Global 3G iPhones Mania
Lucky the New Zealanders! They were the first in the world to grab the much hyped iPhone 3G on Friday when three stores opened just after midnight.
Shoppers keen to be among the first to get the new Apple smart phone queued in the main cities of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in cold winter temperatures.
Enthusiasm for the new iPhone in New Zealand was tempered by the expensive calling contracts linked to the discounted price for the phone. The cheapest price for the new model iPhone is 199 dollars (150 US) but that price is tied to a two-year calling contract costing 250 dollars a month.
Many potential customers expressed outrage when they heard the pricing but it just reflects the high cost of mobile communications in New Zealand.
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