Re: iPhone Terms Conditions
Oops! Sorry Matt I again have forgotten to put in the correct WAMUG address! Apologies, Philippe C on 12/7/07 7:27 PM, J Philippe Chaperon at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, Just to add to Norman's remarks, in Mauritius it is the norm to pay for both receive and make mobile calls although the mobile telephone numbers are clearly different to land-lines. At least that was the case 2 years ago, and I guess that Wendy can confirm this or otherwise. I just hope that we do not have such things here, and that Apple Australia will not tie their iPhone to a company and a plan that will exclude most of us 'plebs'! Regards, Philippe Chaperon on 12/7/07 11:44 AM, Matthew Healey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/07/2007, at 9:05 AM, Norman Leslie wrote: Hi, Very interesting - one quick comment, however. It is customary to be charged both to make and receive calls on a mobile phone in North America - at least it was 5 years ago. What is intriguing is that at the end of the day, the costs of operating a mobile phone worked out to be similar here and there - again that was the case 5 years ago. I believe that's because in the US, mobile phone numbers are no different to regular land line numbers. This means the caller doesn't know what they are calling. Whereas in Australia, all mobile numbers are clearly designated as such. - Matt -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: iPhone Terms Conditions
We used to pay to make and receive mobile calls a few years ago but with the arrival of competition, that has changed. If we make a mobile call to another mobile phone using the same provider, there is no charge to the receiver. However if we make a mobile call to another mobile on the competitors system, we all pay. At the moment though, the mobile companies are vying to get service contracts with the ex-pat pilot group and are willing to offer all sorts of incentives including no charge to the receiver no matter which company they are with.I have noticed our SMS is much cheaper than in Oz. Wendy On 12 Jul 2007, at 15:29, J Philippe Chaperon wrote: Just to add to Norman's remarks, in Mauritius it is the norm to pay for both receive and make mobile calls although the mobile telephone numbers are clearly different to land-lines. At least that was the case 2 years ago, and I guess that Wendy can confirm this or otherwise. Wendy Austin Thomas Oswin Mauritius Island Mob: +2302560182 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
iPhone Terms Conditions
Lets just hope Telstra doesn't get the iPhone exclusively in Oz otherwise we will probably have even more draconian restrictions to look forward to. http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2007/07/whats-hidden-in-iphones-fine- print.html Those sorts of hidden conditions are enough to make me get a Windows Mobile device instead. - Matt -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: iPhone Terms Conditions
On 12/07/2007, at 9:05 AM, Norman Leslie wrote: Hi, Very interesting - one quick comment, however. It is customary to be charged both to make and receive calls on a mobile phone in North America - at least it was 5 years ago. What is intriguing is that at the end of the day, the costs of operating a mobile phone worked out to be similar here and there - again that was the case 5 years ago. I believe that's because in the US, mobile phone numbers are no different to regular land line numbers. This means the caller doesn't know what they are calling. Whereas in Australia, all mobile numbers are clearly designated as such. - Matt -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
