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

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From: Rod Speed
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 00:00
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Mr. Michael J. Ellis <michaele@spin.net.au> wrote in message news:387aee72_3@nexus.comcen.com.au...

>> 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.

> with no flagfall

Whoopy do. They aint alone on that.

And there is a flagfall on Top-Up anyway.

> that are very competitive.

Like hell they are except for a coupla special cases that are no use to most.
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From: "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: (Pre-pay) mobiles for UK / Australia?
Date: 2000/01/12
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