iPhone 4 pricing release (Australia)

The long wait has finally come to an end. Telstra, Optus and 3 have all released their pricing plans for the iPhone 4 and they all look pretty competitive.

The following is the comparison table for iPhone 4 plans

Cost/ month		Telstra	Optus	3
$29	value			$180
	data			50MB
	additional cost			MONTHLY $18/$24 (16GB/32GB)
	extras			Bonus 500MB data/month. Unlimited call 3-3 and 3-Voda
$39	value			$250
	data			50MB
	additional cost			MONTHLY $18/$24 (16GB/32GB)
	extras			Bonus 1GB data/month. Unlimited call 3-3 and 3-Voda
$49	value	$400	$450	$450
	data	200MB	1GB	500MB
	additional cost	UPFRONT $149/ $299 (16GB/32GB)	MONTHLY $8/$15	MONTHLY $5/$10 (16GB/32GB)
	extras			Bonus 1GB data/month. Unlimited call 3-3 and 3-Voda
$59	value		$550
	data		2GB
	additional cost (16GB/32GB)		MONTHLY $0/$10
$69	value			$650
	data			750MB
	additional cost			MONTHLY $0/$5 (16GB/32GB)
	extras			Bonus 1GB data/month. Unlimited call 3-3 and 3-Voda
$79	value		$800	$800
	data		2GB	1GB
	additional cost		$0	$0
	extras			Bonus 1GB data/month. Unlimited call 3-3 and 3-Voda
$89	value		Unlimited
	data		3GB
	additional cost		$0
$99	value	$1000
	data	500MB
	additional cost	$0

Special mention goes to 3's plans which allow international calls and SMS to be included in the plans meaning that international calls are not charged as additional costs but can be deducted from the plans' values. That's a very good news!