Free calling to Samoa starts at 6pm tonight (updated)

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johnr

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#42243 1-Oct-2009 12:48

Read about it on the Vodafone forum

http://forum.vodafone.co.nz/topic/3630-calling-samoa/page__pid__31415__st__0&#entry31415

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#260099 1-Oct-2009 12:49

"Quote Paul Brislen"

Hi all,

Just to let you know for the next two days calls from Vodafone mobile or landline numbers to Samoa will be free.

It starts at 6pm tonight.

Everyone at Vodafone wishes the people of Samoa our very best. We're thinking of you.

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#260101 1-Oct-2009 12:52

Gotta' say. I'm quite proud of Vodafone for doing this. I don't care what anyone else says.
It's still a very good effort - even if I don't know anyone in Samoa!

+1 for Vodafone

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#260102 1-Oct-2009 12:55

Yep... it's a nice gesture! Well done VFNZ.

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#260253 1-Oct-2009 17:33

From 6pm tonight ALL calls from Vodafone Fixed Line & Vodafone Mobile (including Home Phone Wireless) to American Samoa, Western Samoa and Tonga will be FREE. This will continue until midnight Saturday 3rd October.

VFNZ Fixed line to Samoa Fixed line = FREE!

VFNZ Fixed line to Samoa Mobile = FREE!

VFNZ Mobile to Samoa Fixed line = FREE!

VFNZ Mobile to Samoa Mobile = FREE!

There is no calling cap and calls can be made at anytime before midnight Saturday 3rd October.
Customers roaming in Samoa or calling from outside of New Zealand to Samoa are excluded and Standard Roaming charges will apply.

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#260258 1-Oct-2009 17:39

Also Telecom, 2Degrees and Orcon are offering similar deals. Check with your operator for times.

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#260259 1-Oct-2009 17:40

freitasm: Also Telecom, 2Degrees and Orcon are offering similar deals. Check with your operator for times.

Hope the networks over there can handle the influx of calls

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#260722 2-Oct-2009 23:36

Yes, nice gesture, but a bit late for me I'm afraid..
I was cut off when my prepaid ranout the night before - when really needed... ;)

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#260723 2-Oct-2009 23:37

Cliffsi: Yes, nice gesture, but a bit late for me I'm afraid..
I was cut off when my prepaid ranout the night before - when really needed... ;)

haha, that sucks.

Now EVERYONE is doing the same thing.

If i'm not mistaken, Vodafone were the first to have this set up though.

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#260735 3-Oct-2009 06:39

Cliffsi: Yes, nice gesture, but a bit late for me I'm afraid..
I was cut off when my prepaid ranout the night before - when really needed... ;)

you can never please some people cliff registered on the vodafone forums to complain

http://forum.vodafone.co.nz/topic/3636-free-samoa-calls/

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#260749 3-Oct-2009 09:22

johnr:
Cliffsi: Yes, nice gesture, but a bit late for me I'm afraid..

I was cut off when my prepaid ranout the night before - when really needed... ;)
you can never please some people cliff registered on the vodafone forums to complain

Quite unbelievable really; one of the most selfless free offers coming out of an com provider and theres always somebody who complains! In reality the first 48 hours of the disaster would not have benefited from [some] people taking advantage of the free offer leading to a reduction in necessary internal emergency communication!!

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#260834 3-Oct-2009 16:41

johnr:
freitasm: Also Telecom, 2Degrees and Orcon are offering similar deals. Check with your operator for times.

Hope the networks over there can handle the influx of calls

yes, it's worth mentioning that although the calls are free, they still use up valuable resources on what is a relatively fragile network in Samoa.

For anyone calling samoa, they should try to keep calls relatively brief where possible. Too much network overload and really important calls (emergency calls) may not get through.