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Old 29-10-2008, 01:46 PM
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I am a newbie to Mac - looking at getting an iphone - currently on an Optus corporate plan for the next 12 months. When I called to discuss changing to iphone - I was advised to just buy one prepaid and stick my current SIM in it. Will this work and what issues may I have?
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Old 29-10-2008, 01:59 PM
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That will work fine - the phone is locked to Optus. You have an Optus SIM. No complications at all.
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be careful of the data rates however, we put my wifes sim in my iphone for an afternoon (she wanted a play) and got a $35 data charge for 2.6mb. )

the normal plans charge heaps for data (esp the apn the iphone uses) maybe call and see if they can add/change it for you,
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be careful of the data rates however, we put my wifes sim in my iphone for an afternoon (she wanted a play) and got a $35 data charge for 2.6mb. )

the normal plans charge heaps for data (esp the apn the iphone uses) maybe call and see if they can add/change it for you,
You can buy data bolt-on's for accounts, business and personal. They are listed on the Optus website. They're not too bad value compared to PAYG
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Old 29-10-2008, 04:55 PM
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I can get various capped add ons for data (the current plan charges 0.5c/kb)
I am unsure how much I will use - any tips to estimate what sort of usage I will have? I do not anticipate doing too much downloading on my phone - I plan to sync up with my Mac for that sort of thing - also looking at using Mobile Me...

I was comparing getting one to just buying an ipod touch so I see out my current plan but most reviews seem to say go for the iphone.

Thanks for the advice so far.
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