Telecom NZ is offering the new iPhone 3GS as both a prepaid and postpaid deal where users sign up to the XT network. Customers connecting to the XT Network, can take up a 24-month One Rate 180 plan for NZ$79.95 a month and receive a $600 account credit, plus 240MB free data a month for two years.
Apple also announced that it was offering its iPhone 3GS via its online store for $1149.
So how does the Telecom offer compare to that offered by Vodafone?
Telecom’s deal is better on price over the two years – $51.20, and probably on service offering as well.
Telecom’s postpaid deal:
$1149 (handset from Apple) + $1918.80 (monthly $79.95 fees paid over two years) – $600 credit = $2467.80. For that users get 180 minutes free calling (additional minutes cost 44c a minute) and 240MB of data per month.
Vodafone’s postpaid deal:
$599 (handset) + $1920 (monthly $80 fee paid over two years) = $2,519.00. For that users get 120 minutes free calling (additional minutes cost 69c a minute), 600 texts, and 250MB data per month.
