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  #2808399 6-Nov-2021 09:59
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More details on here: https://www.trademe.co.nz/3334362582



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  #2808436 6-Nov-2021 11:18
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m1dday: More details on here: https://www.trademe.co.nz/3334362582

@m1dday, are you doing something on the price for Geekzoners? $1750 seems a bit steep


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  #2808437 6-Nov-2021 11:23
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m1dday: More details on here: https://www.trademe.co.nz/3334362582

@m1dday, are you doing something on the price for Geekzoners? $1750 seems a bit steep



Yep, it's negotiable. I'm just accounting for trade me fees.



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  #2808456 6-Nov-2021 12:17
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m1dday:
gcorgnet:


@m1dday, are you doing something on the price for Geekzoners? $1750 seems a bit steep



Yep, it's negotiable. I'm just accounting for trade me fees.


Some guy in this thread posted getting the pixel 6 from Amazon for about $1,030 total. The pro is $300 US more so about $440 NZ. So I guess use this as a comparison?




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  #2808563 6-Nov-2021 19:28
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Hey, just PM'd' you if it's available

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  #2808671 7-Nov-2021 10:12
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Looks like the Pixel 6 pro is back in stock on the Google store. But don't try to ship to Youshop as somebody has reported Google won't ship there.

 

 

 





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  #2808673 7-Nov-2021 10:16
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In my experience Google store outside nz doesn't accept NZ cards. It usually cancels the order in a couple of mins after the order is placed. It would work if you happen to have an American credit card


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  #2808676 7-Nov-2021 10:59
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richiejk: In my experience Google store outside nz doesn't accept NZ cards. It usually cancels the order in a couple of mins after the order is placed. It would work if you happen to have an American credit card

 

ASB did stopped my transaction but that was due safe precautions from their end. It went through at the end but the cancellation came from Google US store.


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  #2808799 7-Nov-2021 14:09
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richiejk:
lchiu7:

Looks like the Pixel 6 pro is back in stock on the Google store. But don't try to ship to Youshop as somebody has reported Google won't ship



In my experience Google store outside nz doesn't accept NZ cards. It usually cancels the order in a couple of mins after the order is placed. It would work if you happen to have an American credit card


I do have a US credit card but I think I might wait until next year before I look at buying the phone just to see how it's working out over a longer period.




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  #2808805 7-Nov-2021 14:36
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The real issue with with phones is anybody buying any device that isn't from an operator needs to assume that a) VoLTE won't work, b) WiFi calling won't work, and c) 5G won't work.

 

That's a real shame, because it basically limits device choice to an iPhone, Samsung or a handful of devices from brands such as Oppo. IMHO it's totally pointless buying a phone now without VoLTE support because the number of RCG sites going up is going to severely impact rural voice coverage.

 

 


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  #2808815 7-Nov-2021 14:47
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sbiddle:

 

The real issue with with phones is anybody buying any device that isn't from an operator needs to assume that a) VoLTE won't work, b) WiFi calling won't work, and c) 5G won't work.

 

That's a real shame, because it basically limits device choice to an iPhone, Samsung or a handful of devices from brands such as Oppo. IMHO it's totally pointless buying a phone now without VoLTE support because the number of RCG sites going up is going to severely impact rural voice coverage.

 

 

 

 

Agree 100% with you.  If you want a little future proof for technology  these days you have to buy from your carrier.   I have passed up on several nice phones at PB tech and others   as they could not tell me for sure  that say 5G would work on Spark.  When I can go to  Hamilton  when they get to lev 2  the finance committee  and I will go and buy  two Samsung 52s 5G.  I could order online but I can't get hers onto the OneBill plan she uses so instore only it seems.  Her old phone a Nokia 7 Plus  died  completely  last week and my Motorola 4+ is past it's use by date. 





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  #2808907 7-Nov-2021 16:08
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Strangely i have taken a chinese phone Vivo X60 pro plus at the same spot and it has working 5G.






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  #2808926 7-Nov-2021 16:31
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Can anyone confirm esim usage on thr pixel 6 pro with nz carriers?

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  #2808951 7-Nov-2021 16:59
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Vivo X60 is sold here at NL so 5g compatibility isn't surprising.

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  #2808960 7-Nov-2021 17:43
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sbiddle:

The real issue with with phones is anybody buying any device that isn't from an operator needs to assume that a) VoLTE won't work, b) WiFi calling won't work, and c) 5G won't work.


That's a real shame, because it basically limits device choice to an iPhone, Samsung or a handful of devices from brands such as Oppo. IMHO it's totally pointless buying a phone now without VoLTE support because the number of RCG sites going up is going to severely impact rural voice coverage.


 



I'm really out of touch with phones these days and have pre-ordered a pixel 6 for the wife and myself before finding out the issues with 5g (not really an issue for us) and VoLTE. We've loved all of our pixel phones until now and have been trying to stay stock Android, but this has me a bit worried.

Is there a way to see what 'rural' is in this instance? We live in Christchurch but do a fair bit of driving outside of it (~1hr out of town) which I'm sure gets us into rural territory, and if at some point soon (is there a timeframe for the RCG sites being in place?) This would mean we might not be able to make phone calls at all.... that's a bad situation.

If it is going to be fairly soon then are there phones at similar levels to the new pixels that are stock Android that work in NZ? It feels like that's going a bit out of fashion these days.

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