Vodafone prepay changes May 2010

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#332588 20-May-2010 20:38

Here's a question for you:

Best mates, its changing for prepay, does this mean its changing for OA too?
Or are we lucky enough to have it unchanged?

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#332590 20-May-2010 20:41

This new Simple Prepay... It's $0.49c per minute to Vodafone Mobiles and NZ landlines. That's not cheap, not really even reasonable to be honest. If you want to call, you might as well go pick up a $2 2Degrees simcard. 44c/22c calling. Awesome.

I understood it was 49c per minute to any network?

CamH

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#332591 20-May-2010 20:43

sbiddle:
CamH: I know my opinion probably means absolutely nothing, but I think this latest pricing change is just stupid.

Here's why:

Getting rid of talk. I mean, what the? It arrived (last month?) and I purchased it. 2000 txts + 200mins for only $22 per month? Awesome. Exactly what I needed. What do VF do though? Can it. Talk was one of the best things since Free Weekends!

Changing BestMate. When I used to have BestMate with a good friend of mine, I talked to them for close to 1,200ish minutes one month, and I'm sure that would have continued had I repurchased BestMate. And the TXTs? How about those couples that sit there and TXT whenever their apart. They'll rack up a good 3,000+ TXTs per month! This stupid new plan is just telling people to go over to Telecom and join up to My Favourites.

Instead of taking your frustrations out with Vodafone how about writing a submission to the Commerce Commission?

They are the ones who believe than plans such as these offering cheap on-net deals are anti competitive and would like to see them banished from the marketplace.

http://www.comcom.govt.nz/mobiletomobiletermination/

You have until the 26th May to send in a submission.

I will do that - will sit down and write a letter tomorrow.

quickymart:

This new Simple Prepay... It's $0.49c per minute to Vodafone Mobiles and NZ landlines. That's not cheap, not really even reasonable to be honest. If you want to call, you might as well go pick up a $2 2Degrees simcard. 44c/22c calling. Awesome.

I understood it was 49c per minute to any network?

Oops, my mistake - Still not as cheap as 2D though

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#332597 20-May-2010 20:51

Infact I think you are a day late, submissons had to be in by yesterday.

No harm in sending them an email expressing your thoughts though, it just won't be taken into consideration as part of the reconsideration.

Aaroona

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#332601 20-May-2010 20:53

sbiddle: Infact I think you are a day late, submissons had to be in by yesterday.

No harm in sending them an email expressing your thoughts though, it just won't be taken into consideration as part of the reconsideration.

awe snap :( was gonna write in.. Ahh well. I might still, guess its just not as urgent now.

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#332639 20-May-2010 21:40

Are the new limits for Bestmates only for Prepay or does it include On Account Bestmates too?

Aaroona

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#332642 20-May-2010 21:41

simon14: Are the new limits for Bestmates only for Prepay or does it include On Account Bestmates too?

+1, I asked that before.. Seemed to be ignored because

a. no-one saw it
b. no-one knows.

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johnr

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#332645 20-May-2010 21:44

simon14: Are the new limits for Bestmates only for Prepay or does it include On Account Bestmates too?

Only for prepay

Aaroona

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#332647 20-May-2010 21:45

johnr:
simon14: Are the new limits for Bestmates only for Prepay or does it include On Account Bestmates too?

Only for prepay

Thanks for the confirmation, John.

I know I'm pushing my luck, but should those on OA be expecting something similar soon? or will it just be left alone?

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#332650 20-May-2010 21:47

johnr:
simon14: Are the new limits for Bestmates only for Prepay or does it include On Account Bestmates too?

Only for prepay

That's a real good incentive to stay/go on account then.

johnr

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#332653 20-May-2010 21:48

Aaroona:
johnr:
simon14: Are the new limits for Bestmates only for Prepay or does it include On Account Bestmates too?

Only for prepay

Thanks for the confirmation, John.

I know I'm pushing my luck, but should those on OA be expecting something similar soon? or will it just be left alone?

No plans at this stage to change on account bestmate they get a better deal anyway as it includes PXT

John

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#332654 20-May-2010 21:49

walt12:

What we have now is a proliferation of plans, with none of them being fairly balanced between good offerings on calls, texts, data, or on/off-net. It is an obfuscation of plans designed so that consumers end up with the wrong plan compared to what otherwise would best fits their needs - so that the mobile provider can cream it.

Its very clear that this has been going on for sometime, Ms Gattung famously said as much. The only cure for this is competition driving the price down. Anything, anything that prevents competition is a bad thing.

Or end up with people having multiple SIMs/phones.. ie, vodafone has "best" ~100-200mb data, but their casual txt/voice prices still suck.. So again, stuck with vodafone for my smartphone, with txt/voice on a different sh*tty txtonly/voice phone..

Why is it so hard for a single carrier to offer both? Obviously very hard!

Aaroona

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#332655 20-May-2010 21:49

johnr:

No plans at this stage to change on account bestmate they get a better deal anyway as it includes PXT

John

Umm, hasn't it always included PXT's? lol

johnr

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#332656 20-May-2010 21:50

Aaroona:
johnr:

No plans at this stage to change on account bestmate they get a better deal anyway as it includes PXT

John

Umm, hasn't it always included PXT's? lol

Prepay never included PXT on account Bestmate always has

Aaroona

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#332658 20-May-2010 21:52

johnr:

Prepay never included PXT on account Bestmate always has

Ohhhh, that explains a lot.

I thought my mates on Prepay were crazy when they said their BestMate didn't include pxts and they said they were being charged for them.

Oh well, thanks!

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