On 15/10/2012 9:46 PM, Russell Coker wrote:
On Mon, 15 Oct 2012, Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> wrote:
http://www.crn.com.au/News/318600,no-optus-4g-for-outright-galaxy-s-iii-4g- owners.aspx?eid=4&edate=20121010
Although an update to the article says that some time soon, they'll have BYO options.
As I previously mentioned the telco plans that involve "free" phones in Australia are unreasonably expensive. So the telcos try and force people to buy the bad plans instead of being competitive.
Yes, I agree to a point, but even Telcos need to make some money to keep building their networks -- the ones that you want or need to use....
Best to buy a phone from Kogan and then find a telco that will support it properly. The TIO is a good option if a telco doesn't do so.
I don't understand why you are so hell bent on pushing Kogan, do you have share in them ;) I definitely say "buyer beware", particularly if you are in a position where you choose to buy local and pay the normal taxes and where appropriate claim back GST accordingly. And for sure, I do wish that Samsung and other manufacturers would offer lower pricing for AU stock so that this doesn't need to be an issue for anyone. Cheers A.