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Re: 50% off 3 Handsets!!!

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From: The original Me
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 08:27
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"s b" <be76@usa.net> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 09:59:42 +1000, "The original Me" <me@me.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"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

It is very restrictive though.  Call one other number for 15c.  With 3, any
number, any time is 15c for 30 seconds.

Have you renamed yourself again NRLonOptus?

>
> >> I supposed if you want video, it's your only option.
> >
> >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.
> >
>
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