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Old 03-26-2008, 01:30 AM
Horry
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Default Re: Telco v Online Sellers - why the huge price disparities?

On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:36:41 +1100, Rod Speed wrote:

> 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

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

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

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

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

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>>>>>>> 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..

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

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>>>>>>> Why?

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

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

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>>>>> 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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>>>>> 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.

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

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

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>>> No card slot.

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> And no NextG currently.
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>>>> Obviously one has 8GB of internal memory and the other doesn't...

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

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

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>>>> Is that it?

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>>> No card slot on the 8GB.


I see both the N95 and the N95 8GB have "Video Out".

Would this enable you to watch mobile TV on your "real" TV or notebook?
(Assuming you'd want to, given the low resolution.)

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