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Did it for the Ultra with the pre-order deal the other week, it's a simple enough process as long as you're not doing it 3x+ in a week.…

Same as any other JB deal/Telstra contract. Port-in or ask for a new-number and the deal in store -> They'll do the paperwork in-store and…

Will actually be $865.66, as you're only paying 23/24ths of the cancellation fee as it's charged pro-rata.

Got one for lunch from their Valley store, actually really good, only problem is parking on James Street is basically non-existent and it's…

S22 standard non-ultra. Thought I wouldn't mind a little bigger but when they're in a case man those ultras are just stupid big.

Sold for $1.6k on the 14th, was going to use it myself to replace my S22 but after actually trying one in store before pickup I realised…

>$6k+ spend on Pet Insurance How many animals would that even be? Maybe a good deal for farmers.

>Dont forget inflation is real. Yeah but not 300% in a single decade from 2014/15 when the S5 was their king. Not talking the 80s/90s/early…

Of course with a deal like this it's much more acceptable, was saying how the retail sticker price however is unjustifiable and people are…

Yeah, some margin is fine, but flagship components for say an S5 only ended with the phone being like $700~ retail back in the day still.…

Yeah, the usual excuse people give is "muh R&D!", yet the thing is basically unchanged from the S24 Ultra (hell they even GOT RID of a…

Counterpoint: No phone should cost $2.3k.

Ahhh, the old 'annoy them into refunding'. I'm surprised they didn't hold their ground given the contract is pretty clear-cut though, but…

Same Telstra ETC and $99 for the first month, base cost for the 128GB was $1,697 or $1,897 for the 256GB, so would've been $1,112 for the…

They had $1450 off for the Pixel 9 Pro till yesterday, was tempted to get it instead, but apparently it overheats pretty bad for some.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1XgFsitnQw

No those are for the Samsung online store. JB's $200 ones all start with '92'.

$237 upfront with $200-off voucher + $766 (23/24ths of $800) plan ETC + $99 first month yes (if bought today) = $1,102

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence/at least something. Only way I can imagine getting it waved would be if one has a…

>Source: I made it up lol

Right after the end of the $1450 Telstra port-in deal of course lol. Was tempted to get this instead of the S25U but apparently it has some…

Very unlikely, usually has to be a location that anyone can buy from/etc. Someone seems to have been able to match Costco though (after…

Yeah just did the same, but exact same nope-no-refunds copypasta as JB, definitely seems like they're not allowing it anymore.

ETC = Early Termination Charge (i.e. the contract cancellation fee).

Well gave it a shot, exact same copy-paste text from Telstra too hah: >Disconnecting the service will no longer allow you to transfer the…

Were you able to do it before the service became visible in the portal?

Yeah ETC is $550 for the S25 plain (so $527 after the first month, plus $79 first month fee) and it's $0 upfront, same as the S25+ (but its…

Service doesn't even show up in the Telstra portal, maybe I need to wait another day.

Plain S25 would only be $606 if you want to spend less, or $865 for the S25+.

With no other vouchers/trade-in discounts yep that's the minimum cost for the S25 Ultra. ($1,102 if you have a $200 pre-order code from the…