Unlimited Text Plan?

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#44417 27-Oct-2009 16:16

I just picked up a mailer for Bond and Bond and noticed on the back of it this (under XT):

Non-Stop Text
Anyone, Any NZ Network, Anytime
All the texts you'll ever need for only $12 a month (Fair use policy in small print)

I can't find anything on their website about it

Anyone else know of this? I thought the dumped unlimited text due to how much it was costing in interconnection fees

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#267317 27-Oct-2009 16:23

2mro youll know

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#267320 27-Oct-2009 16:29

DjShadow: I thought the dumped unlimited text due to how much it was costing in interconnection fees

I can imagine Telecom running a loss-leader for a few months to try to move people to XT.

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#267321 27-Oct-2009 16:32

Yeah as usual a retailer let the cat out of the bag!! Reminds me of 2 degrees launch with ads out a day before hand.

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#267327 27-Oct-2009 16:46

I'm wondering if our junk mail came a day early than usual, the warehouse is advertising the Nokia 3120c for $199 with sim card, it does not mention the unlimited text tho

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#267329 27-Oct-2009 16:50

It will be interesting to see what it is and whether it is part of a bigger picture. Tomorrow WILL tell.

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#267344 27-Oct-2009 17:27

Wow, this looks cool.

I wonder if the people on the $12 600 Text plan will get automatically put over to this new plan.

This is reminding me about the Big Time launch

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#267354 27-Oct-2009 17:41

Telecom's not denying there'll be an unlimited plan announced tomorrow...

Also hear that there may be further new services/products announced tomorrow, but haven't got wind yet as to what they may be. Speculating wildly, I'd imagine bigger data plans for XT, ditto lowered casual voice/data rates, and maybe also rejigged DSL plans.

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#267356 27-Oct-2009 17:46

Telecom said last week that the XT data plans would be updated soon.

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#267357 27-Oct-2009 17:47

http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/2976184/Speed-up-for-Telecom-mobiles

Could also launch HSPA+ and the new data stick to go with it tomorrow?

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#267365 27-Oct-2009 18:07

That'd be right with the time frame mentioned in the story...

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#267390 27-Oct-2009 18:44

Ok have popped it in the scanner:

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#267423 27-Oct-2009 19:56

What a bad, bad, bad, bad move...

The lessons from $10 TXT simply either haven't been learnt and it's obvious now that that XT has obviously failed to capture market share from Vodafone that had been hoped. The problem is $12 TXT isn't going to to do that either..

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#267425 27-Oct-2009 20:02

Looks like a move your butt to XT promotion

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#267438 27-Oct-2009 20:36

How does umts handle lots of texts vs the old cdma network?

Is there any difference if you have it set to those 2 different options for sending texts (not with my phone to see what they are called, but on the old sony ericsson it was GSM or GPRS)

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#267477 27-Oct-2009 21:35

GOOD movie by Telecom. Not sure how much money it will make them with termination rates, but they've obviously done research and figured most people will text 027 anyway. A heap of people are gona get a new phone. Well, that my prediction anyway

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