Hi all, I noticed this SMH article today ³Telstra dials up wireless price cuts²: <http://www.smh.com.au/business/telstra-dials-up-wireless-price-cuts-2010011 4-ma5k.html>
The article says: > In a week in which the Australian Communications and Media Authority revealed > a 162 per cent rise in the number of wireless subscribers over the past year, > Telstra cut the price of packages by up to a third. It also doubled the data > cap for its entry-level plan to 400 megabytes a month. > > ''[We] will cater for the increase in wireless broadband use by doubling the > monthly data allowance on the entry-level plan to 400MB for no additional > cost, catering for users who like to surf, download music and email > moderately. The new allowance lets customers download up to 40 MP3 music > files,'' Telstra said. > > The company also cut the price of its 1GB plan from $59.95 a month to $39.95, > and introduced a $49.95 a month 3GB plan. It has also cut the price of its > existing 5GB, $89.95 a month plan to $79.95 and tacked on an extra 1GB. Prices > are even lower if customers bundle the plans with other services such as > landlines. > > The price cuts are an acknowledgment of the explosive growth in the use of > devices such as the BlackBerry and iPhone. I must admit, I find the whole phone plan/data allowance maze very confusing so does this announcement only apply to broadband internet or, as implied in the last quoted para, does it mean that Telstra¹s iPhone plans now give you more/cheaper data for your iPhone? Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 15/1/10 7:33 AM, Rod Blitvich at rb...@iinet.net.au wrote: > Reg > Telstra (whilst they are still scoundrels, they do have the best coverage) now > have a Cap plan. > http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/plans/3g_nextg_cap_plans.html > It seems for $49 a month you get $200 worth of calls (but not data). Add a $10 > data pack to that. > cheers > Blitto > > > > On 14/01/2010, at 9:37 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: > >> >> Hi Daniel >> >> So if I was wanting to buy an iPhone to use in Geraldton, what would you >> advise? >> Vodaphone looks like the best of a bad bunch. Telstra is stupid, but we have >> a $40 deal with them for our little out of plan LG! >> >> Reg >> >> On 14/01/2010, at 8:59 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Martin >>> >>> You have to take a 2 year AT&T US contract to get it at that price. If you >>> read the bottom of the "buy now" page you'll see the follow:- >>> >>> ---quote >>> Requires new two-year AT&T wireless service contract, sold separately to >>> qualified customers; credit check required; must be 18 or older. Existing >>> AT&T customers who want to upgrade from another phone or replace an iPhone >>> 3G should check with AT&T or use www.apple.com/iphone/buy >>> <http://www.apple.com/iphone/buy> to find out if >>> they are eligible for early upgrade pricing: $299 (8GB), $399 (16GB), or >>> $499 (32GB) with a new two-year contract. >>> --end quote. >>> >>> It's like getting a free 32GB iPhone over here with Vodafone. Sure, it's >>> free,..... if you go on their 24 month $114 plan. >>> >>> Like all these things. You have to read the fine print. >>> >>> Kind Regards >>> Daniel >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 14/1/10 8:28 PM, "Martin Sulkowski" <msulkow...@reachnet.com.au> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Stuart >>>> >>>> It is the i-phone 3GS US$ 199 for the 16gb and US$ 299 for the 32gb or AU$ >>>> 879 >>>> or AU$1040 downunder >>>> >>>> Martin >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare-iphones/ >>>> >>>> On 14/01/2010, at 8:42 AM, Stuart Evans wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi Martin, >>>>> >>>>> They might be for an iPhone 2G but not a 3GS. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Stuart >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 14/01/10 8:20 AM, "Martin Sulkowski" <msulkow...@reachnet.com.au> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Everyone >>>>>> >>>>>> A friend told me that the I Phones are only US $199. Is it possible to >>>>>> buy >>>>>> them in the US and get it connected over here? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for all answers Martin >>>>>> >>> >>> --- >>> Daniel Kerr >>> MacWizardry >>> >>> Phone: 0414 795 960 >>> Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> >>> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >>> >>> >>> **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
