1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: Podcast. 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 2: I want to talk about money for nothing, because you 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 2: know what, I stupidly and I don't do this usually, 4 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 2: but I do not pick up Oh World, Unjess good yitraits. 5 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 2: So I picked up a number that I didn't know 6 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 2: on my phone and I don't usually do that. 7 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 3: Kate, my wife. 8 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 2: It was an O two numbers from Sydney, and for 9 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 2: some reason, I just thought, you know what, I'm in one. 10 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 3: Of those moons. 11 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 4: I'm crazy. 12 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 3: Chatt, does someone. 13 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: How's you going? 14 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 3: When does the hello? Hello? Ryan speaking. 15 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: Answered the phone with saying who you are? 16 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 3: Michael speaking, said Michael, Hope would. 17 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 4: Be weird unless you're impersonating me. 18 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 3: Hello Michael speaking, he speaking? 19 00:00:55,560 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 2: Anyway, it was Foxtel. Yeah, so I want to thirteen 20 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 2: twenty fourteen. How long were you getting away with something 21 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 2: for free before they busted you? 22 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 3: What have you been doing? 23 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 5: So? 24 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 2: I because I worked at Fox Steal for quite a 25 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 2: long time. I was a Foxtel employee k and that 26 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 2: means I got Foxtel for free. Now our show got 27 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 2: canceled around about six months ago the back page and. 28 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 3: I'm still been getting free foxdeal. Okay, So anyway, idiot 29 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 3: picks up this and phone number. I didn't even know. 30 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 2: Hello, it's vip here Foxtel. I just want to speak 31 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 2: to Ryan Fitzgerald. And I knew straight away they've busted me. 32 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 2: So anyway, they just said, look, we're just you know, 33 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 2: you know that you're not paying anything for this account. 34 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 3: I said yes, And it doesn't say here that you're 35 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 3: an employee anymore. 36 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 2: I had to be honest, I had to come clean 37 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 2: and I've lost it now. 38 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 3: It reminded me of and thirteen twenty fourteen. 39 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 2: If this has happened to you before, when when you 40 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 2: may have been getting a suit and they forgot about 41 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 2: it and you've been getting it free for a while. 42 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 4: It's a great feeling, isn't it When that happens, a 43 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 4: lot of people don't like to admit it, but just 44 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 4: quietly they go on knowing that in the background, everything 45 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 4: is sweet as a par I had it with Votaphone 46 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 4: fits For some reason, there was I think when I 47 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 4: first got into radio, there was a promotion that happened 48 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 4: to Votaphone and they gave us phones and they gave 49 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 4: us a SIM card and it was like, go for 50 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 4: your life, guys. You know our network is yours. 51 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 6: You didn't pay for a phone. 52 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 4: No, didn't pay didn't pay for a phone bill for 53 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 4: god knows how long. 54 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 3: I got the exact same thing. 55 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 2: When I won Big Brother, I got a three. Oh 56 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 2: sorry I didn't win it. So when I was on 57 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 2: Big Brother, sorry I got fourth. So but I won phone, 58 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 2: a three flip phone. Remember three so which was Hutchinson 59 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 2: Telli Communications. They were bought out right, so I was 60 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 2: getting free phone calls and I got a free phone, 61 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 2: and then they were brought out by Votera Phone in Australia, 62 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 2: so three was no more in. 63 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 3: Australia and I just carried over. No one had any idea. 64 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,239 Speaker 2: All the contestants from Big Brother Season four we had 65 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,679 Speaker 2: free phone calls for around about ten years after the 66 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 2: show finished. 67 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 3: Even Trevor, Trev's got it. Trev's still got it. He's 68 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 3: still using his three flip phone. 69 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:23,239 Speaker 4: What about Egles he got it? 70 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 3: No, he didn't get one anything. He was kicked out 71 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 3: in the first week. Peter, you've been getting a pert 72 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 3: for ages. 73 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 5: What is it Pete afternoon? Guys. Yeah, I graduated UNI, 74 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 5: let's say about twelve eleven, twelve years ago, but I 75 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 5: just decided to renew my university card just prior to graduating, 76 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 5: and for some reason it expired in twenty twenty seven, 77 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 5: so almost forty and still kicking on with the student discount. 78 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, Pe would have saved your fortune. I would have thought. 79 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean look Chrystop cream dozens for fifteen bucks. 80 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: Help. 81 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, well come pistol Pete mish right, welcome to the show, Mitch, 82 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 4: tell us what you've been getting getting away. 83 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 5: For with thank you. 84 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 6: We used to have a Baggar's de light stamp and 85 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 6: remember when they used to have those cards. Yeah, so 86 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 6: we used to stamp it at home and then go 87 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 6: in for your seventh free lope in store. 88 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 4: Wow, you'd have to keep changing out the store though, 89 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 4: wouldn't you, Mitch? 90 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 6: Exactly right. My old man was so good at it. 91 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 6: But now they've gone digital, so you can't do it anymore. 92 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 3: Yeah. 93 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 2: See the doctor's certificate pad someone stole I remember someone 94 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 2: that Mitsubishi stole it, and they would sell it for 95 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 2: five bucks. If you wanted a six certificate, you could 96 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 2: get a blank one kate for five dollars and he 97 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 2: would sell the whole pad out immediately. 98 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 4: My wife got suspended from her school for stealing the 99 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 4: doctor's pad. 100 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 2: Oh, Lisa is not going to be happy with you here. 101 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 4: And it was just all the kids were grabbing one 102 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 4: and using it however they wanted. How did she steal it? 103 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:00,799 Speaker 4: Was her dad a doctor, eaving little piggy hand snatching 104 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 4: pads from the doctor's rooms. 105 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 3: Naughty, Amanda. What have you been getting for free? 106 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: Well, for the last three years we moved into a 107 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 1: new property and every Saturday pay for it. 108 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 4: Andy broke up. Then was that power? 109 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: Did you say, I wish you get the Herald? 110 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 4: Yeah? Sure, well you've got it. 111 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 2: You've got You've got to run with this, Amanda, to 112 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 2: see how long you can go for Absolutely. 113 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: My husband loves it. 114 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:34,160 Speaker 6: If you sit around reading the paper. 115 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 3: When I'm all Amanda, justin tell us about Telstra. 116 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 1: Justin, Well, I used to work for Telstra and they 117 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: gave us a phone service and an innet service when 118 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:49,039 Speaker 1: the four G started and I left about football five 119 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: years after and I had it until five G was 120 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 1: when they caught up with me, because when I twitched 121 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: to five G it turned off. I was heartbroken, but 122 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: I had it for years. 123 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 5: Was fine for years. 124 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, well played, there's just it's you know what these 125 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 2: are the little wins in life. 126 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, you've just every day you got to thankful. 127 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 4: When it happens, you've got to run with them an 128 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 4: go to hell. No, you won't go to hell. Just 129 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 4: take advantage of life, that's all it is. You don't 130 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:16,799 Speaker 4: when we get to when you get to the pearly gates, 131 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 4: they're not going to pull you up. 132 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:18,279 Speaker 3: On that one. 133 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:21,039 Speaker 5: This is the Fitzy with Friends Pate podcast. 134 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 6: For all great shows like this, download the Nova player, 135 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 6: fight the App Store or Google Play the player