3G iPhone

[Kai]

Last night my god Steve Jobs release the 3G iPhone for 70 countries, It will be coming out here in Australia and the rest of the world (other 70 countries) on 11 july and the good news is that is is not locked to one network, and it now come in 2 colors black and white!!! and comes with GPS!!!
http://images.apple.com/au/home/2008/06/apple_iphone3g_20080609.jpg

for more info:
http://www.apple.com/au/iphone/

and where to buy (on 11 july):
http://www.apple.com/au/iphone/buy/

[remotebandit]

great , i hope u got a suit or a handbag to transport this phone .

Size wasnt my cup of tea for a phone but as a media player , frikkin grouse

[Matt]

I agree, its too big to be a phone. Sorry.

[Alex]

it may be too big for a phone, but i reckon it will be harder to lose this phone when comparing to the other mini wonders out there.

No suit or handbag needed. but hey, its better than carrying a backpack with your reading novel, newspaper, mp3 player, pda, phone, portable dvd player, a psp and bunch of game carts.

Dont forget your packed lunch boys ;)

[obzELiTe]

its not really that big, my itouch is just as easy to loose as my phone and i'd be more than happy with its size as a phone.
as soon as i can get one on another network i'll get one. and i know they are unlocked, but i want it free so a contract for me.

[Emlyn]

i like it because of the screen is so big, better for Movies.

[Dan]

how much will they cost $AU

[Lazer_ZB5]

one of my friedns from school has an Iphone but its not the 3G one. he bought it from a friend that went to china and he bought it for $600

[Dan]

isn't the Nokia N95 cheaper and better?

[Emlyn]

im guesing a grand plus considering the itouch was $500+
when it first came out.

[Emlyn]

i herd they have a scratch resistant screen in mineral glass :D

[KingBob]

The 8Gb version is meant to be about $220, and the 16Gb version around $330 based on the US prices.

And they will be available on prepay as well so no contracts.

[Emlyn]

thats so cheap ill buy one at that price.

[fb5b]

No doubt they'll get priced up to say $399 and $499 here, all Mobile Phones do when compared to US prices.

I'm happy with my old Nokia, a yr old and I still don't use half the shit on there, Wifi, pfft Camera, ha! even the 1gb card in there, I don't think it's even half full!

[Kai]

Telstra is the first to tell its prices and they can be found here
http://mactalk.com.au/newsimg/tphone.pdf
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[remotebandit]

uhhhm , the price must be so good that the server melted down ... links dead bro .... lol .

Dont worry kai , only a few more sleeps for you mate

[remotebandit]

http://mactalk.com.au/newsimg/tphone.pdf

[Emlyn]

mac man put an extra linkage :(

[Emlyn]

pfft thats on a contract ~:( telstra

[eichkay]

Cant wait to get my hands on one of these, i wasnt going to pay the outragous prices on ebay with the fear of the phone dieing with a itunes update.

[obzELiTe]

i cant believe idiots are still paying 600-700 for them on ebay, for an old model.
there's allot of really really REALLY stupid ppl out there.

[Emlyn]

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=m-sRbeBehNs&feature=related

[Emlyn]

the ipod touch is more expensive.

[Dan]

geez it looks like it would b pretty hard to scratch it!

[obzELiTe]

you would think, but i scratched my itouch.
not to sure what was in my pocket to do it, but i think it was just my keys

[Kai]

Optus Announces iPhone 3G Pricing
Pre-Paid PDF
http://www.optusiphone.com.au/getdoc/fe459345-d9c4-437d-a665-f36ec10c7cb8/pre-paid-pricing.aspx
Contract PDF
http://www.optusiphone.com.au/getdoc/3727f208-955d-4c4a-ad38-b860c9b14e56/post-paid-pricing.aspx

Now we are just waiting on Voda to Announces
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[remotebandit]

so hows the video calling on it

[mik068]

bloody hell not as cheap as i thought lets see what vodaphone comes up with

[Kai]

RB it do not have video calling as there is only one camera and it is on the back

[Matt]

FAIL

[remotebandit]

FAIL



nah mate " OWND "

And yes i do use video allot , probably 30% of the time .

In all seriousness though , i had an iphone about 6 months ago that i got from the states and i thought they 100% would have fixed the video call feature on the new model to actually have it .

Ohh well , and i say this in all honesty , its a frikking grouse entertainment system though

[obzELiTe]

optus 3g network is pretty craptacular as well.
$849, do these idiots not know that people can use the internet and see what ppl in the states are paying.

[remotebandit]

All that aside though obz , $850 for a 16 gig phone , media center bla bla bla , its actually an awesome prce compared to other phones .

An N95 is up over the $1000 mark , those HTC pdas are around the price of the iphone so personally anything under 1G i reckon they did allright but not the phone for me , had it and its all suited for an office worker definately not for the tradie

[mik068]

Telstra comes to the party at last.!

Telstra and Apple® have signed an agreement to bring iPhone 3G™ to Australia from 11 July on Telstra’s high-speed Next G™ network – Australia’s largest and fastest 3G network.

David Moffatt, Group Managing Director, Consumer Marketing and Channels, and Holly Kramer, Group Managing Director, Telstra Product Management today announced the agreement with Apple® , adding to the suite of products and services already available on the world-leading Next G ™ network

iPhone 3G™ will be available from Telstra on July 11 with a range of specially designed Next G™ iPhone 3G™ plans that meet the needs of any customer.

The Next G™ iPhone 3G™ plans start at $30 per month with an upfront cost of $279 for the 8GB model and $399 for the 16GB model.

Customers will receive the 8GB iPhone 3G model at no cost with the $80 plan and either the 8GB or the 16GB model at no cost with plans starting at $100 per month.

All plans include free Wi-Fi access at Telstra hotspots and require a 24-month contract.

[Kai]

Telstra is the first to tell its prices and they can be found here
http://mactalk.com.au/newsimg/tphone.pdf

yes that is what I said there

[mik068]

Got my Iphone today very very flashy I love the way it moves between functions etc just waiting to get home and load up all my data and songs etc

[remotebandit]

mate if youve got wireless internet in the house , you will be doing your best internet ( safari ) surfing with it in the dunny ... trust me i did .. haha ... uhhhm ... ohhh .... ahhh ... or is that just me

[obzELiTe]

i used next doors wireless on my itouch.

[remotebandit]

My brother in law is interested in 1 and asked me today if they work with the blackberry system .

I dont know how blackberry wirks or who its through but can he transfer his sim to this iphone and use it as he did before to get emails etc directly in real time or is blackberry a stand alone system with their own phones being the only ones that work

[dingosrun]

they seem to break easy had to people break them by dropping them

[remotebandit]

yes allot more delicate than a normal phone but all i can say is that if i was an office worker id still have 1 but on the building site ... need i say more .

For anyone that does have 1 of these phones or an ipod touch , go to itunes , store , applications , games and then search texas hold'em .

It costs about $8 but its bloody sensational as you have real recorded actors your playing against with expressions . they are not cartoon charecters and it feels like you are playing them in DVD like video quality so it gives another dimension to playing on a console .

I bought it , installed it and am hooked on it and let me tell ya , their are a few honeys you can play against as well .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r_Er2wwAMg

[obzELiTe]

pretty sure the blackberry is its own system.

My brother in law is interested in 1 and asked me today if they work with the blackberry system .

I dont know how blackberry wirks or who its through but can he transfer his sim to this iphone and use it as he did before to get emails etc directly in real time or is blackberry a stand alone system with their own phones being the only ones that work







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[revsinc]

Another good application for you iphone
Its bloody sensational !!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg1ckCkm8YI

[chucky06]

ive heard that you cant send mms/pxt msgs on it? or so vodafone says. is this true?

[remotebandit]

No it wont do MMS .

You have to add an aftermarket program called swirly mms but this often doesnt work either and there is NO SUPPORT from your provider to help .

Incredible that the phone comes with so many GREAT features and i genuinly mean that but when it comes down to the simple things you want it for ( being a phone and mms features ) that even the cheapest mobiles on the market out do it .

Anyway , mms swirl :

http://www.swirlyspace.com/index.html

[Kai]

who MMS any way????? and if so then what????

[remotebandit]

lmao , im POSITIVE your being sarcastic there Kai ... i hope and if your not you do have to accept that there are pros and cons for EVERY SINGLE ITEM on the market .

MMS is flat stick in our group of friends , we send stupid ring tones , pix in general and more importantly Porn Vids .

Youve got to have MMS running mate so you cant say " so what " but i seriously thought they would have fixed that on this new model over my old 1 ... lol

Either way , it will have to be a simple fix on a software update as there will be MANY people that wernt aware of it when buying so i wouldnt be worried too much ATM as their complaints depo will be flat out passing the message on to Jobsi

[Kai]

MMS is flat stick in our group of friends , we send stupid ring tones , pix in general and more importantly Porn Vids .
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I use Bluetooth or WiFi for that stuff I costs less and is faster

[obzELiTe]

yeah, but bluetooth and wifi dont work when the ppl are separated by miles.

i rarely use mms, so for me its not a biggy, but i know ppl who use it like crazy.