iPhone 3G on sale in New Zealand a day before the US

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Wannabe Geek

#144426 8-Jul-2008 10:59

Well that's me out of the running!

Obviously 'reasonable' means 'bleed you dry' in the Vodafone CFO dictionary!!!

Yatey

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#144456 8-Jul-2008 11:14

Vodafone expects people to pay just under $100 a month for an iphone when the phone itself is around $530 with the plan. If my maths is right, isnt that just under 3 grand?? I thought Vodafone were going to come out and realease really cheap plans but I just cant affaord this. Hopefully I will buy an unlocked one from the US for a fraction of the price.

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monolith75

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#144466 8-Jul-2008 11:18

i dont understand how the pricing in Australia can be so much cheaper? vodaphone NZ are $%#$$%#%$

CraigC

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#144471 8-Jul-2008 11:23

monolith75: i dont understand how the pricing in Australia can be so much cheaper? vodaphone NZ are $%#$$%#%$

That part is simple actually. larger user base and more competition.

retardedboyz

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Wannabe Geek

#144473 8-Jul-2008 11:25

There are 4-5 mobile operators in Australia. Here we have Telecom...

martin308

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#144474 8-Jul-2008 11:25

On the plus side no need to worry about limited stocks from VF, they will have far too many now!

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#144476 8-Jul-2008 11:25

martin308: On the plus side no need to worry about limited stocks from VF, they will have far too many now!

haha, you bet

dalebard

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#144510 8-Jul-2008 11:53

Well folks, I'm gutted. I've only just seen the plans, but I can't justify any of them.... I guess I'm out.

I wanted a 16GB with 1GB of data... TCO is $6349 over 24 months.... I can't believe that many people could justify that....

Davis

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Wannabe Geek

#144518 8-Jul-2008 11:58

well i took Friday off work so that i could relax and play with the new iphone

F@#@ Vodafone!! dont you care about growing your business

I was just on the Auzzie Optius site and they sell it on pre pay and give you a start up deal with 1mb free if you sign up with them! and what do we do - charge like a corner dairy!!

I wont be lining up in chch, looks like their will be enough phones to go around!

Aaroona

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#144535 8-Jul-2008 12:11

Davis: well i took Friday off work so that i could relax and play with the new iphone

F@#@ Vodafone!! dont you care about growing your business

I was just on the Auzzie Optius site and they sell it on pre pay and give you a start up deal with 1mb free if you sign up with them! and what do we do - charge like a corner dairy!!

I wont be lining up in chch, looks like their will be enough phones to go around!

Maybe that 389 phone figure all of a sudden doesn't seem so ridiculous..

dalebard

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Geek

#144546 8-Jul-2008 12:23

A few comments based on information from the last week or so...

The guy (from Tomizone) interviewed on Campbell Live last night estimated that plans might be between $40 and $80 per month. I don't think we're the only one's surprised by these unaffordable plans.

Just a general note, I was in AU last week and walked past a Three shop where they offer 3GB of data for $15... get a clue vodafone.

Paul from vodafone, don't take this personally, but you must have balls the size of watermelons to come on here and say that the pricing would sharp.

I know i can't afford an iphone.. so i think I might just move to Telecom on principle....

Still gutted.

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Wannabe Geek

#144565 8-Jul-2008 13:03

I Agree with most on here..!

Shocking prices... COunt me as another one out!!

I am actually very disgusted at Vodafone's take on this... A huge opportunity for NZ but they have just been down right greedy!

I am seriously considering changing service providers in protest!! :-)

Just my 2 cent.

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#144570 8-Jul-2008 13:08

By the way, there are two iPhone models with different colours:

8 GB: black
16 GB: black or white

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#144684 8-Jul-2008 15:15

Well I've been watching the overseas pricing while we've been getting closer to the NZ launch hoping I'd have a compelling reason to switch from my unlocked 2G iPhone.

Rogers Wireless in Canada has been getting blasted since the start of this month for their "outrageous" iPhone plan charges. Now I can't say I feel sorry for those in Canada.

For a comparison:

Rogers:

Price $60 ($78.40 NZD)

Data 400 MB

Voice 150 Weekday Minutes. Unlimited Evening and weekend calls.

Voice (ctd) 35c per additional Weekday Minute ($0.46 NZD)

Text 75

WiFi Unlimited Rogers and Fido Hotspot access

Vodafone NZ

Price $80

Data 250 MB

Voice 120 Anytime

Voice (ctd) $0.69 per additional minute.

Text 600

WiFi You've got to be joking.

Oh, and just to rub it in:

O2 (UK)

Price £30 ($78.44 NZD)
Data Unlimited

Voice 75 Anytime

Text 125

WiFi Unlimited

Or:

Price £35 ($91.90 NZD)
Data Unlimited

Voice 600 Anytime

Text 500

WiFi Unlimited

Davis

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Wannabe Geek

#144688 8-Jul-2008 15:19

watch campbell live 2nite, they are trying to get a response from vodafone

I just got a invited to speak on the show over the crazy prices etc

if you want to do the same email campbell live

http://www.tv3.co.nz/TVShows/NewsandCurrentAffairs/CampbellLive/ContactUs/tabid/241/Default.aspx

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