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Very OT mobile phone pricing
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From: "George W Frost" <georgewfr...@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: aus.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Very OT mobile phone pricing
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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:31:16 GMT
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Reading the Optus, Telstra and Vodaphone pages today, after watching the big
speil about the new Apple iPhone launch in the almighty US of A last night,
I am almost amazed yet why am I not surprised, that the price difference
between the US and OZ is skymendous.
The price of an Apple iPhone 8Gb, in the US is stated as being $99,
**Buy one today for $99**
yet on the OZ phone dealers pages, the prices are around $799 and up.
Given that there is a difference between the US$ and the OZ$, it still
doesn't equate the almighty difference quoted.
Question arises: Who is getting ripped off and why?
Also, Who is making all the money with the different prices?
Is it Apple?
Is it the phone retailers?
or is it the Government?
Or, is it a combination of the three?
Pricing differences between where the article is made and the selling price
in OZ have always been different, with OZ buyers having to pay for
transport, excise, taxes etc.
But, a difference of $700 for a piddly little black box is enormous and
unjustified.
And don't even try telling me that it requires different technology to adapt
the phone system to OZ conditions,
That can be done in the factory before any distribution
It is about time that the ACCC got off their backside and did something
about the pricing irregularities in this country.
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