KhunHeineken

Call it what you will, but my point is, one day Centerlink classify you as this, and the next day they an classify you as that. The laws / classification criteria is changing all the time.

Don't you mean stuck inside Thailand?

Thanks. "A short absence from Australia (as long as the person is still classed as an Australian resident) will not impact on the end date of the 2-year period (i.e. the absence still counts towards the person's 2-year period)." Would be interested to know what is a "short absence." "Since 20 September 2000, a former resident who returns to Australia and is granted Age or DSP, or who transfers to Age under SS(Admin)Act section 12, cannot take that pension outside Australia if they leave within 2 years of having resumed residence in Australia. The purpose of this legislation is to discourage people from travelling to Australia just to get an Australian pension to take back overseas." This tends to go against the "short absence" clause.

As I thought. So the other member's post can not be relied upon. Does anyone know how long you can be outside of Oz for during the qualifying period?

You can personally attack me all you like, but on such an important subject for many, how about we stick to some facts, not jokes from some call center lady from Centerlink. Do you know the answer to my question? Yes, or no?

No, I'm not a pain in the ass. Just looking for some facts, not jokes from Centerlink. Does anyone know how long you can be out of Oz, either in total, or in one trip, during the 2 year qualifying period?

No, I'm not. The key word is "prolonged" which you said was 1 year. So, fly back to Oz, put your papers in, get approved, fly back to Thailand, fly back to Oz within 12 months, fly out again, and fly back to Oz within the second 12 month period and you have qualified for portability. Based on the information in your previous post, this can be done. It either can be, or it can't be. Which one is it?

So, you agree with me. His status changed real quick.

So, you can basically fly in / fly out to qualify, providing you fly in / fly out each year until you qualify. Sounds too easy. What's the catch?

Why strange? Just pointing out out quick one's status can change, as seen in the article.

Yes, they similar, but what have you got to lose trying AnyDesk? You just may prefer it, as I did.

The laptop will cost you more than other devices that have been suggested. It will also use more electricity, and being secondhand, will be more prone to failure. I used to use TeamViewer. After trying AnyDesk, I will not go back. Give it a try and see for yourself. Your goal is masking your IP address from certain websites, and while your work around will work, as I said, it's expensive, labor intensive, and inefficient. There are cheaper and easier ways to achieve your goal.

Yes, I know. I just mentioned that some years ago, any talk of VPN's on this forum were deleted, because they were used to circumnavigate geo blocking. After a lot of debate, any and all threads about VPN's are now allowed. Personally, I would be lost without my VPN's in Thailand.

Unless I am mistaken, he wants to do TeamViewer sessions with his sister's computer, and then open websites that are geo blocked. His method would work, but it's not an efficient way of doing it, and I haven't even touched on the privacy issue.

Others have suggested a VPN back to his sister's router. I have suggested some plug an play devices, but that's extra cost in hardware. If the OP and his sister do not or can not set up a VPN to the router, I'm not quite sure they would be interested in setting up Wake on Lan through the router, either. Easier to go into the BIOS of the computer and check the box "Restart after power outage" or whatever it is. A WiFi switch can then be used by the OP to turn his sister's computer on and off, but once again, how would the OP know if or when his sister is using the computer? He would have to message her, before turning it off remotely, or risk cutting her off. I suggested it's a lot more energy efficient and less labor intensive, and less problems for his sister, if he just bought his own small device and asked his sister to power it up and connect it to her router.

Or another 2 minutes apart.

Ok. I didn't click on the link at the time of posting. I just took the OP's report of "power outage" to be fact.

Using a VPN is not illegal. I remember there being a lot of discussion about VPN's on this forum as some posts were being deleted for promoting illegal activity. (No. I am not questioning moderation.)

I used to use TeamViewer. I now use AnyDesk. Check it out. https://anydesk.com/en The method you are considering is very energy and labor intensive. Your sister has to leave her computer on for you, 24/7, or you have to contact her and ask her to turn on her computer, and she may not be home, and there are time zones to consider. You could set up a WiFi switch so you can turn the computer on from anywhere in the world. Your system would work, but I think it's just not very efficient, and wouldn't really work for streaming, which would be a bonus with other methods.

I hear what you are saying, but a blackout taking out an international airport for so long, really?

Pardon my ignorance, but wouldn't it be more cost effective for the airline, with no compromise to safety, to have the plane circle near an alternative airport, and if the blackout persists, they land when lower on fuel, and if the blackout is fixed not long after, they land in Manilla, albeit, behind schedule?

If you are using a VPN, don't forget that you have to manually change this every time. It catches me out a lot. I wish Skype would have a setting to enable or disable Country Code via IP Address.

Did you use the same patch lead. (1 m antenna cable between TV and wall plate) for your test in the bedroom? Maybe it's just the short connection lead that has failed.

Like others members say, I'm not so sure you have been hacked, but you might try downloading a free antivirus program, like AVG or Avast, and then run one of their deep scans? See what comes up.

You may be interested in this product. I own a set and the system works great, but you do need to plug the Home Proxy Dongle into a router at a friend's or relative's place, in your home country. https://www.homingsystems.com You can set up something similar with two Raspberry Pi's, but I bought a pair of these and they work well, especially for some streaming websites that have very strict geo blocking. The WiFi signal that the Companion Dongle emits, including the IP address and many other details, s as good as sitting in your lounge room back in your home country. Speeds a slower, but still fine to stream HD content. You only need to pay a subscription if you only buy the Home Proxy Dongle and then access it going through their servers. If you buy a set, you don't need a subscription. As another member said, you could have a friend or family member set up a VPN on their router for you, or you could buy something like this, plug it in to their router, and VPN back to it. They are cheap. https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-mt300n-v2/ If you buy two of these, you can make pretty much what the AlwaysHome system is also.