I agree. The retail price of the phone itself is heavily inflated in the NZ market. Its always been the case of a supply and demand pricing.. Small cool form factor always creates a ripoff.. When people are willing to carry a netbook in their pocket and hold it to their ears for a 20 minute talk I think we will see the iphone price drop to be competitive :)
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Leigh Wanstead <lei...@softtech.co.nz>wrote: > These phones sells more than a net book which is around NZ$500. I would > consider these phones another rip off. > > -----Original Message----- > From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] > On Behalf Of Sean Cross > Sent: Monday, 18 January 2010 10:31 a.m. > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: Re: [DUG] Google Phone > > The 1st gen android phones aren't worth getting and the second gen ones are > still not as good as the completion. The 3g ones are though. You can get a > nexus 1 for $870NZ from http://www.expansys.co.nz/d.aspx?i=193939 and a > droid/milestone from http://www.expansys.co.nz/d.aspx?i=192413. > > Personally, I dumped the iPhone for a windows mobile phone, the HD2 which > has better hardware than both (http://www.expansys.co.nz/d.aspx?i=188954). > It'll have android running on it in a couple of months. > > Regards > > Sean Cross > CIO > > Catalyst Risk Management > PO Box 230 > Napier 4140 > DDI: 06-8340362 > Mobile: 021270 3466 > > Visit us at http://www.catalystrisk.co.nz > > Offices in Auckland, Hamilton, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch & Dunedin > > Disclaimer: > "The information contained in this document is confidential to the > addressee(s) and may be legally privileged. Any view or opinions expressed > are those of the author and may not be those of Catalyst Risk Management. No > guarantee or representation is made that this communication is free of > errors, viruses or interference. If you have received this e-mail message in > error please delete it and notify me. Thank you." > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi- > > boun...@delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Jolyon Smith > > Sent: Monday, 18 January 2010 9:58 a.m. > > To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List' > > Subject: Re: [DUG] Google Phone > > > > That all depends what you mean by "reasonable". > > > > Vodafone offer the HTC handset for as little as "FREE". "Free" in this > > case > > means signing up for 24 months at $80/mth, so that's $2000 (give or > > take) in > > real money, albeit on an installment plan. > > > > A handset only deal will set you back $750. > > > > I was nearly tempted by the "installment plan" but fortunately (for me) > > the > > Vodafone rep was able to demonstrate the device as she herself had one. > > As > > a result I quickly changed my mind. The on-screen keyboard (it has no > > physical keyboard at all) was just too small for my fingers and didn't > > have > > cursor keys that I (or she) could find. > > > > So, e.g. when entering a txt message, if you make a mistake the only > > way to > > position the cursor on the offending text is to try to hit exactly the > > right > > spot in the txt with your finger (or backspace ALL text back to it) .. > > you > > can't simply cursor back over/thru the txt!!! > > > > And unless you have a child's fingers and prod the letter out *real* > > carefully (i.e. slowly), you will make mistakes with the tiny virtual > > keyboard. Guaranteed. > > > > There is no stylus. > > > > > > "Way cool" doesn't outweigh simple practicality in my book. > > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > -- Kyley Harris Harris Software +64-21-671-821
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