Telstra to Also Offer iPhone in Australia

Telstra has also announced the pricing as well, being a Telstra service it seems way over priced.

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iPhone 3G will be available from Telstra on July 11 with a range of specially designed Next G™
iPhone 3G plans that meet the needs of any customer. The Next G iPhone 3G plans start at $30
per month with an upfront cost of $279 for the 8GB model and $399 for the 16GB model.
Customers will receive the 8GB iPhone 3G model at no cost with the $80 plan and either the 8GB
or the 16GB model at no cost with plans starting at $100 per month. All plans include free Wi-Fi
access at Telstra hotspots and require a 24-month contract.


The plans look pretty good I think

Telstra has also announced the pricing as well, being a Telstra service it seems way over priced.

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The plans are actually pretty damned aggressive.

I'm shocked - I thought that the plans would start at $79 per month not $30.

It's all about the data though. An iPhone needs unlimited data or it's useless. Does Telstra offer unlimited data?

It's all about the data though. An iPhone needs unlimited data or it's useless. Does Telstra offer unlimited data?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

they day that happens is the day im rich..
thats hilarious.

telstra is a privately owned company, they work for the share holders, not the people they sell their services to. they wont give us unlimited and thats why they are so hated as a company here is aus.

No details on what the plans include though... the Standard NextG plans at those points only include 20mb of data, so they could either be really good value, or really bad - hope we find out soon.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

they day that happens is the day im rich..
thats hilarious.

telstra is a privately owned company, they work for the share holders, not the people they sell their services to. they wont give us unlimited and thats why they are so hated as a company here is aus.

Well said. They're also hated for their shi*ty customer service, long wait times, high prices and out-of-the-blue thousand dollar bills. I'm glad Telstra crumbled first and spilled on the plans. Hopefully Optus and Vodafone will kick their asses with data and call value.

Privatization was such a f**k up.

I was living quite well with the 120MB limit here in Israel. Sure, I wouldn't do youtube all day long, but in general it provided most of my needs. Ofcourse, whenever possible I used WiFi

Wow, I'm really impressed with those prices. The recently announced Canadians prices got me worried but it's all good in my eyes. I'll still want to know how data it offers and if it'll be possible to turn off the data once you clock over the monthly limit. The only thing that is a little disappointing is the 400 dollar price tag on the 16gb model. I would've thought the maximum would've been about $350. I would also like to know if they one that can be bought outright, but looking at the 16gb price tag, I could imagine it would cost A LOT!!!

Well said. They're also hated for their shi*ty customer service, long wait times, high prices and out-of-the-blue thousand dollar bills. I'm glad Telstra crumbled first and spilled on the plans. Hopefully Optus and Vodafone will kick their asses with data and call value.

Privatization was such a f**k up.

If they were to offer >500Mb/month data included in the minimum plan I might actually consider switching back to Telstra. If Three (who I'm with currently) doesn't get it, I figure I might as well switch to the carrier with the greatest coverage.