Having been in touch with @vodafonenz on the whether they were willing to comment on the subject, the reply I got was “We don’t pre-launch stuff so it’s entirely unsubstantiated”

A shame really, I would have loved to have had a Vodafone NZ representative on the Podcast to give us an idea of release date and possible pricing of the phone.

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From what I’ve been hearing, other than this not being available in New Zealand. The phone is not compatible with the Telecom XT network, but is compatible with the Vodafone NZ network.

Will Vodafone bring this phone into New Zealand ? I’m not sure. I haven’t yet seen anything from either Telecom or Vodafone regarding this.

I invite either Telecom NZ or Vodafone NZ to comment as to whether we will see this phone available in New Zealand anytime soon.