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25-12-2007, 10:04 PM
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Location: Brisbane
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iPhone SMS competition - illegal?
G'day,
I just saw an ad on the tv by one of those rip-off SMS companies, where they are using an iPhone to lure people into a $4 per message "competition"...
My thought was - given that the iPhone hasn't passed Au telecommunications specs, wouldn't this be illegal?
Further, are they selling it "broken" or "as is"?
cheers
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25-12-2007, 10:09 PM
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Hahaha interesting indeed. I happened to see the same competition this morning and thought it was odd that they were advertising it as part of some competition...
Well whether it be legal or not i guess we'll see if it still gets air'd 
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25-12-2007, 10:32 PM
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It's been on Austar for quite a while, I'm so sick of ads like this.
Yeah I'd like to see how there going to offer that 'prize'.
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26-12-2007, 01:01 AM
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Heh... they've been on the internet for ages....
I personally like clicking on these ads, just to waste the 'promoters' money, for clicks on their adverts
Last edited by adamd; 26-12-2007 at 01:07 PM.
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26-12-2007, 08:46 AM
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I'm curious what the situation would be for someone roaming in australia with a non certified phone, I doubt that its illegal, I'm sure someone knows where the line is drawn
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26-12-2007, 09:50 AM
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if the phone isnt on a list of telstra allowed phones it's illegal. CW or brains I think posted it somewhere...
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26-12-2007, 10:43 AM
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Would you like a jelly baby?
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Location: Brisbane
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Yeah, I asked the question about iPhone usage legality a few weeks ago...
Maybe someone should drop a line to Telstra or someone 
I HATE those SMS rip offs... phishing for idiots... (no offence to anyone who finds them... useful? or has been suckered in...)
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26-12-2007, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by conufsed
I'm curious what the situation would be for someone roaming in australia with a non certified phone, I doubt that its illegal, I'm sure someone knows where the line is drawn
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It is illegal under that Telecommunications Act so if its made public then yeah, you will get into trouble but the police arent going to arrest someone because they see someone using an iPhone walking down the street.
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26-12-2007, 04:25 PM
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Would you like a jelly baby?
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I am a petty, petty man...
Just emailed the ACA (Aust Comms Authority) about this...
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26-12-2007, 04:31 PM
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Hahaha sweet... *Can't wait for the response.
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26-12-2007, 04:34 PM
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Would you like a jelly baby?
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(I guess given that I... possibly... maybe... used my TAM's geoport modem... which was never cleared in Australia... I should be a bit more accommodating... :} but if I can't have an iPhone, dammit, no one should! *mwahahar!*)
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26-12-2007, 05:43 PM
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You sad sad soul cosmichobo 
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26-12-2007, 07:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaffa
You sad sad soul cosmichobo
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That's me... sad, lonely little creature...
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26-12-2007, 07:36 PM
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Same fineprint as When A similarcompetition wasran in The UK."will be Awarded once Realeased"
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26-12-2007, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by maclover
It's been on Austar for quite a while...
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Hang on, you pay for TV and still get ads on it? :shock:
Thank the coders for bit torrent 
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