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VHA Wants To Taste That Sweet Apple Pie iPad

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10:30AM January 29, 2010 | Nick Broughall

VHA – the result of the recent Vodafone and Three merger in Australia – is either looking for some cheap publicity or sucking up to Apple. Or both, considering this announcement we received yesterday after the iPad announcement:

Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) is very interested in the Apple iPad unveiled in the US today. Vodafone and 3 offer some of Australia’s highest value prepaid and contract mobile broadband plans and the exciting and innovative Apple iPad would be a welcome addition to our product range.

Vodafone Hutchison Australia will soon commence discussions with Apple regarding the availability of the Apple iPad in Australia. The latest news on Vodafone and 3 products and services, including any updates on the possible availability and pricing of the new Apple iPad, will be posted on www.vodafone.com.au and www.three.com.au.

Looks like the bandwagon has its first stowaway…

Comments

  • Fred

    January 29, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    Great! Now we will get Vodaphone’s product line combined with 3′s customer service

    • SnoA

      January 29, 2010 at 11:44 AM

      what’s wrong with Vodafone’s customer service? ‘Lara’ is a friendly and intelligent staff member. Does she ever sleep?

  • Scott Fitzgerald

    January 29, 2010 at 11:39 AM

    I can only hope the merger will get them working on improving their network. In Sydney, fine, strong signal and good data connectivity most places I tended to be.

    However, after moving to Queensland, let me tell you, the Vodafone network is as patchy as hell! And that’s both Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

    I catch the train regularly between the GC and BrisVegas, and I can see people having themselves a fine old time looking at websites, and checking and writing email on their notebooks. I’m always curious to see who the ISP is, and let me tell you, it isn’t Vodafone. Otherwise there’d be muttered swearing and exasperated closing of the lid.

    And you guessed it, it’s always Telstra 3G being used on the train. Expensive, but wide-reaching!

  • David Anderton

    January 29, 2010 at 12:57 PM

    Stuff the crappy ipad, vodafone need to stark talks with google and htc!

    • Jacob

      January 29, 2010 at 1:54 PM

      Couldn’t agree with you more. Hurry up and bring Nexus One to Australia Google! (and VHA)

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