[LINK] Midnight rush to buy iPhones

[Peter Bowditch]

One of the breathless PR pieces read out on last night's TV news made much 
of the iPhone being able to access Google Maps. I must have the Apple 
version of the Windows Palm Treo 750, because I seem to be able to do that 
without an iPhone.

After the break - New Commodore to have tyres as standard equipment and 
McDonalds planning to make fries from potatoes.

> 
> On 11/07/2008, at 9:35 AM, Howard Lowndes wrote:
> 
> > Who needs a Freaking iPhone?
> >
> > My 7yo Nokia 3310 still makes calls and sends SMS, gets 4 bar signal
> > strength with Hel$tra GSM where Hel$tra NextG gets 2 and an Optus  
> > EFTPOS
> > terminal gets no signal, and has only had 1 replacement battery in
> its
> > entire life, and if I want to take picture then  I use a camera.
> 
> And so does my Ericsson T39 (also 7-yrs-old), with the bonus of e-mail 
> too (and no replacement battery). But that's not the point: the iPhone 
> does much much more than this, even without the phone part. Whilst I'm 
> not at all keen to pay for data access (crippling with any of the  
> three carriers announced), I can use all of the other parts: and it  
> would replace my phone, my camera, my iPod, my laptop remote, and a  
> few other devices as well. For that, I would be happy to have one  
> thing to replace many.
> 
> 
> >
> > Rick Welykochy wrote:
> >>
> <http://www.smh.com.au/news/iphone-insider/iphones-on-sale-as-clock-strik
> es-12/2008/07/08/1215282814343.html 
> >> >
> >>
> >> or
> >>
> >> <http://tinyurl.com/5m25q6>
> >>
> >>   Midnight rush to buy first iPhone
> >>   Asher Moses, July 8, 2008 - 2:43PM
> >>
> >>   Optus will be the first Australian mobile carrier to distribute
> the
> >>   iPhone at midnight on Thursday, followed by Telstra and Vodafone
> >>   early on Friday morning.
> >>
> >>   Optus will open its George Street store in Sydney at midnight on
> >>   Thursday. On Friday morning, the day of the iPhone 3G's official
> >>   debut, Optus will open a number of its stores two hours early at
> >>   7am for eager early adopters itching for their iPhone fix.
> >>
> >>   :    :
> >>
> >>
> >> The post-paid pricing plans and T&C's over at Optus are not for mere
> >> mortals to comprehend ...
> >>
> >>
> <http://www.optusiphone.com.au/getdoc/3727f208-955d-4c4a-ad38-b860c9b14e5
> 6/post-paid-pricing.aspx 
> >> >
> >>
> >> or
> >>
> >> <http://tinyurl.com/6fmfv9>
> >>
> >> It looks like 3G data is roughly $10.00 per 100 MB (10c/MB).
> >> A friend in the USA pays $30.00 for unlimited downloads for his  
> >> iPhone.
> >> I know, I know. Apples and oranges.
> >>
> >> Initially three carriers will provide services for the iPhone:
> >> Telstra, Optus and Vodaphone. From a quick read, the units will be  
> >> locked
> >> to their provider and fees apply to unlock.
> >>
> >>
> >> cheers
> >> rickw
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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