a try before you buy option. When it comes to the Internet, im afraid Perth and Australia are about 10 years behind the UK but the 4g on our phones works great. My partner get speeds over 30mb/s on her vodafone iPhone 6!! (hence the temptation to go to 4g in the house).

apparently there are 28 ports available for my street and the whole area is covered in Green dots.

Not really an option to go wireless, lots of movie downloading, streaming, Skyping, Xbox and Playstation going on in the house. I have currently been tethering my phone with a data plan (only 3g) and its not up to scratch for us. iiNet have said that we can wait for a port to become available and could take 2 - 3 weeks. Its like being back in the late 90's except i had hair in the 90's

Hi all, We have jsut moved into a lovely house in Clarkson, we have sorted our Foxtel service as the property was already set up, no installation needed, which was nice. Now all we need is broadband....what a palarva!! Being from Birmingham, UK broadband was never a problem as we had a 100mb/s cable service from Virgin which was fantastic. Here we have had to drop back to the dreaded ADSL2+...chance would be a fine thing. First we tried TPG...sorry we dont have any equipment in your exchange...so TPG was promply cancelled. Now we have tried iiNet....all seemed ok inititally, our phone line has been connected but now i received an email saying there are no ports available at the Mindarie exchange!!!! What! In all my years i have never heard of this happening. So now im back to sqaure one, really need to get online as family want to speak to us on Skype and i need the web for work. Has anyone else had any issues getting the Internet in Clarkson?

We arrive 3rd January after seeing in the new year in Singapore. We will be stopping in Clarkson initially, after that who knows but will more than likely be NOR. Cant wait!!

Just joined the league. I'm 'The Lion Rampant'...Villa fan from Birmingham. Will be moving to Perth in January 2014.

That's exactly what I thought. I have been applying for a few positions and this is the first time this Police check has come up.

I have just had a reply from the council in question: "Thank you for your enquiry. Yes you will need to provide any employer here in Australia with a current police clearance from the UK that is 6 months or less old" By this responce it looks like i will need to get a police certificate anyway?

I am in no doubt that GIS jobs will appear all the time. The main reason why i want to start applying for jobs is mainly to get my name out there and CV on file. Plus i may get lucky and land one of them...which would be awesome. I currently work for local government in the Uk and when i joined them last year it took nearly 4 months for them to appointment me from application to my first day. This is why i'm starting the job hunt now. It is good to hear that Skype interviews are happening.

I have contacted them and asked if UK clearence is enough. The trouble is though a CRB check cannot be performed on myself it has to be requested by an employer. So i guess the only police check i can do is the same one as that i obtained through the Visa process?

Hi all I will be moving to Perth permanently in January 2014 so its all systems go organising shipping etc. but I am also attempting to apply for as many positions as possible from the UK before I leave. I have seen an awesome job posting for a local city council which is almost identical to what I do in the UK (I'm involved in GIS). I have looked at the job application guidance and its pretty much standard apart from the fact they want copies of my driving licence and a Police Clearance certificate which is no more than 6 months old. I do have an address in Perth as we have pre booked our accommodation but the trouble is that the police certificate needs to be signed in front of a Australian Post Office clerk to witness it. I obviously cannot do this as I'm not in the country until January and my drivers licence will not yet be swapped for a WA one until I arrive. I did have a UK police clearance done for my Visa but this is now more than 6 months old. What do you guys reckon I should do? Any advice would be greatly appreciated