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Smartone-Vodafone Still Doesn’t Understand [Updated]

August 18, 2010 iPad

After I published the Open Letter to Smartone-Vodafone in April, I thought Smartone-Vodafone (SMV) finally understands the needs of its subscribers when they released the new tariff plans for the iPad in July. When the dust is finally settled I finds out SMV still doesn’t understand what subscriber needs.

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Hong Kong Mobile Carrier iPhone 4 Tariff Plans

July 29, 2010 iPhone

Yesterday I reported Smartone-Vodafone’s (SMV) tariff plans for the soon to release iPhone 4. Not long after my post was published the other competitors in Hong Kong also release their respective tariff plans for the iPhone 4. With the help of @abc1230 (on Twitter) I have created an English version of the spreadsheet (http://bit.ly/iphone4hkplans) comparing [...]

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Smartone-Vodafone Doing the Right Thing [Updated]

July 23, 2010 iPad

Has Smartone-Vodafone (SMV) finally listened to my reader’s and my call in my Open Letter to Smartone-Vodafone? Along with the different tariff plans SMV releases for the iPad they have also released a “Tag-On Micro-SIM for iPad” plan for existing SMV subscribers. For an additional HKD128/month use of any voice and data plans with unlimited [...]

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Hong Kong iPhone Tariff Plans Battle Begins

July 22, 2010 iPhone

As the pending arrival of the iPhone 4 next week (July 30th) and the re-availability of iPhone 3GS 8GB in Hong Kong, the Apple mobile carrier partners, 3 HK and Smartone-Vodafone (SMV) have began to compete in tariff plans.

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A Reader’s 3 HK Troubles

July 20, 2010 iPhone

Several months ago a reader (Kit) told me about his ordeal with 3 HK; one of the 7 mobile carriers in Hong Kong. From my non-scientific analysis, 3 HK is disliked by many of its subscribers, many of them are friends of mine. Some of them even created Facebook groups, 聲討 3HK iphone 服務奇差 !!!, [...]

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Choosing a 3G Tariff Plan in Hong Kong for iPad

May 25, 2010 iPad

With the pending iPad official release by Apple Hong Kong some time in July, mobile carriers in Hong Kong have begin to release tariff plans designed specifically to target iPad owners. Among them only 3 HK currently has a data plan that comes with either a regular mini-SIM or the new micro-SIM. The rest of [...]

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Rogers is Hearing the Call. When Will Smartone-Vodafone

April 24, 2010 iPad

Several weeks ago I published an Open Letter to Smartone-Vodafone asking them to create a new tariff plan. Unfortunately, I have yet to receive any comments from SMV regarding my suggestions. Instead, it appears that Rogers in Canada is hearing my cry. The data plan that Rogers is considering is not specific to Apple’s iPad [...]

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HTC Hero Available from Smartone-Vodafone

August 26, 2009 HTC

This afternoon the mobile carrier Smartone-Vodafone has announced the price and tariff plans for the HTC Hero. The top of the line plan is identical to the tariff planSmartone-Vodafone is offering iPhone users in Hong Kong, which they called “The Ultimate iPhone Experience“. The main difference being for the iPhone tariff plan, Smartone-Vodafone is not selling [...]

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Smartone-Vodafone Unlimited Plan for iPhone

August 4, 2009 iPhone

Finally Smartone-Vodafone released a tariff plan that address the usage habits of iPhone users in Hong Kong. The yet unnamed “iPhone Unlimited” tariff plan from Smartone-Vodafone will cost HKD238.00/month + HKD12.00 (MTR fees) for unlimited HSDPA data usage along with a 18-month contract. Most mobile Hong Kong phone users and readers of my blog know, [...]

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Mobil Carriers Differences in HK

July 10, 2009 Advice

Before you jump into a mobile tariff contract (for 2 years or 15 months) with your new iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS you need to understand that not all 3G (HSDPA) network are the same. This is especially important if you are going to buy a new iPhone 3GS. The reason is because, unlike the [...]

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What to Know When Buying an iPhone 3G in Hong Kong

February 6, 2009 iPhone

A reader of my blog asked a series of good questions and I thought it may be something all readers will be interested in, so I decided to create a post to answer him. Jonathan asked: If I simply buy the phone from the Apple store (unlocked) and then get the sim from vodafone (they [...]

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