Is NZ Casual Data Rate A Rort?

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freitasm

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#509366 20-Aug-2011 14:55

As said... If you are going to pay $30 ($1 a day) during the month to get 300MB why not get onto a plan or get 2degrees and 1GB for the same price?

If you are not happy with one provider, move on. There are plenty of choices.

Could prices be lower? Yes. Are there options? Yes.

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#509402 20-Aug-2011 17:52

freitasm: As said... If you are going to pay $30 ($1 a day) during the month to get 300MB why not get onto a plan or get 2degrees and 1GB for the same price?

What if I want to use 30MB a day - for only 6 days of the year?

If you are not happy with one provider, move on. There are plenty of choices.

To meet the above casual requirement I am not so sure.... Convince me.

Could prices be lower? Yes.

Agreed

Are there options? Yes.

Really? As above, convince us, I don't believe there are any fairer options for the above.

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#509421 20-Aug-2011 19:10

Using the above scenario it reveals at current casual Data rates 30MB on Vodafone will cost $21.00 and on 2 degrees will cost $15.00 a saving of just over 25%

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#509428 20-Aug-2011 19:38

Also I was having a look through the internet and i see Slingshot have a casual Data rate of .41c a Mb which for 30 MB comes to $12.30

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#509456 20-Aug-2011 21:00

scheduler: Using the above scenario it reveals at current casual Data rates 30MB on Vodafone will cost $21.00 and on 2 degrees will cost $15.00 a saving of just over 25%

Kewl thanks, I believe you are correct - in areas where 2degrees has satisfactory speed...

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#509457 20-Aug-2011 21:09

This is why I advocate to anyone that'll listen that Geekzone should be renamed "Morons bleeting about mobile phone prices zone"

Did the TradeMe forums crash or something?

Being serious for a second, my point is that a forum like this is good for discussing things you can learn/can change/can have some affect on.

The rule for pricing anything is "You know you've found the right price point when people will complain about it but keep paying for it".

Audiophiles are such twits! They buy such pointless stuff: Gold plated cables, $2000 power cords. Idiots.

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#509458 20-Aug-2011 21:13

Muppet +10

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