With much speculation over the last few months, the iPhone 3G has officially launched in South Africa and is available at all participating Vodacom stores countrywide!
The launch of the iPhone was held at Vodacom’s headoffices – Vodaworld in Midrand to a huge crowd of Apple lovers, press, bloggers and industry players.
The official pricing of the iPhone 3G as per the Vodaworld launch is as follows:
Prepaid
- iPhone 3G 8GB model: R6389.00
- iPhone 3G 16GB model: R7569.00
Contracts
iPhone 120s finance offer:
(includes 120 talk minutes, 100 sms’s and 250mb of data)
8GB iPhone: R109 pm
16GB iPhone: R149 pm
Monthly service fee (includes data, sms and talk minutes) :R450 pm
Total cost per month on the iPhone 120s finance offer:
8GB iPhone 3G: R559 pm
16GB iPhone 3G: R599 pm
iPhone 240 finance offer:
(includes 240 talk minutes, 100 sms’s and 250mb of data)
8GB iPhone: R104 pm
16GB iPhone: R164 pm
Monthly service fee (includes data, sms and talk minutes) :R595 pm
Total cost per month on the iPhone 240 finance offer:
8GB iPhone 3G: R699 pm
16GB iPhone 3G: R759 pm
iPhone 500s finance offer:
(includes 500 talk minutes, 100 sms’s and 250mb of data)
8GB iPhone: R74 pm
16GB iPhone: R144 pm
Monthly service fee (includes data, sms and talk minutes) :R925 pm
Total cost per month on the iPhone 500s finance offer:
8GB iPhone 3G: R999 pm
16GB iPhone 3G: R1069 pm
The standard iPhone Contract Offer:
(includes 120 free minutes, 100 sms’s and 250MB of data)
8GB iPhone pay in :R2189
16GB iPhone pay in: R3299
Total monthly subscription: R450 pm
iPhone 240 Plan
(includes 240 free minutes, 100 sms’s and 250MB of data)
8GB iPhone pay in :R2189
16GB iPhone pay in: R3299
Total monthly subscription: R595 pm
iPhone 500s Plan
(includes 500 free minutes, 100 sms’s and 250MB of data)
8GB iPhone pay in :R1799
16GB iPhone pay in: R2899
Total monthly subscription: R925 pm
Below is Tyler Reed, one of the very first South African’s to get his hands on an iPhone 3G!
For live coverage of the event and more, visit the Zoopy iPhone page
thanx for the price update. what ever happened to $199.00 lol
That seems fair enough, perhaps better than AT&T bunde.
How long before competition rises from Neo, Cell C or MTN with Omnia or HTC Touch?
Unfortunately those products will never be an iphone!
Hey I could swear I saw you at the 27dinner earlier the evening..haha where’s the phone you promised me?
Now do I save up to buy the phone and use it on pre-paid, or do I get it on the 120s contract… I think I’ll save up for it.
Why did I go and spend all my money this month?!
will we be able to buy it in cape town from a vodashop today 26 september?or does the wait continue?
@Fred – you can go pick one up at a Vodashop from today! (26th September)
@Aquila – Tyler was at the 27dinner earlier, and trust me, he’ll be sending me an iPhone before you.
Is it true as news24 reports
It is not network locked and will sell without a contract for R6 389 for the 8GB model and R7 569 for the 16GB model.
I have a serious problem with free iPhones flying about, and none heading in my direction.
haha if there is any free ones still searching for owners i will be of pleased 2 take them of yoour hands. maybe even work out a sponsorship deal. since im a gamer… hehe. hit me hit me!!