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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / Australian Group / June 2004Best price for a Nokia 6230?
After checking the responses to my last post searching for a decent Bluetooth-enabled phone, I'm leaning towards the Nokia 6230 http://nokia-asia.com/nokia/0,,48196,00.html, despite mixed reviews. The 7610 http://nokia-asia.com/nokia/0,8764,58346,00.html looks fantastic , but will probably be restrictively priced and there's no sign of it yet. Unfortunately, Vodafone have apparently recently ceased the practice of including subsidised phones with their plans. Given that I've been with them for 4 years, average well over $50 a month and was offered a complimentary SE T610 a few short months ago if I'd recommit to a set contract, this didn't exactly thrill me. Most of my regular contacts are on the Vodafone network, so I'm reluctant to leave, but I will if my loyalty is to be rewarded with an extra $600+ bill! So what are the alternatives? I'm off contract and happy to sign up to a new one if I can get the phone included. Virgin offer the Nokia 6230 for free with a 24 month contract on their $40 plan. Pretty decent call rates so it looks pretty tempting. AAPT will also throw one in on a similar plan, with the advantage of still being on the Voda network, but there call rates are woeful and their network bonuses are non-existent. Anyone else seen any decent 6230 deals going around? Ive had my 6230 for 2 days now, pretty good phone. Im with Telstra on a 24 month contract, 50 dollar plan and you get 45 dollars worth of free calls and i think the other 5 bucks is for picture messages. You've got a choice of 4 incentives to go along with the plan like 50 free sms, 18cents for 5 mins to any phone between 8pm and 7am things like that. I do more than 50 bucks a month so really your gettin the phone for virtually nothing. Call rates during normal hours are 36 cents for 30 seconds though so because i chose the 18 cent incentive thing i make most my calls during that time anyway. Only let down on the phone is the scroller, instead of the arrows its got that square bit and i find it a pain in the a.s to scroll up, apart from that i like it. HTH > Ive had my 6230 for 2 days now, pretty good phone. Im with Telstra on a 24 > month contract, 50 dollar plan and you get 45 dollars worth of free calls [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > from that i like it. > HTH Thanks Tim - sounds like a decent deal. Unfortunately, after being royally screwed by Telstra with a Bigpond Advance account, and more recently with their disgraceful hike in line charges, I recently vowed never to put another cent in their coffers. But enough of my bitchin'. What did you get in your package with the handset? Any cover, car charger, cables or extra battery? I've heard rumours of promotions with Bluetooth headsets, but am yet to see any. What came with yours? Well all that came with this was the phone itself aswell as a hands free ear piece thing, i thought it came with the blue tooth one too but obviously not. I bought a kit along with it too which cost 50 bucks but that came with a case, car charger and another ear piece hands free thing. Only really wanted the case but since there 25 bucks singely thought might aswell get the lot. Im not sure where you from but when i got the phone i got a free cordless home phone thrown in with it aswell, it may look like sh.t but atleast its free :) > > Ive had my 6230 for 2 days now, pretty good phone. Im with Telstra on a 24 > > month contract, 50 dollar plan and you get 45 dollars worth of free calls [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > of promotions with Bluetooth headsets, but am yet to see any. What came with > yours? You got ripped Tim, I got 6230 the other day and bought the accessory pack for ten bucks! > Well all that came with this was the phone itself aswell as a hands free ear > piece thing, i thought it came with the blue tooth one too but obviously [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > with > > yours? where from? > You got ripped Tim, I got 6230 the other day and bought the accessory pack > for ten bucks! > of free > where from? That is too bad, the cost price is about $9 and they retail for about $25-$29 depending on brand > > You got ripped Tim, I got 6230 the other day and bought the accessory pack > > for ten bucks! > > of free > Thanks Tim - sounds like a decent deal. > > Unfortunately, after being royally screwed by Telstra with a Bigpond Advance > account, and more recently with their disgraceful hike in line charges, I > recently vowed never to put another cent in their coffers. Too bad for you. You miss out on the good Telstra mobile offers. > > Thanks Tim - sounds like a decent deal. > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Too bad for you. You miss out on the good Telstra mobile offers. For example? [me senses Ziggy fanboi] > > > Thanks Tim - sounds like a decent deal. > > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > For example? "Thanks Tim - sounds like a decent deal" > [me senses Ziggy fanboi] www.telstra.com > > > > Thanks Tim - sounds like a decent deal. > > > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > "Thanks Tim - sounds like a decent deal" Citing appreciative courtesy in lieu of the "good Telstra mobile offers" you claimed existed, suggests that suspicions about your syconphantic Telstra inclinations were on the mark. Telstra's uncompetitive plans and call-rates are a given and you obviously know it. > > [me senses Ziggy fanboi] > > www.telstrablows.com Any link to a "who is" section outlining your role in the company, fanboi? I wonder if it works with an SE HBH-60 headset? >Ive had my 6230 for 2 days now, pretty good phone. Im with Telstra on a 24 >month contract, 50 dollar plan and you get 45 dollars worth of free calls [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >from that i like it. >HTH >Anyone else seen any decent 6230 deals going around? Telstra have them on their business 50 plans - where I live Telstra have the best coverave so I had to wait until they released them :( > Unfortunately, Vodafone have apparently recently ceased the practice of > including subsidised phones with their plans. Given that I've been with them [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > network, so I'm reluctant to leave, but I will if my loyalty is to be > rewarded with an extra $600+ bill! You can't have it both ways. Vodafone is struggling financially, and stopping the subsidy is a good way for them to get their financials a bit better. You might be spending $50 per month but just because you were offered a "free" phone in the past doesnt mean it will always happen. > So what are the alternatives? I'm off contract and happy to sign up to a new > one if I can get the phone included. Virgin offer the Nokia 6230 for free Stupid logic. You need to look at the whole package, not just the handset cost. > with a 24 month contract on their $40 plan. Pretty decent call rates so it > looks pretty tempting. AAPT will also throw one in on a similar plan, with > the advantage of still being on the Voda network, but there call rates are > woeful and their network bonuses are non-existent. > > Anyone else seen any decent 6230 deals going around? Plenty. None on Vodafone >> Unfortunately, Vodafone have apparently recently ceased the practice of > > including subsidised phones with their plans. Given that I've been with [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > stopping the subsidy is a good way for them to get their financials a bit > better. Depends on how many customers they lose with that approach, dunnychild. > You might be spending $50 per month but just because you were > offered a "free" phone in the past doesnt mean it will always happen. Pathetic, really. > > So what are the alternatives? I'm off contract and happy to sign up to a > new [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Plenty. None on Vodafone |
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