christina225

Can anyone tell me roughly how much a Iphone 3g 16g would cost me in Perth, not sure how it works out there, here I got the phone at a low cost then had to pay monthly, is it the same there?
Thanks
Christina

DownUnderPaddy

Via Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Iphone-3G-16G...412122001r3847

from Optus
http://personal.optus.com.au/web/oca...&site=personal

from Telstra
http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/pho...e/pricing.html

from Vodafone
http://store.vodafone.com.au/deals-o...S|p|2889963815

christina225

Thanks for that, out of the 3 providers, would you say one was better than the other.
Christina

DownUnderPaddy

Any one is better than Hell-stra !

quoll

I am very happy with Virgin https://www.virginmobile.com.au/shop/iPhone.aspx

christina225

Thanks quoll, i'm having a bit of trouble understanding these cap rates and what you actually get.
Over here i pay £25 a month (approx $50) and I get 600 minutes 500 texts unlimited internet use, does that sound comparable to what I can get there.
Christina

Dougie

interested in this one myself ....


Dougie

pompeyblonde

I pay arouns $65 and seem to get about the same as you, im with vodaphone and the phone was free.

kar-kier

My husband has the iphone 3G 16gb with Virgin. He pays $69 for his contact - gives him $520 worth of credit and free calls and text to other virgin mobiles and 1GB data (I think, it's at least that anyway), he pays a further $4 a month on top for the phone. He's been happy with the service and the coverage.

IvanM

Will you be using the phone in remote areas. If so Telstra has the best coverage if not worse prices. Customer service is bad across them all. Optus (Virgin use Optus infrastructure) has second best coverage. Vodafone and 3 are good in the cities.

Have a look on whirlpool.net.au for more feedback.

The other part to really look at is the data plans that come with the phone. Get the wrong plan and you can blow you bill out by thousands of dollars.

johnnyboy

Tina,

There's a reduced rate for those who have always loved the iphone. You pay a little more if you slated the iphone to start and then go and get one! You also pay a little extra for the 16gig.

Stay away from Optus the calls cut out and at the call centre in Delhi they share a phrase book for Australian to Punjabi they haven't got one yet for English to Punjabi.

If you are going to a place called Butler you may need a satellite phone.

JB

moneypenny20

I 'ate you Butler!

JackTheLad

I have a colleague who is an Apple nut. He got his first iPhone with Optus, it kept cutting out. So he moved to Telstra and got a new iPhone. (He likes to go bush alot, so probably a good choice).

I have to laugh though. He swears it is the best phone ever built, so cool, so funky, look at this, look at that etc...

He is on his 3rd iPhone now (two have broken), and each time it takes them about 2 weeks to replace it. But he is an Apple fanboi, so that's just Apples 'quality' service to him.

JTL

Jen1977ni

Will my British iphone work ok in Oz? It was bought outright as a pressie by the OH, yes, I'm spoilt, what can I say

moneypenny20

If it's unlocked it should be fine. But as it's an iphone it probably won't Dislike Apple products - overpriced rubbish but each to their own.