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#22777 7-Jun-2008 22:10
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Theres one on trademe right now for buy now $500 6 months old unlocked and ready to go. Theyr 800 on zillion brand new unlocked. So how much should i be looking at spending?




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  #136322 7-Jun-2008 22:42
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1st gen iPhone prices are about to take a hammering when the new model is announced.

At this stage, its probably not worth buying one for the next month, while prices tumble, then settle.









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  #136327 7-Jun-2008 22:53
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cheers for that. My n95 will be happy that its not getting booted out just yet :)
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  #137099 10-Jun-2008 18:35
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Well based on Job's announcement of $US199 for the new 8GB 3G model, you should be able to get the 1st Gen for about $NZ150 tops.

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  #137101 10-Jun-2008 18:37
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hah yeah, just saw that on the news now. But I think for that price, why not just pick up a 3g one. It might actually be a half decent phone! Still no idea on the price of it though.
$150 eh?..... Hmmm..... that will be so cool




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  #137102 10-Jun-2008 18:39
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and already im seeing really cheap prices. OK not that cheap, but definately getting there. $600 for a brand new 16gb. Im thinking im going to get a good deal




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  #137113 10-Jun-2008 19:02
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I think (and hope! - I need to sell my one) that the price of 1st Gen iPhones will get back up there in the next couple of weeks when pricing/contact lock-in info is released by Vodafone.

Sure, the 3G iPhone might be $299 (that's my guess) for the 8GB version - but it'll come with a 24 month contract @ $79 per month (another guess) incl. 1GB of data (I'll be stoked if all these guesses turn out correct).

So all of a sudden you're going to be paying over $2,000 for the phone, rather than paying $400 or so for a second-hand, unlocked 1st Gen iPhone.

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