Telstra and Apple to bring iPhone 3G to Australia on July 11

Telstra finally made the rumors official: The cell carrier signed a deal with Apple and will be bringing the iPhone 3G to Australia on July 11. Telstra’s subscriber base is up over nine million users, exposing the combination iPod and smartphone to even more potential customers.

Telstra and Apple today announced that the iPhone 3G will be available to Telstra’s Australian customers on July 11. iPhone 3G will be available from Telstra on July 11 with a range of specially designed Next G iPhone 3G plans that meet the needs of any customer. The Next G iPhone 3G plans start at $30 per month with an upfront cost of $279 for the 8GB model and $399 for the 16GB model. Customers will receive the 8GB iPhone 3G model at no cost with the $80 plan.

Want 3G Apple iPhone in Australia, 3 Network launches petition

If you live in countries like the U.S., UK, Germany and other parts of Europe then you will all be looking forward to the arrival of the new Apple 3G iPhone. However; if you live in Australia and are on the 3 Mobile Network, then the sad news is, you will not get the chance to get your hands on this latest handset. You can choose to go on to Optus and Vodafone in Australia, but that is no good if you prefer 3.

iPhone 3G Pricing Announced

Telstra announces the iPhone 3G for their super fast Next G network in Australia. The Apple iPhone 3G will be available from Telstra on July 11th, like in most other markets Apple has announced a deal.

Our friends from the land down under will most probably be happier with the pricing rates of the iPhone 3G when it hits the Australian market on July 11. Telstra Australia has just announced their pricing rates for the iPhone 3G, and while it is not as cheap as the AT&T offering, their pricing plans still seem better than those of Canada’s Rogers Communications.

With only 8 days to go before the iPhone 3G gets announced, Optus is the first Aussie Telco to release comprehensive information on their iPhone pricing plans. If you head on over to their iPhone page you’ll see a comprehensive breakdown of postpaid pricing data. The interesting thing is that the maximum amount of included data is 1GB. To be completely honest, this will be more than enough for most users.