Is the iPhone 6 64GB from iiNet Australian stock (2 year warranty) or international stock? Do you get a tax invoice?

NWLikeShopping on 03/06/2015 - 15:18

I'm finally going to buy a new phone, as it's gotten too annoying to fail for 15 minutes to type out an SMS on a failing touchscreen on a vintage 2010 Motorola Defy, or to fail to answer a call 19 times out of 20 because the touch screen wouldn't take any sort of tap.

All my friends have iPhone, so it's time for me to get one.

iiNet seems to be the cheapest by over $130. But nowhere on their page do they indicate whether their iPhones are Australian stock and thus come with the 2 year warranty rather than the international 1-year warranty. Do you know?

Additionally, I'd like to know what the invoice looks like, because I can use it for a fringe benefit refund from work if it lists GST for the phone separate from the SIM, clearly indicates the model of phone I bought and its price, and indicates that I've paid for it in full. Would anyone have an invoice they could upload after removing customer specific identity information, so that I could see if it meets company requirements?

If iiNet doesn't work for me because of the invoice or not being Australian stock, I guess I'd like to use some of my 7.5% off e-gift cards to buy this from Dick Smith. When I've tried to buy smaller things in store or online with my e-gift cards, they have not been recognised and I've gotten a message to call in about it. Of course, with a non-working phone, there's not that much chance of that happening. ;-) Can someone verify that these cards are supposed to work at Dick Smith? And if you've had the same problem with it not working, how difficult was it to solve it?

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  • mhillary on 03/06/2015 - 16:55

    If I was you, I would buy the iphone from the Apple store direct. I found their service very very good. I am also going to buy the iphone 6 with a few weeks from the Apple store, and I am also going to buy the extra warranty for $139— i am not sure if you buy the phone from another company if you can buy the extra warranty. When spending more than a$1000 for a phone it's beter to be safe than sorry. Good luck with your new phone.

    • NWLikeShopping on 04/06/2015 - 19:24

      Whoever negged this isn't factoring in that the recommendation of AppleCare is a very good one.

      If I wasn't a geek, I'd probably play it cautiously and order from the Apple Store. In fact, I was planning on getting a voda plan through them and walking out with the phone, because my tradie friend insisted that getting a phone on a plan is the best deal, "time value of money-wise". But then I got worried about where I might be living in the future and which telco would have coverage there — I may buy a property out bush that only Telstra will reach, but I'm NOT going to deal with Telstra until the second that I have to! So I got cold feet about signing up for a plan and decided to stick with an outright purchase.

  • GordonR on 03/06/2015 - 20:48
    +1

    Warranty is 24 months.

    http://www.iinet.net.au/about/legal/cra/pdf/iiNet-Group-Warr…

    I would be astonished if the phone was not GST inclusive, because that would mean some nonsense about shipping it direct to you from HK or (the rest of) China, but I can't actually find it stated anywhere, as you said.

  • Morien on 03/06/2015 - 21:16
    +1

    It's Australian stock. You can get AppleCare separately. Price hasn't been raised yet (will soon). Buy it.

    Some points.
    You can not buy it without a mobile service. You can buy it outright (instalment x 24) and cancel the associated service.
    Normal invoice from them, so includes gst (and sim cost, plan, usage, name, address)

  • NWLikeShopping on 04/06/2015 - 19:21

    mhillary, definitely, the $129 or $139 for AppleCare Plus (two phone replacements for $65 each, if I kill it, within the length of AppleCare's validity) seems to be a must have, to the extent that it's one of the reasons I've put the iPhone at the top of my list and ignored my Android inertia. One of my friends has already used one of his $65 replacements (he's in the trades, and he's pretty rough on his phone, which makes me optimistic that it'll withstand me!).

    Morien and GordonR, it sounds like you're familiar with what an invoice for an iPhone from iiNet looks like. Does it break out the GST amount for the iPhone separately (versus the GST on SIM and plan)? Just trying to make sure that it'll satisfy company requirements before I pull the trigger. (Hope to do so tomorrow if I'm feeling confident that my employer won't knock me back.)

    (Still waiting on employer to confirm that they'll accept a phone on the same invoice as a data plan, haven't asked them yet about "do you need to see the GST specifically for the phone separate from the total GST for all items together, on the invoice?")

  • mastablasta on 09/09/2015 - 23:51

    I know it's a slightly old thread, but thought I'd post my experience for posterity's sake.

    I've just been on the phone with iiNet billing, trying to get a tax invoice for the iPhone 6 I just purchased outright (for the purposes of claiming the GST when travelling overseas).

    I'd received a whole host of emails and SMSes notifying about the progress of my order and whatnot, but I hadn't received a definitive tax invoice. The closest email I received was a receipt for invoice, which showed an amount of money, but it didn't show what that money was for.

    So I received the phone this morning, and went about contacting them to firstly get a tax invoice, and also to cancel the compulsory SIM card that came with it. I spoke to a chap who tried to help me, and he sent me about 8 emails trying to produce something which looked like an acceptable tax invoice. Eventually a supervisor stepped in and sent through something which I think should be valid when presenting at customs.

    So to answer the OP's question, you have to ask for the tax invoice, and if you're unlucky, you can spend up to 1.5 hours on the phone trying to get what you want (that's what happened to me). I'll have to report back as to whether the invoice they produced for me was valid to be able to claim back the GST.

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