FINDING a new mobile phone plan can be confusing at best — and when combined with the hype of Apple's iPhone, the mission can seem impossible.
Consider the secrecy each carrier has surrounding its prices. Vodafone was the first to announce it would bring the iPhone 3G to Australia, but the last to announce what it would cost.
And when Vodafone did release its prices online yesterday, it took them down again within hours.
At the other end of the spectrum, Telstra remained silent about the handset and then surprised everyone a fortnight ago by announcing the first iPhone plans for Australia.
Stuck in the middle is Optus, the only carrier to reveal its full pricing details – from data allowances to call rates and monthly value – although the carrier's 20 different plans can be confusing.
And finally, there's 3. Almost forgotten in the iPhone race, the 3G-only carrier admitted defeat last month by urging its customers to lobby Apple on its behalf.
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* Optus reveals iPhone's full Australian priceNEWS.com.au, 3 Jul 2008
* Vodafone sell iPhones online before launchNEWS.com.au, 10 Jul 2008
* Telstra announces Australian iPhone pricesNEWS.com.au, 30 Jun 2008
* Telstra slams Optus over 3G network claimsNEWS.com.au, 13 Jun 2008
* iPhone to be offered on prepay in AustraliaNEWS.com.au, 10 Jun 2008
However, 3 is not completely out of the race – since Optus has offered to unlock the iPhone, customers could jump networks and take advantage of 3's new cap plans announced last week.
With all this in mind, NEWS.com.au has compiled a shortlist of the best iPhone plans according to your needs.
Written by unlocker on October 1st, 2008 with no comments.
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We have decided to drop the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for released iPhone software.
We put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS includes many Apple inventions and innovations that we would like to protect, so that others don’t steal our work. It has happened before. While we have filed for hundreds of patents on iPhone technology, the NDA added yet another level of protection. We put it in place as one more way to help protect the iPhone from being ripped off by others.
However, the NDA has created too much of a burden on developers, authors and others interested in helping further the iPhone’s success, so we are dropping it for released software. Developers will receive a new agreement without an NDA covering released software within a week or so. Please note that unreleased software and features will remain under NDA until they are released.
Thanks to everyone who provided us constructive feedback on this matter.
Written by unlocker on October 1st, 2008 with no comments.
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It has been a couple of months since Apple released the 2.0 iPhone firmware and launched the iPhone Application Store and now there are over a thousand 3rd party applications that have passed through Apple’s approval process.
Even so, there are still great reasons to install unofficial 3rd party apps, like IM apps and other things [...]
Written by eas on September 2nd, 2008 with no comments.
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While widespread verification of claims made by iPhoneSimFree.com and others claiming to have successfully unlocked the iPhone via software has not yet materialized, users from around the world are reporting success with George Hotz? complex hardware-based unlocking process using various service providers. Users are also having success with an alternative unlock process that allegedly needs no soldering (using only a needle), but still requires that the iPhone be disassembled. Posts on the ?Hackintosh? forums include: A user from Winnipeg, on Rogers who writes ?Finally got my iPhone unlocked after two unsuccessful evenings of trying. It?s working 100% (less visual voicemail of course), pairs with my 07 Altima via Bluetooth, charges and plays through my Aux jack on the dock in my Altima. SMS, EDGE working.
Written by unlocker on August 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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Add this to the still small but burgeoning group of useful, native iPhone applications. One frequently lamented iPhone omission is the inability to synchronize media with two separate computers, containing two separate iTunes libraries. If you already have iTunes media (music, video) synchronized from one computer, hooking the iPhone up to another computer will only give you the option to overwrite all existing media with what?s stored on that system.
Written by unlocker on August 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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