[MLB-WIRELESS] Telstra wake up its called 3G for a reason

[Steven Haigh]

I'm with Optus and pay $4.95/m for 10Mb per month on top of my voice  
plan...

Keep in mind that if you do get an iPhone on a contract, then it's  
almost free... This is much better than $199... Remember that Steve  
was talking about on contracts - nobody would expect to buy an iPhone  
outright for less than $199 - that's just insane...

If you're on an Optus plan, you can get Data addons at fairly  
reasonable rates...

Yes Smart Data - 1Gb - $29.99/m (no contract) 15c/Mb excess
Yes Smart Data - 2Gb - $44.99/m (no contract) 15c/Mb excess
Yes Smart Data - 6Gb - $59.99/m (no contract) 15c/Mb excess

These are ~$10/m less if you sign up for a 12/24 month contract...

Otherwise, you can get:
Starter Pack - 10Mb - $4.95 - 50c/Mb excess (no contract)
Classic Pack - 30Mb - $9.95 - 50c/Mb excess (no contract)
Super Pack - 100Mb - $14.95 - 50c/Mb excess (no contract)

Excess is 35c/Mb if you sign up to a contract... You also get $4.95 /  
$9.95 / $14.95 pm as call/text credits as well if you're on a  
contract...

--
Steven Haigh

Email: netwiz at crc.id.au
Web: http://www.crc.id.au
Phone: (03) 9001 6090 - 0412 935 897





On 11/07/2008, at 4:26 PM, Peter Long wrote:

> Dean,
>
> You have been away from Australia too long.  These are typical  
> Telstra plans.  Even the other two carriers (Optus and Vodafone)  
> aren't much better with their Iphone plans.
>
> So much for the Steve Jobs comment that the Iphone would cost no  
> more than $199 all around the world.
> ROLF

> --- On Fri, 11/7/08, Dean Collins <Dean at cognation.net> wrote:
> From: Dean Collins <Dean at cognation.net>
> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Telstra wake up its called 3G for a reason
> To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au, syd- 
> wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com
> Received: Friday, 11 July, 2008, 2:17 PM
>
> I guess wifi hotspots aren’t going to be replaced by ubiquitous 3G  
> coverage any time soon huh;
>
> http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/telstra-wake-up-its-called-3g-for.html
>
>  A friend of mine in Sydney emailed me this today
> http://apcmag.com/breaking_telstra_iphone_plans_leaked__and_theyll_break_the_bank.htm
>
> Their base plans have a 5MB limit?
>
> Do Telstra realise that it's not the 1990s anymore? It's called 3G  
> for a reason you know to encourage you to browse and download.
>
> What’s worse is even at the highest dataplan of 3gb a month you are  
> paying $125 for data (or $40 a gb) - NO Unlimited Plans!!!
>
> Telstra should be nationalized by the Australian government and  
> turned into a national asset – the excused used can be that at these  
> pricing levels they are a threat to the future economic development  
> of the country.
>
>
> I wonder if governments globally are wondering if it really was such  
> a smart idea to sell off their national carriers in the 80's and  
> 90's - Does anyone know which countries have retained control and  
> keep prices low enough to stimulate the economy?
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Dean Collins
> dean at cognation.net
>
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>
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