Vodafone parries 2degrees’ one-month plan
On August 3, correctly anticipating a 2degrees' move, Vodafone launched its first one-month contracts, including a plan that offered 60 minutes of calling and 600 txts plus one "best mate" for $39.95.On September 16, 2degrees duly launched its
NBR staff
Mon, 27 Sep 2010
On August 3, correctly anticipating a 2degrees’ move, Vodafone launched its first one-month contracts, including a plan that offered 60 minutes of calling and 600 txts plus one "best mate" for $39.95.
On September 16, 2degrees duly launched its own ultra short term plans, offering 120 minutes of calling time and 600 texts for $39.00 a month (the month being the entire duration of the contract).
2degrees' unique selling point: if you don’t use your minutes, they roll over into the next month - or at least they do for up to a year, giving “one-month” contract holders an incentive to stick around.
Vodafone had its own incentive for one-monthers to stay in the fold. They were promised 50% more minutes if they signed on for a (cough) good old-fashioned 12 month contract.
Today, Vodafone has sharpened that incentive, offering 100% extra minutes for one-monthers who upgrade to a year.
Those who have already signed up for one of the “SIMple” plans will be automatically upgraded.
And those who sign up by the end of October (for one month or longer) will get free Vodafone Weekends for the next 12 months, including unlimited calling and txting to Vodafone NZ mobiles from midnight Friday to midnight Sunday every weekend.
For its part, 2degrees has pledged not to add next month’s GST increase to any of its services.
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NBR staff
Mon, 27 Sep 2010
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