[BrianB]

Xenophos, on 29 September 2011 - 10:18 AM, said:

I was looking into this recently also. The only benefit of buying outright on T, at least for my budget, was a more generous cap at the same monthly cost - but since I doubt I'd use that much anyway it's a bit irrelevant. Beyond that I could see no benefit, apart from portability, on any carrier. You're not saving anything.

Exactly what I'm getting at. Thanks for backing me up on this Alex.

[klytia]

Well let's see some numbers, what were dealing with is all hearsay and what everyone reckons, can someone post up some actual figures.

My iPhone cost me $980.00 and from the time it's arrived the cost per month is $20.00 / month, I would have to look at the actual delivery date to see when it arrived to work it out but it was two weeks from realease date.

Mick

[JZ]

i'm not taking anyones side just saying there is advantages of both ways


jz

[BrianB]

klytia, on 29 September 2011 - 01:13 PM, said:

Well let's see some numbers, what were dealing with is all hearsay and what everyone reckons, can someone post up some actual figures.

My iPhone cost me $980.00 and from the time it's arrived the cost per month is $20.00 / month, I would have to look at the actual delivery date to see when it arrived to work it out but it was two weeks from realease date.

Mick

Mick, what deal are you on for $20 a month... If that's with Telstra, you would be getting hardly any Data allowance.

[klytia]

Data is @ 700mb / month (browser plus $20.00 pack), having free WiFi at most of the places i stay at when away lets me vary this somewhat but generally i don't use it all, some months i just load it up with $10.00 phone and $10.00 data, plenty!

[BrianB]

So Mick you're not actually on a BYO plan as such. You,re on pre-paid... Is that correct?

[klytia]

Correct!

[BrianB]

Hmmmm.... I might have to do the numbers here again and see if there is a benefit buying outright or not.

[JZ]

If it helps BB. I prefer the plan that gets the phone for free. I use my phone for work. And the $99 plan with unlimited calls, SMS, $100 of free calls overseas and 3GB of data pays off for me. But my wife only uses her iPhone occasionally and not a great deal,of data. Just emails and Facebook. So only small plan suit her. But generally the cheap plans mean you pay for the phone and end costing you almost as much as the $99 I pay each month. So owning a phone outright gives you the choice to choose a high or low plan depending on your needs. Where the plan like I'm on gives you really only one choice. So let's say I pay $2400 over the 24 months on the plan I'm on. Or the $1000 for iPhone and $20 or $30 bucks a month for 24 months (not sure what byo plans are at the moment)

But at the end of the day. I'm getting the new iPhone and my wife is getting my iPhone 4. Win win for me lol. .


jz
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[BrianB]

Thank JZ. It probably ends up costing the same in the end, either way you go.

[Islandhead]

One pro I can see with buying outright is that if there are any problems you get to deal with apples legendary customer service rather than telstra's foreign call centres.

(although I haven't dealt with apple I have heard a lot of good things but I HAVE dealt with telstra customer service and ended up banging my head against a brick wall)

[klytia]

Islandhead, on 29 September 2011 - 10:42 PM, said:

(although I haven't dealt with apple I have heard a lot of good things but I HAVE dealt with telstra customer service and ended up banging my head against a brick wall)

Now the truth emerges, Headman's been banging his head ! Brain Damaged ? What it looks like is between the two options it's pretty even, the only advantage from buying outright is you can ditch & change without any penalties.....

[BrianB]

I don't know why you would want to ditch Telstra... Crappy customer service aside, they have the best coverage.

So to me there is no issue being locked in a contract with them.

[klytia]

So your going to try the Head banging to then Brian

[Islandhead]

I never said I was going to dump Telstra, Brian. I was merely trying to be objective rather than saying the way I do something is the only way of doing it that makes sense, sigh

I am actually planning to buy my phone outright this time from Apple, ditch my monthly telstra contract and do what Mick does, getting small top ups as and when I need them. I use my iPad much more than my iPhone so that will suit me financially (and my pay as you go will still be telstra so you don't need to fret over coverage)

However, using JZ as an example, he us on a big monthly contract but as he admits he is a heavy iPhone user so that makes a lot of sense financially to him.

There are many ways of doing the same thing, none of them are wrong.

Vive la difference!

[JZ]

Two more pics to get us excited...

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Number of downloads: 4





jz
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[Ken Gracey]

Vodafone Germany are now listing the iPhone 4s on there inventory list.

[JZ]

Notice the 64GB!


jz
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[BrianB]

I hope the 4S means the iPhone 5....

[klytia]

I want a iPhone 5 just like fanboy Brian does, better have a new look, better screen, faster, I 'll buy it........