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#242188 4-Aug-2009 09:37

Not so good, charging per minute still (WHY?).

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#242191 4-Aug-2009 09:37

yea the calling prices are amzing but i rarely make calls but send around 1500-2000 txts a month so if they release a txt plan this network will be PERFECT

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#242192 4-Aug-2009 09:38

Excellent pricing TBH. For pre-pay, that's pretty good.

I still need to do some math to figure out if I can actually pay less for data than what I'm currently paying to Vodafone ($49/1GB).

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timestyles

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#242194 4-Aug-2009 09:39

Behodar:
DarkShadow: I'm switching my mum. I'm not switching yet.

I hope that my mum doesn't see this pricing... I have a CDMA phone that I'm trying to sell to her :P

LOL will you buy it back when they turn CDMA off?

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#242195 4-Aug-2009 09:40

Thx for this Mauricio. I'll be waiting to see what shakes down over the next month.

hmm, what's the bet they kinda get together somewhere down the track ?
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#242197 4-Aug-2009 09:41

Nzers are so reliant on txting.. Its because of the duopoly that VF and Telecom have created.. Overseas people just call and I can see where 2degrees is going with the 0.22/min on net calling rates.. Send a txt for $0.20 or just give em a call for $0.02 more?

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#242198 4-Aug-2009 09:41

Wondering if this will change people's behavior from primarily txting to making more phone calls

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#242199 4-Aug-2009 09:42

Folks, please remember to read the first post in this thread because I am constantly updating it...

timestyles

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#242205 4-Aug-2009 09:44

Two degrees website is back up but surprisingly it hasn't been updated with pricing.

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#242207 4-Aug-2009 09:44

z2k: Nzers are so reliant on txting.. Its because of the duopoly that VF and Telecom have created.. Overseas people just call and I can see where 2degrees is going with the 0.22/min on net calling rates.. Send a txt for $0.20 or just give em a call for $0.02 more?

Hit the nail on the head. We all wouldn't have bothered developing our txt habit if it weren't for the absurd costs of calling that Vf and Telecom have been able to rort out of us for years.

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#242209 4-Aug-2009 09:45

You get tired of us Kiwi's always moaning.. I think they're missing the whole point here. Ah well... one thing I'd like to know is it 12 months or 6 months you have top up by to keep your number active?

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#242210 4-Aug-2009 09:45

Just a question, how much does VF and Telecom charge to send a txt to their network? Isn't it pretty close to the $0.09 2degrees are charging their customers?

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#242212 4-Aug-2009 09:46

will be interesting to see how Vodafone and Telecom react to undercutting them :D

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#242213 4-Aug-2009 09:49

timestyles: Not so good, charging per minute still (WHY?).

Just don't call off-net then.

22c to landlines and 022, 9c to TXT off-net.

At those rates, who cares about per minute billing?

I use calling cards to call overseas for under 10c/minute to most locations and they don't bill per second either, but I don't care.

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#242214 4-Aug-2009 09:50

one thing I'd like to know is it 12 months or 6 months you have top up by to keep your number active?

From page one: Instant rewards for topups - "Magic Topups" Topping up within 30 days and you get free stuff: $20 gives 100 SMS credits. Topups are valid for 365 days.

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