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| Thread ID: 90617 | 2008-06-10 02:47:00 | iPhone 3G to be officially available through Vodafone NZ on the 11th July | vitalstatistix (9182) | PC World Chat |
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| 677165 | 2008-07-05 11:19:00 | We need a timeline? Its a one year old phone with a touch screen. WTF? A one year old phone with a two fingered touch screen that telcos in Australia are begging Apple to let them carry it and every other smart phone manufacturer out there is scrambling to copy it - The Samsung Instinct for one and the HTC for another. Your comments remind me of this interview with Steve Ballmer just after the iPhone was announced www.youtube.com Apple are looking at 10 million+ units by the end of 2008. |
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| 677166 | 2008-07-05 11:33:00 | A lot off topic but Ballmer looks exactly as he did 20 years ago (www.youtube.com). | sal (67) | ||
| 677167 | 2008-07-05 11:37:00 | You would think they could do something about that - must still give his mother nightmares. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 677168 | 2008-07-05 11:37:00 | The SALES Guy! he had no hair back then either. | vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 677169 | 2008-07-06 02:00:00 | Interesting artcile on page A6 of the SST about the iPhone and Fairfax Media NZ chief executive Joan Withers (a non Mac user) who has become an iPhone enthusiast after using one. The article doesn't seem to be posted on their site yet... |
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| 677170 | 2008-07-07 02:09:00 | I can't believe that Vodafone still hasn't revealed their prices. It seems kind of ridiculous given how close the iPhone 3G launch is. :rolleyes: | maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 677171 | 2008-07-07 02:15:00 | I can't believe that Vodafone still hasn't revealed their prices. It seems kind of ridiculous given how close the iPhone 3G launch is. :rolleyes: Seems there is quite an uproar in the northern hemisphere over data charges for the iPhone in various countries Sweden's TeliaSonera rate plans, which started at 299 kr/month (~$50) for 100MB of data and a 199 kr/month (~$34) unlimited data add-on, were met with numerous complaints from their customers. In response, TeliaSonera is now offering the 199 kr/month ($34/month) unlimited add-on plan to any of their existing voice plans. Potential Canadian iPhone customers have been particularly displeased with Rogers' iPhone rate plans announced 9 days ago. This resulted in an online petition attracting over 41,000 signatures. Rival Canadian carrier Bell Mobility appears to be taking advantage of the opportunity and will be offering the Samsung Instinct (an iPhone competitor) with a $10/month unlimited browser add-on data plan. The Samsung Instinct will be introduced in Canada on August 8th of this year. Unconfirmed rumors suggest that Apple is displeased with Rogers and is reportedly diverting some of the Canadian iPhone stock to European launches. Blogger Daniel Smith claims multiple sources, including a senior Rogers representative, claim that Apple has diverted a significant amount of its initial iPhone 3G Canadian deliveries to Europe in retribution for the carrier's steep rate plans, which at similar prices offer a third fewer minutes and limited data compared to AT&T. Stores may be getting just 10 to 20 iPhones each and are being told to "exercise caution" not to promise ample stock on launch day, according to the rumors. At the same time, Rogers is also claimed to be promptly firing the part-time staff that had been hired to handle an expected deluge of customers at some stores. With the story breaking on the weekend, neither Apple nor Rogers officials have commented on the allegations. However, the provider in recent days has faced a steadily mounting backlash against its planned rates with approximately 42,000 would-be iPhone buyers signing a highly-publicized petition for lower rates that they plan to deliver to Rogers in person. Rogers itself has already made an about-face regarding some of its plans. A statement issued to the press clarified that customers will now be able to pick and choose from separate voice and data plans as well as to order extras such as caller ID a la carte rather than as part of mandatory $15 and $20 value packs. A separate statement from Rogers has also alluded to "tweaking" data plan sizes, although it stops short of offering the unlimited data demanded by some of the company's critics. While readers should take caution in accepting the rumor at face value, at least one other carrier has been forced to loosen its Internet access restrictions after facing similar criticism: TeliaSonera has been pushed into extending its Swedish iPhone plans with an unlimited data option after previously giving even its highest-end iPhone plan just 1GB of data per month. |
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| 677172 | 2008-07-07 04:54:00 | I can't believe that Vodafone still hasn't revealed their prices. It seems kind of ridiculous given how close the iPhone 3G launch is. :rolleyes: here (pcworld.co.nz), the rest tomorrow |
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| 677173 | 2008-07-07 05:06:00 | here (pcworld.co.nz), the rest tomorrow Starting at $199 - can't exactly argue with that. :) maybe someone at Vodafone does have a clue after all ;) :thumbs: Well done Paul Brislen. That works out to $151 US on a 2 year plan. Now we just have to see if they are going to offer prepaid......<crickets> |
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| 677174 | 2008-07-07 05:19:00 | WTF is with your pic and sig dude... I think we've all established. We don't care. Or do you keep a tally of how many burns you get a day? Right next to your up to the minute comparison of Apple/MS Stock prices? O...M...G... |
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