Tag Archives: plans

Vodafone breaks the silence, announces pricing and midnight launch

vodafone-retail

Vodafone have finally broken their silence on the iPhone 4S and have this afternoon announced handset pricing, subsidies, plans, and confirmed that they, too, will be hosting a midnight launch at the following stores: Queen St, Auckland; Lambton Quay, Wellington; George St, Dunedin; and Riccarton Mall, Christchurch. It will then be available in all Vodafone retail stores from 9:00am. The handset-only price is $1049, but subsidies and contracts appear  (with just a cursory glance) to be similar to Telecom’s offerings. Keep reading for the press release and full pricing details.…

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Telecom offering up to $800 when you make the switch

That's up to $800

You may remember back in November and then again in February Telecom offered you $600 if you bought your iPhone to XT well now they want to give you $800 (obviously with some conditions). Clearly they really want your business, but do you want to give it to them and what will you get in return? Keep reading to find out.…

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Do you really need a voice plan? Answer: no

End the pain

If you’re using an iPhone in New Zealand, you probably have a voice plan that you pay your carrier a pretty sum for every month. Despite the ‘free’ minute allocation they include, the average price per minute still makes voice calling a costly exercise. The iPhone, however, with it’s fast data speeds and ability to install third party apps, opens up options that can dramatically reduce the price of calling. If you’ve not looked into this, read on and your next phone call might well be to your carrier to have your voice plan cancelled. …

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Posted in 2degrees, All, Digital Island, iPad, iPhone, Telecom XT, Vodafone

How does $600 for bringing your iPhone to XT sound?

Telecom Tweet

Telecom let New Zealanders know by way of a tweet this morning that that due to popular demand the offer of a $600 account credit to bring your iPhone to XT offer has returned.…

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2degrees launches aggressive new long-term mobile broadband plan

More 3G coming soon!

2degrees have just announced a new mobile broadband plan, and it’s insanely cheap. Providing 12GB (yes, 12!) of data that can last 180 days (6 months) for $150, the plan works out (spread over its maximum duration) as 2GB per month for $25 per month. Not only is that cheap for mobile broadband, it also undercuts the price of traditional ADSL broadband. Telecom, for example, start their ADSL offerings at $41 for 3GB.

It’s amazing what a third competitor in the mobile market has done to data pricing in the last year or so, and it’s great to see continued innovation. We can see this appealing to not just heavy mobile users, but also to lighter home users. Add in the Huawei WiFi router on offer for just $129 and you’ve got an entirely portable wireless broadband network that’s perfect for the likes of WiFi-only iPads and iPod touches.

Keep reading for the full press release.…

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Posted in 2degrees, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Other News

Ask iPhonewzealand: How much will FaceTime cost to use over 3G?

Ask iPhonewzealand

FaceTime, FaceTime, FaceTime! Unless you have just moved to Earth from outer space you will know that this is Apple’s new video calling service. Compatible FaceTime devices thus far are the iPhone 4, the iPod touch 4th Gen and (as of last week) any Mac with a camera running Snow Leopard.

Aside from the odd launch hiccup and Mac security bug which has now been fixed, we at iPhonewzealand could not be more impressed with FaceTime. The only downside is talking to people with FaceTime uses data, but how much does it use? and what is a call going to cost you to make or receive? Carry on reading to find out.…

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Posted in All, iPhone, iPod touch, Other News

2degrees launch Pay Monthly plan, the country’s first with roll-over minutes

2degrees logo

2degrees has announced its latest weapon in the battle for hearts, minds and wallets: a pay-monthly plan that requires no minimum-term contract and allows users to roll-over any unused minutes to the following month, making it the first in New Zealand to offer such a plan. The plan launches tomorrow, but can it compete with the established players?…

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Vodafone plans and subsidies finally confirmed

iPhone 4 plans and subsidies

Vodafone have finally confirmed their plans and subsidies for the iPhone 4. Click the above image to open it full-size and then head on past the ‘read more’ to let us know your thoughts.…

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Telecom: “We’re ready for iPhone 4 users”, new Smartphone Extra plan launched

Telecom's SIM only offer extended

Well, it seems like everybody is making iPhone announcements today except Vodafone. Telecom have just announced that it’s “ready for iPhone 4 users” and has introduced a new ‘Smartphone Extra’ plan with double data allowances for the next three months. This means XT customers can now opt to add 1GB of data and 2500 text messages for $38
per month to any prepaid or postpaid voice plan until the end of September. Read on for the full press release but at this stage we have to say: seriously, Vodafone, where are you guys? Seems like everybody is at this party but the host! Whatever you’re holding back… it better be good!…

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Posted in iPhone, Telecom XT

Plans for iPhone 4 launch on Friday 30th

Marty waited in line, will you be?

With the iPhone 4 launch happening this Friday we thought we’d let you know our plans and check to see yours. We also want to give you some links for you to bookmark ahead of time so that on the day you can keep up to date with everything.

Hit the ‘read more’ now.…

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Are these Vodafone’s new data plans? UPDATE: They’re iPad Plans

VF iPad plan page

One of our most active users, Camtab, has spotted some possible new Vodafone data plans while using the site today. Camtab says he was in the ‘my add on’ section of the site and saw two new plans which were both greyed out. Luckily, he managed to screen grab them and send them our way! Hit the ‘read more’ for the details and the screenshot

UPDATE: We can confirm that the new plans are in fact data plans for the iPad and they are available from Friday 23rd.  Full press release after the break.…

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Posted in All, iPad, iPhone, Other News, Vodafone

Three new Mobile Broadband plans from Telecom, available today

Three new Mobile Broadbad offerings

Telecom have quietly rolled out three new Mobile Broadband plans today. This is not just an announcement to announce the announcement, these are available from today and for the heavy mobile data user may just come in handy. Hit the read more for the detail.…

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Posted in All, Other News, Telecom XT

Vodafone NZ announce iPad plans without actually announcing them

Not telling

Shortest and most vague press-release ever? Maybe. Vodafone have announced today that they will be launching iPad-specific data plans, but don’t actually spill the beans on any specifics. Hit the ‘read now’ for the ‘full’ press release that contains only marginally more information than our headline.…

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New 2Degrees Talk Plans

2degrees logo

2Degrees today announced 3 new calling plans. It’s a welcome addition to their data and txt plans, bringing them up in the New Zealand mobile market. More info after the break!…

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Vodafone make some improvements to some of their iPhone plans

Vodafone quietly change their low-end iPhone plans

We’re a couple of days late with this one, but we have just noticed Vodafone have made some small improvements to a couple of their iPhone plans. The improvements are very slight, so much so that Vodafone didn’t make a huge fuss about it themselves when it was changed four days ago.

Hit the read more to see a chart of the old vs the new. Once you see what has changed I am sure you’ll forgive us for not picking it up quicker.…

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Better data plans on the way from 2degrees?

Heating Up Competition

Well I tell you, you’ve got to be eagle-eyed and just a little bit of a nosy sod to get anywhere in this game. Which is exactly why my interest was piqued when I read the following twitter-conversation between Geekzone owner Mauricio Freitas and 2degrees Mobile……

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Ten things you should do with your new iPhone

iPhone 3GS

So you got a new iPhone for Christmas, huh? Lucky you! Learning how to use your iPhone is the easy part, but there are some essential things you need to know to get the most out of your new toy and to make it safe. Here are our ten golden rules.…

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