I see new Smartphone plans have gone live on their site:
http://www.telecom.co.nz/mobile/mobile/plansandpricing/paymonthly/
Interesting how they've got different plans for being locked in (12/24 mths) or on open-term.
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PlatinuM195: Their $39 is almost equivalent to the current $19 prepaid pack which sort of puts me off.
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lokhor: fairly disappointing since you can't buy extra data on most of the plans
mrtoken:PlatinuM195: Their $39 is almost equivalent to the current $19 prepaid pack which sort of puts me off.
God i am glad i have my current plan, why do companies always lower data put bump up the price
I don't want more minutes I want data, its a smart phone. :P
Currently i spend $110 a month
that gives me
300 minutes
5000 text
2gig of data
Plus free S3 (24 month contract)
For the new one with the same or better i would have to pay (500 minutes, 5000 text, 2gig data)
$89 for plan + $20 for another gig of data + $10 for text
$500 off a phone 24 month contract
Total $119 a month
Otherwise i could drop minutes to (250 minutes + 5000 text + 2gig data)
$59 for plan + $20 for another gig + 10 for text
$250 off a phone 24 month contract
total of $89 a month
However in staying that it does not look like you can buy the extra 1 gig of data on any plan apart from "open smartphone and smartphone $159 plan"
So just happy i have my current plan as it gives me the data i need.
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sbiddle:lokhor: fairly disappointing since you can't buy extra data on most of the plans
It seems you can buy an extra 1GB addon block for $20 on any of the no term plans, but can only buy that 1GB block on the $159 term contract plan.
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freitasm: Is it just me or are the telcos increasing prices across the board?
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corksta: Yeah I do wish that more data was offered at lower price points - you can't really call it a 'smartphone' plan if the high data allowances are in the top tier plans!
Having that 1.5GB allowance between the $89 and $139 plan is a bit of a slap in the face too. Realistically 2GB should be coming in at the $89 plan.
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jeffnz: I'm currently on open plan $60 and a quick look would show I'm better off by more texts the rest remains the same.
Obviously contracts with a free or subsidised phones aren't all that good and would seem better off to buy phone outright when interest free is around.
Can't see point in 24 mth plan as you don't get a free phone, the costs don't add up to me.
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