It seems there’s trouble in iPhoneland, Australia. No, I’m not talking about faulty or spotty 3G connections (although yes, that is a problem) and similar typical iPhone 3G stuff. I’m talking about iPhone customers getting billed ten times more than what they’re supposed to pay.

continue reading "When Bill Hits the Fan; Optus and Vodafone Shock iPhone Customers"

I’m admittedly not interested in sports, so the only part of the Olympics I watched is the opening—and wow, what an opening that was! I was lucky enough to have watched it on TV, but some might have been expecting to stream the Olympics on Telstra’s NextG network. Unfortunately for iPhone 3G users, you won’t be able to at all.

continue reading "Telstra: You Can Stream the Olympics on NextG, Except on iPhone 3G"

No, you can’t exactly get an iPhone 3G from 3 Australia directly. They’re not yet authorized to distribute the coveted handset. However, there are ways to get unlocked iPhone 3G—either you hack it or buy an unlocked phone from Optus.

continue reading "3 Australia Launches iPhone 3G Plans"

The rumor’s been going around these past few days that Virgin Mobile is also picking up the iPhone 3G for Australia. That rumor is now confirmed: Virgin Mobile WILL BE, indeed, releasing the iPhone 3G in the country perhaps as early as this Friday although no official date was mentioned.

continue reading "Virgin Mobile Australia Picking Up iPhone 3G Too; Data Galore!"

We already featured iPhone 3G cases from Griffin, Speck, and other manufacturers. Just in case you prefer silicon cases, we got a whole lot of ‘em to rival the colors of the rainbow here in Mr. Gadget Australia.

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I won’t bat an eyelash if ever there are a lot of you new iPhone 3G owners who’re grumbling about the lackluster battery life especially when you tend to use the 3G functionality. Of course, you can always turn everything off to preserve battery life, but then you might just use an old-fashioned mobile phone and it’ll be the same.

continue reading "Battery Packs Extend iPhone 3G Usage; Optus Claims Highest iPhone Sales"

Did you want to go and line up for the new iPhone 3G but can’t? Did you perhaps decide to wait for a while and not jump in the hustle and bustle of the first day of release? Regardless of the reason of why you’re reading this instead of being out there getting a unit, you can check out the first day festivities right here.

continue reading "The iPhone 3G Finally Out in Australia"

Remember when Telstra claimed its NextG network could be home to the fastest iPhone 3G in the world? I’m sure a lot of people snorted in disbelief over such a claim, yet even so, Telstra’s not just all talk.

continue reading "Telstra Trials Faster NextG Speeds, Sells iPhone in Only 15 Stores"

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Yesterday, Vodafone put up its price list for the iPhone 3G in Australia, only to be pulled down shortly afterwards. There were two pages put up, but only one of those pages is now officially online the Vodafone web site.

continue reading "[Updated] Vodafone Announces Price Plans, Sells iPhone 3G Online"

Hey, lookie here, these just might be the very first real Apple iPhone 3G unboxing pictures. Don’t spazz just yet—the release date is STILL on July 11, it’s just that some extremely lucky Portuguese has got their hands on a unit beforehand.

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