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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / Australian Group / May 2005Join the Revolution & crush the rorts of the mobile phone industry
Port your existing number now and receive $30 free pre-paid credit. visit www.joinrevolution.com , promotion code: REVT30 A Daily 'access fee' sounds like a rort to me. > Port your existing number now and receive $30 free pre-paid credit. > > visit www.joinrevolution.com , promotion code: REVT30 Everyone wants something for nothing these days! Porting your number from one network to another is completley free. If you found enough offers like this one you could end up with months worth of free call credits. You arent obliged in anyway to continue using their service once your free credit is used up. Tis a good way to get some free call credits. >> Port your existing number now and receive $30 free pre-paid credit. >> >> visit www.joinrevolution.com , promotion code: REVT30 >A Daily 'access fee' sounds like a rort to me. I consider flagfalls for voice and data calls a 'rort' too, but most people seem to put up with this 'rort' without complaint. It all depends upon what the local market conditions are which in turn governs what people will put up with, and obviously some people are prepared to an access fee in turn for lower PAYG call charges. If you want to see charges for everything, have a look at the new Easymobile product in the UK! -- Cheers, Jason. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet and in e-mail? Jason said.... >>A Daily 'access fee' sounds like a rort to me. > > I consider flagfalls for voice and data calls a 'rort' too, but most > people seem to put up with this 'rort' without complaint. I also consider timed calls for mobiles and local calls to be a "rort" too. But people willingly accept this. It's funny, but if they introduced timed local calls for landlines, people would revolt. So, why they accept one but not the other has got me.. It does seem a little strange but think about how much you pay for the internet compared to some places around the world. Ive read about some dirt cheap, high speed connections available in places like Japan. All comes down to where you choose to live at the end of the day I suppose. > Jason said.... > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > introduced timed local calls for landlines, people would revolt. So, why > they accept one but not the other has got me.. John Smith Wrote: > A Daily 'access fee' sounds like a rort to me. > > So John would you rather pay 60c, 74c or a $1 per min to avoid your > nasty "access fee"? The fee is 15c per day, you can save that with one > phone call!!  SignatureDrKatz John Smith Wrote: > A Daily 'access fee' sounds like a rort to me. > > [/color] I'd agree $50 odd dollars just to have your phone connected to the network mmm..... SignatureTA 2000 TA 2000 Wrote: > I'd agree $50 odd dollars just to have your phone connected to the > network for a year mmm..... But if you can save more than $50 in call costs over a year...which i have already done in far less than a year, doesnt that make it better value? In my opinion it is shortsighted to view it as a rip off, when in the long run you will save far more. SignatureDrKatz DrKatz said.... > But if you can save more than $50 in call costs over a year...which i > have already done in far less than a year, doesnt that make it better > value? In my opinion it is shortsighted to view it as a rip off, when > in the long run you will save far more. This always gets me - people bragging about "saving" money, when in fact, they're spending it. Like the missus who goes out and buys something cos it's on special. "Look dear, look what I got. I saved $1.99. It normally costs $15,99." Thing is, she spent nearly $14 on something that she didn't need. Like mobile phones. Private use, they're handy, they're a gadget, but they aren't vital to one's existance. Business use, yeah, they can help generate an income. Ergo, unless you're a business, anyone who spends money on a mobile phone isn't saving a cent. I think your logic is far more flawed than that which you are trying to argue against. If i am spending less money than i would doing the same thing with another mobile company then i am saving. It is only if i change my behaviour that i do not save money...ie. Revtel have cheaper calls therefore i will make more of them. SignatureDrKatz >I think your logic is far more flawed than that which you are trying to >argue against. If i am spending less money than i would doing the same >thing with another mobile company then i am saving. That's exactly what the advertisers want us to think, but... You're not saving anything! You're still spending, but less! Signature====================================== phone pages http://borgus.net ---- http://osbymikro.tk ====================================== free sms http://2sms.tk Of course im still spending, who the hell doesnt spend! Are you suggesting we all sit at home, calculating how much money we are saving by not using our phones? Or should we perhaps revert to cheaper alternatives? Start writing letters again, they only cost 50c...how much is a carrier pigeon? My point is, putting the select few aside who refuse to make calls to avoid spending money, if you are going to be making calls regardless of cost, then if you find a cheaper source for those calls you are in fact saving money. SignatureDrKatz >Of course im still spending. Thanks! > who the hell doesnt spend! Are you >suggesting we all sit at home, calculating how much money we are saving >by not using our phones? No, why would I suggest that? Stupid idea! Are you suggesting that? > Or should we perhaps revert to cheaper >alternatives? Start writing letters again, they only cost 50c...how >much is a carrier pigeon? Strange ideas! >My point is, putting the select few aside who refuse to make calls to >avoid spending money, if you are going to be making calls regardless of >cost, then if you find a cheaper source for those calls you are in fact >saving money. No, you're just spending less. Signature====================================== phone pages http://borgus.net ---- http://osbymikro.tk ====================================== free sms http://2sms.tk Lets not get caught up in semantics here. What you call spending less, i call saving. The "savings" on call rates i get from Revtel means i "spend less". SignatureDrKatz >Lets not get caught up in semantics here. What you call spending less, i >call saving. The "savings" on call rates i get from Revtel means i >"spend less". Agree Signature====================================== phone pages http://borgus.net ---- http://osbymikro.tk ====================================== free sms http://2sms.tk > DrKatz said.... > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > generate an income. Ergo, unless you're a business, anyone who spends > money on a mobile phone isn't saving a cent. I first got a mobile in order to avoid the high costs of having a landline phone, and I am not a business (if you exclude funny business!); and I make relatively few phone calls, and that now on public phones whenever possible (towards the end of my pre-paid credits period, I then try to use up my credits -- although I come from a long line of misers!). Also, I have been involved in a long term legal litigation case, and it is necessary to have contact with my legal counsel. virgmob007@netscape.net said.... > I first got a mobile in order to avoid the high costs of having a > landline phone, and I am not a business (if you exclude funny How do you access the internet, then? From work, internet cafe, etc.? And how can a mobile be cheaper than a landline, when on average, call costs are up over 50 cents a minute? Even the dearest STD charges are less than this from a landline. |
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