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VIRTUALISATION An iPhone 3G S, unlimited calls and 1.5GB for $99 per month, but read the fine print
VIRTUALISATION An iPhone 3G S, unlimited calls and 1.5GB for $99 per month, but read the fine print | An iPhone 3G S, unlimited calls and 1.5GB for $99 per month, but read the fine print |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Monday, 22 June 2009 | |
  
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For another $30 per month customers can get 2.0GB of Internet data, unlimited domestic MMS and unlimited voicemail. The offers, however are available only until 31 July. Normally to get the $0 phone users on the $99 plan users must pay another $14.99 per month for an additional 500MB of data above the standard 1GB offered on that plan. The new Optus iPhone capped plans are based on its recently revamped capped plans (when Optus sneaked in an effective price rise by changing the charging interval to 60 seconds from 30 seconds). They are identical to these plans, except that iPhone users get included data. Plan prices range from $19 per month for $50 worth of calls and 10MB of data to $79 per month for $610 worth of calls and 1GB of data. In addition all plans come with a similar amount of value for calls to Optus mobiles and "selected" Optus fixed lines. Call rates however differ substantially: from 92 cents per minute on the $19 plan to 78 cents on the $79 plans. With the 35 cent flagfall and the per minute charging, this means that user on the $19 plan would burn through their $50 worth of credit in well under a month by making only one call per day of between one and two minutes in length. Prices for the new iPhone on these plans range from $27 per month for the 16GB version ($34 for 32GB) on the $19 per month plan to $0 for either version on the $99 plan and above. Phone-only prices for the new iPhones have not been announced.
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