iPhone 3g Australia forum

[adamerr]

haha defiantly if I'm gonna be signing up for another 24 month plan I want all the attention I deserve

Yeah the GPS/maps was in the back of my mind! but yeah 500mb should be fine. I need a good txting plan, that's gonna be the killer for me

agreed.
im a txt-a-holic..... as in i txt with my eyes shut and predictive off at high-speeds...
so much that my thumbs start hurting after a while... but no matter.

do you think telstra will provide us with a good txting deal at all?

 

[JNRidgway15]

It'll be a cold cold day in hell before Apple lets Telstra touch its iPhone.

I hopping the forecast for July 11 is for heavy snow and rain and -15 degrees

agreed.
im a txt-a-holic..... as in i txt with my eyes shut and predictive off at high-speeds...
so much that my thumbs start hurting after a while... but no matter.

do you think telstra will provide us with a good txting deal at all?

I doubt they will, They will concentrate on data we cant ask for too much

 

[bkea]

I cant think of anything worse than predictive txt lol

I think there's a good possibility we could get a good amount of txt, I mean if they could do it with hiptop then y not. You can understand with data because obviously the iphone would use alot more.

 

[bkea]

lets just hope for something better than this

 

[HoldFastHope]

Yeah the GPS/maps was in the back of my mind! but yeah 500mb should be fine. I need a good txting plan, that's gonna be the killer for me

Question is, will the GPS work with offline maps? I know you can get an offline google maps app for the 1st gen iPhone now.

I hopping the forecast for July 11 is for heavy snow and rain and -15 degrees

I think he was referring to Telstra badging on the iPhone/apps. Though the ironic timing of that statement is hilarious

 

[adamerr]

i hope , with an app like TomTom, GPS will work offline/ we get to download a maps package, because loading maps all the time would probably chew up data something fierce

 

[tominated]

god i hope they have a pre-paid option. i don't care if data eats into the $30 of credit i would get (i don't use it all now and it lasts for 2 months).

 

[mattrobs]

i hope , with an app like TomTom, GPS will work offline/ we get to download a maps package, because loading maps all the time would probably chew up data something fierce

The current Maps caches work pretty well. I've currently got most of Sydney city (medium & fully-zoomed) cached for offline viewing. The bookmarks also seem to work offline.

 

[adamerr]

The current Maps caches work pretty well. I've currently got most of Sydney city (medium & fully-zoomed) cached for offline viewing. The bookmarks also seem to work offline.

oh.
i didnt know it cache'd lol.


@ tominated: im looking for pre-paid as well..
but data kills pre-paid. so they would have to offer some kind of data bundle.

 

[HoldFastHope]

Given Telstra's pricing, I think it's safe to assume:

8gb: A$1000*

16gb: A$1100 - A$1200*

*based off total cost of $30 contract over 24 months plus up front cost. Flamers will be dealt with sarcastically.

 

[adamerr]

well.
i guess today is not the day for releasing iPhone prices.
sigh.
maybe tomorrow.
how many people think they will be able to get their hands on an iPhone day 1?

 

[HoldFastHope]

If the plans are right, me Especially since the addition of Telstra.

 

[adamerr]

on MacTalk there has been a rumour of a Midnight opening.
im not getting up at midnight..
humph.

 

[HoldFastHope]

You don't get up at midnight... you stay up until midnight!

 

[bkea]

well.
i guess today is not the day for releasing iPhone prices.
sigh.
maybe tomorrow.
how many people think they will be able to get their hands on an iPhone day 1?

I would if I could but I doubt that they will have them in my town for a while, might have to head down to brisbane

 

[bkea]

According to an iTWire source, Telstra - Australia's largest carrier - will only be recommending Apple's iPhone 3G for use in metropolitan areas, and in and immediately around major regional centres and towns.

...

 

[adamerr]

...

where abouts are you?

 

[bkea]

Hervey Bay, Southern Queensland. About an hour below Bundaberg

 

[adamerr]

hmmm.
i like hervey bay lol.
buts its pretty big, wouldnt they have optus stores etc.

 

[bkea]

Yeah well its population is about 60k & we have 2 telstra a vodafone and 2 optus so we probly will get it *fingers crossed* + they've just started selling the hiptop slide here now so i guess that's a good sign

 

[adamerr]

im sure youll be set then
although, i got the hiptop at my telstra store ages ago....

 

[bkea]

I had to drive to maryborough to get my hiptop2 last march, then about 2 weeks later they released the hiptop 3

 

[adamerr]

I had to drive to maryborough to get my hiptop2 last march, then about 2 weeks later they released the hiptop 3

that sucks lol.
and now they have the hiptop slide in RED!
lol.

 

[bkea]

I don't really like the slide, it just doesn't have the effect of the swivel screen lol

 

[Kristijan]

TeleChoice - Corner Elizabeth & La Trobe in Melbourne Central told me today that they will be opening on midnight for the iPhone launch.

Oh, and here is something from GadgetGuy's web site (take it with a grain of salt, as he normally talks crap).

http://www.gadgetguy.com.au/blog.asp?m_blog=149

$100 per month pre paid cap plan that includes you $800 worth of calls, $100 worth of Optus 'My Time' calls, and, wait for it, a hefty 1GB of data transfers.

As for the cost of buying an iPhone, while an outright price is still unknown, our source suggested that Optus will sell it for $239 on a 12 month contract.

-Kristijan