Comments on: Australian consumer watchdog and data pricing plans http://www.webdirections.org/blog/australian-consumer-watchdog-and-data-pricing-plans/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:39:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: johnhttp://www.webdirections.org/blog/australian-consumer-watchdog-and-data-pricing-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-27262 john Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:26:45 +0000 http://www.webdirections.org/?p=567#comment-27262 Web Directions, saving consumers from themselves, one person at a time :-) Web Directions, saving consumers from themselves, one person at a time :-)

]]> By: Cherylhttp://www.webdirections.org/blog/australian-consumer-watchdog-and-data-pricing-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-27261 Cheryl Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:24:34 +0000 http://www.webdirections.org/?p=567#comment-27261 Yeah same - although I only held out because of your previous blog post, I originally thought "sod it, we always get ripped off here, oh well what can I do?".So you've just saved me a crappy 24 month contract on Voda! Yeah same — although I only held out because of your previous blog post, I originally thought “sod it, we always get ripped off here, oh well what can I do?”.

So you’ve just saved me a crappy 24 month contract on Voda!

]]> By: johnhttp://www.webdirections.org/blog/australian-consumer-watchdog-and-data-pricing-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-26997 john Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:59:19 +0000 http://www.webdirections.org/?p=567#comment-26997 Thanks Cheryl,that's getting more realistic.Glad I'm not on a 24 month contract with some of the plans originally on offer.j Thanks Cheryl,

that’s getting more realistic.

Glad I’m not on a 24 month contract with some of the plans originally on offer.

j

]]> By: Cherylhttp://www.webdirections.org/blog/australian-consumer-watchdog-and-data-pricing-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-26985 Cheryl Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:16:01 +0000 http://www.webdirections.org/?p=567#comment-26985 Hey just read in the SMH that Virgin are going to also sell the Iphone and on a much better plan.Meanwhile Virgin is expected to offer the 8GB iPhone 3G for $0 upfront on a $70 per month contract with 1GB of data - a generous data allowance for the price when compared to the competition. For a few extra dollars customers can add up to an extra 4GB of data - which is a very tempting offer.<a href="http://blogs.smh.com.au/gadgetsonthego/archives/2008/07/telstra_improves_iphone_plans.html" rel="nofollow">More at the SMH</a> Hey just read in the SMH that Virgin are going to also sell the Iphone and on a much better plan.

Meanwhile Virgin is expected to offer the 8GB iPhone 3G for $0 upfront on a $70 per month contract with 1GB of data — a generous data allowance for the price when compared to the competition. For a few extra dollars customers can add up to an extra 4GB of data — which is a very tempting offer.

More at the SMH

]]> By: Gavinhttp://www.webdirections.org/blog/australian-consumer-watchdog-and-data-pricing-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-22842 Gavin Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:51:42 +0000 http://www.webdirections.org/?p=567#comment-22842 You might be interested to know:A co-worker overheard a salesperson in a Telstra store explain to a customer that 20Mb was "more than enough" for web surfing on their iPhone.Is this kind of 'advice' common at point of sale? Scary. You might be interested to know:

A co-worker overheard a salesperson in a Telstra store explain to a customer that 20Mb was “more than enough” for web surfing on their iPhone.

Is this kind of ‘advice’ common at point of sale? Scary.

]]> By: Cherylhttp://www.webdirections.org/blog/australian-consumer-watchdog-and-data-pricing-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-22825 Cheryl Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:59:21 +0000 http://www.webdirections.org/?p=567#comment-22825 Yeah I cheered when I read the headline about the ACCC investigation but then nearly choked on my breakfast when they were giving US the warning, not the telcos.Still am holding out against the iphone until Virgin or 3 or someone get it and give us a decent data plan. I'm with Virgin at the moment and I only pay $5 a month for data - I'd check how much I get but their website is rubbish and I can't find it. But I never go over my data limit and I use a lot of data.I think I'll get an old unlocked one from the States and use it on my current Virgin plan. Yeah I cheered when I read the headline about the ACCC investigation but then nearly choked on my breakfast when they were giving US the warning, not the telcos.

Still am holding out against the iphone until Virgin or 3 or someone get it and give us a decent data plan. I’m with Virgin at the moment and I only pay $5 a month for data — I’d check how much I get but their website is rubbish and I can’t find it. But I never go over my data limit and I use a lot of data.

I think I’ll get an old unlocked one from the States and use it on my current Virgin plan.

]]> By: Damien Buckleyhttp://www.webdirections.org/blog/australian-consumer-watchdog-and-data-pricing-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-22791 Damien Buckley Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:27:37 +0000 http://www.webdirections.org/?p=567#comment-22791 Dont get me started on this - the whole Australian telecommunications system is BROKEN and if anyone thinks we'll ever have 'world-standard' broadband with the current players and regulations, they're dreaming. Its time the whole industry was de-regulated, Telstra put in its place and the big boys from the US (and I dont mean Sol Trujillo) invited in to give the locals a rocket - it worked a treat in the UK. Dont get me started on this — the whole Australian telecommunications system is BROKEN and if anyone thinks we’ll ever have ‘world-standard’ broadband with the current players and regulations, they’re dreaming. Its time the whole industry was de-regulated, Telstra put in its place and the big boys from the US (and I dont mean Sol Trujillo) invited in to give the locals a rocket — it worked a treat in the UK.

]]> By: johnhttp://www.webdirections.org/blog/australian-consumer-watchdog-and-data-pricing-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-22780 john Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:43:18 +0000 http://www.webdirections.org/?p=567#comment-22780 Pat,Good point. Florida's thesis has big implications here in Australia. The single best bang for buck any local, state or federal government could make, imho, is provide free wifi across broad swathes of the urban landscape. To me its the water and sewerage service of the 21st century. Pat,

Good point. Florida’s thesis has big implications here in Australia. The single best bang for buck any local, state or federal government could make, imho, is provide free wifi across broad swathes of the urban landscape. To me its the water and sewerage service of the 21st century.

]]> By: Pat Allanhttp://www.webdirections.org/blog/australian-consumer-watchdog-and-data-pricing-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-22623 Pat Allan Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:55:02 +0000 http://www.webdirections.org/?p=567#comment-22623 John: came across a quote the other day that made me think of our horrible data plans - from Richard Florida's The Rise of the Creative Class (paraphrasing Joel Mokyr):<blockquote cite="http://creativeclass.com/">Technical creativity has tended to rise and then fade dramatically at various times in various cultures when social and economic institutions turn rigid and act against it.</blockquote> John: came across a quote the other day that made me think of our horrible data plans — from Richard Florida’s The Rise of the Creative Class (paraphrasing Joel Mokyr):

Technical creativity has tended to rise and then fade dramatically at various times in various cultures when social and economic institutions turn rigid and act against it.

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