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theducks ([personal profile] theducks) wrote2008-07-10 03:53 pm

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I've done some poking around on various websites, including virginmobile to see how much I currently spend, and am looking at iPhones, of course.

Currently, I'm spending about $30/month on phone calls, and I own my own phone outright. I paid $600 for it at the beginning of 2005 I think. I'd be looking at purchasing a 16Gb iPhone for (gulp) $849 and going on the $50/month cap, then in two months time, getting it unlocked for free.

For $50/month prepaid, I'd get calls at 78c/minute, vs 80c/minute on the $49/month contract, 500MB of data (vs 250MB on the $49/month contract).. I fail to see why one would want a contract...

Further reading also shows it will be cheaper to call the UK, USA, Canada or Singapore than it would be to call another Australian number (wtfbbq?)

[identity profile] trs80.ucc.asn.au (from livejournal.com) 2008-07-10 10:20 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I've seen cheaper int. calls on Telstra pre-paid as well. I'm quite happy with my Freerunner for $430 outright, the only problem is I'm on a mailing list with Clare and M².