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Thread ID: 63667 2005-11-18 10:03:00 Sunday Prescott (11) PC World Chat
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1357600 2005-11-18 10:03:00 this weeks Sunday looks interesting, its about the expensiveness of NZ's mobile networks, hopefully they will give some factual information, and none of that crap that Close Up delivers...... Prescott (11)
1357601 2005-11-18 10:37:00 Is that the nz heralds Sunday mag. or the TV One one. Oh yeah, must be the TV one. I shall watch with interest. Barnzy (6015)
1357602 2005-11-18 10:40:00 ah yes, TV 1 Sunday.... Prescott (11)
1357603 2005-11-20 07:01:00 Well its pretty obvious that our Comms Minister Still talks out of his ar**. He's all talk and no action. Like one of my uncles. :mad: bob_doe_nz (92)
1357604 2005-11-20 07:19:00 Interesting if short item. Apparently it is possible in India to make mobile calls for 3c/minute. No detail on the cost of infrastructure here or elsewhere, the population density required to be profitable etc.

Nor any reply to the Telecom guy who said "If its so profitable, where are all the competitors?"

Indeed Telstra have just pulled out of establishing a 3G network in NZ.

Nevertheless Vodaphone made $500 million profit last year. They started in 1998 spending $700 million and more since so it is hard to tell whether they have broken even yet.

However I suspect that prices will drop after a program like this. The Government doesn't like the high prices cos it makes them look powerless.
Winston001 (3612)
1357605 2005-11-20 07:33:00 However I suspect that prices will drop after a program like this. The Government doesn't like the high prices cos it makes them look powerless.
Dont count your chickens before they hatch Winny :xmouth:
bob_doe_nz (92)
1357606 2005-11-20 08:33:00 i didnt hear anything new..... same old excuses/reasons.... Prescott (11)
1357607 2005-11-20 10:29:00 i didnt hear anything new..... same old excuses/reasons....
Thats why I didn't watch it.

Trevor :)
Trev (427)
1357608 2005-11-21 00:20:00 i didnt hear anything new . . . . . same old excuses/reasons . . . .



Yes Predictable & Very Disappointing, heard It All Before . PJ
Poppa John (284)
1357609 2005-11-21 00:28:00 I watched it. I thought it hugely funny that they say NZ has become mobile phone obsessed with people having more than one as well lately and using them all the time. Then they go on about the high charges. Well, doesn't seem to be stopping all these people then does it.....
Just another excuse to whinge.
pctek (84)
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