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First Look: Apple iPhone 3G tested on Optus, no visual voicemail but still glorious

Friday July 11, 2008
Written by Adam Turner
Tags: iPhone | 3G
Surprisingly there's no visual voicemail on our Optus iPhone, but otherwise the phone performs brilliantly with a massive speed boost over the 1st gen model.
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6 out of 6

"Iphone - Sheer Brilliance a MUST have"

by Storza  (view all my reviews)
Posted Aug 6, 2008 1:12 PM
Pros:
The iphone is wonderful, it looks brilliant, great display, good signal strength, Appstore is brilliant and i have only downloaded a large selection of the plentiful free apps, the contacts app is brilliant, the iphone is very fast expecially with the new update, Google Maps is great on the iphone, the ipod side of the iphone is pure brilliance what more can i say brilliant sound and video quality, safari is brilliant and the touch pinching for zoom is breathtaking when seen for the first time, the camera is good for a 2mp phone camera, and it comes with a great camera, the video quality is excellent thanks to a handy conversion free app called Videora Ipod Converter a must have for all iphone holders, The screen rotaton with the turn of the iphone is amazing and the accelerometer in the i

Cons:
Stock supply, the iphone is on high demand, it took me from waiting on the 11th of july to actually receiving it on the 1st of August, many optus stores currently have a 2 month wait, so don't hold your breath waiting for one, unless you live in sygney wehere you are fortunate enough to have the apple store with a massive supply, or if you want to go to telstra or vodaphone with their outrageously rediculous plans.
The iphone is sheer brilliace, I have just read W.Mahers article on page 12 of the magazine and i am here to express my opion. I am extremely happy with my iphone. Firstly the iphone, whilst yes it is expensive, bad battery, data costs a fortune....yada..yada...yada... But I love it.As for no instant messaging, well your wrong there is a great online app for the iphone at http://talk67.beejive.com/ajax/ go to this website using safari and it is great for all messaging software, including MSN, Windows Live messenger and hotmail. The iphone is wonderful, it looks brilliant, great display, good signal strength, Appstore is brilliant and i have only downloaded a large selection of the plentiful free apps, the contacts app is brilliant, the iphone is very fast expecially with the new update, Google Maps is great on the iphone, the ipod side of the iphone is pure brilliance what more can i say brilliant sound and video quality, safari is brilliant and the touch pinching for zoom is breathtaking when seen for the first time, the camera is good for a 2mp phone camera, and it comes with a great camera, the video quality is excellent thanks to a handy conversion free app called Videora Ipod Converter a must have for all iphone holders, The screen rotaton with the turn of the iphone is amazing and the accelerometer in the iphone is breathtakingly amazing and accurate. The iphone is truely amazing and an absolute must have.

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Comments: 11
Thoughts on this article? Add a comment below.
bbjai
Jul 11, 2008 3:13 PM
 I think the design change is for the worst. The back plastic black cover is completely yuck and I've seen people use the new iPhone. It seriously is a finger print magnet and looks like an annoyance to clean constantly. They were better off trying to add aluminium to the back, or some kind of material that didn't attract so much muck. The touch screen itself attracts muck as well so basically its now a complete muck attractor. Especially if you got greasy hands.

I've had a play around with my workmates one, and its pretty slick. I just can't stand the constant oily feel to it!!!




Comment made about the PC Authority article:
First Look: Apple iPhone 3G tested on Optus, no visual voicemail but still glorious?
Surprisingly there's no visual voicemail on our Optus iPhone, but otherwise the phone performs brilliantly with a massive speed boost over the 1st gen model.

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tastynoodle
Jul 11, 2008 7:52 PM
 that is a cool one i really want one
ferndene
Jul 11, 2008 10:08 PM
 I have always been on Telstra network - just prefer their mobile net coverage especially in country area. The iPhone did not disappoint me even though I only bought it 3 hours ago.
With iPhone Telstra is offering free Wi-Fi access at all their hot spots if you sign up with their network. Accessing Google mail is a breeze if you already you an e-mail account with them. All e-mails from Gmail come through my home wi-fi network and I can manage Gmail without even turning on my computer! Accessing Yahoo Mail is a different story - I keep getting messages telling me I put in wrong user name or password!
With Safari browser Google home page loads in 5 seconds and Yahoo loads in about 20 seconds.
My conclusion - this is more than just a phone, its a mini computer of some sort and I love it!!
linda1963
Jul 11, 2008 11:19 PM
 well hi this is my first post-what better topic than the iphone was released here in wa today and people slept outside the vodaphone shop to get first dibs on one! Must say wouldnt be throwing it back if one came my way!!! anyone have any idea on cost?
sharon1970
Jul 12, 2008 2:58 AM
 no complaints from me,the best i feel in innovation in the modern world of technology,looking forward to getting one myself after seeing and reading reviews

Edited by sharon1970: 12/7/2008 02:59:46 AM
clackers30
Jul 13, 2008 11:40 AM
 typical apple overhype, typical shortage to encourage supply.

cant fault apples marketing crew for making millions of sales of a slow, otherwise overpriced accessory
.:Cyb3rGlitch:.
Jul 13, 2008 11:42 AM
 I guess that's the way they make money. Because it's a niche market, they can get away with it.
mordie
Jul 13, 2008 2:29 PM
 Going to be interesting to hear about the iphone users monthly usage bills are like - I image some will be in a whole world of pain... Personally i'm waitng to see what the Samsung i900 is like ...
dazzlive
Jul 13, 2008 4:14 PM
 I used the O2 XDA Atom for over 2yrs with touchscreen, prior to their release of the qwerty keyboard in ver2.
Upgraded to the Iphone in last 2days and the call

For a phone that does just bout everything except make you a coffee. Outright it will set you back $849 for the 16gb and $649 for the 8gb. 32gb is on the way, so the iphone is just getting started

clarity, visual look, shape can be off putting being a little larger for fu-tech in your hand, but the features are truely mind blowing, this phone caters for all walks of life, from teen to worker to older-gen. Music, video, media, net, email you name it you have access to it.

Optus have only just upgraded for contracts for Apple Plans, new department has been formed to handle the iphone upgrades so please check with Optus on their exclusive plans for more details.
William Maher
Jul 14, 2008 9:24 AM
linda1963 wrote:
well hi this is my first post-what better topic than the iphone was released here in wa today and people slept outside the vodaphone shop to get first dibs on one! Must say wouldnt be throwing it back if one came my way!!! anyone have any idea on cost?


Hi Linda 1963, dazzlive has listed some prices above. You can also find more prices in our iPhone Plan Picker.
totoaus
Jul 15, 2008 9:19 PM
 It's not just plan costs to consider, look at the handsets themselves. The iPhone 8GB is basically an iPod Touch plus phone and the phone cost (based on dazzlive's numbers) is $250 extra, for the 16GB iPhone you pay $350 extra over the equivalent iPod. Granted you get the Apple cachet, and the 16GB memory is double the best I know of in a currently available mobile phone, but I'm not sure I'd pay that much extra for the phone features.
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