iPhone 4 plans for Australia
Optus, Telstra, Three and Vodafone have all released their iPhone 4 pricing for the phones launch tomorrow, Friday 30 July.
Firstly all carriers will be offering free bumper cases to alleviate the antenna/reception issue experienced by other users around the world.
The iPhone 4 will make use of all the existing 3G data networks, nationally. The main difference between the pricing and features comes down to data allowance.
Telstra has the strongest and fastest 3G data network, however they offer the smallest amount of included data on their plans.
Here are all the plans in full.
Telstra
Telstra plans are on 24 month contracts
NextG Cap Plans:
$49 – $400 calls, 200MB data (Upfront cost: $149 16GB; $299 32GB)
$79 – $750 calls, 500MB data (Upfront cost: $0 16GB; $199 32GB)
$99 – $1000 calls, 500MB
www.telstra.com/iphone4
Vodafone
Vodafone plans are on a 24 month contract.
On the $29 plan, customers will pay $18 and $24 a month for the 16GB and 32GB versions. On the $49 plan this drops to $5 and $10 a month, while on the $69 plan the 32GB version in a monthly cost of $5. The phone is free on the $79 and $99 plans.
$29 – Unlimited calls to VF/3 + $180 calls to any network, 50MB of data + bonus 500MB
$49 – Unlimited calls to VF/3 + $450 calls to any network, 500MB of data + bonus 1GB
$69 – Unlimited calls to VF/3 + $650 calls to any network, 750MB of data + bonus 1GB
$79 – Unlimited calls to VF/3 + $800 calls to any network, 1GB of data + bonus 1GB
$99 – Unlimited calls to any network, 2GB of data + bonus 1GB
Three
Three plans are on a 24 month contract.
On the $39 plan, customers pay a handset cost of $10 a month and $14 a month for the 16GB and 32GB versions.. On the $49 plan the this comes down to $5 and $10. The phone is free on the $79 plan.
$39 – $200 calls to VF/3 + $150 calls to any network, 150MB of data + bonus 1GB
$49 – $270 calls to VF/3 + $350 calls to any network, 250MB of data + bonus 1GB
$79 – $450 calls to VF/3 + $650 calls to any network, 1GB of data + bonus 1GB
Optus
Optus plans are on 24 month contracts.
Extreme Cap Plans:
$49 – $450 calls, 1GB data (plus $8/month for 16GB iPhone 4 and $15/month for 32GB model)
$59 – $550 calls, 2GB data (plus $10/month for 32GB model)
$79 – $800 calls, 2GB data
$89 – Unlimited calls, 3GB data
Timeless Extreme Plans:
Includes unlimited talk, text, video calls and MMS
$89 – 3GB data
$99 – 5GB data
$129 – 6GB data
www.optus.com.au/iphone4pricing
Apple is also selling the iPhone 4 unlocked, and outright prices are:
– iPhone 4 16GB: $859
– iPhone 4 32GB: $999