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Best value Australian iPhone plans revealed!

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Danny Gorog04 August 2008, 2:50 PM (26 days ago.)

UPDATED | Want to buy an iPhone 3G? We've gone through all the plans from all the telcos to find the best of the best.

Page 1 - Intro

If you're thinking of picking up an iPhone, the array of plans on offer from the all the Australian networks is fairly bewildering, and complicated (Three, for example, need you to buy the iPhone outright before they can offer you service)! So we've done the hard work of ploughing through the brochures and fine print for you to work out which are the good value plans -- and which are the absolute stinkers, to be avoided at all costs.

For each of the carriers, we've provided a write-up with our thoughts on what the relative pros and cons of the carrier and their plans are, as well as a detailed table comparing all the plans showing you the real value that you'll get.

Also, if you're an original iPhone 2G user, or another smartphone user looking enviously at the data allowances on the iPhone plans, we've got some good news for you too -- a couple of deals from smaller virtual mobile networks with a fair bit of data bundled in. Check out our "Best plans for iPhone 2G and other smartphones" page.

Continue to page 2: Telstra iPhone 3G plans in detail
Page 1 Intro
Page 2 Telstra iPhone 3G plans in detail
Page 3 Vodafone iPhone 3G plans in detail
Page 4 Optus iPhone 3G plans in detail
Page 5 Virgin Mobile iPhone 3G plans in detail
Page 6 Three iPhone 3G plans in detail
Page 7 The winners: best iPhone plans
Page 8 Best plans for iPhone 2G and other smartphones


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GregC (New user):

THIS IS F***EN BU*****T.. F**K U TELSTRA

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Obi-Wan Kenobi (User):

Quoting GregC:
THIS IS F***EN BU*****T.. F**K U TELSTRA


I would like to choose a U for "Umbrella".

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Me In Oz (Advanced member):

Good job APC, But ..................
Is it just me or does everyone see that none of these plans are what you would call good value !
Even the recommended Optus $59 plan has 80c per minute and 35 c flagfall !
We are really being screwed in Oz !!!

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Hemma (Regular user):

Good Job Danny, but what if you break the contract?

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ozman (New user):

Would have preferred a comprehensive table with the best value of each plan compared with the very best highlighted.

In any case you think Apple would have learnt from its computer woes - sell the phone unlocked - let the telcoms compete - let cunstomer pick the telcom

For each person who signs onto a plan there are at least 20 who want an unlocked phone where they choose the telcom

Is it about time Big Bro got involved and layed down rules - sell unlocked phones - let customers choose

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Me In Oz (Advanced member):

Quoting ozman:
In any case you think Apple would have learnt from its computer woes

This IS Apple !
Where proprietary dogma and controlled distribution marketing goes way beyond that which MS was/is accused of !

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JM (New user):

this is all well and good but everyone seems to be overlooking the ongoing cost of the iphones net capability so be prepared to fork out a bit more money if your planning on using that feature, which i assume most people will be. I, however will choose to stick with a normal phone and being content with waiting a few hours to go onto the internet

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Dan Warne (Administrator):

The net capability is covered by the data allowance on all the plans described. There's no additional ISP subscription fee or anything like that if that's what you're wondering...

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jezza1989 (New user):

yes its a good phone great even but is everyone forgetting that on the plans most of the time theres either none or very little internet usage included in them which mean u'll be paying alot more then jsut your plan amount to use the internet and emails and downloading songs costs to yer so great phone but all of its features cost u extra money so as far as i am concerned its just a phase thats hit us again and son ppl will find something better and want that

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SirBargeArse (New user):

...and I love hearing when the Yanks complain that THEY get a raw deal on the "cell phone" plans. Sheesh!

Still... I'll personally wait till my current contract runs out and I'll see what my options are in November.

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Wazza (Cornerstone member):

Quoting SirBargeArse:
Still... I'll personally wait till my current contract runs out and I'll see what my options are in November.

Yeah I think that's the best approach at the moment (although I have to wait until March next year). Looking forward to a comparison with the Bold too. I'm not the world's biggest Fanboy so it will go against every fibre of my being to purchase an Apple product. But they've done a good job if I'm considering it :)




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Sunshine (New user):

How about 3 (three.com.au) aren't they a good solution for unlocked iphones and other smartphones?

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Dan Warne (Administrator):

They're good deals, however, Apple hasn't given Three a licence to sell the iPhone yet, and all the iPhones you can buy are locked to Telstra, Optus or Vodafone. The only way to get an iPhone on Three would be to buy a p