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Virgin Next To Launch the iPhone 3G?
Posted by Nick Broughall at 12:56 PM on July 28, 2008
This lies firmly in the "rumour" camp at the moment, but ZDnet are reporting that Virgin are planning on launching the iPhone 3G within the next two weeks.
This morning at the Sydney Apple Store, there was a queue of about 20 people in the Optus line waiting to become new iPhone owners while the Vodafone and Telstra desks stood there, devoid of customers. Considering that Virgin is a subsidiary of Optus, this could be a very good chance for potential iPhone customers to enter the market on a cheap, easy plan... if it's true.
The good news is that if ZDnet are correct, then it isn't a long time to wait for all those people who don't want to line up for hours to buy a new phone just yet.
[ZDnet]
This morning at the Sydney Apple Store, there was a queue of about 20 people in the Optus line waiting to become new iPhone owners while the Vodafone and Telstra desks stood there, devoid of customers. Considering that Virgin is a subsidiary of Optus, this could be a very good chance for potential iPhone customers to enter the market on a cheap, easy plan... if it's true.
The good news is that if ZDnet are correct, then it isn't a long time to wait for all those people who don't want to line up for hours to buy a new phone just yet.
[ZDnet]
Comments
Some Random
Posted July 28, 2008 10:31 PM
I can confirm this, Virgin ARE launching.
$70 dollars a month ($550 worth of standard calls and texts, If i remember correctly..) and that also includes 1(one)GB of data.
For an extra $30 you get an additional 3(three) GB. So all up for $100 you get $550 worth of calls and texts, 4GB of data, and lets not forget the Iphone..
At least, thats what I heard....
Keep your eyes peeled laidies and gents.
P.S. Thats all on a 24 Months 'contract' ofcourse.
lamul
Posted July 29, 2008 9:19 AM
Bring on the iPhone on 3!
Jason H
Posted August 1, 2008 12:48 AM
As of 12.06AM 01/08/08 the virgin mobile website (www.virginmobile.com.au) is NOW SELLING the iPhone 3G in all capacities with either a:
$70/month (free 8gb iPhone OR +$4/month 16gb iPhone: $520 credit + 1GB data) or
$100/month (free 8gb OR free 16gb iPhone: $520 credit + 5GB data... YES 5GB! beat that telstra stinges)
So as predicted, the rumours are completely proven! These plans are cheaper than whats been offered by vodafone and optus (even though virgin is owned by optus), and RIDICULOUSLY cheaper than anything telstra has to offer.
Sadly I waited up all night constantly refreshing safari as soon as the clock hit midnight. Even sadder is that as I am already with virgin mobile, I will have to wait until 8am tomorrow morning to ring virgin to sort out upgrading my handset (samsung u700 that came with the cap plan, but purchased the 1st gen iphone from US unlocked).
Finally glad to see a semi-reasonable iPhone plan for australia, though hardly anything to compete with overseas telcos plan deals, but it's at least a start.