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"Peter Webb" wrote in message u... 1. The $AUD has just come off a 10 year maximum against the pound. I didn't know it was a *high* but I'll take your word for it. 2. It doesn't matter what the exchange rate is. Of course it does. If coming/going to another country seemingly small fluctuations in the exchange rate make a sometimes hefty difference to your purchasing power. Doesn't make any difference if you buy them in pounds corresponding to some US$, or convert pounds to $AUD corresponding to the same US$. It will be the same cost in pounds. Untrue. You can currently buy a 3315 (not the snazziest phone but it's still a phone) for around $50. At the current exchange rate that's approx £20 I believe. Is there an equal model similarly priced in the UK at present? On the other side of the coin you can get a 3220 from Orange for £49.99 I think whereas here the cheapest PAYG 3220 is $250. The costs do not appear the same to me, even if converted back to US$ The statement "the exchange rate will be in your favour" is completely meaningless when talking about tradeable currencies (ie all Western currencies including the pound and the $AUD). What does "in your favour" even supposed to mean? How do you determine if its "in your favour", and how does that make tradable manufactured goods cheaper to buy? Sorry - utter ********. Some goods work out as being the same cost when sold in diferent countries and their currencies are compared. Also one has to factor in shipping costs. Some goods, however, work out cheaper to buy overseas as when the shipping cost is factored in, the price is still lower than that available in ones home country. If you don't want to look a bit of an idiot, you might stop using the phrase "exchange rate in your favour" in future. I don't think I am the idiot here. I don't think I'm as rude either. 3. Of all the things to buy overseas, a mobile phone looks one of the stupidest. You get the best prices if you buy a handset "locked" to a local operator (telco), but such a handset is useless outside of Australia. One of the very few items that you can buy in Australia that you can be guaranteed will not work anywhere else in the world (a cheap and hence locked mobile phone). Please explain. Handsets can be unlocked, and phones in Aus use the same frequencies as in the UK. I use a 3220 that I brought with me from the UK, along with my 3330 and a ratty old 5110 (although I'm not sure how this last one ended up coming along for the ride). The only issue may be if the item becomes faulty whilst under guarantee as it'd be a bit of a pain sending it back I think. Other than that, please keep up your useful, well thought through and informed posts. Hmm. |
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