iSpy with my little i, something beginning with 'œ3G iPhone'

Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Friday, 02 May 2008 18:31

Your IT - Mobility

But really, the most exiting thing about an unlocked 3G iPhone, beyond the 3G iPhone itself, is the possibility that Australians – and people around the world – will finally see much stronger competition in voice and data pricing.

Although mobile phone call and data caps have proliferated, in Australia at least, prices are still much higher than they should be, especially when you compare costs against Skype or what you pay for your cable or ADSL connection.

While an unlocked 3G iPhone definitely won’t see voice and data plans dramatically fall in price immediately, if all carriers can sell 3G iPhones, or provide plans for them, competition will (hopefully) be fierce.

That would make the 3G iPhone a true driver of lower pricing than any other mobile phone before it, if that is what is set to actually happen.

Of course I always like cheaper pricing, not only for myself, but for everyone, so the unlocked 3G iPhone rumour is one that I dearly want to believe.

The world won’t know until June 9, when Steve Jobs alights the stage at the Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, to tell us not only one more thing, but many things indeed.

These will, or at least, are expected to include, the latest details on the iPhone 2.0 software and firmware updates, a showcase of new, authorised third-party software, details of enterprise email compatibility, and hopefully amongst other surprises, details of the new 3G iPhone.

In around 5 weeks we’ll all know, and if the 3G iPhone is true after all, then all the rumours about a 4G iPhone can begin!