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Thread ID: 88326	2008-03-23 21:07:00	Vodaphone Changing to Contract new number ?	Digby (677)	PC World Chat

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652127	2008-03-25 03:08:00	I'm a little confused by the wording etc that Vodafone uses on its site. I'm on Motormouth and pay 49c/minute to other Vodafones, and I think to landlines. The minimum top up is $20 every year. The Vodafone site lists another plan (which I've forgotten the name of) which costs 89c/minute and requires a top up every 3 months, yet claims that it's cheaper. :confused: super prepay	plod (107)
652128	2008-03-25 03:32:00	I'm a little confused by the wording etc that Vodafone uses on its site. I'm on Motormouth and pay 49c/minute to other Vodafones, and I think to landlines. The minimum top up is $20 every year. The Vodafone site lists another plan (which I've forgotten the name of) which costs 89c/minute and requires a top up every 3 months, yet claims that it's cheaper. :confused: I can't see any mention of Motormouth on their website anymore. Perhaps they are phasing it out and will be forcing people onto the 3 month topup plan? I find their website totally confusing, and it appears they want people to be on the Super prepay plan, where they make more money.	robbyp (2751)
652129	2008-03-25 04:38:00	I'm a little confused by the wording etc that Vodafone uses on its site. I'm on Motormouth and pay 49c/minute to other Vodafones, and I think to landlines. The minimum top up is $20 every year. The Vodafone site lists another plan (which I've forgotten the name of) which costs 89c/minute and requires a top up every 3 months, yet claims that it's cheaper. :confused: I'm with you Nermal. I'm on their motormouth plan which is 49 cents to other Vodaphones and 1.29 to telecoms. If I want to be able to get TXT2000 I have to upgrade (downgrade ?) to the Superprepay plan for which I have to pay 89 cents to all phones ! And yes I think all telcos make their sites confusing on purpose. Until recently you had to have all sorts of privacy info just to find out what plan you were on ! Regards Digby	Digby (677)
652130	2008-03-25 05:08:00	I can't see any mention of Motormouth on their website anymore. Perhaps they are phasing it out and will be forcing people onto the 3 month topup plan? I find their website totally confusing, and it appears they want people to be on the Super prepay plan, where they make more money. I eventually found it under Classic plans at www.vodafone.co.nz It appears people can't sign up to the 'classic plans' anymore, so they can't get the $.49 per minute rate, which kinda sucks. Therefore people are now paying more for making a normal vodafone to vodafone call. It also sucks that that if you now get a vodafone phone, you must top it up every 3 months, and pay a minimum of $.89 per minute, as you can't go onto the motormouth plan. They did all that advertising to get people off the motormouth plan, and onto their supa prepay plans such as 'Best Mates', but I am guessing those people now can't switch back to the motormouth plan?	robbyp (2751)
652131	2008-03-25 06:12:00	So the answer to my question in Post 3 is: Yes, it now costs $80 a year to have a Vodaphone prepay for emergencies - even without making a single call? Roll on some competition, indeed...	Laura (43)
652132	2008-03-25 07:20:00	So the answer to my question in Post 3 is: Yes, it now costs $80 a year to have a Vodaphone prepay for emergencies - even without making a single call? Roll on some competition, indeed... Yes with Vodafone, and I have just learnt that too. I don't recall it being reported anywhere in the media or by vodafone, that they had ditched their 12 month topup prepay plans. They do have a monopoly on GSM phones at the moment, but that will change when telecom finish their GSM 3G upgrade, which is supposed to cover 97% of the country. There is good news with telecoms prepaid plans, as they don't have any minimum topup period, which is how it should be, and their calling rates are also cheaper on the mytime plan, (the equivalent of the old vodafone motormouth plan). They also don't charge for a $35 connection pack, so you can buy a $99 phone, and then top it up when you want to. They are also largely own by NZ shareholders, so the money you are paying stays in NZ unlike with vodafone, which is UK owned. Money going offshore isn't good for the NZ economy.	robbyp (2751)
652133	2008-03-25 11:16:00	Vodafone don't have a monopoly on GSM phones - you can buy any GSM phone (including from overseas) and use your Vodafone SIM card with it . I know people using iPhones on Vodafone . I particularly like SIM cards - on Saturday evening my phone broke in the middle of advertising a flat . I was able to get a new one on Monday morning, stick the SIM card in and start responding to queries straight away . A few weeks back a guy in a Vodafone told me numbers couldn't be transferred from Prepaid to on account . I said "So if I moved to Telecom I could keep the same number but not between Vodafone plans?" . He looked a little sheepish before admitting this was the case . Number portability is complicated - both carriers are doing major upgrades to their systems . They used to be able to distinguish in-network and between-network messages/calls based on number but now they have to look this up in a database . Vodafone have had to request a time extension on number portability but this mess will hopefully be cleaned up pretty soon .	TGoddard (7263)
652134	2008-03-25 23:52:00	Vodafone don't have a monopoly on GSM phones - you can buy any GSM phone (including from overseas) and use your Vodafone SIM card with it . I know people using iPhones on Vodafone . I particularly like SIM cards - on Saturday evening my phone broke in the middle of advertising a flat . I was able to get a new one on Monday morning, stick the SIM card in and start responding to queries straight away . Yes you can buy a 'handset' to use from other places, but to use it as a 'phone' in NZ, your only choice in NZ is Vodafone, as they have an monopoly on GSM in NZ . However some handsets purchased from overseas can be locked onto a particular network, and not able to be used in NZ .	robbyp (2751)
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