Horry <horacewachope@gmail.com> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> Horry <horacewachope@gmail.com> wrote
>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>> Fred <bluser@gmail.com> wrote
>>>>> Snapper <snapper1@y7mail.com> wrote
>>>>>> Michael wrote

>>>>>>> Because telstra are reliable, and ebay is mainly rubbish.

>>>> Its trivial for anyone with a clue to sort out the rubbish from what isnt with ebay.

>>>>>> What proof of this do you have that supports this assertion?

>>>>>>> would you buy a phone from someone at a pub too?

>>>>>> Dunno what this has to do with it. I'm talking about legitimate sellers
>>>>>> who sell Telstra branded products, not some druggie looking to flog
>>>>>> a stolen phone, sans charger, manual, disk, cable, etc..

>>>>>>> No one is silly enough to buy phones outright from telstra

>>>>>> Why?

>>>>>> That is, why is it silly to buy outright?

>>>>> Maybe he is saying that buying outright from Telstra
>>>>> is silly when you can purchase cheaper elsewhere.

>>>> He appears to be saying in that bit that its better value to get it on
>>>> a plan and pay it off over time than to buy it outright from telstra.

>>>> Thats generally true, but not always.

>>>>> Telstra may offer better value by purchasing on a plan. Dunno.

>>>>> BTW I have been looking at getting a Nokia N95 but am a little
>>>>> unsure about the different models and pricing available.

>>>> Yeah, it is one downside with the N95.

>>>>> As an example this site lists various models at different prices
>>>>> http://www.exeltek.com.au/secure/cat...+N95+&x=9&y=10

>>>>> I am wondering if the 8GB version is worth the extra money.
>>>>> Any thoughts?

>>>> I believe it is myself and chose to buy one. From an ebay sight.
>>>> Bought one with an Aust warranty from a seller thats a normal
>>>> Aust retailler with lots of good feedback and saved heaps.

>>> What ARE the differences between the N95 8GB and the N95?

>> Its physically different and looks better with the 8GB.

>> No card slot.

And no NextG currently.

>>> Obviously one has 8GB of internal memory and the other doesn't...

>> You quite sure you aint one of those rocket scientist fellas ?

>>> and the casing is different (though the dimensions are precisely
>>> the same) and the 8GB version's screen is 0.2" larger.

>>> Is that it?

>> No card slot on the 8GB.

>>> Surely there must be more to the 8GB model than just the
>>> extra memory and an almost imperceptibly larger screen?

>> It looks completely different, the silver front is gone, the 8GB is black on the front.

> But the 8GB is considerably more expensive.

Yep, largely because the 8GB is relatively new.

> For example, the N95 is available on 3's $29 cap for 24
> months with an $18 per month repayment. The N95 8GB
> is available on the $29 cap with a $38 per month repayment.

I hardly ever buy phones that way.

> Over the terms of the contracts, that's a $480 difference in price.

Its nothing like that much difference outright say from ebay from a decent seller
with lots of feedback for an Aust model with full local warranty with Nokia.

> $480 for 8GB of memory, and a black case (and no card slot), seems a bit much.

Yeah, I wouldnt have paid that much extra for it myself.

It took me a while to decide to pay what is more than the decent low end laptops
cost for a phone, but eventually decided that I would use it out of the house a lot
more than a laptop because of the vastly better portability which means that I take
it out every single time I go out of the house for any reason at all, even just for some
exercise, and since I'm rolling in it anyway, stupid to not have that convenience.