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<P>You have been away from Australia too long. These are typical Telstra plans. Even the other two carriers (Optus and Vodafone) aren't much better with their Iphone plans.</P>
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<P>So much for the Steve Jobs comment that the Iphone would cost no more than $199 all around the world.</P>
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<P>ROLF</P>
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<P><BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 11/7/08, Dean Collins <I><Dean@cognation.net></I></B> wrote:<BR></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From: Dean Collins <Dean@cognation.net><BR>Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Telstra wake up its called 3G for a reason<BR>To: melbwireless@wireless.org.au, syd-wireless@lists.sydneywireless.com<BR>Received: Friday, 11 July, 2008, 2:17 PM<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A friend of mine in Sydney emailed me this today<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://apcmag.com/breaking_telstra_iphone_plans_leaked__and_theyll_break_the_bank.htm" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN>http://apcmag.com/breaking_telstra_iphone_plans_leaked__and_theyll_break_the_bank.htm</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><BR>Their base plans have a 5MB limit?<BR><BR>Do <SPAN class=blsp-spelling-error><SPAN id=SPELLING_ERROR_0>Telstra</SPAN></SPAN> realise that it's not the 1990s anymore? It's called 3G for a reason you know to encourage you to browse and download.<BR><BR>What’s worse is even at the highest <SPAN class=blsp-spelling-error><SPAN
id=SPELLING_ERROR_1>dataplan</SPAN></SPAN> of 3<SPAN class=blsp-spelling-error><SPAN id=SPELLING_ERROR_2>gb</SPAN></SPAN> a month you are paying $125 for data (or $40 a <SPAN class=blsp-spelling-error><SPAN id=SPELLING_ERROR_3>gb</SPAN></SPAN>) - NO Unlimited Plans!!!<BR><BR><SPAN class=blsp-spelling-error><SPAN id=SPELLING_ERROR_4>Telstra</SPAN></SPAN> should be nationalized by the Australian government and turned into a national asset – the excused used can be that at these pricing levels they are a threat to the future economic development of the country.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dean Collins<BR><A href="mailto:dean@cognation.net" target=_blank rel=nofollow>dean@cognation.net</A> <BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">+1-212-203-4357 ( New York ) <BR>+61-2-9016-5642 ( Sydney )<BR><A href="http://www.cognation.net/profile" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.Cognation.net</A></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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