Whos getting an iPhone?

[benwynn]

Yeah, vodafone seems to be the Telstra of New Zealand!!

The plans suck, Australia has atleast a bit better.

Still, happy with my crappy 2G iPhone

BTW- $900 outright, are they crazy!!

[brownbox]

its funny. Vodafone said the iphone isnt for everybody (after it released its pricing) and on the other hand apple stated that the iphone 3g will be cheaper so more of the general public can get one.

[Ian Warren]

END OF THE DAY , THE ENTIRE COUNTRY REQUIRE,S COVERAGE ... ' Not just the city centers !

[ZK-MAT]

Re Vodafone vs Telecom coverage, the company I work for went to Vodafone about 5 years ago as the coverage was better the Telecom ... and they probably got a sweet deal. My Vodafone gets better coverage than my kids' Telecoms in the BoP and Coromandel, it works fine down the coast to Gissy ok as well. I guess its those Mainlanders who live miles from any real civilisation that grumble about coverage .... dig / bait / nudge / wink / goodnight / god I'm typing like Ian W now arrghh .

And I hate blimmin cellphones, mine stays on silent when I'm not working, if someone wants me they will leave a message ... I'm certainly not one of those people who phone missed calls to see who they were and what they wanted ( we get a few a week at work .... the receptionist spends 10 minutes of her day at a time phoning all in the office to see who "phoned Mrs Smith" grrrrr)

[creator2003]

LOL yeah cellphones ,yes ive got one but for i think the right reasons ,just to be able to get hold of and if the car breaks down ,internet on the go well anyone heard of a sony PSP ,gets wireless from outside most hospitals and many other places ,surf the net "nzff",send text ,plays movies ,music , photos, plugs into you pc and tv and keeps the kids happy in the backseat of the car ,oh and plays playstation games and the battery last for like 7 hours

hhhmmm sounds like a good thing to me ...and cheap just mite not hold 30-80gb of data on them yet but does just about the same things if you can except what has been around for years ,
just like the walkman sony you have done it again ...

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (ZK-MAT @ Jul 8 2008, 11:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

And I hate blimmin cellphones, mine stays on silent when I'm not working, if someone wants me they will leave a message ... I'm certainly not one of those people who phone missed calls to see who they were and what they ............

Onsite .. gear all out 'workin' .. then a stupid call over a 'should we do this ' .. YIP ....communicators

[brownbox]

my phones always on silent, and messages to me get replies when i see them. I would go crazy with my phone beeping away all the time. Its alright because where i live its never got reception anyway.

Telecom gets heaps better reception where i am (waikato). Vodafone gets good reception up to the main road, then it turns to custard. Our house being on a slight hill gets full reception at the window. ALthough not 3g. I dont get any 3g until i go 40km north to hamilton

[Anthony]

QUOTE (Alex @ Jul 8 2008, 06:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Well the $6000 price being touted by the media is one of the higher-spec plans. Can get it for about $80 a month on a 24 month contract (paying about $550 for phone on that plan). So probably a few options out there, not just the $250 per month plan.

Alex

Yes but it's still pretty expensive.
Nothing compared to my $200 Tcom phone and $10 every now and then.

And what did you expect from the media? To headline the cheaper plan and then say but it gets worse?
That wouldn't be anywhere near as sensationalist and 'media-tastic'.

[Alex]

QUOTE (Anthony @ Jul 9 2008, 08:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes but it's still pretty expensive.
Nothing compared to my $200 Tcom phone and $10 every now and then.

Oh for sure - I wouldn't buy it, I already have a phone I bought earlier this year (necessitated by it's predecessors unfortunate trip through the washing machine...).

QUOTE (Anthony @ Jul 9 2008, 08:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

And what did you expect from the media? To headline the cheaper plan and then say but it gets worse?
That wouldn't be anywhere near as sensationalist and 'media-tastic'.

That's exactly what I'm saying - they're hyping it up.

Alex

[brownbox]

all this hype goign around on the internet and news about a phone that has trouble with custom ringtones....

[Anthony]

QUOTE (Alex @ Jul 9 2008, 10:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Oh for sure - I wouldn't buy it, I already have a phone I bought earlier this year (necessitated by it's predecessors unfortunate trip through the washing machine...).

Beside the point, but I almost had to replace my phone this year, I dropped it in a glass of water
Didn't work properly for ages, but it seems to be fine now.

QUOTE (brownbox @ Jul 9 2008, 12:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

all this hype goign around on the internet and news about a phone that has trouble with custom ringtones....

That's the jolly internet for you and the media. Both of them are useless (with the obvious exception of NZFF of course)
My Samsung phone also has problems with custom ringtones though. My phone has trouble with just about anything though

[Alex]

Just a smidgen of related news...

Samsung have released a competitor to the iPhone, the 'Instinct' - Video.

Alex