Australia phone number data base

Sounds good and with the help of everyone you could soon get a good database going.

Perhaps it could be updated every three months or it could have "last update on"with a summary of what has been added like "Mt Isa Hospital, BP service station Yass" or something like that as people enter it.

You might even be able to have "a next available service is" so if you enter a location and if nothing is available there it gives the next closest location.

This would be a fantastic long term project.

Nobody has done this before on a 4Wdrive forum.

If it is designed to work like wikipedia where every one can input information and every one can scrutinise it or change it.

Regards Richard

It's there but pretty basic and the information is all over the place.

You need specific fields with more information that is searchable.

Regards Richard

At least it is a start although most of the numbers would have to be checked to see if they are still current :)

Cheers Kev

Just can't help mesel' ....

Maybe we could just take leave of our Sensis ..... ???

Oh - how very Optus!!!

Grrr!!!

Hi Willem ... and all:

Yep, we can go a bit overboard with some the things we would like to have to make our trekking/camping easier ..........

BUT .......... there could be some provision in the concept to say :

1/ search out SOME info and phone numbers relevant to our individual proposed trips

2/ print them out and keep them with your maps,
[we all take maps, eh?].

A bit like EPIRBs/Flares/LifeJackets/loud panicky screams/etc... we don't really want to use them, butttttt ???

After all, we do it with all the RACV/RACQ/NRMA/etc. booklets we carry ....... most of which are usually out of date by the time we get to use them !! And the large format Accom Guides which have every knowm place in Australia. Our print-out wcould be formatted to our particular areas/trips/destinations ....

Why not a readily searchable base of info. which would [hopefully] be much more up to date and specifically tailored to our own needs ??

Food for thought only ....

And furthermore .......

Regarding the validity of the info. being downloaded :

Iffen there are any doubtful or gray areas .... could we not have provision for 'member revision' ..... not specifically Members, of course. [or maybe so ??? ']

Iffen your planning a trip anyway, it would be good sense to check any of the 'gray' numbers yourself .........n'est ci pas ?? [Dunno what that means but it sounds cool ! ]

Then you could be rewarded for updating by ' the Grand PooBah David ' with some 'brownie-points ??
[ like say, a new Laptop with OzieExplorer for every 500 updates ??]

some desert for thought ???

Yes, "Members" only revision - reason being:
if the skoolies had a chance to "revise" the list it would contain every worthless bit of information available, it would be like their own personal "graffiti area" but I suppose it would keep them away from the train windows and the shop fronts, grr.

Non-members could (maybe) email the relevant information into a specific 'email address' or post to a 'special area' and then it could be (maybe) accessed by "members" and be posted if legitimate.

Members are traceable via their ISP address so have to behave as adults, skoolies - don't!
Mainey...

I'm not quite with you there, old son ??

Can't grasp the intent of the follow-up .....

The phrase "could we not have provision for 'member revision' " was fairly clear, in that it encompassed ALL 'members' of the forum, not specifically 'the officially registered Members.'
Note the Capitalisation .... couched it that way so that nobody could take offence.....

The phrase " [or maybe so ??? '] " was added solely for discussion ...... which is what David had asked for, surely.

Not quite sure of the intent of "the skoolies " reference ... ?

Or have I missed something here ???

Just had a look at their site, they have a fair few numbes but the only thing is it was last updated June 2001.

The only downfall with making it on CD is how current it can be, if you made it downloadable and it was updated every three months or when a new entery or correcting was made you could down load the current version every time you went away.

look at it this way if every member / user put in two numbers a week and say there was 100 members thats over 10,000 number and information added evey year, some members / users may only put in 1 number every 6 months and some may not put any in then others might put 20 numbers in.

Regards Richard

Yes, good points there. I hadn't considered the currency of the numbers. Still, I wonder how many numbers change very often in the bush at least?
I'd be happy to add some numbers when I had them to hand, and I'm only a visitor. I imagine many who visit from bush businesses etc would be more than happy to have their phone number on such a list.
A lot of work, but could be done, especially if it were easy to upload and download the numbers.

'Sabout time you coughed up membership fees, Footy, ya old skinflint....hahahahahahaha

Willem, you're right of course, but then I'd be one of you guys:) Haven't really had time to think about it to be honest. Just pop on here from time to time to see wazzup. I do try and contribute, rather than just leeching. I'll see what I can do.

Listed telephone number are public domain meaning you can not stop someone displaying your phone number unless it is in bad taste.

People who have non listed numbers are differant.

I think after a person had a couple of people say from NSW come into his business whilst they are holidaying in Perth who want somthing done and mentions where they got the number from might get him thinking hey this is free good publisity.

As it was said before when you are in a new town you don't know who is good and who is bad.

If someone does do the wrong thing and are listed you could place a silent tick against there company and after 5 ticks from differant members that company's name gets removed.

Regards Richard