Vodafone to sell iPhone in 10 countries

Anyone reading from Australia who's frustrated with Vodafone's expensive iPhone plans needs to see this:

https://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/fauc

If we get 10,000 people to show interest, we will create a co-op alternative to the major Telecom companies here. This means lower prices and pressure on Vodafone, Telstra et al. to offer competitive rates.

Please take a look! It only takes a second.

This is from South Africa and I dearly hope iPhone will actually come here as stated in the ad. Have my doubts though. My UK son can roam when over here using his iphone so just makes me green with envy!

Not VVOOODDDAAFFFONNNNEEE!!!!

It has the WORST coverage in Australia (practically none for out of Sydney, Brisbane etc)...

What's interesting is Vodafone doesn't have EDGE... but their 3g is VERY patchy...

:(:(:(:(:(

I'm totally stoked Vodafone is releasing it here in Australia. My missus and I are currently both with Vodafone (prepaid) and when we heard this announcement we decided we might have to get one each.

"Also worth noting is the lack of any mention of exclusivity in these countries."
Well here in New Zealand Vodafone is the only carrier that takes sim cards so it would have to be exclusive here by default.

I, too, am from Slovakia and have an unlocked iPhone. Love it to bits and hope they begin to be sold here officially before long as well (We're not worse than the Czechs, are we?)

SOUTH AFRICA!?!?!? OH MY G*D!


I've been waiting for this day... there was reports that they wouldn't launch it here... well, that I assume was the first generation. OH MY G*D!!!


So I'm sitting here with my US iPhone. oh well :) got to sell it before it is launched... and it's probably gonna be expensive here.

Awaiting Benelux - Netherlands.
Tried in France and Germany but too much red tape!
Phone company tie up is a real pain, hope they are making lot's cos they're losing plenty through non-sales!

Adrian you are so totally wrong that it hurts...
Here in Greece the majority of population gets phones that cost 600 Euros and upwards. Do your math then come back to us.

The whole problem from the start was America's old cellular network. Europe is far ahead of you in this particullar matter. EDGE is the best your providers can do? On 2008? Wake up guys! Two words: 3G. Enough said.

I already have an iPhone but I regret selling my Sony Ericsson T650i. The only positive about the iPhone right now is the Touch Interface. Nothing more than that. Other handhelds do their job better and do even more things than the iPhone.

I'm sorry for this long post, but it's high time some things were said; you Americans must realize there may be others doing things better than you.

gbougiakas,
I have been using my iPhone since September last year here in the Czech Republic and travelling around the world... here Vodafone CZ actually has a rather impressive EDGE network, which even beats some of the networks in Switzerland etc... that I have seen (the E from the Edge logo disappears in those areas).


Think Adrian, you should update your economic stats for these countries. Can't speak for India, but in the Czech Republic in the metropolitan areas like Prague people can well afford 400$, especially given the current strong crown, which went from 30 CZK/USD to 15 CZK/USD in about 2 years... many Czechs actually fly to the U.S. to buy Apple products, or buy unofficial unlocked phones here in Prague at a massive premium for 13'900 CZK which rougly equals USD 920!!!!!

I personally own 2 iPhones, both my old 8GB for business and a new 16 GB version...

P.S. walk around in Prague (CZ) or even Bratislava (Slovak Republic), and you'll see MANY iPhones around, considering they are not officiallly sold here yet....