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234308	2004-05-06 06:08:00	> I heard today that people have stopped texting or > something to waste telecom's money - I laugh at how > mistaken they are. Many do not realise that there are > a great deal more businesses working with telecom, > and indeed alot more people with telecom that > honestly don't care about txting. I wholeheartedly agree with you! That isnt exactly the smartest thing for people to do!	RobbyW (5226)
234309	2004-05-06 06:15:00	RobbyW> I sent 2.5k my first month on $10 txting, probably received another 3k! Dont take it personally ;-) Growly> If people are dumb enough to stop using their phones hoping it will hurt telecom, then surely they are dumb enough to switch to Vodafone and pay more ;-)	Chilling_Silence (9)
234310	2004-05-06 06:15:00	> I know certain people who are addicted to their > phones, people who send and receive at least a half > dozen text messages in an hour. I've got no problem > with that, except when they are meant to be doing > school work, studying, or doing work. That said, > however, they will eventually bring about their own > punishment. This can be true, however, I personally do send far more than that in an hour, but am not addicted and i do perfectly well in school work and studies. > Compared to the call rates for mobiles, sending a > text does look quite inviting. But when you come down > to it, if you have access to a landline and want to > get a message to someone who is in the same locality > as you, it would be cheaper and quicker to just phone > them up and deliver that message (depending on the > circumstances, of course). Even given text > abbreviations (don't get me started on how stupid > those are), you cannot text as fast as you can talk. Also true, however, for a large part of the day most people who text the most are not sitting by a landline waiting for a phone call! (aside from if you wanted to be in contact with more than 1 person at one time) > What people don't tend to realise, is that Telecom > started the $10 text deal to gain a higher market > share. I'm not sure that I want to know what else they would be thinking! Vodafone previously held the largest customer > base in New Zealand, (dont they still?) and Telecom were almost missing > out. However, not only was Telecom's plan successful > (to a certain degree - Telecom didn't actually > attract many new customers, relatively speaking), but > it cost them money. Vodafone does not have the > ability to beat Telecom's $10 text deal, because they > would lose a lot of revenue in trying to do so. You're perfectly right with that.	RobbyW (5226)
234311	2004-05-06 06:16:00	>500 text messages a week. 70 a day ! err it's 500/month, not week! which equates to just above 16 txt's per day...	promethius (1998)
234312	2004-05-06 06:17:00	> RobbyW> > I sent 2.5k my first month on $10 txting, probably > received another 3k! Dont take it personally ;-) > Oh good, someone like me ;)! now i can admit to having already sent almost 900......	RobbyW (5226)
234313	2004-05-06 06:18:00	> >500 text messages a week. 70 a day ! > > err it's 500/month, not week! > > which equates to just above 16 txt's per day... Hahahaha i didn't want to embarass them by pointing that out!	RobbyW (5226)
234314	2004-05-06 06:21:00	:D Chill :D >> Vodafone previously held the largest customer >> base in New Zealand, > >(dont they still?) Point Of Information; We'd like to know your source.	Growly (6)
234315	2004-05-06 06:22:00	> Oh good, someone like me ;)! now i can admit to > having already sent almost 900 . . . . . . Ouch . . . This is gonna still cost you a fair bit then next month :-( I used to send $140ish a month with Vodafone . Now it'll be around $30ish a month with my current usage . Which am I better off with? You do the math . . .	Chilling_Silence (9)
234316	2004-05-06 06:23:00	> >> Vodafone previously held the largest customer > >> base in New Zealand, > > > >(dont they still?) > > Point Of Information; We'd like to know your source. Why Vodafone said that of course ;\	Chilling_Silence (9)
234317	2004-05-06 06:24:00	> > Oh good, someone like me ;)! now i can admit to > > having already sent almost 900...... > > Ouch... This is gonna still cost you a fair bit then > next month :-( > > > > I used to send $140ish a month with Vodafone. Now > it'll be around $30ish a month with my current usage. > Which am I better off with? You do the math... Probably vodafone as if you read the fine print telecom admits to this deal being changed AGAIN at the end of december	RobbyW (5226)
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