News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
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Well, it's iPhone 3GS day. Do you know where your loved ones are? Or, perhaps, are they there next to you in the queue for which you woke up at a ridiculous hour to join? Either way, the iPhone 3GS hit Australian stores this morning, and if previous demand is anything to go by, you may be queuing for a while to get yours.
Particularly keen devotees gathered at Optus' Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane flagship CBD stores, which opened at midnight this morning to begin selling the new iPhone. For those who slept in a few more hours, however, the iPhone 3GS is now in general availability at a mobile phone shop near you.
As with the launch of the iPhone 3G last year, plans vary considerably. Pricing includes:
Optus (iPhone page here):
Four capped plans ranging from $19 per month with $100 worth of phone calls, 100MB data and calling rates of 92c per minute, to $79 per month with $1250 worth of phone calls, 78c per minute calling, 1GB data, and unlimited domestic SMS/MMS. Call connection fee 35c.
Three 'Timeless' plans with unlimited nationwide and mobile calls and unlimited text, ranging from $99 per month with 1.5GB of data to $129 per month with 3GB of data and unlimited voicemail. Tethering costs an additional $9.99 per month, or comes free if you buy an extra Mobile Internet Pack at $9.99 (for 200MB) or above. Call connection fee 35c.
Sweet spot: $99 Timeless plan
iPhone pricing: Depends on plan: highest on $19 cap [8GB iPhone 3G: $20 per month on 24-month contract; 16GB iPhone 3GS: $27 per month on 24-month contract; 32GB iPhone 3GS: $34 per month on 24-month contract] and free on Timeless plans.
Telstra (iPhone page here)
Seven plans ranging from $30 per month with $25 included phone calls at 92c per minute to $250 per month with $235 calls and rates of 38c per minute. Call connection fee 27c.
Sweet spot: $60 per month plan with $50 included value, $10 (150MB) included data and calls at 56c per minute.
Telstra plans include a nominal data component ($5 or 5MB); most users will also need to take out a Browsing Pack, which ranges from $10 (150MB and 50c/MB extra) to $119 (9GB and 25c/MB extra) per month.
Sweet spot: $59 for 1GB per month
iPhone pricing: Depends on plan: highest on $30 plan [8GB: $199; 16GB: $349; 32GB: $549] with prices reducing based on higher-priced plans. The 8GB iPhone 3G becomes free on the $60 plan, the 16GB iPhone 3GS on the $100 plan, and the 32GB iPhone 3GS on the $150 plan.
Vodafone (iPhone page here)
Five contract capped plans ranging from $59 per month with $350 included calls and SMS and 500MB data, to $114 per month with unlimited talk and text and 2GB data.
Five single business capped plans ranging from $59 with 150 minutes talk time, 200 SMS/MMS and 500MB data, to $114 per month with unlimited talk/SMS/MMS and 2GB data.
Prepaid option to buy iPhone at $929; a $49 recharge gets you $800 worth of credit that lasts 30 days.
iPhone pricing: $10/month for $59 plan and 24-month contract and free on all other 24-month contracts; $50/month on $69-$99 contract caps with 12-month contract.
Three
Will offer the iPhone but not until July. Register your interest here. [http://store.three.com.au/Apple-iPhone-3G-Coming-Soon?cid=240]
wrote on June 26, 2009 8:36 PM
Was there any research in this article. This info was all available last night from the various phone company websites. What about virgin, what about optus pre-paid, what about the rumor that the Apple stores will be selling unlocked outright iphones. Do some actual research next time.
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Jim Dalrymple,Philips Michaels and Peter Cohen | Jan 23, 2008
This morning Apple announced a strong push to help companies incorporate the iPhone into their enterprise environment, putting RIM's popular BlackBerry handheld devices squarely in its sights. The changes will come in a forthcoming release of iPhone software. During an event held at the company's Cupertino headquarters, Apple senior vice president of product marketing Phil Schiller announced the company's plans. "We've been hard at work trying to understand what it takes to bring the iPhone out across the enterprise," he told guests. The list of features that Apple describes as important to enterprise end users includes "push-based" e-mail, calendar info and contact management; additional support for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) including Cisco IPsec; and two-factor authentication, certificates and identities.
Peter Cohen | Mar 7, 2008
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Mikael Ricknas | Apr 23, 2008
Strong demand for Macs driven by record laptop sales helped Apple turn a $US1.05 billion profit for its fiscal second quarter. The company sold 2.2 million Macs from January to March, helping drive sales of $US7.51 billion for the strongest March quarter in Apple’s history. Apple’s profit rose 36 percent from the second quarter of 2007, with revenue rising 43 percent. The company reported earnings per share of $US1.16 for the just-completed second quarter, a 33-percent rise over last year’s number.
Jim Dalrymple and Philips Michaels | Apr 25, 2008
As I type these words, I am waiting for Apple's Developer Connection web site to ease up sufficiently for me to download the long-awaited Software Developer Kit for the iPhone (and iPod touch, just by the by). In a way, I hate developer-oriented announcements — "here's a really cool thing we're working on, and it's available now, and hoi polloi can have it in about six months". Actually, it's the six months I hate.
