iPhone 3G pricing crashes Vodafone site

Phone plans will not be cheap

By Reseller News Staff, Auckland | Tuesday, 08 July 2008
Vodafone has unveiled its pricing plans for the iPhone 3G which will be in stores on Friday in New Zealand.

The 8GB iPhone will be available for on account customers with a 1GB monthly data cap for NZ$199 on a two-year contract. The 16GB phone costs $349 on the same plan. The cost per month of the plan is $250.

On the lowest data plan, 250MB per month, the 8GB iPhone costs $549, while the 16GB costs $699. The cost per month of the plan is $80.

An intermediate plan, 500MB per month, will see the 8GB model available for $449 and the 16GB model at $599. The cost per month of the plan is $130.

Vodafone has also announced that the 8GB model will be available in black and the 16GB model will be available in black or white.

According to a media release, the company's website was "experiencing difficulties" this morning after the pricing plans were announced at 10AM.