Vodafone launched new (and still expensive) iPhone plans this week of $40 or $60 per month, keeping those wanting an iPhone restricted to having to sign a 24-month contract with the company. Vodafone have also begun providing a forum for customers on their website that allows users to publish details on how to unlock their iPhone for use on Prepay, doing nothing more than providing a standard warning to those considering it. With close to 2000 people signing a petition calling on Vodafone to provide a legitimate prepay option it seems unusual that whilst they ignore that plea from users, their site supports others detailing activities that can void the warranty and create an iPhone that Vodafone state on the forum they will not support.

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Cuby said: August 22, 2008 | url    Votes: -1

	Still really expensive... Heh, sure, it's cheaper, but as you say it's still crazy expensive. Even on the now second cheapest play you're paying over $2000 all up over 2 years. Plus on the cheapest $40 a month plan (which still isn't cheap, considering the 8GB iPhone now costs a whopping $700) you only get 20 minutes and 100 txts, which doesn't quite cut it for the price. Vodafone is evil... Cuby
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lowededwookie said: September 08, 2008 | url    Votes: +0

... Why do you say Vodafone is evil? Do you seriously think Telecom is going to be better? These plans are actually quite reasonable except the data plans but no mobile company seems to be offering ADSL/Cable comparable prices in New Zealand so really Vodafone is the lesser of two evils. If you really want to pick on someone blame the government for not doing more to open up competition to more players and subsidising newcomers so as to promote competition.

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