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HTC Desire Z $0 on $29 Cap and Above for 12 Months (Vodafone)

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i think everyone is still waiting what will be the next deal after the htc legend deal. Well I think this is it.

HTC Desire Z $0 on $29 cap and above for 12 months

expire : 30/11/2011

i'm still thinking whether or not to grab one. but until then, hope you guys love this one!

not sure about moneybackco.
please google the specs for htc desire z.
gingerbread is available for this phone.

p/s and sorry for those who are among vodafail fans,not for you i guess.

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  • Elijah on 23/11/2011 - 21:56
    +6

    Crazy Deal:

    Contract = $348 - $25 = $323 (25CREDIT)
    Sell Phone = $300~

    You've only paid $23 for a 12 month, $29 contract !

    • zenturio on 24/11/2011 - 03:07
      -2

      I don't understand. You want to SELL the phone and KEEP the Vodafone contract.

      It should be the other way around. You buy the phone at a total cost of $348 & throw away the vodafone sim-card.

      • [Deactivated] on 24/11/2011 - 12:57
        +2

        Huh, you would keep the phone and throw away the SIM?? I will give you $10 for the plan!!!! Clearly you are not a bargain hunter, as you would throw $180 a month of free calls down the drain!

    • Horizon on 24/11/2011 - 05:34
      +1

      Nah..!

      $329 unlocked & delivered on eBay.

      No contracts or other jumping through hoops with useless Vodafail.

      http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HTC-DESIRE-Z-ANDROID-MOBILE-PHONE…

      It's only a deal if MBC works.

    • spy on 24/11/2011 - 19:47
      +1

      You reckon this phone could be sold for $300? Good deal though.

  • bargain_knight on 23/11/2011 - 22:11
    +3

    Is this a better phone than the Incredible S or the Nexus S, as described in previous Ozbargain deals?
    E.g. an option for me is to buy the Nexus S for $250 (after moneybackco) and pair that with the Woolworths mobile offer. That works out to $350 for a "one year plan", with more data than on Vodafone.

    • Elijah on 23/11/2011 - 22:19

      Have you held this ? No I presume…, nuf said ! ;)

    • A Banana4scale on 23/11/2011 - 22:21

      it's slower and smaller. Desire Z is only 800Mhz and crappy screen. Physical keyboard is the only redeeming factor

      • Elijah on 23/11/2011 - 22:27

        Ignorance…, Read up Lad / Youtube is ur best friend too… !

      • bargain_knight on 23/11/2011 - 22:30

        So doing as Elijah recommends and selling the phone locked to Vodafone for $300 is extremely optimistic.

        • Elijah on 23/11/2011 - 22:30

          Unlocking is Free for "pretty much" everything on a VODAFAIL Cap !… ;)

        • Falbium on 23/11/2011 - 22:32

          Post paid phone, easily unlockable, free, at vodafone website.

      • murkywater on 23/11/2011 - 23:41

        What he (Spawnpoint) said is correct, I don't understand the negs.

        The hummingbird chipset in the Nexus S is alot better than cpu/gpu in this.

      • bentan77 on 24/11/2011 - 01:44

        I just got my Nexus S and it kind of has a crappy screen, my old HTC HD Mini has a better one.

    • Saturday on 23/11/2011 - 22:29

      I was about to do the same and actually have stocked enough Woolworths vouchers for a year. I even called Vodafone this evening to cancel my contract, as my HTC legend 12 month plan ends next month. Hehe, i may end up with another HTC.

      • EnALup on 23/11/2011 - 23:12

        How did u cancel your contract with 2 months pending? Do you pay extra for breaking it?

        • Saturday on 23/11/2011 - 23:31

          I called to cancel, but in the end was told i just need to port out before the last billing date (which is 15 Dec for me) and the contract with Vodafone will then be automatically end.

        • Saturday on 24/11/2011 - 10:57

          Sorry, i should have said that my plan actually ends on 14 Dec. So i am already in the last billing month.

        • EnALup on 24/11/2011 - 12:51

          lol. thanks for telling me that. I was about to call vodafone to cancel my contract which is ending after 2 months.

    • get-innocuous on 23/11/2011 - 22:48

      I'd say not as good as the nexus, unless you specifically want the physical keyboard. That being said, it's still an excellent phone, and outstanding value at this price. It is a fairly heavy phone (and quite thick due to the keyboard), however.

  • unity1 on 23/11/2011 - 22:17
    +6

    "25CREDIT" promo code still works

    • Saturday on 24/11/2011 - 01:03
      +1

      "SAVE10" will save you more, if you already have a plan with Vodafone.

      • spy on 24/11/2011 - 15:06

        What about NRMA discount?

  • FOX on 23/11/2011 - 22:33

    How does this compare to Motorola Mile Stone 2?

    • Save Medicare on 23/11/2011 - 22:35

      Weaker processor (800MHz vs 1GHz), but the Desire Z can be overclocked to 1.8GHz (stable at 1.7GHz) which is crazy huge. It's also cheaper than the Optus deal.

      • Elijah on 23/11/2011 - 22:44

        The CPU is still a SnapD with an Adreno 205 GPU(Most expensive gaming phones use…), the S-LCD is sharper does appear brighter and less saturated, but more responsive and clear !, the camera is superb, the build is fantastic,

        Simply buy it and you'll know and I doubt you will want to sell it tho !

        P.S I couldn't afford this last year or so…, bought the Defy ! lol

        • murkywater on 23/11/2011 - 23:28

          || Adreno 205 GPU(Most expensive gaming phones use…)

          Are you living in the past by some chance? Tegra 2(ULP GeForce GPU), Mali 400, SGX 540, SGX 543.. Those are some of the better GPUs. Not Adreno 205. lol.

        • A Banana4scale on 24/11/2011 - 00:29

          looks like Elijah has this phone. Raven is right, the adreno 205 is last year's tech. Even the newer Adreno 220 used in the sensation is better(obviously)

        • Elijah on 24/11/2011 - 00:40
          -3

          @Raven Is that relative to this price bracket ?, SHOW ME ONE ! then talk the talk…

          E.g hav u heard of the "Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY"… ?

          If I already had this phone, why would I buy it again ? lol

        • A Banana4scale on 24/11/2011 - 01:04
          +2

          yes

          (Most expensive gaming phones use…)

          better GPU than this Adreno 205. Stop contradicting yourself. The price bracket you just stated was most expensive phones which are th Galaxy Note, Galaxy Nexus and the iPhone 4S, all which use much better GPUs

        • murkywater on 24/11/2011 - 09:22
          +2

          @Elijah:
          In this price bracket Nexus S has a better CPU and GPU.

    • lamerthanlam on 23/11/2011 - 22:50

      Milestone 2 is an absolute horror to use. I've owned one of these and it was really terrible. You would be better off with the Desire Z.

      • Elijah on 23/11/2011 - 22:54

        I had the Milestone previously, good build quality, but RUBBISH TFT screen !

        Milestone 2 = Battery Drunk ! & Not worth it…

  • Save Medicare on 23/11/2011 - 22:39

    Can anyone confirm that MBC still works?

    • Horizon on 24/11/2011 - 05:13

      Yes, $84 cashback would make this a deal.

      Otherwise…

  • boirefish on 23/11/2011 - 23:40

    Just bought. this is a very good deal, regardless of whether MBC pulls through :)

  • morini on 24/11/2011 - 07:43

    is the included 200MB a one-off or per-month?

    • FOX on 24/11/2011 - 12:17
      +1

      That's per month.

  • RedHab on 24/11/2011 - 09:40

    Good phone, but I will NEVER go near Vodafone again

  • Costco97 on 24/11/2011 - 11:45

    Great phone, I have it for a year now and cannot complain about it. I used friends Nexus but still liked Desire Z. It's camera (especially for video recording) is amazing. Keyboard is a plus.

    Just another elaboration if it helps its LCD is separate then the front touch screen (unlike many other phones). If anything goes wrong its easy to change it. Once I stood on it and broke LCD, front touch stayed intact. All I had to do was order LCD on ebay for 32$ delivered, watch a video on YouTube and change the LCD on my own.

    On Vodaphone I believe update is available for 2.3.3 otherwise you can always use one of the images available online.

  • spy on 24/11/2011 - 16:24

    Not compatible with the new 850 network I presume?

  • murkywater on 24/11/2011 - 22:32

    Damnit. If i could have gotten some confirmation about moneybackco, would get this instantly :S

  • joannatan on 25/11/2011 - 01:48

    the phone plan $29 * 12= $348
    if you are existing vodafone, you can get 10% off, so $2.9 *12 = $34.8, then the total cost down to $313.2
    if you can combined with $25 credit bonus, then the total cost down to $288.2
    and if you can claim $84 from mbc, then total cost down to $204.2

    finally, if you can sell above $204.2 on ebay after ebay cost, then it is your profit + benefit using the sim card credit

    • Saturday on 25/11/2011 - 11:03
      +1

      I don't think you can use both SAVE10 and 25CREDIT, as only one promotion code can be used.

      • joannatan on 25/11/2011 - 12:20

        that's why i said "IF"

  • blyl on 28/11/2011 - 03:59

    Planning to buy it.

    Anyone here tried to use the MBC rebate? does it work?

    Thanks

  • fleetoiler on 28/11/2011 - 19:42

    How does this compare with the HTC Sensation? It's been reduced down to $0 as well but on a 24 month $29 plan with 1 month free. If you weren't worried about being locked in for 24 months (which is a big stipulation I agree) would anyone recommend it?

    I'm currently with Optus on a $10 BYO plan with various bundled things and am yet to make the leap to a touchphone or to another carrier. It's either get a new phone or buy myself up on woolworths prepaid for the next year!

  • cameldownunder on 28/11/2011 - 21:37

    I called Vodafone, as I had 2 month on my 24 month plan. After hesitation they cancelled the plan, to renew for 12 month. Together with 800MB plan for 4$ I am quite happy with the result.

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