Telco v Online Sellers - why the huge price disparities?

Lily Anonymous Firered <lilyfire@lios.apana.org.au> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> writes
>> Bethany Anonymous Ryan <bethanybb@lios.apana.org.au> wrote
>>> Snapper <snapper1@y7mail.com> writes
>>>> Fred wrote

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

>>>> For us the 8gb is not on the shopping list. It's not a NextG phone.
>>>> The plain N95 is, however.

>>>> Thing is, one of its features is that of a GPS. From the reviews
>>>> that I've read (and I posted the links here the other day), they're
>>>> saying that it's a (read: expensive) subscription service to
>>>> download the maps. You can buy a navigator for around $200 these
>>>> days, so why would you bother with the N95 if you're buying it for
>>>> this feature (as well as the phone bit)?

>>> Given that Telstra owns the map database

>> No they dont.

> Prove it then

YOU made that stupid pig ignorant claim.

YOU get to do the proving.

THATS how it works, fuckwit.

>>> and when you buy a GPS-based navigator you're really paying shit all
>>> for the hardware and a huge fee to telstra to license the map data,

>> Pig ignorant lie.

> Prove it then

YOU made that stupid pig ignorant claim.

YOU get to do the proving.

THATS how it works, fuckwit.

>>> Telstra get their money regardless.

>> No they dont.

> Prove it then

YOU made that stupid pig ignorant claim.

YOU get to do the proving.

THATS how it works, fuckwit.

>>> It's a Fscking scam!

>> He hasnt got a fucking clue about whats free and what aint.

> Prove it then

YOU made that stupid pig ignorant claim.

YOU get to do the proving.

THATS how it works, fuckwit.

>>>> The 8 gig storage would be handy I s'pose given that it has a 4mp
>>>> camera. But how good the camera is I don't know. Still, I s'pose a
>>>> flash memory card can be installed for photo/video/music/sound file
>>>> storage if we go for the non-8gb (NextG) version.

"Snapper" <snapper1@y7mail.com> wrote in message
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> Michael wrote...
>
>> Because telstra are reliable, and ebay is mainly rubbish.
>
> 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?

Because they are never good value for outright purchases

"Snapper" <snapper1@y7mail.com> wrote in message
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> Horry wrote...
>
>> There's talk of 5G on Wikipedia. Everyone's all excited about it!
>
> Sounds like "everyone" needs to get a life...

agreed