Telstra to revamp iPhone plans (ZDNet)

Telstra to revamp iPhone plans
Suzanne Tindal and Joseph Hanlon

31 July 2008 03:00 PM

*update* Telstra has announced a rejig of some of its iPhone-associated data
pricing, increasing the amount of data customers will be able to download
without incurring excess fees, in the wake of Optus' success in the market.

Although the company didn't mention the iPhone specifically in its release,
the hyped phone's presence was felt as Telstra raised the download quota of
its 3G data packs, with consumer marketing and channels executive director
Glenice Maclellan saying the rise was needed "as devices catch up with Next
G capabilities".

A $10 data pack now allows users to download 150MB instead of 20MB, and the
$29 data pack 300MB instead of 80MB. Excess data usage rates have also been
reduced for the $10 pack, from $1 per MB to 50c per MB above 150MB and for
the $29 pack from $1 per MB down to 25c per MB above 300MB.

Those already on a $10 or a $29 pack will automatically have the additional
data allowance added to their plans over the next few months according to
Telstra.

The price of data on the iPhone on Telstra had previously been touted as the
most expensive on the market, leading to long lines outside Sydney's central
Optus store a week after the device's launch, while Telstra headquarters
remained crowd free.

Sources have said that the telco didn't have long enough to nut out its
pricing and make it competitive in the time between them getting the iPhone
late June and selling it on 11 July.

ZDNet.com.au also understands the telco has experienced a high level of
porting, with people simply getting the phone, unlocking it via third-party
hacks and moving to other carriers.

The drawcard for Telstra was supposed to be the free access to Wi-Fi at
hotspots through the city, but even this freebie has attracted some
annoyance on Whirlpool forums.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communi...9290986,00.htm

Core2Duo <Core2Duo@theinternet.com> wrote:

> Telstra to revamp iPhone plans

Which means no one bothered with their **** original plans.

> Suzanne Tindal and Joseph Hanlon

> 31 July 2008 03:00 PM

> *update* Telstra has announced a rejig of some of its
> iPhone-associated data pricing, increasing the amount of data customers will be able to download without incurring
> excess fees, in the wake of Optus' success in the market.

Funny that. Hilarious, actually.

> Although the company didn't mention the iPhone specifically in its
> release, the hyped phone's presence was felt as Telstra raised the download quota of its 3G data packs, with consumer
> marketing and channels executive director Glenice Maclellan saying the rise was needed "as devices catch up with Next
> G capabilities".

Wota ****ing wanker...

> A $10 data pack now allows users to download 150MB instead of 20MB,

Bugger, pardon me while I cream my jeans.

> and the $29 data pack 300MB instead of 80MB.

Bugger, pardon me while I cream my jeans, again.

> Excess data usage rates have also been reduced for the $10 pack, from $1 per MB to 50c per MB

Still an utterly obscene ripoff.

> above 150MB and for the $29 pack from $1 per MB down to 25c per MB above 300MB.

Still an utterly obscene ripoff.

> Those already on a $10 or a $29 pack will automatically have the additional data allowance added to their plans over
> the next few months according to Telstra.

Why not tomorrow, wanker ?

> The price of data on the iPhone on Telstra had previously been touted as the most expensive on the market,

Funny that.

> leading to long lines outside Sydney's central Optus store a week after the device's launch, while Telstra
> headquarters remained crowd free.

Funny that. Hilarious actually.

Odd that the Poxington didnt even mention that. Cant imagine why for the life of me.

> Sources have said that the telco didn't have long enough to nut out its pricing and make it competitive in the time
> between them getting the iPhone late June and selling it on 11 July.

Footshot after footshot after footshot.

> ZDNet.com.au also understands the telco has experienced a high level of porting, with people simply getting the phone,
> unlocking it via third-party hacks and moving to other carriers.

Funny that. Hilarious actually.

> The drawcard for Telstra was supposed to be the free access to Wi-Fi at hotspots through the city, but even this
> freebie has attracted some annoyance on Whirlpool forums.

Wota surprise.

> http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communi...9290986,00.htm

On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 05:58:04 +1000 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
wrote:

> > Telstra to revamp iPhone plans
>
> Which means no one bothered with their **** original plans.


Hey Parky Bot, can you let such slander go unanswered?

"Polly the Parrot" <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote in message
news:20080801070059.6ef69c8d@linux-k6os.site...
> On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 05:58:04 +1000 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> > Telstra to revamp iPhone plans
>>
>> Which means no one bothered with their **** original plans.
>
>
> Hey Parky Bot, can you let such slander go unanswered?

Telstra is the leading mobile provider in Australia, with the greatest
market share (by far) and the greatest coverage of the major providers. It
also keeps its profits here, unlike the foreign muck.

Alan Poxington <wanker@iarsethiscountry,com.au> wrote
> Polly the Parrot <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote
>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

>>>> Telstra to revamp iPhone plans

>>> Which means no one bothered with their **** original plans.

>> Hey Parky Bot, can you let such slander go unanswered?

> Telstra is the leading mobile provider in Australia,

Only in your pathetic little drug crazed fantasyland, wanker.

> with the greatest market share (by far)

Not with iphones, wanker.

> and the greatest coverage of the major providers.

Only in your pathetic little drug crazed fantasyland, wanker.

Globalstar is, wanker.

> It also keeps its profits here,

Another lie. Hordes of its shareholders are foreigners, liar.

And its actually stupid enough to employ ****wit yanks that couldnt get a real job anywhere else too.

> unlike the foreign muck.

Hardly any of them make much in the way of profit and using them encourages
them to spend more foreign money here on infrastructure, ****wit.

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:6ff0ccFba2ijU1@mid.individual.net...
> Alan Poxington <wanker@iarsethiscountry,com.au> wrote
>> Polly the Parrot <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>
>>>>> Telstra to revamp iPhone plans
>
>>>> Which means no one bothered with their **** original plans.
>
>>> Hey Parky Bot, can you let such slander go unanswered?
>
>> Telstra is the leading mobile provider in Australia,
>
> Only in your pathetic little drug crazed fantasyland, wanker.
>
>> with the greatest market share (by far)
>
> Not with iphones, wanker.
>
>> and the greatest coverage of the major providers.
>
> Only in your pathetic little drug crazed fantasyland, wanker.
>
> Globalstar is, wanker.

Globalstar is a "major provider" is it Roddles?
>
>

Core2Duo wrote...

> *update* Telstra has announced a rejig of some of its iPhone-associated data
> pricing,

[chomp...]

> the hyped phone's presence was felt as Telstra raised the download quota of
> its 3G data packs, with consumer marketing and channels executive director

[double chomp...]

Does this mean that only the iPhone data packs are being "rejigged" or is this
across the board?



--
A bachelor is someone who doesn't make the same mistake once..

Rod Speed wrote...

> > Sources have said that the telco didn't have long enough to nut out its pricing and make it competitive in the time
> > between them getting the iPhone late June and selling it on 11 July.
>
> Footshot after footshot after footshot.

And that they're bull**** artists of the highest order.. Didn't have enough
time, my arse...

> > The drawcard for Telstra was supposed to be the free access to Wi-Fi at hotspots through the city, but even this
> > freebie has attracted some annoyance on Whirlpool forums.

> Wota surprise.

What is annoying about it? If it's free what's the big deal? Or isn't it free
enough?


--
A Meltdown? One of those annoying buzzwords. We prefer to think of it as an
unrequested fission surplus!

"Alan Parkington" <aparkington@iheartthiscountry,com.au> wrote...

> Telstra is the leading mobile provider in Australia, with the greatest
> market share (by far) and the greatest coverage of the major providers. It
> also keeps its profits here, unlike the foreign muck.

Hang on. Didn't you say or was it your special friend Michael, who said that
Telstra's junket overseas flogging Telstra paid dividends. ie. in selling it to
offshore interests?

On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:46:44 +1000 Snapper
<snapper1@y7mail.com.invalid> wrote:

> > the hyped phone's presence was felt as Telstra raised the download
> > quota of its 3G data packs, with consumer marketing and channels
> > executive director
>
> [double chomp...]
>
> Does this mean that only the iPhone data packs are being "rejigged"
> or is this across the board?

In actual fact, is 3 gig (or even 5 gig) enough for everyday use?

Alan Poxington <wanker@iarsethiscountry,com.au> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> Alan Poxington <wanker@iarsethiscountry,com.au> wrote
>>> Polly the Parrot <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote
>>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

>>>>>> Telstra to revamp iPhone plans

>>>>> Which means no one bothered with their **** original plans.

>>>> Hey Parky Bot, can you let such slander go unanswered?

>>> Telstra is the leading mobile provider in Australia,

>> Only in your pathetic little drug crazed fantasyland, wanker.

>>> with the greatest market share (by far)

>> Not with iphones, wanker.

>>> and the greatest coverage of the major providers.

>> Only in your pathetic little drug crazed fantasyland, wanker.

>> Globalstar is, wanker.

> Globalstar is a "major provider" is it Roddles?

Yep.

Polly the Parrot <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:46:44 +1000 Snapper
> <snapper1@y7mail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>>> the hyped phone's presence was felt as Telstra raised the download
>>> quota of its 3G data packs, with consumer marketing and channels
>>> executive director
>>
>> [double chomp...]
>>
>> Does this mean that only the iPhone data packs are being "rejigged"
>> or is this across the board?
>
> In actual fact, is 3 gig (or even 5 gig) enough for everyday use?

Corse it is, and corse it depends on how you use it.

"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:6ffcscFb76o9U1@mid.individual.net...
> Polly the Parrot <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:46:44 +1000 Snapper
>> <snapper1@y7mail.com.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>> the hyped phone's presence was felt as Telstra raised the download
>>>> quota of its 3G data packs, with consumer marketing and channels
>>>> executive director
>>>
>>> [double chomp...]
>>>
>>> Does this mean that only the iPhone data packs are being "rejigged"
>>> or is this across the board?
>>
>> In actual fact, is 3 gig (or even 5 gig) enough for everyday use?
>
> Corse it is, and corse it depends on how you use it.
>
you use it as a vibrator don't u Rod?


** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

>> Those already on a $10 or a $29 pack will automatically have the
>> additional data allowance added to their plans over the next few months
>> according to Telstra.
>
> Why not tomorrow, wanker ?

Thats the way the system works. As soon as you have a bill cycle it resets
to the new allowance.

Not sure where the "few months" comes from, everyone resets within a month
(ie. in Aug)

>> The drawcard for Telstra was supposed to be the free access to Wi-Fi at
>> hotspots through the city, but even this freebie has attracted some
>> annoyance on Whirlpool forums.
>
> Wota surprise.

Yes, something free is often annoying?!

>>> Those already on a $10 or a $29 pack will automatically have the
>>> additional data allowance added to their plans over the next few months
>>> according to Telstra.
>>
>> Why not tomorrow, wanker ?
>
> Cos their pathetic excuse for programmers can't work out how to do that,

Not a programming issue

> so some poor fool in the Philipines will have to input it one account at a
> time - probably on 80 column punched cards, knowing how far behind Telstra
> is. And seeing as they don't pay those Filipinos enough to be able eat
> properly, they work very slowly.

Nothing manual about it