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Re: (Pre-pay) mobiles for UK / Australia?

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From: Rod Speed
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 00:00
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Michael J. Ellis <michaele@spin.net.au> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote
>> Michael J. Ellis <michaele@spin.net.au> wrote

>>>> Pre-paid is certainly not a good deal in Oz
>>>> and is mainly aimed at people who don't have a
>>>> credit history or who want to limit their spending.

>>> Wrong.

>> Right.

>>> Telstra's prepaid has per-second rates,

>> Fat lot of use that is when the rates are obscene.

> Telstra Flat Rate plan, 70c per minute pay by the second.

Utterly obscene.

> Optus flat rate plan, $ 1 per minute pay by the 30 second block.

Even more utterly obscene.

NEITHER are a 'good deal'

>>> with no flagfall

>> Whoopy do. They aint alone on that.

> So?

So there aint no point in waving that around when discussing
prepaids when they aint alone on that. Keep digging.

>> And there is a flagfall on Top-Up anyway.

> Very good. I was referring to MobileNet Digital "U" service.

So you are attempting to put a spin on your bullshit. As usual.

Wota pit thats only ONE of Telstra's complete ripoff prepaids.

>>> that are very competitive.

>> Like hell they are except for a coupla special cases that are no use to most.

Keep digging.
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From: "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: (Pre-pay) mobiles for UK / Australia?
Date: 2000/01/13
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