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Pete Manwaring

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
114 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

They don't contribute at all to the wifi component, only to the voice component.

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

And that runs through to 2032.

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

So there's still plenty of time left on that deal with the government and also plenty of time left for us to convince

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

our corporate stakeholders that we should be investing in these.

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

And we are.

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

I mean, to Telstra's credit, they throw a lot of additional money into a product that generates zero revenue.

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

So in a corporate world, that's pretty unheard of.

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

Oh yeah.

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

Like there's, um, there's some sites we're working on currently up, up, um, near Carnarvon and, uh, they just had a cycle and go through, but, but there's, there's a payphone there, which does around 10,000 calls per year, one phone in the middle of the middle of nowhere.

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

Um, and, and, you know, so there's still, yeah, like, like even we've,

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

running around with Starlinks in their vehicles and 4G coverage, there's still a real need for it.

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

Yeah, yeah.

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

I hear you.

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

I've done it myself, driving around, stopping at every one, doing a quick audit of it.

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

calling in any faults um you know with the you're like it's my job it's what i need to do but not all remote areas of course no long is still available and here and ready to tag if anybody comes i'm happy to you know shout them a coffee for the first person 100 tags no long

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

Do you debate that regularly internally?

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

Yes.

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

Oh, my God, yes.

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

I mean, yes.

Two Blokes Talking Tech
EFTM: Why do we need Payphones? And how good is Pocket AI?

It's...