True Move have just made a bold, if not shocking announcement that they are cutting the prices of their iPhones starting from an amazing 50%. There are of course strings attached, but if you are in for the long term and don’t mind paying up front for your data package, then this special offer could be very attractive.
The new prices are as follows:
iPhone 4 (8GB) 9,250 Baht
iPhone 4S (16GB) 13,500 Baht
iPhone 4S (32 GB) 17,200 Baht
iPhone 4S (64GB) 21,200 Baht
Here are the strings which come attached:
- The offer is from 21 February until 12 April 2012
- You must apply for the XL data package for 18 months
- You must pay for 7 months upfront
- You must be a customer of True Online or True Visions for more than 12 months
The XL Package is 899 Baht per month which gives you 500 minutes of talk time, 300 free text messages, 50 MMS messages and unlimited 3G+ and WiFi.
this isn’t a device discount at all. you pay the same amount upfront, then you are excepted from payments for 7 month and then pay another 11 month full price for the data packages. in total you save 30% on the plans but not on the device. and you are locked in so long so you might pay an old price when a new round of discounts has long been passed.
Nothing wrong with that deal but the way it’s sold is very misleading. calling it “shocking” is way off though.
That’s not 50% off. The iphone isn’t 42,000 baht.
It’s starting from 50%.
One more thing: you have to pay with thai credit card, can’t pay in cash.