Fone Zone buys Next Byte: an iPhone clue?
News broke over a week ago on the Fone Zone buyout of Apple reseller Next Byte. Thought we’d better throw in some speculation on the subject, because we’ve had a few reader queries: could this offer any clues on the iPhone network deal?
In a word, no. Fone Zone may be Telstra exclusive, but that won’t make Next Byte the same. This is Fone Zone broadening the income portfolio – if Telstra gets iPhone, Fone Zone won’t need to be an Apple reseller to stock it. I’d almost think that, if it is anything at all (and I stress, I don’t think it is), it would be a firming of the idea that Telstra won’t have iPhone on their network. They want in on Apple goodies, and perhaps they aren’t expecting to see any in a Telstra-only store anytime soon?
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im so sick of waiting for the iphone to come here or to get any information. im really pissed off with the way apple has done this actually.
their biggest product ever and they cant even give us a date? what a load of bullshit.
if touch ipods are announce don the 5th ill just get one of those instead and buy a new handset – though knowing my luck the iphone will be annoucned 2 weeks later.
i hope they give us SOME indication at their announcement, for f-sake.
^ I’ll agree with that. The whole secrecy business is just nonsense.
I’ve decided just to get the SE P1i, instead of waiting for this crap.
Has anyone realised that the iPhone is lame?
For a smartphone it has nothing on a good HP, O2 or I-mate phone you can get on telstra or optus already.
Also, the iPhone is GSM only, so its coverage is going to suck.
Apples products are always going to look good, but always be second rate. People just dont see through the glassy extiror of them.
I dunno guys, i agree totally with this crappy secrective rubbish, but i’m happy to wait if we get a 3G 2nd gen model of this puppy. Announcing availability in 2008 is just crap.
I’m not going to give you my correct E-Mail address, (or am I) but you might want to do some digging for yourselves.
Apparantly JB HI-FI are looking to buy Fone Zone….. (still)
This might come under the ‘who cares’ column, but it might not !
“Apples products are always going to look good, but always be second rate. People just dont see through the glassy extiror of them.”
Thats why their music players despite fierce competition from more established brands (like Sony) still hold market supremacy. Or why they have the fastest growing share of the notebook/laptop market.
Its because their products suck. Totally.
If their products were really that bad, then people would be whining non-stop about them, and they would lose market share.
They aren’t. They are getting good word of mouth, and the fact is a lot of owners are more than please with a lot of their Apple products.
i spoke to people at an optus store a few weeks ago and they said that optus was getting the iphone in a few months (I have one here in australia, but its no use, can’t unlock it yet….)
i have no idea of their cred, but they seemed positive about it….
when is ipod coming to OZ ?
ipod touch is here …. but where is iphone ?