Virgin Mobile sells iPhone cheaper

In a case of better late than never, Optus-owned Virgin Mobile is now offering the Apple iPhone 3G, and for cheaper than its competitors in Australia.

Virgin Mobile's Australian website lists the iPhone as "available now" and indicates two iPhone specific post-paid contracts. The lower of these plans includes a full subsidised 8GB model phone plus AU$520 in standard calls and messages credit, and 1GB of data for AU$70 per month over a 24-month term.

At launch Optus was widely perceived as having the best value iPhone plans, however, its most comparable post-paid price point offers a "free" 8GB iPhone for AU$79 per month and includes AU$500 worth of calls and 700MB of data.

Since the release of the iPhone 3G in Australia three weeks ago, two of the current iPhone stockists, Telstra and Optus, have altered their original iPhone plans to increase included services, and iPhone-less competitor 3 Mobile has announced new SIM-only plans with bundled data allocations to attract customers who have bought and unlocked iPhones from the other network carriers.

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Talkback 7 comments

    Got my 16gb from the Virgin store this morning Andy -- 01/08/08

    I called the helpdesk to upgrade to an iPhone and they said they only had the 8gb in stock and I'd have to wait until they got more 16gb in. I then went to the Virgin store in Pitt St Mall, Sydney and got a 16gb over the counter. White only but that's cool.

    Good for you Anonymous -- 01/08/08 (in reply to #320108249)

    white is for losers

    Good for you Simon Jones -- 01/08/08 (in reply to #320108264)

    Tell that to Michael Jackson...

    ...oops wrong thread, or is it?

    white 4 losers gary hunter -- 19/09/08 (in reply to #320108264)

    not true painters wear white so white mobile mine is black classy still cant find phone no any where on there pan flicks

    Good for You Anonymous -- 02/08/08 (in reply to #320108249)

    Did you check it for cracks? I read about this at Engadget.com...

    http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/are-iphone-3gs-cracking/

    are they selling them outright? Yves -- 01/08/08

    I'm going overseas, i can't contract myself

    Virgin Mobile Anthony Douglas -- 04/09/08

    Recieved my iphone yesterday and since then have had to call them approx 8 times and emailed them 3 and i still dont have a phone that works.
    The phones might be cheaper but the customer service is absolutely terrible.
    If you are thinking about switching like i did for the data plan i would seriously reconsider. I am totally regretting the move.

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