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Thread ID: 90826 2008-06-17 10:10:00 iPhone petition for pre-pay on Vodafone NZ jermsie (6820) PC World Chat
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679336 2008-06-17 10:10:00 www.petitiononline.com

Never know, could give pre-payers a chance...
jermsie (6820)
679337 2008-06-17 10:22:00 www.petitiononline.com

Never know, could give pre-payers a chance...

Wait for telecom, as I think they might have the iphone on prepay. You can also import one, as you don't have to buy from V$
robbyp (2751)
679338 2008-06-17 10:26:00 Wait for telecom, as I think they might have the iphone on prepay. You can also import one, as you don't have to buy from V$

I'm curious if they'll be locked to Vodafone here, the ones sold through them anyway. Maybe Apple require it, I don't know.
jermsie (6820)
679339 2008-06-17 10:28:00 I'm curious if they'll be locked to Vodafone here, the ones sold through them anyway.

There is no locking now, as the Commerce Commission sent them a warning letter about that type of practice.

Also if they had a prepay version, do expect to pay the best part of $1000 for the handset.
robbyp (2751)
679340 2008-06-17 10:30:00 www.petitiononline.com

Never know, could give pre-payers a chance...

would you be happy for pre-pay at a buy price of $1200 ??
robsonde (120)
679341 2008-06-17 10:33:00 would you be happy for pre-pay at a buy price of $1200 ??

Not for an iPhone! Hell no!
beeswax34 (63)
679342 2008-06-17 10:36:00 would you be happy for pre-pay at a buy price of $1200 ??

Ofcourse not
jermsie (6820)
679343 2008-06-17 10:45:00 www.petitiononline.com

Never know, could give pre-payers a chance...

You might be on to something there jermsie. I don't think that Vodafone are as "onto it" as they claim when it comes down to what the customer wants considering that the retiring Vodafone Global CEO Arun Sarin initially turned the iPhone down when first approached by Apple which is how O2 got in first.

I'm just following the iPhone sign up process here which could make things interesting...
www.appleinsider.com n_at_home.html

Apple are NOT requiring the iPhone to be sold "locked" they are just requiring the owner to register instore - which amounts to the same thing- so that the likes of O2 or Vodafone get a guaranteed revenue stream.
vitalstatistix (9182)
679344 2008-06-17 10:48:00 Unlike yourself, with your finger on the pulse of the community....... Metla (12)
679345 2008-06-17 21:26:00 There is no locking now, as the Commerce Commission sent them a warning letter about that type of practice.

Also if they had a prepay version, do expect to pay the best part of $1000 for the handset.

You still need to activate the phone though, so until they are hacked it's effectively an iBrick.
autechre (266)
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