How to get IPhone on a plan?

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#61241 12-May-2010 15:29

Hi

My wife wants an IPhone but we cant afford to buy one outright so I figure we might get one on a plan but from what I can see Vodafone and Telecom dont sell them?

Anyone know where we can get one on a plan in NZ?

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#329418 12-May-2010 15:31

Vodafone sell the iPhone. Here are their plans that go with it:

http://www.vodafone.co.nz/iphone/plans.jsp

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#329421 12-May-2010 15:33

MooPoo: Hi

My wife wants an IPhone but we cant afford to buy one outright so I figure we might get one on a plan but from what I can see Vodafone and Telecom dont sell them?

I search iphone on the Vodafone NZ site and get all the INFO

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#329424 12-May-2010 15:41

Vodafone is the only official retailer in New Zealand to get an iPhone on a plan, otherwise you are looking at buying one outright from them or Apple - but very costly..

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#329434 12-May-2010 16:18

Do you mean a Hire Purchase type plan eg pay off over 24 months or do you mean discounted on a mobile plan at $x per month for mobile service with the device at a discounted price??

MooPoo

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#329439 12-May-2010 16:23

I was looking for a "pay off the phone" type plan. I must admit I missed the voda iphone before.

Still its a chunk up front.

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#329440 12-May-2010 16:24

MooPoo: I was looking for a "pay off the phone" type plan. I must admit I missed the voda iphone before.

Still its a chunk up front.

maybe its not the phone for you

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#329456 12-May-2010 16:56

i know of people who have got them from dse on HP.

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#329459 12-May-2010 16:58

If you cannot afford one outright, better off waiting since the new iPhone is due out in July anyway. Save up some money and avoid Hire Purchases and high interest rates.

At the end of the day, the iPhone is an luxury item, not a must... but a "cool to have".

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#329460 12-May-2010 17:00

Try one of the Digital mobile or First Mobile stores.

they often offer finance

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MooPoo

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#329851 13-May-2010 16:10

We are thinking of starting a business and the rest of the franchises use Iphones because of the syncing capabilities with outlook etc (or something like that they tell us).

So we would probably be looking to buy one, one way or another.

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#329855 13-May-2010 16:19

MooPoo: We are thinking of starting a business and the rest of the franchises use Iphones because of the syncing capabilities with outlook etc (or something like that they tell us).

So we would probably be looking to buy one, one way or another.

Nothing aginst the iphone but many devices can do this

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#330376 15-May-2010 13:14

Indeed. Any Nokia E series has the ability to not just sync with Outlook, but with Exchange directly. Most phones (even the cheap ones) sync with Outlook - for calendar and contacts anyway.

I am curious though whether Vodafone has ever considered offering purchase options like Telecom - the retail stores can create "service orders" which charge the cost of the phone either directly onto your next bill or in 12 equal payments over a year. No interest charged at all either.