The tariff details and the launch date for the iPhone 3G and 3GvS was announced by Vodafone recently. The iPhone 3G S has been claimed as the fastest iteration of the Apple’s iPhone. It followed up the iPhone 3G which was released in 2008 and is still available on sale. The Apple hardware would be made available for the Vodafone customers on 14 January 2010. The pre orders have already been taken by the mobile operator.
The year 2009 also saw Apple’s contract with O2 for the handset coming to an end. The iPhones will now be sold by Vodafone, Tesco and Orange as announced. Users can get their hands on iPhone with Vodafone’s network from £30 per month. It would be a two-year contract. The amount would be £35 per month for consumers who wish a free 16GB iPhone 3G S for two years. The contract is for 18 months at £80 monthly for those who wish to have 32GB iPhone 3G S. The lowest tariff for the business users is £30 (VAT extra) every month.
The iPhone 3G is available for free for all business tariffs but SMEs who wish to get a 3G S have to sign a two year contract at £40 each month with VAT charges extra. The business users would get their hands on the iPhone directly with network of 20 dealers across the country. The limit is 1GB per month for the data across all business and consumer tariffs. The iPhone was available for sale on the Orange network last month and the first day saw 30,000 handsets being shifted by the operator.
Finally. This iphone/Vodafone powerup sees Jesus Phone opened up to yet another network!
Unfortunate that there’s no massive swing in the price, but for me Vodafone has a bunch of other bonuses that work its way:
-First Vodafone have a larger data allowance on their ‘Unlimited’ internet package,
-I gather customer service is much better than O2
-and their 3G coverage is much more comprehensive.