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#75402 18-Jan-2011 01:55

Seems that orange have decided to let people top up any amount, none of this crazy $20 minimum carry on like here - will we see any NZ telcos follow?

http://www.reghardware.com/2011/01/17/orange_tiny_top_ups/

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#428290 18-Jan-2011 02:40

wouldn't the transaction charges make it pointless? someone with some insight on the numbers can probably comment better

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#428777 19-Jan-2011 12:03

Vodafone prepay charges are a ridiculous 89cents per minute, texts 20cents.

Why would anybody want to topup for anything less than $20, it buys you such a few minutes of talk time???

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#428878 19-Jan-2011 16:41

BraaiGuy: Vodafone prepay charges are a ridiculous 89cents per minute, texts 20cents.

Why would anybody want to topup for anything less than $20, it buys you such a few minutes of talk time???
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Because the addon you want is only $6 bucks?

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#428892 19-Jan-2011 17:02

$20 minimum? I topped up my wifes XT prepay phone with $10 last week.

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#428896 19-Jan-2011 17:07

BraaiGuy: Vodafone prepay charges are a ridiculous 89cents per minute, texts 20cents.

Why would anybody want to topup for anything less than $20, it buys you such a few minutes of talk time???
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maybe the prepay customer might be on Simply prepay

http://www.vodafone.co.nz/prepay/simply-prepay.jsp

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#428897 19-Jan-2011 17:11

NonprayingMantis: $20 minimum? I topped up my wifes XT prepay phone with $10 last week.

Only till CDMA dies... Dont know why they accept the $10 code on XT when it was never listed as being an allowed amount, probably just to avoid people calling about it not working.

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#429172 20-Jan-2011 13:18

richms:
BraaiGuy: Vodafone prepay charges are a ridiculous 89cents per minute, texts 20cents.

Why would anybody want to topup for anything less than $20, it buys you such a few minutes of talk time???
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Because the addon you want is only $6 bucks?

True, but then next month its going to cost you another 6 bucks. $20 now, then nothing for the next 3 months. What you complaining about?

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#429174 20-Jan-2011 13:21

johnr:
BraaiGuy: Vodafone prepay charges are a ridiculous 89cents per minute, texts 20cents.

Why would anybody want to topup for anything less than $20, it buys you such a few minutes of talk time???
??

maybe the prepay customer might be on Simply prepay

http://www.vodafone.co.nz/prepay/simply-prepay.jsp

John

I'm on super prepay and seriously dont see the point?

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#429184 20-Jan-2011 13:56

Turns out some people live paycheck to paycheck and rather topup closer to the amount that they actually need to use. It's awesome that you're not one of those people, but that doesn't make it generally less useful.

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#429209 20-Jan-2011 14:31

Doubt it. That would mean the telco's would need to take an interest in what the customers actually want. We can't have that now can we?