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HTC ONE with Free Beats Solo Headphones (Valued $249)

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HTC ONE with Free Beats Solo Headphones (Valued $249)
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Alias2000 on 06/04/2013 - 11:09 telstra.com.au (1117 clicks)
Last edited 06/04/2013 - 12:23 by 1 other user

For those looking at picking up the new HTC ONE with Telstra, Telstra are offering free Dr Dre Beats Solo headphones valued at RRP$249 (less if you shop around). Offer only available if you pre-order the phone prior to April 23rd. Phone repayments work out to be $20 a month x 24 months on Telstra's lowest plan (total phone cost $480. Phone retailing for approx $750. Even if you're not a fan of 'Beats' you can probably sell them for $150 on ebay/gumtree.

Review of the HTC one:
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/03/htc-one-australian-review-…

Note - Vodafone also offering free headphones on pre-order on a cheaper plan

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  • [Deactivated] on 06/04/2013 - 11:14
    +11

    The calculations on the value are sort of irrelevant as you MUST have a 24 month contract. The actual minimum cost is $1680 over 2 years with a $600/mth call value, unlimited text and 1GB data.

    Alternatively you can get this (without "free" headphones) with Virgin for $1080 over 2 years with a $250/mth calls, unlimited text and 250GB data. If you were to use the same maths to calculate the value of the phone as the OP does this is only $384 for the phone. If you go with Virgin's $62/mth deal ($700 calls, 3GB) and use OP's maths, it's only $72 for the phone.

    • ygyf on 06/04/2013 - 11:24
      +2

      that should be 250MB…

      • [Deactivated] on 06/04/2013 - 11:25

        Oopsie doodle…

        Imma leave it. If I say it here, Virgin have to honour it… right?

      • wtfnodeal on 06/04/2013 - 11:27

        Haha was tempted when i saw 250gb but seems impossible.

    • cloudy on 06/04/2013 - 11:27
      +1

      SO have u taken into account the coverage of Telstra vs virgin?

      • [Deactivated] on 06/04/2013 - 11:27
        +4

        As that has absolutely nothing to do with what I'm saying, no.

        My point is about minimum payment and calculating the value of the phone, not which deal is better.

    • Martini on 06/04/2013 - 11:35

      Brain ANEURYSM!

      • Lycan on 06/04/2013 - 12:22

        Aneurysms are lethal…
        I prefer to call them brain farts. Sounds much more plausible.

    • lostn on 06/04/2013 - 12:36
      +1

      It depends on what monetary value you put on the call plans and how much you calling/data you do. The Telstra plan with $600/mth calls is $50 a month for the plan. If you think you're getting better value out of that than the $29 for $250/mth on Virgin, then go for it. But personally, 250MB a month of data is not enough for me, so I would need to go up to a higher plan. At the same time, I don't make near $600 worth of calls either, so the Telstra plan is overkill.

      What I'm looking for a is a low call charge PAYG plan with ~ 500MB to 1GB of free data a month. It doesn't exist though as far as I know. TPG is close but I only get 150MB a month, which is nothing.

      For this phone, I would be waiting until it drops to $550 unlocked (I don't care about these overrated headphones).

      But because I got a One X less than a year ago, I think I will skip this generation and wait for next year's phones.

      • [Deactivated] on 06/04/2013 - 16:19

        My point was about the OP's calculation of what you're paying for the phone, nothing more. I was not saying one deal was better or worse or that the deals were even comparable - simply using an example to demonstrate that using the $20-on-top-of-a-plan figure is a completely useless way of valuing what you pay for the phone.

  • Rakddon on 06/04/2013 - 11:27

    So is Vodafone:
    http://shop.vodafone.com.au/mobile-specs/htc-one

  • motlking on 06/04/2013 - 12:02
    +1

    They are Beats Solo not Studio. Big difference. Also it costs $10p/m on the $60 plan

    • Alias2000 on 06/04/2013 - 12:32

      Telstra Plan is $50 if you bring your own phone, $70 with the HTC One

  • zeus2212 on 06/04/2013 - 12:04

    bought it from amazonUK for approx. $650 and received a free HTC media link

    sold the media link on ebay for $85

    finally I only paid $565 for this phone!

    • uccoffee on 06/04/2013 - 12:22

      but amazon UK means warranty is a headache ~

      • Mikeologos on 06/04/2013 - 12:51

        I've found amazon to be fairly good, pay for return shipping. Repairs/replacement doesn't take long. Your without a phone for 2 weeks though.

        • martyn on 08/04/2013 - 08:34

          you're without a phone for longer than two weeks if you get it repaired by HTC Oz.

  • idonteven on 06/04/2013 - 12:16
    +1

    We've made it this far without an obligatory insult to Beats? Impressive.

  • skinny on 06/04/2013 - 15:54
    +1

    I was going to order this phone with Optus (under the 25% discount for broadband/home user option) on a $50+$8 plan (works to $30.50 for me with the 25% off) and I saw this. I went online, had a sales rep on chat came and I asked if he would give me the headset like Telstra. Unfortunately, it was not possible, but he gave me $100 credit on my 24 month plan that I gladly took :) (note: Last time I got this headset, we sold it on e-bay for $110, solo is certainly not worth $249)

    Thanks for this post (got $100 credit) and hopefully others can do the same with Optus or a carrier of your choice.

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