iPhone 4 Total Cost of Ownership Comparison (NZ)

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Sparky221

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#65204 30-Jul-2010 23:49

Have put together a quick total cost of ownership comparison over 24 months for the iPhone 4, including:
- Purchasing on a Vodafone iPhone contract
- Purchasing on a Vodafone Plan but terminating your contract early
- Purchasing outright in NZ
- Purchasing outright from Aussie if you are heading over there at some stage (including GST rebate)

Non-editable Google Spreadsheet:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ao7HJcpqmmVhdEZjcHptSVZMWm91RHB5cWw2SGZoVGc&hl=en&authkey=CNTH3vUC

Downloadable excel sheet to play with:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0Ao7HJcpqmmVhdEZjcHptSVZMWm91RHB5cWw2SGZoVGc&output=xls

miguelwrang

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#360526 31-Jul-2010 08:31

Thanks for making this. Confirmed my maths is correct.

The difference for me if I end up terminating comes to about $5 plus one months service. Not bad especially given the 3GB deal atm. I'm going to be waiting to see what 2 degrees offer in the 3g space before terminating

Kanz

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#360535 31-Jul-2010 09:12

Great work Sparky and many thanks!

What's the latest on iPhone warranties (particularly ones from AUS) - are they valid here in NZ?
Seriously considering a Aus iPhone - can get it in my hands tomorrow!

sbiddle

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#360545 31-Jul-2010 09:50

Kanz: Great work Sparky and many thanks!

What's the latest on iPhone warranties (particularly ones from AUS) - are they valid here in NZ?
Seriously considering a Aus iPhone - can get it in my hands tomorrow!

You do realise that virtually every retailer in Aussie has sold out as well since they also had extremely limited quantities?

dubh

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#360592 31-Jul-2010 11:55

How do you make the $24 monthly ongoing charge? I'm finding it pretty hard to get a decent plan assembled for that low.

(Decent for me would be modest to zero calls, but plenty of data - at least 500Mb)

miguelwrang

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#360622 31-Jul-2010 13:44

Kanz: Great work Sparky and many thanks!

What's the latest on iPhone warranties (particularly ones from AUS) - are they valid here in NZ?
Seriously considering a Aus iPhone - can get it in my hands tomorrow!

If you manage to get one, you won't get warranty cover in NZ but I think if you buy applecare you do get covered.

Sparky221

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#360628 31-Jul-2010 13:59

dubh: How do you make the $24 monthly ongoing charge? I'm finding it pretty hard to get a decent plan assembled for that low.

(Decent for me would be modest to zero calls, but plenty of data - at least 500Mb)

$24 is equal to 4 $6 'extras' on Telelcom XT, which is about what I use. E.g. 240mb + TXT150 (excluding the impact of top-up discounts etc.)

If you would spend more or less each month you can download the spreadsheet and update the grey cell to see which way works best.