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#10579 29-Nov-2006 22:26

So, just got this text today:

Frm Boost: Wicked news-frm 1 Jan 07 u get 2000 txts 2 025/027 4 $10/mnth on MONSTA PLAN +itional txts 2 025/027 r 10c. C boostmobile.co.nz/text frm a PC 4 info

Once I had finally deciphered it (and yes working out itional is internation was quite difficult for me) I suddenly realised just how fantastic it was that vodafone brought out their deals, as all telecom customers will now benefit as Telecom are not one to take challenges lying down, so bring on the rivalry and hello cheaper texts :)

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#54235 29-Nov-2006 22:59

Hmmm. Nope: +itional is actually "add" "itional" = "additional SMS to 025/027"...

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#54238 29-Nov-2006 23:03

Ok, so I was completely wrong on that, hmm... that just goes to prove that sms language is utterly useless and easily misunderstood! Hmm, not as good as their original 2c additional, but hey 2000 instead of 1000 makes me happy

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#54275 30-Nov-2006 10:46

What they don't say in the SMS sent to customers is the note sent in the press release:

International Text Price increase

From 1 January 2007 International TXTs will be billed at 30c per TXT for Prepaid Telecom customers. This price change comes almost a year after Vodafone, raised the price of their prepaid texts overseas to 30c.

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#54279 30-Nov-2006 11:47

pebbles: that just goes to prove that sms language is utterly useless and easily misunderstood!

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#54280 30-Nov-2006 11:49

This price increase doesn’t affect customers on postpaid or subscription
plans and reflects the cost of offering international texting compared
with domestic texting.

That comment was also quite ironic. Like Vodafone a year ago you have to question how much an international SMS really does cost. Surely if you need to increase the price the margins are either being erroded or you're losing money. What is the justification of only charging one group of customers more for the identical product?

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#54290 30-Nov-2006 12:37

sbiddle: What is the justification of only charging one group of customers more for the identical product?

Perhaps ARPU?? Interesting that so far Go-OneBill seems to be exempt from the price rise.

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#54291 30-Nov-2006 12:46

I would assume that international texts actually cost the Telco more than national ones.

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#54293 30-Nov-2006 14:25

nzbnw:
sbiddle: What is the justification of only charging one group of customers more for the identical product?

Perhaps ARPU?? Interesting that so far Go-OneBill seems to be exempt from the price rise.

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I believe its boost and MEGA text which is the equivalent plan for postpaid mobiles, ie OneBill - I'm pretty sure they'll cover across the board unlike bestmates :)

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#54295 30-Nov-2006 15:05

SilentOne:
nzbnw:
sbiddle: What is the justification of only charging one group of customers more for the identical product?

Perhaps ARPU?? Interesting that so far Go-OneBill seems to be exempt from the price rise.

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I believe its boost and MEGA text which is the equivalent plan for postpaid mobiles, ie OneBill - I'm pretty sure they'll cover across the board unlike bestmates :)

According to the Media Release I received in my email this morning:

Also to change is the cost of International texting for prepaid customers. Texting to international mobiles will increase from 20c per text to 30c per text from 1 January 2007.

Just Prepaid customers and not Go OneBill/Postpaid customers.

For full details you can see: http://www.telecom-media.co.nz/releases_detail.asp?id=3382&page=index

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#54331 30-Nov-2006 18:36

Also, Go Onebill customers are not stung with the "full minute rounding" either unlike Prepaid.
It's just charged per second after first minute.

I sure hope they leave the post-paid International SMS charge at the normal 20c.

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#54363 1-Dec-2006 08:01

They're even worse off in Australia - the international SMS price with Telstra has increased from A35c to A50c.