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| Thread ID: 82428 | 2007-08-27 03:42:00 | Vodafone releases bestmate for account customers | Ninjabear (2948) | PC World Chat |
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| 585008 | 2007-08-27 19:26:00 | The thing is Ninjabear's post did not list what it costs to make a normal call to a Vodaphone customer, to a Telecom custome and to a landline. This is very poor marketing. (or clever, depending on how you look at it). It is the basic costs that are most important, not all the free txts, friends and best mates. Virgin Pacific Blue are doing the same thing. Sure they have some great into specials but apparantly their standard fares are about the same as Air New Zealand's ! Which are far too dear fro the average punter who needs to book a flight for say a funeral from one end of the country to the other. Regards Digby |
Digby (677) | ||
| 585009 | 2007-08-27 20:46:00 | Hmm Yes You will probably see that once the plan has release I don't work for vodafone by the way.lol..So im innoncent |
Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 585010 | 2007-08-28 00:42:00 | Or they could just cut the crap and lower prices across the board rather then this nominate a best friend crap. Vodafone...Your deal sucks, its all marketing with no content. Their normal pricing if you want to call a telecom mobile is about $1.40 per minute, which I think is a rip off. The whole point of a mobile phone is to call who you want, when you want. It is the commerce commission that knows that NZers are paying too much for cellphone use, and it is the Commerce Commission is dedicated at bring costs down so we are in the upper half of the OECD. Currently we are one of the highest use of txting in the world, simply because of the high calling costs we pay, so people txt intead of phone. I personally don't use my phone for calling, simply becuase it is too expensive to run, which is the way many people feel. If it was down to 5-10cents per minute I may use it more, but that isn't likey to happen while we have a dulopoly. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 585011 | 2007-08-28 01:34:00 | Their normal pricing if you want to call a telecom mobile is about $1.40 per minute, which I think is a rip off. The whole point of a mobile phone is to call who you want, when you want. It is the commerce commission that knows that NZers are paying too much for cellphone use, and it is the Commerce Commission is dedicated at bring costs down so we are in the upper half of the OECD. Currently we are one of the highest use of txting in the world, simply because of the high calling costs we pay, so people txt intead of phone. I personally don't use my phone for calling, simply becuase it is too expensive to run, which is the way many people feel. If it was down to 5-10cents per minute I may use it more, but that isn't likey to happen while we have a dulopoly. That I must agree $1.40 to call a telecom mobile .Even landline calling is expensive.You want to ring who you want not who you can't ring.lol |
Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 585012 | 2007-08-28 04:30:00 | Their normal pricing if you want to call a telecom mobile is about $1.40 per minute, which I think is a rip off. The whole point of a mobile phone is to call who you want, when you want. It is the commerce commission that knows that NZers are paying too much for cellphone use, and it is the Commerce Commission is dedicated at bring costs down so we are in the upper half of the OECD. Currently we are one of the highest use of txting in the world, simply because of the high calling costs we pay, so people txt intead of phone. I personally don't use my phone for calling, simply becuase it is too expensive to run, which is the way many people feel. If it was down to 5-10cents per minute I may use it more, but that isn't likey to happen while we have a dulopoly. Sorry but either you're talking rubbish or you're on the wrong plan. Nobody offers calls for 5-10c NZ per minute anywhere in the world as far as I can tell. Vodafone Supa Prepay plan: # 89 cents a minute to any number in New Zealand or 15 other countries, anytime. # $2 for up to two hours to any Vodafone mobile, 7pm to 7am weeknights and all weekend. Plus you get access to the add ons, like BestMates and TXT2000. Vodafone's plans are roughly on average with the OECD and we've promised to move into the top half (the cheap half) of the OECD by 2010 - we're well on track to deliver that. Paul Brislen Vodafone External Communications Manager. |
Audent (8028) | ||
| 585013 | 2007-08-28 12:30:00 | Personally Im enthusiastic about those plans, they're a damn sight better than what Im on now. I went over by a whole lot of txts and calls last month ($130 worth), so Ive got a 2nd phone on BestMate to the person I txt the most and hopefully thats gonna cut that right down.. these plans mean not only will I be saving even more money, but I'll be able to keep in closer contact with 3 people instead of just 1! Im a little worried about where it says "These plans will be available until November", then what? Good on ya Paul, tell the team that Im personally impressed! |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 585014 | 2007-08-28 19:52:00 | Paul, I am pleased that you want to get us into the top half of the OECD rankings by 2010. How you can say that 89 cents a minute is a good start is beyond me, because when mobile phones first came out it was 82 cents a minute. Most people do not want deals like best mates or special hours, they just want lower base rates. And its quite easy to get us into the top half - just drop your rates ! Why do we have to wait until 2010 ? It is well known amongst the switched on youth of today (not me I'm 57) that Telecom has the better deals so if you dropped your rates NOW that would change. Kind Regards Digby |
Digby (677) | ||
| 585015 | 2007-08-29 00:26:00 | Paul, I am pleased that you want to get us into the top half of the OECD rankings by 2010 . How you can say that 89 cents a minute is a good start is beyond me, because when mobile phones first came out it was 82 cents a minute . Most people do not want deals like best mates or special hours, they just want lower base rates . And its quite easy to get us into the top half - just drop your rates ! Why do we have to wait until 2010 ? It is well known amongst the switched on youth of today (not me I'm 57) that Telecom has the better deals so if you dropped your rates NOW that would change . Kind Regards Digby Here here . Any reply vodafone makes in the forum is just more marketing noise, and doesn't address the facts that we pay more than OECD countries on our per minute calling rate . I am on a prepay plan, and am charged 1 . 39 per minute if I call a telecom mobile phone . This is a vodafone plan, and the price is quoted on the website, so it is correct . In the UK they even have better deals than us . They have a weekend plan which costs 10p a minute . Considering wages in the UK, where people earn in pounds, what we earn in dollars here, their plans are a lot cheaper and more affordable based on their wages . The whole 'We want prices to be in the 'cheaper' half of the OECD by 2010' is actually a requirement of the commerce commission, and not what these mobile phone companies have created . Why are these telecomunications waiting until 2010 to make the changes,which is 3 years away? If they really wanted cheaper prices for consumers, they would drop the prices now, and not wait until the commerce commissions date of 2010 . I think people just want things kept simple, and want costs to be transparent and a lot lower, including data costs . 'Keep it simple stupid' |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 585016 | 2007-08-29 01:55:00 | Sorry but either you're talking rubbish or you're on the wrong plan . Nobody offers calls for 5-10c NZ per minute anywhere in the world as far as I can tell . Vodafone Supa Prepay plan: # 89 cents a minute to any number in New Zealand or 15 other countries, anytime . # $2 for up to two hours to any Vodafone mobile, 7pm to 7am weeknights and all weekend . Plus you get access to the add ons, like BestMates and TXT2000 . Vodafone's plans are roughly on average with the OECD and we've promised to move into the top half (the cheap half) of the OECD by 2010 - we're well on track to deliver that . Paul Brislen Vodafone External Communications Manager . Any excess calls over the provided plan you pay for CSL network in hong kong are charged $1HK which is around $0 . 20NZ per minute . There's no difference when you are calling to a landline or mobile phone . It is still $0 . 20NZ so its not far off from $0 . 10 |
Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 585017 | 2007-08-29 04:55:00 | Im a little worried about where it says "These plans will be available until November", then what? I believe any of these sorts of plans are just promotional, so would expire . Under normal pricing, NZ pays some of the highest prices for mobile usage in the world, which is what the commerce commission based it's findings on . $120 per month is a lot of money to be paying on just using a mobile phone . I can think of many other things I would prefer to pay 1 . 5k a year on . You can almost get a flight to the UK on that . |
rogerp (6864) | ||
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