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

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#141783 1-Jul-2008 09:13

Gingo's, Dunedin will be cold, they're tough Bas***** down there!

Up in Auckers we'll be wearing our boardshorts and jandals, sippin on a doubleshot flat white, made by some guy who owns a coffee cart that wants to cash in on the line hags.

11 days of waiting now.

motorwayne

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#141805 1-Jul-2008 10:02

event2: any one keen to line up in dunedin with me? its nice and frosty here at the moment

Damn no... cold enough in Christchurch - was -3ºC last night but -5ºC in Dunedin at 9am!!

Unfortunately I will be in Dunedin from Thurs to Weekend (good thing is staying on for All Blacks match

!!) and then off to Sydney on Monday

So will have to try my luck in Dunedin, as sure Aus will be sold out by Monday

at 9 am Tue 1 JulyDunedin Airport AWSTemperature: -5 °C

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#141812 1-Jul-2008 10:47

Ok, a different question for Paul, do you know what stores will be open? Will be only be the Vodafone owned ones or others such as Digital Mobile?

Many thanks!

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#142067 1-Jul-2008 22:52

Apparently the pricing for the iPhone plans in NZ will be out in a few more days:

Chris Keall from PC World:
Here at PC World Towers, we know Vodafone's NZ pricing, though we're still under NDA for another few days (keep watching this space ... and watch out for Scott on TV1's Breakfast with one of only two units in the country July 10).

What I can say is: Vodafone's 3G iPhone pricing will wipe out the parallel importers' Apple business.

Wow! I sure hope it will be as good as this sounds... :) Can't wait!!!

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#142116 2-Jul-2008 08:45

All Vodafone needs to do to "wipe out the parallel importers' Apple business" is to price the iPhone lower than the prepay options overseas. Remeber the PIs priced the iPhone around $1000, so if (as is speculated) Voda offer the 8Gb for around $300-400 on a 24 month contract, then that will seriously undercut the PIs. It isn't saying much really.

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#142118 2-Jul-2008 08:55

destined: All Vodafone needs to do to "wipe out the parallel importers' Apple business" is to price the iPhone lower than the prepay options overseas. Remeber the PIs priced the iPhone around $1000, so if (as is speculated) Voda offer the 8Gb for around $300-400 on a 24 month contract, then that will seriously undercut the PIs. It isn't saying much really.

That won't wipe out the parellel import business because the iPhone is only going to be available on a term contract.

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#142124 2-Jul-2008 09:09

sbiddle: That won't wipe out the parellel import business because the iPhone is only going to be available on a term contract.

Is that fact? Most overseas carriers that have announced their pricing have also announced a no-tem-commitment price as well?

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#142179 2-Jul-2008 11:46

steve98:
sbiddle: That won't wipe out the parellel import business because the iPhone is only going to be available on a term contract.

Is that fact? Most overseas carriers that have announced their pricing have also announced a no-tem-commitment price as well?

Well, it's fact in New Zealand at least - Vodafone's only going to make it available on-contract. At least that was what was hinted in their press release.

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#142230 2-Jul-2008 14:23

event2: any one keen to line up in dunedin with me? its nice and frosty here at the moment

I will be down in Dunedin for the rugby and thus for the 11th also - where is the Vodafone store in the city? Is it in the Meridian?

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#142235 2-Jul-2008 14:46

bonkiebonks: Well, it's fact in New Zealand at least - Vodafone's only going to make it available on-contract. At least that was what was hinted in their press release.

The average press release needs to be taken with a grain of salt, even when they are being direct.

A "hint" in a press release is totally worthless!

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#142252 2-Jul-2008 15:29

bcourtney:

I will be down in Dunedin for the rugby and thus for the 11th also - where is the Vodafone store in the city? Is it in the Meridian?

Its in the Meridian and also just outside the meridian next to National Bank. The one next to National Bank is a big store and expect to get iPhone there (hope so)

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#142256 2-Jul-2008 15:37

chakkaradeep:
bcourtney:

I will be down in Dunedin for the rugby and thus for the 11th also - where is the Vodafone store in the city? Is it in the Meridian?

Its in the Meridian and also just outside the meridian next to National Bank. The one next to National Bank is a big store and expect to get iPhone there (hope so)

great, thanks :)

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#142266 2-Jul-2008 15:53

Just curious... who's queing up?

or are you all planning to amble in and pick one up as the mood takes you?

Cheers

Curious Paul

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#142268 2-Jul-2008 15:59

That depends Paul! Be nice if we had some more info re the release e.g. 12:01am or 9:00am. Also what is the guarantee that those who line up will get one?

So many questions and so little answers.

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#142269 2-Jul-2008 16:02

Yeah, questions.

I know what you mean.

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