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Fuzzy Logic 3 launches iPhone plans for unlocked iPhone 3Gs
Fuzzy Logic 3 launches iPhone plans for unlocked iPhone 3Gs | 3 launches iPhone plans for unlocked iPhone 3Gs |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Thursday, 31 July 2008 | |
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That said, given that Apple is said to want carriers to pay it part of the monthly iPhone 3G revenue, which 3 Mobile is said to have refused, any official 3 Mobile iPhone 3G offering could still be more expensive – if it ever officially happens. The plans officially become available from the 4th of August, and could appeal to anyone who has purchased an officially unlocked iPhone 3G, and who primarily lives and works in major metropolitan areas where 3 Mobile operates its 3.5G network. The plans include an “upfront credit of $300 and generous voice and data inclusions on a range of 24 month Cap plans”, starting off with an AUD $49 cap plan that has 1GB of data, and an AUD $69 cap plan that has 2GB of data, although larger plans are available which we’ll go through in a moment. Excess usage is charged at 10c per megabyte, but data usage when roaming on the 2.5G EDGE network (operated by Telstra but available to 3 Mobile customers when roaming), data charges are still at $1.65 per megabyte. Given that some newspaper websites have a home page that is 1MB in size, a roaming “accident” even in a metropolitan area could cause you to experience bill shock if you do a lot of surfing, although to be fair, the iPhone explicitly indicates when you are in a 3G zone or a 2G zone. Still, given the iPhone’s propensity to chew through data like the Cookie Monster consumes cookies, and the ability to have data “pushed” to you via MobileMe, the chance of roaming onto 2G networks is quite high, seeing as it does happen to existing users of phones on the 3 Mobile network. Of course, it doesn’t happen ALL the time – most of the time you are in a 3G zone. But the iPhone 3G seems to like flicking between 3G and 2G zones, and as there is no official way to force the iPhone to stay on 3G only (and never roam to 2G), it is a worry for consumers. So, what are all of 3 Mobile’s prices, and what does 3 Mobile say about the new offering? Please read on to page 2. |
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