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01-07-2008, 06:05 PM
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Ok, Added Total Cost of Ownership.
Australia has the second best, behind Hong Kong, and Canada has the worst.
Interesting to note is that the country with the best upfront cost has the highest Total Cost of Ownership, and the country with the highest upfront cost has the lowest Cost of Ownership.
Keep in mind than even though Australia does very well on that list, the plans could end up sucking a LOT, so it may not be worth it. Only time will tell.
So you don't have to go to first post if you jumped straight to last page:
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01-07-2008, 06:16 PM
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Ok, Added Total Cost of Ownership.
Australia has the second best, behind Hong Kong, and Canada has the worst.
Interesting to note is that the country with the best upfront cost has the highest Total Cost of Ownership, and the country with the highest upfront cost has the lowest Cost of Ownership.
Keep in mind than even though Australia does very well on that list, the plans could end up sucking a LOT, so it may not be worth it. Only time will tell.
So you don't have to go to first post if you jumped straight to last page:
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It would be good to eventually see calls and data usage like you did before to see the real cost of ownership.
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01-07-2008, 06:18 PM
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Mate - that is awesome. Truly is. Gives us a real overall representation of the costs and plans. And yeah, we really have nothing to bitch and moan about. Think of the poor Canadians. LOL.  |
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01-07-2008, 07:13 PM
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Mate - that is awesome.
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+1 really great work, and since it is safe to assume that Optus and Vodafone's plans will be more competitive than Telstra's in terms of cost and value (but not coverage), it looks like for once we are not actually going to be totally screwed relative to the rest of the world. |
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01-07-2008, 07:16 PM
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It would be good to eventually see calls and data usage like you did before to see the real cost of ownership.
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I'll be doing that when plans are announced for local carriers, I've got a Numbers document with empty tables and graphs just waiting for data.
I probably won't bother putting all international plans into it though, because that's just too much work.
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01-07-2008, 07:17 PM
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+1 really great work, and since it is safe to assume that Optus and Vodafone's plans will be more competitive than Telstra's in terms of cost and value (but not coverage), it looks like for once we are not actually going to be totally screwed relative to the rest of the world.
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Yes, that is my hope too. Vodafone and Optus tend to be more competitive (ie. cheaper) than Telstra's plans. So we will have to wait to see just "how low they can go!"  |
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01-07-2008, 07:18 PM
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I'll be doing that when plans are announced for local carriers, I've got a Numbers document with empty tables and graphs just waiting for data.
I probably won't bother putting all international plans into it though, because that's just too much work.
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Cheers mate. Keep it simple, keep it local  |
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01-07-2008, 07:21 PM
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Nice work NeoRicen, good info! 
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01-07-2008, 07:33 PM
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Nice work NeoRicen, good info!
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I've always thought it was neo-ri-E-cen
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01-07-2008, 07:38 PM
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It's Nee-Oh-Rye-Sen 
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01-07-2008, 07:41 PM
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Keep in mind than even though Australia does very well on that list, the plans could end up sucking a LOT, so it may not be worth it. Only time will tell.
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Oh come on, we all know that Australia is going to get the unlimited data, right???
Don't hold your breath. 
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01-07-2008, 07:43 PM
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It's Nee-Oh-Rye-Sen |
Muchos gracias!
Now I can finally sleep tonight. |
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01-07-2008, 08:38 PM
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Switzerland just posted their plans with Swisscom
Note that the Swiss franc and Aussie dollar is almost 1 for 1.
Cheapest deal is 25 CHF. 100Mb per month. 249 CHF for 8Gb, 349 for 16Gb
More info here
Swisscom β iPhone 3G prices, advantages and services for private and business customers |
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01-07-2008, 08:41 PM
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Cheers, adding now.
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01-07-2008, 08:43 PM
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Nee-Oh-Rye-Sen - mate, you so have your work cut out for ya. You must enjoy your spreadsheets. |
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