$1050 off Samsung S23 Series ($800 off all other phones) with $69/M 120GB/M 24M Telstra plan (New/Port-in, In-Store) @ JB Hi-Fi

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        jasswolf on 14/07/2023 - 12:15

        They can't port in from Boost and take this offer. They'd have to port out to a non-Telstra provider, then port in from them.

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          Dalryk on 14/07/2023 - 17:48

          @jasswolf: They can't port in, no. But there is nothing to stop them from "signing up for this deal under a new JB-Hi Fi Mobile plan" and then just cancelling the new plan and inserting their old sim.

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            jasswolf on 14/07/2023 - 21:40

            @Dalryk: So what I wrote before? :P

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  syswong on 13/07/2023 - 19:02

  20G less data but no up front cost on the Pixel 7 pro 128GB. Wouldn’t the Harvey deal be better?

  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/787342

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    jasswolf on 13/07/2023 - 19:05

    That Harvey Norman deal is $828 on cancellation, so no.

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      syswong on 13/07/2023 - 20:10

      If you read my comment again, I included the plan. No everyone is like you guys only care about scamming a phone off the retailer.

      For some one who is already paying $30-40 a month for their mobile plan already, the Harvey deal is better, especially in area that Telstra has garbage signal

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        jasswolf on 13/07/2023 - 20:22

        +2

        Sorry, skim reading at this point, you'd be right in that instance, sure.

        With the margins in these phones at the moment, we're not the ones doing any scamming: we're being denied price drops, getting them in the form of sign-up bonuses and gift cards because major retailers and post-paid mobile services don't know how to compete any more.

        Eventually they might realise that the aggressive expansion of Australian mobile networks, and retail electronics stores with no regard to product value was not it.

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          syswong on 13/07/2023 - 21:42

          @jasswolf: The RRP in Australia for 3C products has always been too high and that is no secret.

          Yet there was deals after deals since S23 launch and many are very well priced.

          Do note that in general Australia do pay a higher price on a macro bases due to our geographic location, population fragmentation….. and most important one of the strictest consumer law in OECD countries. Yes we did not get our consumer protection for free, it all priced in.

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            jasswolf on 13/07/2023 - 23:20

            @syswong: I'm aware that domestic pricing should be higher here than some other first world regions as a base, I'm referring to the fact that the silicon process is mature and most of the other parts either have been re-used from last year's model, or even older models.

            That should have meant a lot of R&D savings passed on, and that they've chosen to do it this way shows that they're trying to fleece too many average consumers to fuel other parts of the business and vanity projects. For Samsung it's a $600 phone at the moment and Google a $500 phone, and they know it.

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              syswong on 14/07/2023 - 05:19

              @jasswolf: The case you are refereeing is more applicable to Apple. iPhone SE is an example of how they reuse older parts with newer parts but funny how Apple the most expensive phone is the market and holds more value. This is because the other major cost of modern smartphone (and 3C product) is the software and support.

              Android is more competitive, manufacturers have to keep getting new stuff in each year's model to attract new sales, that is the nature of business. I think hardware wise they are still making significant gain every two generation (in order to stand out). This is both the case of Google and Samsung.

              Back to the software part, modern smartphone are getting 3 years min if not more updates and many major updates introduce new features too. These are all R&D that you are paying for, plus the after sale services they are providing. If you look at how PRC manufacturer support and services, you can see how they save money on less updates and lower level of customer services (and of course adding government subsidies).

              Samsung are softening the blow by trade in programs which is a good thing, but you need to have a reasonable phone to start which is also fare, I have not pay more than $700 in my pass two Samsung purchase, something I wish Apple will do but highly unlikely (hence apple user tend to hold on to their devices longer).

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                jasswolf on 14/07/2023 - 12:08

                @syswong: Again, I'm perfectly aware of software costs, and that Apple only leads in some UX on that front. They only have their own line of chips to optimise for as well.

                Their costs reflect three things compared to their competitors:

                1. Ridiculous amount of chip design R&D, for which the benefit is beginning to wane in the phone/tablet space, so they've shifted to watch and XR

                2. A lot of Apple's software and chipdevelopment is done in Silicon Valley, where the cost of living is wild

                3. Their marketing costs are also wild, as they endeavour to sell an experience that leaves people nervous to exit their ecosystem and/or seem less fashionable.

                They've entrenched themselves in social status and keep trying to project an air of superiority, and holy hell does it work in capturing a lot of upper middle class folk who aren't very tech savvy.

                The number of people who are paying $500+ more on their phones because they don't want to drop iMessage is ludicrous.

                As for pricing of other base model flagships, I think they should also be low. Keep in mind camera implementation in the S23 hardly sets the world on fire, it's just not in the dumpster like how Xiaomi used to be.

                Coming back to Android updates, that's a weak case now due to a host of optimisations by Google to improve the speed and flexibility of how phones can be updated, especially with the buggy state most Android flagships appear in at launch.

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                  syswong on 14/07/2023 - 16:00

                  @jasswolf:

                  As for pricing of other base model flagships, I think they should also be low. Keep in mind camera implementation in the S23 hardly sets the world on fire, it's just not in the dumpster like how Xiaomi used to be.

                  Exactly my point of PRC phones (ignore my political view for a minute). I had Xiaomi and Huawei before. Keep seeing my wife's Samsung kept getting update and new features (especially the camera). PRC just selling and dump the phone and forget about it. Her S10 before she traded for the S22 Ultra is night and day compare to when it was first purchased. Remember Smartphone camera system these days, the software is just as important as the hardware if not more important.

                  Coming back to Android updates, that's a weak case now due to a host of optimisations by Google to improve the speed and flexibility of how phones can be updated, especially with the buggy state most Android flagships appear in at launch.

                  Apart from what I mentioned above, what 3C products released these days are perfect? We will not have new products if manufacturers wait to perfect the software. Just something that we have to live with. The good thing is large company that put in resources for R&D on update will fix bugs as well as introduce new features. Look at the recent Nikon Z9 update. It is one of the most revolutionary feature set introduced in the photography industry and comes 18 months after the camera release.

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                    jasswolf on 14/07/2023 - 16:19

                    @syswong: Xiaomi Pad 5 is a great example of how things have progressed in terms of system updates. That thing is speedy as hell for what it does.

                    Less about perfection, more about agile development opting to ship with broken major features they hope to patch Day 1 or 2, which means most of the reviews never discuss it due to receiving assurances in their pre-release review process. For instance, I keep hitting a numpad touch registration bug on my S23 only on the lock screen for the first 15s or so, which I assume is an issue with how processes are being brought out of a deep sleep state.

                    Stuff like that should have been picked up, yet because most people are a slow with input, they don't notice or think they've mucked it up.

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  Robbo014 on 13/07/2023 - 19:03

  JBhifi on the weekend had $800 gift card with 200gb per month for the $69 plan

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    AirJordan23 on 14/07/2023 - 12:25

    I think that’s for mobile broadband

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  JSki on 14/07/2023 - 09:53

  Reading eligibility they seem to have dropped Belong customers from their list. Anyone upgraded and confirmed it's available for Existing Belong Customers? :)

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  iammarlin on 14/07/2023 - 14:00

  I just got the 24 month $69 deal for S23 plus, with 1099 outright minus voucher. I have opened the box but haven't used the phone yet or taken out the black cover on the screen. Can I ask for a refund and get this deal? Anybody know the best way to go about it?

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    Borg on 14/07/2023 - 14:20

    +1

    Good luck with that. I tried the same with The Good Guys and in my case my phone was still sealed. They would not accept a return the following day which somewhat amazed me. Luckily I was ok with it as sorted a buyer as I didn't end up needing plan nor phone. Will be interested how you go. Best call them and ask their advice.

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  bargainhunt2020 on 14/07/2023 - 14:54

  +2

  Missed out! Pixel 7 256GB(Obsidian) is back to $1129.. :(

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  wazsupsz on 15/07/2023 - 14:59

  Can you just sign up for new plan, then cancel straight away for a $800 JB gift card for $430?

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    jasswolf on 15/07/2023 - 19:25

    +1

    No, it's specifically for a phone purchase, that's stipulated fairly clearly.

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      wazsupsz on 16/07/2023 - 09:52

      what about the $600 gift card promotion which they offer for signing up to a new plan? Is it a different T+C?

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        jasswolf on 16/07/2023 - 14:10

        +1

        That's the base offer, but if you don't get the first month refunded, it's a worse offer than the 15% discounted gift cards deal already posted on this website, and you lose some credit rating.

        Try to do a little research!

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