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TelstraClear, the New Zealand arm of Australian Telstra, is to re-enter the country’s mobile market by becoming an MVNO on New Zealand Telecom’s mobile network.
TelstraClear’s initial offering includes a free Nokia 6275i handset, with national calls to fixed-line and mobiles costing NZ$0.29 per minute and 500 texts to any network, for NZ$20 a month. Additionally, customers can also call a mobile or landline in the UK, the US, Australia, Ireland and Canada for NZ$0.40 a minute.
At the moment, the service is only available on a 24-month contract for customers that subscribe to the operator’s broadband and fixed-line packages, though TelstraClear’s Steve Jackson said that there could be potential in the future for a standalone mobile service. “Nothing’s ruled in – nothing’s ruled out,” he said.
TelstraClear had previously operated an MVNO using Vodafone New Zealand’s network, which was shut down in June 2007.
[Via: nbr.co.nz]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
