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Thought it would be interesting to see who got the best deal when they bought their phone. Post The price of your phone, any bonuses you got with it, the location you bought it and the approximate date you purchased it
I personally got mine at Best Buy for $49.99 on a 3 year contract with a bonus $75 Best Buy gift card and (he said) a free 16gb micro-sd card. Pretty sure all phones come with the SD cards though since it was already in the phone upon unboxing.
Now you!
it was 9k pesos and that's around 750 dlls
Free on a 15 pound ultd contract 24 month =)
Benifits on being on a staff contract with o2. Shame its a 2 year contract though. Had phone since realses in Europe. had 3 replacements
Mine in malaysia rm 1550.00. Us around 4+
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I traded a month-old iPhone 3GS for mine. The choice was either this or the Desire (non-hd). After 6 months of heavy use I'm glad I chose the X10. It's got an old version of Android with some small issues but the screen and design more than makes up for it imo.
The streetprice now here in Sweden is about 400€ which is slightly overpriced, I'd put it at 300-350.
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Got it from my bro who switch to IOS4 . My first android phone and as each day passes by i liking it. Great phone...
$637.00 AUD From "3" HK Network
Bought a new N900 for $350, traded it for a x10 after three weeks.
$650
+tax
Free, 3 years contract, Rogers Canada
NO Contract Its white X10a branded to rogers works on the US att. Got it for $520 around June.
Happy with it.
Purchased on eBay from a guy in Canada.
$50, and a $50 mail in rebate, so basically free. Upgraded through Rogers, didn't need to get a new plan or anything.
I definitely didn't feel like spending another $500+ on an unlocked phone
Crocketeer said:
$50, and a $50 mail in rebate, so basically free. Upgraded through Rogers, didn't need to get a new plan or anything.
I definitely didn't feel like spending another $500+ on an unlocked phone
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They have extended your contract probably. Nothing is free specially in North America.
Nimche said:
They have extended your contract probably. Nothing is free specially in North America.
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That's right! ... lol.. Another 3 years for him.
$490 CAD no contract from Pacific Mall. Never had any problems.
No contract.
Running on telus network.
$300 off my friend back in july
Free with contract renewal thru at&t.
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Sighx said:
That's right! ... lol.. Another 3 years for him.
$490 CAD no contract from Pacific Mall. Never had any problems.
No contract.
Running on telus network.
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Ah good ole P Mall
when did you buy it though? 490 is pretty good if u got it close to launch
switch my provider to rogers and they gave me two x10 (1 white,1 black) for 57cad$ plus 2 iskin casing and a car charger...just got a replacement for the black one though bcoz of restarting problem
DangerPanda said:
Bought a new N900 for $350, traded it for a x10 after three weeks.
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Holycrap what a deal! lucky you I bought mine at full retail price for $621 including tax straight from Rogers just cuz I love this phone so much, I'm not even with Rogers
I traded a year old SE Satio + $100 AUD for a brand new X10
Can't say I miss the Satio, but the camera was absolutely AMAZING.
If you live in Melbourne, Australia, JB Hi Fi Mobile Phone Shop in Elizabeth Street, still have 2 brand new HTC HD2 T9193 Telstra units. Will sell for reasonable offer. I got mine for $300. This was current as of 27 March 2012. Hope this helle someone.
Isn't this phone 3 years old? 300 is crazy for a phone that old
The most awesome thing about it for us Americans is that it works on att 3g but I would never pay that price for one
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They still sell for more than WP7 on ebay, because they are so versatile and can dual boot Wp7 and android.
no way, I wouldn't spend more than $150 on that phone, even if it gets att 3G
orangekid said:
no way, I wouldn't spend more than $150 on that phone, even if it gets att 3G
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i saw one of these on ebay over the last 5 months and it sold for over 300 lolz
pwnerman said:
i saw one of these on ebay over the last 5 months and it sold for over 300 lolz
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Telstra Leos are very rare. They fetch a MUCH higher price than the regular Euro Leos and the Tmo ones. $300 is a very fair price for a brand new Telstra model.
cajunflavoredbob said:
Telstra Leos are very rare. They fetch a MUCH higher price than the regular Euro Leos and the Tmo ones. $300 is a very fair price for a brand new Telstra model.
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I know but I wouldn't pay it
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...Specifically Toronto GTA area people, where are you buying the NOTE 2? I well remembered last year when I purchased the NOTE from Handtec, I had to pay $100+ in duites.:crying: Trying to avoid that this time around.
Any sources?
I was thinking of it, but then I read that the international version isn't compatible with the LTE band on my carrier, Bell.
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I will be getting one, was very close to ordering from handtec, but then i read ur comment, I think Coptech will be getting it next week, CanadaGsm doesnt have any pricing yet, expansys canada doesnt have it in stock yet, I not sure what will happen if I order from ebay.com, probably will be screwed with duties and taxes. I thought cell phones were duty free items, but I guess not.
I ordered mine from Clove in th UK.
Since Winnipeg sucks and we're never going to get LTE, I'm fine with the 3G only version.
Viper2005 said:
I ordered mine from Clove in th UK.
Since Winnipeg sucks and we're never going to get LTE, I'm fine with the 3G only version.
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Did you had to pay $100+ in duties? :crying:
You will pay 13% tax.
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I was just checking seems like if you any air shipment atleast with fedex already includes brokerage, duties are 7% and you only pay gst 5%. So the situation doesnt look so bad. I dont know why you had to pay 100+ in duties, which shipment option did u choose ?.
http://www.canadacustomer.fedex.com/ca_english/customsguide/calculatedutytax.html
I'll be getting one but I want lte so I'll wait it out when Rogers releases it. I'll trade my I9300 & nexus for one
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Did you had to pay $100+ in duties? :crying:
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There shouldn't be duty on phones, but I'm expecting to pay sales tax on the full amount
It should be shipped tomorrow.
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Viper2005 said:
I ordered mine from Clove in th UK.
Since Winnipeg sucks and we're never going to get LTE, I'm fine with the 3G only version.
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Winnipeg has LTE with MTS and soon with others.
expansys.ca seems to have it in stock
The Expansys website says they have the White 16GB in stock for $774.99. With taxes and shipping in Ontario it shows as $861.99.
http://www.expansys.ca/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-android-smartphone-16gb-white-unlocked-850-1900-white-236051/
mobileDNA. Love paying with cash.
Has anyone purchased this phone from Expansys?
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I've already pre-ordered the GT-N7105. Just waiting for it to be "released" and shipped.
Newegg.ca $699 w/ free shipping... no ETA
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875176414
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Newegg.ca $699 w/ free shipping... no ETA
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875176414
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Out of stock
Kijiji has it for $800
All prices will drop when Rogers and other carriers release it. I want the lte so I'll wait
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mardos said:
Out of stock
Kijiji has it for $800
All prices will drop when Rogers and other carriers release it. I want the lte so I'll wait
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Bell Canada is selling the original note for $729.95, which is only $10 less than the Note 2 at Expansys... I can't see the Note 2 selling for much less after launch. At best $699, but I think $750 is more realistic. So.... maybe expansys (or newegg) is the best bet for those who don't want to wait at least another month for the retail launch.
When I ordered the Galaxy Beam from Expansys uk last time, they cancelled my order and told me to order from the ca site. Never happened before. Eventually got it at Clove and probably will do again for the Note 2.
Doesn't matter to me if it there's no LTE as I wasn't going to put the sim in anyway.
I ordered the note 2 from Expansys on Wednesday and received it yesterday. Waited less than 24 hours.
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Damn, I got stuck paying duty on my imported Note 2.
$724 + $87 = $811
Thank goodness my wife and I bank separately.
Anything and everything to do with the new HTC M8 UK people:laugh:
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Anything and everything to do with the new HTC M8 UK people:laugh:
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Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U starting off with the first initial releases.
Phones4U offering Free handset, Free Boombass Speaker and Dot Case on EE and Vodafone 24 Month deals. In Grey, Gold & Silver.
These are their current "best" deals.
EE 24 Month 4G 42.99 Unlimited Minutes Unlimited Texts 4GB Data
4GB Data
Unlimited Minutes
Unlimited Texts
1 Year Gourmet Society Membership
£42.99
per month
FREE Upfront
EE 24 Month 4G 47.99 Unlimited Minutes Unlimited Texts 10GB Data
10GB Data
Unlimited Minutes
Unlimited Texts
1 Year Gourmet Society Membership
£47.99
per month
FREE Upfront
Vodafone 24 Month 4G 42 Unlimited Minutes Unlimited Texts 3GB Data
3GB Data
Unlimited Minutes
Unlimited Texts
1 Year Gourmet Society Membership
£42.00
per month
FREE Upfront
They're also offering it sim free for £529.95 or £519.95 plus top up on PAYG on Orange/T-Mob and Voda.
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Carphone are offering £100 cashback on their offerings but contracts are pretty weak. Available in Grey and Silver initially, Gold from 7th April.
Best Value Contract
£49 Upfront Handset
24 months
£38 per month
O24G
Unlimited minutes
Unlimited texts
1GB data
+ £100 cashback
Best Free Phone Deal
No upfront cost
24 months
£42 per month
Vodafone
Unlimited minutes
Unlimited texts
1GB data
+ £100 cashback
Best 4G
£29 Upfront
24 months
£44.20 per month
O24G
Unlimited minutes
Unlimited texts
5GB data
+ £100 cashback
Also available Sim Free at £549.95
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Both carriers also offering Upgrade packages but you have to call specifically.
I'm in Canada at the moment so thinking of seeing if I can pick one up whilst here that covers the EE bands sim free as it'll be much cheaper. Will have to see how availability is!
SIM-free:
£549.95 from Carphone Warehouse, doesn't say which model it is http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/htc/one-m8?intcmp=HPMini3_HTCOneM8ctaesales_250314
£529.95 from Phones4U, 16GB model http://www.phones4u.co.uk/htc/one/m8/silver?intcid=hero1_htc_one_m8_250314
I prefer Sim-free however its better to wait at that price. Can't justify buying M8 when really its quite a relatively small update over the M7 imo.
Just ordered a SIM Free HTC One M8 in Gunmetal Grey from Carphone Warehouse. Should be here tomorrow.
Bilhouse said:
Just ordered a SIM Free HTC One M8 in Gunmetal Grey from Carphone Warehouse. Should be here tomorrow.
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Isn't Phones4U cheaper at £529.95?
I thought I read somewhere Three were going to get the handset today, but not available on their website yet.
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EE (UK) — The 4G-centric network will have the M8 on sale online and via telesales tomorrow, March 26, and in stores on March 27. Customers buying on a £37.99/pm "Extra" plan (£29.99 upfront cost) before April 10 will receive twice the amount of data of EE’s standard 4G plans — taking their monthly limit up to 4GB — for the duration of their contract. To sweeten the deal, EE is also offering customers who buy online between March 28 and April 10 free return flights to one of 12 European destinations.
It's up on Clove to order.
http://www.clove.co.uk/htc-one-m8
Has anyone seen anywhere to order the 32GB order?
32GB is on order from Mobile Fun, £579.99
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32GB is on order from Mobile Fun, £579.99
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Has anyone had any experiences with buying from Mobile Fun before? Just found this offer, and i'm up for paying the £50 Extra for the 32GB model if indeed it is genuine.
Just wondering if they've listed 32GB as an accident? Possibly...
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Has anyone had any experiences with buying from Mobile Fun before? Just found this offer, and i'm up for paying the £50 Extra for the 32GB model if indeed it is genuine.
Just wondering if they've listed 32GB as an accident? Possibly...
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Bought plenty of accessories, never a phone. Always been fine, though
why do handtec and clove not have 32gb anywhere but in US almost all the models sold are 32gb?
Liking the look of it.
Tried sense 6 on my M7 and im liking that too, never been a massive fan of sense!
Can I justify forking out the cash to update. Undecided! :/
i just walked into phones4u and got one tonight
I've had experience when the One X+ came out that there were barely any 32gb versions available in the UK. I think it must be a conspiracy?! Lol
I have the M7 and want the M8
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jaythenut said:
i just walked into phones4u and got one tonight
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Where and how much
nintendolinky said:
Where and how much
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Likely to be Oxford Circus. 16GB priced at : £529.95
jaythenut said:
i just walked into phones4u and got one tonight
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Are you gonna replace your note 3? I'm really undecided...
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jaythenut said:
i just walked into phones4u and got one tonight
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Yeah. I'm going there to get mine tomorrow too....can't wait ? still can't understand why we only get the 16GB edition though.
Reminds me of the HTC HD2. US got the 1GB version, while the UK only got 512MB versions.
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Hi everyone
Thought I'd make a thread for prospective Australian owners to discuss the device.
I'm personally super excited by the fact that the Nexus phone is a phablet. A bit less enthused by the price but we'll wait for the official $AU price. It'll still be cheaper than the $900+ Note 4 which is its only other competitor currently.
Looks like it'll be coming to Telstra in December according to the well connected and reliable Crazy CS from Whirlpool:
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2324246&p=3#r50
If so, that means it'll probably get released in JB Hifi and Officeworks. Maybe it'll be a bit cheaper like last year with their marginally better than RRP prices for the Nexus 5.
Anyways discuss away
I'm excited with this release and been waiting for this phone but bit disappointed with the listed price, I was hoping @ 500 mark.
Carrier release info:
http://ausdroid.net/2014/10/16/which-australian-carriers-will-offer-the-nexus-6-and-nexus-9/
I paid like 700 for the Galaxy Nexus here OZ. I'd pay it again for a smaller a Nexus 6. Why is there no choice if you want better battery and stock Android?
Re: Prices
So the AU prices for the Nexus 9 are out. As you can see there is roughly a 1.2x multiplier from the US price which is fortunately less than currency conversion + GST.
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Nexus-Tablet-8-9-Inch-Black/dp/B00M6UC5B4
https://play.google.com/store/devic...Wi_Fi_Indigo_Black?id=nexus_9_black_16gb_wifi
Nexus 9
16GB = $399.99 US = $479 AU – 1.198 multiplier
32GB = $479.99 US = $589 AU – 1.227 multiplier
Plus of course the $19.95 shipping.
Extrapolating to the Nexus 6 (1.2 multiplier)
32GB = $649.99 US = $779.99 AU = $799.94 shipped
64GB = $699.99 US = $839.99 AU = $859.95 shipped
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_6_32GB_Midnight_Blue?id=nexus_6_blue_32gb
Preorder link but not open for pre-orders yet.
Personally a bit high for me as a day 1 purchase from the playstore. Think I might wait a couple of weeks and try to nab one off a local retailer (JB/OW/HN etc) for 10-20% off ala what happened with the Nexus 7. Although come to think of it, did they ever stock the nexus 5/4? Thought they only sold nexus tablets?
From past history grey importers like Kogan/DWI have not sold Nexuses for cheaper than RRP either.
Hmmm....needs more thought.
wow, not buying at that price point, goole lost me with this one.
Gone are the days of Nexus being device for poor man, they've joined the premium club.
With the release of the FCC data of the international and US version of the N6, we can see the lte and 3g bands they support. http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/nexus-6-fcc-t2917562
Band 28 is what you really want...
Red = None
Blue = US
Orange= International
Green = both
2G
900Mhz – Telstra, Optus & Vodafone
1800Mhz (Telstra, Optus & Vodafone all use this band for 4G instead)
3G
850MHz (B5) – Telstra, Vodafone
900MHz (B8) – Optus, Vodafone –
2100MHz (B1) – Telstra, Optus, Vodafone
4G
2100Mhz (B1) FDD (0000000000000001) – Telstra (a handful of sites), Optus (Tasmania)
1800Mhz (B3) FDD (0000000000000004) – Telstra, Optus, Vodafone
850Mhz (B5) FDD (000000??????????) – Vodafone (refarming 5Mhz of 3G to 4G across all metro areas by end of 2014)
900Mhz (B8) FDD (0000000000000080) – Telstra (a handful of sites, utilises spectrum previously used by 2G)
700Mhz (B28) FDD (0000000008000000) – Telstra, Optus (switched on early in a couple of cities, will be widespread in 2015)
2300Mhz (B40) TDD (0000008000000000) – Optus (Vivid wireless spectrum)
To follow late 2014:
2600Mhz (B7) FDD (0000000000000040) – Telstra, Optus, TPG
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wow, not buying at that price point, goole lost me with this one.
Gone are the days of Nexus being device for poor man, they've joined the premium club.
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Before the Nexus 4, Nexus devices weren't cheap. The nexus 6 and 9 are definitely not as cheap as I'd want but they're still cheaper than the competition and google has upped the build quality a lot
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Well I paid $800 for the Galaxy Nexus (my first ever Android phone) when it was released - it was cool when I got it but looking back I wouldn't have got that phone again. Could've got the Galaxy S2 cheaper at the time.
The Nexus 6 looks to cost about $750 for the 64gb version shipped, purchased from overseas of course. From talking with some phone guys at Telstra they expect the Nexus 6 to retail outright around $800-$900, depending on where you get it from. That is not a good deal in my opinion. Considering the inflation in our prices for tech devices between $750 and $850/$900 could be very close to right for the 64gb version.
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Well I paid $800 for the Galaxy Nexus (my first ever Android phone) when it was released - it was cool when I got it but looking back I wouldn't have got that phone again. Could've got the Galaxy S2 cheaper at the time.
The Nexus 6 looks to cost about $750 for the 64gb version shipped, purchased from overseas of course. From talking with some phone guys at Telstra they expect the Nexus 6 to retail outright around $800-$900, depending on where you get it from. That is not a good deal in my opinion. Considering the inflation in our prices for tech devices between $750 and $850/$900 could be very close to right for the 64gb version.
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Where would you import it from?
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Where would you import it from?
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Buy from Google play for $699 + the usual $50 shipping to Australia will put it at $749 for the 64gb or purchase through carrier at the (as I was told) approximate price between $800 and $900 per phone.
$900 for Nexus 6 is actually more expensive than the Note 4; you can pick that up cheaper elsewhere.
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Buy from Google play for $699 + the usual $50 shipping to Australia will put it at $749 for the 64gb or purchase through carrier at the (as I was told) approximate price between $800 and $900 per phone.
$900 for Nexus 6 is actually more expensive than the Note 4; you can pick that up cheaper elsewhere.
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Oh, but then you wouldn't have decent telstra 4g... I though you had another way of getting the international edition.
Thanks for the reply though!
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Oh, but then you wouldn't have decent telstra 4g... I though you had another way of getting the international edition.
Thanks for the reply though!
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If you wanted the phone cheaper with Telstra 4G I would get a Telstra plan (with no phone included) and buy the Nexus 6 outright from Google.
That is not a cheap option BUT could be slightly cheaper than going direct to Telstra. Telstra may have the best 4G network but in reality it is not much better than the other carriers. Fact. Telstra are WAY overpriced. I quit them for Vodafone and while Vodafone is cheaper and the internet is slightly less stable, I'm still able to carry on my business as per normal without problems.
FYI my original Telstra plan was:
$80 per month which included:
- 1 phone (Samsung Galaxy Ace)
- 1.1 gigs download per month
- 100 free calls
- 100 free texts
- 50 free international calls
- Locked in for TWO YEARS
My current Vodafone plan is:
$28 per month which includes:
- 2 gig download per month
- 500 free calls
- 500 free texts to any phone in Australia
- Locked in for one year
- Free phone (ironically, Samsung Galaxy Ace)
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If you wanted the phone cheaper with Telstra 4G I would get a Telstra plan (with no phone included) and buy the Nexus 6 outright from Google.
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Pretty much what I'm planning to do.
I need the reception as I spend a lot of time in really marginal service areas where the extra range of 700mhz of 850mhz should make a significant difference.
I've thought about Optus, as they have a pretty decent remote area coverage but it just isn't as good as Telstra. I'm on a Telstra plan already, so I'll just keep going with that.
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I signed up for the 70$ byo testa plan the other month.. receive 3.5gb for upgrading 950 in calls and unlimited sms/mms... I grandfathered my previous plan from when I got my galaxy nexus due to the value dropping significantly in that time period up to now. I continually complained when they used to call to try and get you to upgrade. Nexus 6 will be preorder on first available date just like with the 9 last week
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Hi I have a query regarding the pricing / Network coverage/net speed and data bundles provided in Sydney /Australia. Could you please tell me about which network/sim should I go for ..?
I was using10GB mobile data per month in Abudhabi ....Currently I have an S2 and a Nexus 7 WiFi (I use the phone mobile data for tethering)..
My priority now is max Data >Budget>Coverage/Speed
I plan on getting the Nexus 6 in Jan/Feb2015 and would like to use the 4g to its max potential...
Thank you and have a nice day
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Hi I have a query regarding the pricing / Network coverage/net speed and data bundles provided in Sydney /Australia. Could you please tell me about which network/sim should I go for ..?
I was using10GB mobile data per month in Abudhabi ....Currently I have an S2 and a Nexus 7 WiFi (I use the phone mobile data for tethering)..
My priority now is max Data >Budget>Coverage/Speed
I plan on getting the Nexus 6 in Jan/Feb2015 and would like to use the 4g to its max potential...
Thank you and have a nice day
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Compare this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56279117&postcount=7
With this: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=australian+telco+coverage+map
Australian play store is up. Showing as coming soon, but prices are confirmed. Not pretty. ?
srthempo was
wow, google is really screwing us now. At current conversion rate US 650 comes to AUD 758, instead we'll have to pay AUD 869 for 32GB version, not happy at all. Not sure if delivery is on top of that or is included?
For AUD 60 more, 64GB device makes more sense if anyone buys, that is.
Edit: change AUD 30 to 60
dhaneri said:
wow, google is really screwing us now. At current conversion rate US 650 comes to AUD 758, instead we'll have to pay AUD 869 for 32GB version, not happy at all. Not sure if delivery is on top of that or is included?
For AUD 30 more, 64GB device makes more sense if anyone buys, that is.
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You mean $60 more for 64gb. And delivery will be another $50.