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On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 09:59:42 +1000, "The original Me" <me@me.com>
wrote:

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>"s b" <be76@usa.net> wrote in message
>news:2711hv8dlej9s9bfjsmimdjmgk47g0tu03@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 18:36:49 +1000, "The original Me" <me@me.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"s b" <be76@usa.net> wrote in message
>> >news:5fgvgv8bub06ovogpccegpf3cihjkliauj@4ax.com...
>> >> A phone plan with a joining fee, you've got to be joking.
>> >>
>> >> The plans for paying off the phones don't include any voice calls
>> >> included either, just video.
>> >
>> >I signed up last week.  The phone is good quality and has lots of
>features
>> >including a still and video camera, full colour, anamorphic ring tones,
>> >calender, to do list, calculator and heaps more.  I shopped around with
>> >Optus, Telstra and Vodafone and for the same quality phone they wanted
>$60 +
>> >a month.
>> >
>> >With 3, i effectively pay $16 for 24 months with $32 a month of included
>> >video calls and they i pay for what i use on talk and sms.  There talk
>rates
>> >are 0.25c flag + 15c for 30 seconds which are one of the cheapest around,
>if
>> >not the cheapest.  SMS are also only 15c whereas they are 25c on the
>others.
>>
>> Less $100 joining fee.
>
>If you pay upfront, there is no joining fee.
>
>>
>> Telstra has 15 cents per seconds.
>
>Not according to their web site -
>http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/mobiles/prices/plans.htm
>
>The lowest call rate is 18c and that requires you to pay $350 per month.  3
>requires you to spend $16 per month to get 15c.  If you spend $20 per month
>with Telstra, you are paying 47c for 30secs, you get $15 of included calls
>but you will need to buy your phone on top of that and to get a similar
>quality phone it would cost you another $30 + per month just for the phone.
>
>>
http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/business/plans/plans.htm

>> I supposed if you want video, it's your only option.
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>It certainly is.
>
>>
>> BTW, the $99 cap is not a cap, it's 3000 minutes, after that you pay
>> again.
>
>Even if what you alledge is true, it is still 100 minutes per day.  This is
>probably more than enough for most people.
>