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Muhammad-Oli Posts: > 500
I'd imagine 10MB wouldn't get you very far. I haven't really ever used it though. Also, I just wonder whether such a small screen is very good for browsing the net. I mean, I know my W910i might be alright because it is 2.4", but on a 2.0" C902 screen or something I think it might be quite annoying!
Anyway, I'd say carkitter would be better to talk to about this as he has a Vodafone data plan.
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Posted: 2008-08-20 11:52:49
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Its ok on my k610 screen to pass the time but its still better on the pc
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Posted: 2008-08-20 12:00:34
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Well I use the V640i as a modem and 10MB would go nowhere...
I also poll my emails 6x per day so $1 per day everyday is $30 per month thats some expensive emails...
I occasionaly browse Esato and the NZ Herald tech pages which would be good value, but I don't visit You-tube or TVNZ/TV3 on demand video. If I had an iPhone I probably would but again 10MB would go nowhere.
Downloading podcasts is something I'm keen on but again the files are quite large on audio 30mins+...
Vodafone 3G zones are still not widespread and in a moving vehicle you tend to move in and out of these zones.
It's because of these reasons that I am critical of this pricing regime and have emailed Vodafone about it some weeks ago recommending they drop the per day restriction making $1.00 per 10MB over an open time period very competitive.
On the subject of public transport, I believe every bus, train, ferry and stop/station/terminal should have a free Wifi signal on board. This could have a 30 min limit and/or advertising attached but it should be available and free both for public benefit, and as an inducement to use public transport.
While some schools are working themselves into a state trying to ban cellphones from class, I've read a very good viewpoint recently on why they should be mandatory in class. The idea revolves mostly around use of smartphones to replace laptops and desktops therfore lowering education costs, not txting your mates and recording playground fights on camphones though.
I'm sure Vodafone would go for something like that if it introduced teens to Mobile Data...
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[ This Message was edited by: carkitter on 2008-08-20 11:21 ]
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Posted: 2008-08-20 12:19:21
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yea good point about the free wifi maybe for northstar or ritchies but i catch a partybus aka pbc aka poor bus company
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Posted: 2008-08-20 12:22:22
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Muhammad-Oli Posts: > 500
Yeah I thought those prepay data deals seemed crap. I don't imagine I will ever really use it at all. Not at least until they drop the prices a bit further. It doesn't take an idiot to work out that $1 per 10MB is like paying around $100 per GB, and that's just ridiculous. On the xtra broadband deal we used to have, we got 3GB for about $30 I think, and that wasn't even enough so we now get 6GB.
On the subject of schools trying to ban mobile phones, my old school which my younger brother still goes to has given up. They say that mobile phones are fine at school so long as they don't disrupt class. I think that's a much better approach which more schools should try out. Saying there is an absolute ban is like challenging the students to disobey them. Students will always have their phones at school, its just a matter of whether or not they get caught.
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Posted: 2008-08-20 12:29:52
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we are not supposed to but no teachers care if you use ur fone at lunchtime or before school or even in between periods just not in class
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Posted: 2008-08-20 12:32:10
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And fair enough too!
$1 per 10Mb is fine as a caual rate I reckon because most people will use under 50MB per month and thats only $5.00 - cheap in my book. Anyone heading towards 200+MB could get a txt directing them towards a Data plan...
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Posted: 2008-08-20 12:58:32
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I see Vodafone has decided to offer some cheaper iPhone plans with less calls and txts but 250MB of data. Finally some reasonable prices worth considering.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sec[....]y.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10528243
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Posted: 2008-08-21 13:21:39
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Muhammad-Oli Posts: > 500
That is a bit better, but I don't understand why Vodafone never ever does decent texting deals in their plans. Those new plans for example have 100 or 200 texts depending on which you choose. That wouldn't last me even a week! And then they stick heaps of minutes worth of calls in, which is fine, but I don't get why so little texts in comparison! Do texts really cost a lot to Vodafone?
See that's why I quit my plan a couple of years ago. I text significantly more than I call. Hell, sometimes I don't make any calls at all over a whole month. In the end I realised it was actually a lot cheaper for me to be on prepay, so that's what I did! And I now pay half as much as I did on my plan, and I get about 5 or 6 times more texts out of it.
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Posted: 2008-08-21 13:29:58
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Muhammad-Oli Posts: > 500
My C902 arrived this morning before I even woke up! It was a nice surprise to find sitting outside my door.
Anyway I've been playing around with it for the last few hours and I should have some pictures up shortly!
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Posted: 2008-08-22 00:54:06
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