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I think I saw on the AD they sent me that it was one of those deals
for $99 on a plan like they here! Also, the market over there is
1,000's times bigger than our piddly 20 million, so the pricing would
be affected by that as well. I can't see them doing that price here in
Oz and from what I've see of the 1st Iphone and all the problems and
breakdowns they are having, I'd be very cautious getting this new
model 1st before making that decision anyway! I prefer a phone that is
robust and metallic with solid feel. Even the Nokia N95 is weightless
and plastic feeling and a friend of mine has had nothing but problems
with it breaking down all the time as with the Iphone. I found the
Samsung 480 or Omnia to be better phone for robustness and note that
if you get one with slides and moving flips etc.., they break down
much quicker than ones without moving paryts as these are prone to
wear out quicker!

Your valid point on our costs compared to other providers is valid and
is why I prefer to buy phone outright and not get into that PLAN
system as you end up paying much more and if you get pissed off with
their service breakdowns, trying to get help from people that don't
speak english properly and get no support to boot, then you'll see why
I do it this way. Just my 2 cents worth.

"George W Frost" <georgewfrost@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Reading the Optus, Telstra and Vodaphone pages today, after watching
the big
> speil about the new Apple iPhone launch in the almighty US of A last
night,
> I am almost amazed yet why am I not surprised, that the price
difference
> between the US and OZ is skymendous.
> The price of an Apple iPhone 8Gb, in the US is stated as being $99,
> **Buy one today for $99**
>
> yet on the OZ phone dealers pages, the prices are around $799 and
up.
> Given that there is a difference between the US$ and the OZ$, it
still
> doesn't equate the almighty difference quoted.
>
> Question arises:  Who is getting ripped off and why?
> Also, Who is making all the money with the different prices?
> Is it Apple?
> Is it the phone retailers?
> or is it the Government?
> Or, is it a combination of the three?
>
> Pricing differences between where the article is made and the
selling price
> in OZ have always been different, with OZ buyers having to pay for
> transport, excise, taxes etc.
> But, a difference of $700 for a piddly little black box is enormous
and
> unjustified.
> And don't even try telling me that it requires different technology
to adapt
> the phone system to OZ conditions,
> That can be done in the factory before any distribution
>
> It is about time that the ACCC got off their backside and did
something
> about the pricing irregularities in this country.
>
>