Re: Ping Mr Michael J Ellis - Next G Prepaid

On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:45:07 GMT, Michael wrote:

> postpaid and prepaid have always had different offers - from voice call
> rates to data

But they DON'T have completely different offers. Four of the prepaid
offers are exactly the same as the postpaid offers. But the two high end
postpaid "offers" aren't available of prepaid.

Obviously, someone at Telstra has decided: "Let's make the postpaid Browse
Plus Packs available on prepaid. And let's use the same pricing and data
allowances for prepaid as we do for postpaid. But let's NOT make the 1 gig
and 3 gig packs available on prepaid."

What I wanted to know was the reasoning behind the decision to not offer 1
gig and 3 gig packs on prepaid. I'm well aware I get to "like it or lump
it", and that Telstra can within certain limits charge whatever it likes --
I just would like to know the reasoning behind the decision.

On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 21:09:33 +1030, Horry wrote:

> On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:45:07 GMT, Michael wrote:
>
>> postpaid and prepaid have always had different offers - from voice call
>> rates to data
>
> But they DON'T have completely different offers. Four of the prepaid
> offers are exactly the same as the postpaid offers. But the two high end
> postpaid "offers" aren't available of prepaid.
>
> Obviously, someone at Telstra has decided: "Let's make the postpaid Browse
> Plus Packs available on prepaid. And let's use the same pricing and data
> allowances for prepaid as we do for postpaid. But let's NOT make the 1 gig
> and 3 gig packs available on prepaid."
>
> What I wanted to know was the reasoning behind the decision to not offer 1
> gig and 3 gig packs on prepaid. I'm well aware I get to "like it or lump
> it", and that Telstra can within certain limits charge whatever it likes --
> I just would like to know the reasoning behind the decision.

If you don't know, say: "I don't know".

If you don't want to admit that you don't know, say: "That's Telstra
commercial-in-confidence".

"Horry" <horacewachope@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:5ucevlr3wiz4.1hpsar9tf1lug.dlg@40tude.net...
>>> visit Hotmail more than a handful of times before exceeding the
>>> limit. (Though IIRC, BROWSEPLUS5 used to give you a generous one (1)
>>> megabyte (MB) limit for $5. What was the point of THAT plan?)
>>
>> Because data used to be 2.2c /kb, so you would have paid $22.53 for that
>> 1
>> meg.
>>
>> $5 < $22.53, isnt it!!!
>
> The point of BROWSEPLUS5 is because $5 is less than $22.53?

Thats the point of any data pack. That the cost of the data pack, whilst
using the same amount of data, is less than the PAYG rate.

Thats the same reason you are better of buying a 1kg bag of sugar rather
than 2 x 500g bags of sugar, in most cases.

"Horry" <horacewachope@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1rx87fezlu15h.1onvttoyx6l6s$.dlg@40tude.net.. .
> On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:45:07 GMT, Michael wrote:
>
>> postpaid and prepaid have always had different offers - from voice call
>> rates to data
>
> But they DON'T have completely different offers. Four of the prepaid
> offers are exactly the same as the postpaid offers. But the two high end
> postpaid "offers" aren't available of prepaid.

No one claimed they had completely different offers

> What I wanted to know was the reasoning behind the decision to not offer 1
> gig and 3 gig packs on prepaid. I'm well aware I get to "like it or lump

Its called marketing - and ive never understood marketers!!!!!

"Horry" <horacewachope@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:19ji52h4aex9d.1j81xvzljq5ue$.dlg@40tude.net.. .
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 21:09:33 +1030, Horry wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:45:07 GMT, Michael wrote:
>>
>>> postpaid and prepaid have always had different offers - from voice call
>>> rates to data
>>
>> But they DON'T have completely different offers. Four of the prepaid
>> offers are exactly the same as the postpaid offers. But the two high end
>> postpaid "offers" aren't available of prepaid.
>>
>> Obviously, someone at Telstra has decided: "Let's make the postpaid
>> Browse
>> Plus Packs available on prepaid. And let's use the same pricing and data
>> allowances for prepaid as we do for postpaid. But let's NOT make the 1
>> gig
>> and 3 gig packs available on prepaid."
>>
>> What I wanted to know was the reasoning behind the decision to not offer
>> 1
>> gig and 3 gig packs on prepaid. I'm well aware I get to "like it or lump
>> it", and that Telstra can within certain limits charge whatever it
>> likes --
>> I just would like to know the reasoning behind the decision.
>
> If you don't know, say: "I don't know".
>
> If you don't want to admit that you don't know, say: "That's Telstra
> commercial-in-confidence".

See previous post, falls into the "I dont know" - which is exactly what I
said