iPhone Carrier Spread

Dimtar · 18th June 2009, 10:19 PM

Hi Everyone.

With today's announcement:
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communi...m?feed=generic

I was interested to see which provider everyone has selected as their carrier. I am with Vodafone who i have had no issues with and they have mentioned nothing of a charge for tethering.

DiGiTaL MoNkEY · 18th June 2009, 10:21 PM

I'm with Optus as the moment, but may be moving to Telstra as the Optus reception with the iphone in my area is quite poor...but my previous mobiles never had any issues.

dakiller · 18th June 2009, 10:22 PM

Telstra, as much as I hate the company, they have a good mobile network.

On prepaid, have been for 6 years. I don't like the idea of contracts and I don't use my phone that much that I'd get good value going on a postpaid monthly account

SpeedRacer · 18th June 2009, 10:25 PM

I'm happy with virgin. Get a stack of calls and data, I can pretty much go nuts with my iphone and not get charged any extra (i.e. I have to try REALLY hard to go over). For the price i feel its good value.

Sounds like tethering doesnt cost extra either

FantoM_CircuiT · 18th June 2009, 10:37 PM

Optus are a bunch of assholes. I downloaded and installed the modified Optus profile to enable tethering regardless of optus' idocy. I've paid for the data so I damn well want to use it! >

Dimtar · 18th June 2009, 11:38 PM

I blame Apple. I have seen tethering for years on phones, how Apple can advertise it as a new feature and make people pay for the use of there own data they have already paid for. If Vodafone charge for tethering i will change carrier straight away based on principal.

salmon · 19th June 2009, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimtar

I blame Apple. I have seen tethering for years on phones, how Apple can advertise it as a new feature and make people pay for the use of there own data they have already paid for. If Vodafone charge for tethering i will change carrier straight away based on principal.

Change to who, because if vodafone charge everyone else will.

Dimtar · 19th June 2009, 12:12 AM

I was thinking if there is no other option i could setup a router with a very large DB antenna so i can get wifi within km's of my home.

sanjay · 19th June 2009, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by salmon

Change to who, because if vodafone charge everyone else will.

three doesnt charge for tethering, in fact they encourage it (they advertise that their x-series packs are perfect for this)

personally im really happy 3 is getting it - more customers on 3 the better in my books

red+black · 19th June 2009, 12:57 AM

I have a HTC Touch Dual on 3, and I'll check out the 3GS when it's out, and yeah, I'd stay on 3.

salmon · 19th June 2009, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sanjay

three doesnt charge for tethering, in fact they encourage it (they advertise that their x-series packs are perfect for this)

personally im really happy 3 is getting it - more customers on 3 the better in my books

what is 3's 3g coverage like because i live in miranda syd and i get full bars in my house and my brother gets none at all with 3 and we both have iphones

quirdan · 20th June 2009, 2:26 AM

Optus for my current iPhone. No other carrier can match their value (at face value!).

BluBoy · 20th June 2009, 2:50 AM

Any idea whats going on with Virgin?

Front page says its free on the $45 cap. But then when you try it, it says its $10 on the $45 cap.

VipeRzX · 20th June 2009, 2:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quirdan

Optus for my current iPhone. No other carrier can match their value (at face value!).

Same here, can't beat the value right now, but the 3G coverage is poor...

- Vipez

RATM_FAN · 20th June 2009, 3:07 AM

I pick my mobile provider the same as my sexual status. But seriously I actually use Virgin.

View Poll Results: What Provider?
Vodafone	17	16.67%
Optus	35	34.31%
Telstra	5	4.90%
Virgin	14	13.73%
3	31	30.39%
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18th June 2009, 10:19 PM	#1
Dimtar Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Glen Innes Posts: 1,145	iPhone Carrier Spread Hi Everyone. With today's announcement: http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communi...m?feed=generic I was interested to see which provider everyone has selected as their carrier. I am with Vodafone who i have had no issues with and they have mentioned nothing of a charge for tethering. __________________ 2600K\|8GB\|MAXIMUS GENE-Z\|GTX570 SOC\|2TB\|CORSAIR SSD120GB + 60GB SRT\|AX850\|DEFINE MINI\|LOGITECH G510\|LOGITECH G500\|ASTRO A40 iPhone 4S 64GB\|iPad 3 64GB\|2011 Mac Mini\|8TB UNRaid Micro Server OCAU Trades Last edited by Dimtar; 18th June 2009 at 10:23 PM.

18th June 2009, 10:21 PM	#2
DiGiTaL MoNkEY Inverted Monkey Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 26,699	I'm with Optus as the moment, but may be moving to Telstra as the Optus reception with the iphone in my area is quite poor...but my previous mobiles never had any issues. Last edited by DiGiTaL MoNkEY; 18th June 2009 at 10:25 PM.

18th June 2009, 10:22 PM	#3
dakiller (Oscillating & Impeding) Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SE Melb Posts: 6,153	Telstra, as much as I hate the company, they have a good mobile network. On prepaid, have been for 6 years. I don't like the idea of contracts and I don't use my phone that much that I'd get good value going on a postpaid monthly account __________________ In memory of Cheers Z

18th June 2009, 10:25 PM	#4
SpeedRacer Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,972	I'm happy with virgin. Get a stack of calls and data, I can pretty much go nuts with my iphone and not get charged any extra (i.e. I have to try REALLY hard to go over). For the price i feel its good value. Sounds like tethering doesnt cost extra either __________________ Frangipani's on cars... Australia says NO!!!

18th June 2009, 10:37 PM	#5
FantoM_CircuiT Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 985	Optus are a bunch of assholes. I downloaded and installed the modified Optus profile to enable tethering regardless of optus' idocy. I've paid for the data so I damn well want to use it! > __________________ wigwam

18th June 2009, 11:38 PM	#6
Dimtar Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Glen Innes Posts: 1,145	I blame Apple. I have seen tethering for years on phones, how Apple can advertise it as a new feature and make people pay for the use of there own data they have already paid for. If Vodafone charge for tethering i will change carrier straight away based on principal. __________________ 2600K\|8GB\|MAXIMUS GENE-Z\|GTX570 SOC\|2TB\|CORSAIR SSD120GB + 60GB SRT\|AX850\|DEFINE MINI\|LOGITECH G510\|LOGITECH G500\|ASTRO A40 iPhone 4S 64GB\|iPad 3 64GB\|2011 Mac Mini\|8TB UNRaid Micro Server OCAU Trades

19th June 2009, 12:12 AM	#8
Dimtar Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Glen Innes Posts: 1,145	I was thinking if there is no other option i could setup a router with a very large DB antenna so i can get wifi within km's of my home. __________________ 2600K\|8GB\|MAXIMUS GENE-Z\|GTX570 SOC\|2TB\|CORSAIR SSD120GB + 60GB SRT\|AX850\|DEFINE MINI\|LOGITECH G510\|LOGITECH G500\|ASTRO A40 iPhone 4S 64GB\|iPad 3 64GB\|2011 Mac Mini\|8TB UNRaid Micro Server OCAU Trades

19th June 2009, 12:57 AM	#10
red+black Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 293	I have a HTC Touch Dual on 3, and I'll check out the 3GS when it's out, and yeah, I'd stay on 3.

20th June 2009, 2:26 AM	#12
quirdan Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,742	Optus for my current iPhone. No other carrier can match their value (at face value!). __________________ Successful Trades: 37+ (details on request).

20th June 2009, 2:50 AM	#13
BluBoy Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Geelong Posts: 1,443	Any idea whats going on with Virgin? Front page says its free on the $45 cap. But then when you try it, it says its $10 on the $45 cap. __________________ I want to buy your AMD/ATI RADEON 5850/5870/6930/6950/6970/7850/7870/7950 Graphics Card! Work: Sony Xperia Z Rest: Clevo P150EM @ i7-3610QM, 16Gb DDR3, 256Gb M4 SSD + 500GB, ATI HD7970 1080P@95% Colour Gamut, Win8 Play: HP N40L @ FreeBSD9 : ZFS : 5x3Tb Hitachi : Sab/Sick/CP/HP : VirtualBox : CrashPlan+ Blog: My adventures with FreeBSD on low end VPS

20th June 2009, 3:07 AM	#15
RATM_FAN New Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 740	I pick my mobile provider the same as my sexual status. But seriously I actually use Virgin.