Comments on: Things to remember when advance ordering an iPhone

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:54:17 +0000

I work in an Optus store, but I gotta say they really FAIL when it comes to site design… In the previous store where I worked, the home page with its crappy flash was crashing half of our point-of-sale computers whenever we tried to look up something (certainly other carrier sites suck too – the couple of times I’ve looked up Voda recently they’ve crashed on window close).

And that iFrame business deserves a good hard spanking. They’re almost getting as bad as US banks. :p

By: Seanz

Seanz — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:48:18 +0000

Err the removed the links to preorder does that mean the first patch is gone ?? =S this is gonna be the PSP all over again >=/

By: Cameron

Cameron — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:13:55 +0000

You can now pre-register on Vodafone too….

http://store.vodafone.com.au/iphone/

By: Hopesfully

Hopesfully — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:09:39 +0000

Also if you are a preexisting Optus customer you only have to shell out $50, for the privilege.

By: Angus Kidman

Angus Kidman — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:01:32 +0000

Something else to remember: phones which use prepaid (and hence you pay for upfront) probably won’t be unlocked as such, just free of a long-term commitment to a contract you don’t need.

By: alan jones

alan jones — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:31:44 +0000

Voda and Optus are both on record as saying unlocked iPhones will also be available, but I'd be surprised if they offered them at launch. Much more likely they'll only offer the locked-to-plan handsets for the first couple of weeks.

I can't bring myself to put down a deposit until they announce what the data pricing plans will be. I assume they're holding off anouncing that until the last minute, since neither wants to be the carrier with the more expensive plan. From my experience with my unlocked US iPhone, data use is SIGNIFICANT so be prepared to get gouged if the data component of the plan is expensive.

By: McoreD

McoreD — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:25:32 +0000

Great tips! I wonder if the iPhone 3G is going to be locked just like it was with the USA version.

By: Tom D

Tom D — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:31:42 +0000

The credit card processing section of the site is https, however it’s sitting in an iFrame so it’s not immediately obvious. I’d recommend opening the iFrame link in a new window (Firefox users can right click the iFrame area and choose this frame > open in new window) to keep and eye on the URL if you’re worried about funny business.