Vodafone and 3 make free calling easy with Who2Call
by Xavier Verhoeven on 3 August, 2010
A new app from Vodafone Hutchison Australia makes it simple to see who of your friends are on the same network as you – so that you can call them for free. Like other telcos, Vodafone and 3 Mobile have long offered free or discounted calls between numbers on their own network. With the two…
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Updated: iPhone 4 in Aus – pricing, plans and where to get one
by Xavier Verhoeven on 28 July, 2010 4 Comments
After tight-lips for weeks, and plenty of doubt whether Australia would actually get the iPhone 4 before the scheduled “late July”, the flood gates have opened, and we now know a lot more about how to get our death-grip prone hands onto the new device. The soonest you can get the shiny new phone is…
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See the iPhone 4 launch in style with Vodafone and 3
by AMW staff on 28 July, 2010 4 Comments
Vodafone Hutchison Australia has announced plans to woo customers who were looking to line up at one of the competitors for the iPhone 4 launch at midnight Thursday. Instead, anyone in Sydney wanting to score an iPhone 4 as Friday rolls around can party in style on VHA at the Ivy. Sure beats sitting…
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Vodafone and 3 Mobile release iPhone 4 prices too
by Xavier Verhoeven on 27 July, 2010 2 Comments
In a day of telco press releases, Vodafone Hutchison Australia has announced pricing for both its Vodafone and 3 Mobile brands. They had previously tweeted that they would make their announcements tomorrow (Wednesday) but after Telstra and Optus revealed their plans today, it appears VHA has decided to follow suit. "Vodafone and 3's plans for…
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iPhone 4 is coming on Friday… Apparently
by AMW staff on 26 July, 2010 1 Comment
We’re less than a working week away from the iPhone 4 launch in Australia, and not-entirely-surprisingly, Apple is yet to announce pricing for the new phone. But for those who can’t wait to hear about the launch – afterall 65 percent of readers polled here at AMW are planning to buy one on Friday…
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Vodafone launches bigger, better mobile broadband offers
MEDIA ALERT 8 JULY 2010 Vodafone launches bigger, better mobile broadband offers Sydney, Australia – July 08, 2010: Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) today released details of a major overhaul of mobile broadband plans available on Vodafone, with a freeze on prices, significant increases in data allowances, a universal reduction in excess data charges and new plans…
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Vodafone to start selling the iPhone in U.K. and Ireland
by Mikael Ricknas on 30 September, 2009
Vodafone will start selling the Apple iPhone in U.K. and Ireland early next year, it said overnight. The announcement comes a day after Orange announced it will start selling the iPhone in the U.K. later this year. Just like Orange, Vodafone is keeping the details of the launch under wraps. More information on pricing,…
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iPhone 3GS tethering free for Vodafone customers
by Rodney Gedda and David Braue on 26 June, 2009
In a shot across the bow of rival Optus, Vodafone has announced its pricing for the iPhone 3G S, including tethering without a monthly access fee. Vodafone will offer the iPhone 3G S 16GB model for free on its $69 per month plan over 24 months, including $400 of calls and 1GB of…
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iPhone 3G S: Are you upgrading?
by Phillip Michaels on 22 June, 2009
Earlier this week, our colleagues at Macworld UK polled their readers about iPhone 3GS upgrade plans. And so long as you acknowledge the unscientific nature of online polls—you’re surveying a self-selecting crowd, after all—the results of Macworld UK’s iPhone 3G S paint a pretty interesting picture. Nearly half of the 2,559 people who…
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Optus, Vodafone to offer iPhone 3G S in Australia
by Rodney Gedda and David Braue on 10 June, 2009
Optus has announced it will offer Apple’s new iPhone 3G S smartphone from June 26, while Vodafone Australia is now accepting expressions of interest for the new device. Optus started accepting details for updates on the device, including when it will be available in store, on its iPhone Web site. A page on Vodafone's…
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Visual Voicemail makes Australian debut on Vodafone
by David Braue on 27 May, 2009
Apple may have launched the iPhone 3G in Australia nearly a year ago, but it's only now that carrier Vodafone Australia will bring the much-vaunted Visual Voicemail feature to local customers. The carrier announced today that it would make Visual Voicemail available to all iPhone 3G customers by the close of business this Friday;…
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Vodafone setting up own app store
by John Ribeiro on 13 May, 2009
Vodafone is making a bid for the mobile applications market, by trying to attract developers with the promise of access to its large customer base. The British mobile telecommunications company announced on Tuesday that developers will only need to create Internet applications once in order to reach millions of Vodafone customers using any device.…
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