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#143463 6-Jul-2008 20:20

marmel:
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garvani: I dont know where people get there information from.. My mates, sister who has a friend that works at vodafone in balclutha, who knows a guy working on the docks in port lyttleton says theres only 400 coming into the country?.

OMG!! I totally know that guy!!

Phil

Now you are both telling porkies, there is no vodafone store in Balclutha.............................

Actually there is, but it is terrible.

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#143465 6-Jul-2008 20:20

There wasnt much i could do about not sounding like one of those people, ive knowen for a few days about stock levels but couldnt bare to hear all the misinformed people spouting obivous lies.. i wouldnt believe your first mobile rep.. The local stores dont know whats going on, if they did, information would have leaked by now and thats what vodafone and apple dont want to happen.

Balclutha was the most randomest town i could think of, other than gore

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#143467 6-Jul-2008 20:22

nickindeedy:
marmel:
PhilipRoy:
garvani: I dont know where people get there information from.. My mates, sister who has a friend that works at vodafone in balclutha, who knows a guy working on the docks in port lyttleton says theres only 400 coming into the country?.

OMG!! I totally know that guy!!

Phil

Now you are both telling porkies, there is no vodafone store in Balclutha.............................

Actually there is, but it is terrible.

I'm talkng about a proper vodafone store, not some bookshop/toyshop/corner dairy that sells prepay phones.

nickindeedy

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Master Geek

#143469 6-Jul-2008 20:26

No, we have a vodafone store in Clutha now, its just its faster to drive to Dunedin than it is to acutally deal with it.

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#143470 6-Jul-2008 20:26

garvani: Balclutha was the most randomest town i could think of, other than gore

Try Twizel [shudder]

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#143471 6-Jul-2008 20:27

garvani: There wasnt much i could do about not sounding like one of those people, ive knowen for a few days about stock levels but couldnt bare to hear all the misinformed people spouting obivous lies.. i wouldnt believe your first mobile rep.. The local stores dont know whats going on, if they did, information would have leaked by now and thats what vodafone and apple dont want to happen.

Balclutha was the most randomest town i could think of, other than gore

You'd think that First Mobile would know if they were going to have them in stock as surely they'd have to plan for extra staff to be working on Friday? It's not like VF will just deliver a couple of dozen iPhones on Thursday and say here you go with no training, no info on price plans etc... I'm thinking it's a limited realease on Friday to selected VF stores then possibly a general release the following Monday.

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#143473 6-Jul-2008 20:30

lugh:
garvani: Balclutha was the most randomest town i could think of, other than gore

Try Twizel [shudder]

Hahaha Poor Twizel

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#143474 6-Jul-2008 20:32

nickindeedy: No, we have a vodafone store in Clutha now, its just its faster to drive to Dunedin than it is to acutally deal with it.

Are you sure you aren't talking about Mobile 1 or similar. According to the vf website the nearest vf store to Balclutha is Dunedin.

http://www.vodafone.co.nz/help/store-locations/index.jsp

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#143475 6-Jul-2008 20:32

Theres all next week to get the staff clued up on the phone.. once they have released pricing etc to the public (which will SURELY have to be tomorrow!! i had $20 on tonight, damn!) then they will start with the training etc, i would say the staff would have known of all the features of the phone sometime ago, so it will be mainly about the new data plans which will take an hour or two one afternoon.. And as far as staffing, for most stores it would be your usual day, the flagship stores will have to get a few more staff on but thats not going to be a big ask.

nickindeedy

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#143476 6-Jul-2008 20:33

marmel:
nickindeedy: No, we have a vodafone store in Clutha now, its just its faster to drive to Dunedin than it is to acutally deal with it.

Are you sure you aren't talking about Mobile 1 or similar. According to the vf website the nearest vf store to Balclutha is Dunedin.

http://www.vodafone.co.nz/help/store-locations/index.jsp

No wait... You are right I just checked my recipt from there today and in the bottom corner in the smallest font it says first mobile... good to see they are proud of the chain they work for :D

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#143478 6-Jul-2008 20:36

nickindeedy:
marmel:
nickindeedy: No, we have a vodafone store in Clutha now, its just its faster to drive to Dunedin than it is to acutally deal with it.

Are you sure you aren't talking about Mobile 1 or similar. According to the vf website the nearest vf store to Balclutha is Dunedin.

http://www.vodafone.co.nz/help/store-locations/index.jsp

No wait... You are right I just checked my recipt from there today and in the bottom corner in the smallest font it says first mobile... good to see they are proud of the chain they work for :D

Thanks chrsit for that. I live in Gore and if Balclutha gets a vf store before us (if ever) I'm going to send a short, sharp PM paul's way. You are right about the service though, most non-vodafone vodafone stores I have been in tend to be pretty ordinary.

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#143479 6-Jul-2008 20:36

garvani: Theres all next week to get the staff clued up on the phone.. once they have released pricing etc to the public (which will SURELY have to be tomorrow!! i had $20 on tonight, damn!) then they will start with the training etc, i would say the staff would have known of all the features of the phone sometime ago, so it will be mainly about the new data plans which will take an hour or two one afternoon.. And as far as staffing, for most stores it would be your usual day, the flagship stores will have to get a few more staff on but thats not going to be a big ask.

It makes sense too because if they told any other staff other than the ones that are absoloutly necessary too soon, it would have bound to have been leaked.

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#143480 6-Jul-2008 20:37

garvani: Theres all next week to get the staff clued up on the phone.. once they have released pricing etc to the public (which will SURELY have to be tomorrow!! i had $20 on tonight, damn!) then they will start with the training etc, i would say the staff would have known of all the features of the phone sometime ago, so it will be mainly about the new data plans which will take an hour or two one afternoon.. And as far as staffing, for most stores it would be your usual day, the flagship stores will have to get a few more staff on but thats not going to be a big ask.

Agreed, it won't take long for their staff to learn about the phone and plans, however if all stores are stocking iPhones on Friday then most people like me will be avoiding the flagship stores and heading for the surburban stores!

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#143488 6-Jul-2008 21:00

nickindeedy:
No wait... You are right I just checked my recipt from there today and in the bottom corner in the smallest font it says first mobile... good to see they are proud of the chain they work for :D

Is not the main VF store on George St in Dunedin also First Mobile?

nickindeedy

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#143489 6-Jul-2008 21:02

MattD:
nickindeedy:
No wait... You are right I just checked my recipt from there today and in the bottom corner in the smallest font it says first mobile... good to see they are proud of the chain they work for :D
Is not the main VF store on George St in Dunedin also First Mobile?

There are two on george street, the one outside is a actual vodafone, the on inside meridian is First mobile

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