Australian telcos release iPhone 6, 6 Plus pricing
Australia's telcos have been inundated with orders for the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus when the sites went live at 5pm AEST on Friday night; however, the companies have provided some detail on what customers can expect to pay when signing onto contracts for the new phones released next Friday.
Telstra
For those customers wanting to go on plans, Telstra has four 24-month plans each for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, broken into AU$55, AU$70, AU$95, and AU$130:
The AU$55 comes with AU$550 worth of calls and MMS, unlimited texts, and 1GB of data (if signing up now)
The AU$70 comes with AU$700 worth of calls and MMS, unlimited texts, and 2.5GB of data (if signing up now)
The AU$95 comes with AU$950 worth of calls and MMS, unlimited texts, and 3.5GB of data (if signing up now)
The AU$130 comes with unlimited calls and MMS, unlimited texts, and 4GB of data (if signing up now)
Including handset repayments, this is how much customers will pay:
| iPhone 6 | AU$55 | AU$70 | AU$95 | AU$130 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16GB | AU$77 | AU$81 | AU$95 | AU$130 |
| 64GB | AU$82 | AU$86 | AU$95 | AU$130 |
| 128GB | AU$87 | AU$91 | AU$98 | AU$132 |
| iPhone 6 Plus | AU$55 | AU$70 | AU$95 | AU$130 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16GB | AU$82 | AU$86 | AU$95 | AU$130 |
| 64GB | AU$87 | AU$91 | AU$98 | AU$132 |
| 128GB | AU$91 | AU$95 | AU$103 | AU$135 |
Optus
Optus has five plans for the iPhone 6, but has yet to release plans for the iPhone 6 Plus. The five iPhone 6 plans are:
- AU$35 per month with 300 minutes of calls, unlimited texts, and 500MB of data
- AU$50 per month with 600 minutes of calls, unlimited texts, and 1GB of data
- AU$60 per month with unlimited calls, unlimited texts, and 2.5GB of data
- AU$80 per month with unlimited calls, unlimited texts, and 5GB of data
- AU$100 per month with unlimited calls, unlimited texts, and 8GB of data
Including handset repayments, this is how much it will cost per month:
| iPhone 6 | AU$35 | AU$50 | AU$60 | AU$80 | AU$100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16GB | AU$60 | AU$70 | AU$79 | AU$82 | AU$100 |
| 64GB | AU$65 | AU$75 | AU$84 | AU$87 | AU$102 |
| 128GB | AU$70 | AU$80 | AU$89 | AU$92 | AU$107 |
| iPhone 6 Plus | AU$35 | AU$50 | AU$60 | AU$80 | AU$100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16GB | AU$65 | AU$75 | AU$83 | AU$86 | AU$102 |
| 64GB | AU$70 | AU$80 | AU$88 | AU$91 | AU$107 |
| 128GB | AU$75 | AU$85 | AU$93 | AU$95 | AU$111 |
Vodafone
Vodafone's plans are on the Red plans, consisting of the following offers on 24-month contracts:
- AU$70 per month with unlimited calls, texts, and 3GB of data per month
- AU$80 per month with unlimited calls, texts, and 5GB of data per month
- AU$100 per month with unlimited calls, texts, and 8GB of data per month
| iPhone 6 | AU$70 | AU$80 | AU$100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16GB | AU$74 | AU$80 | AU$100 |
| 64GB | AU$79 | AU$82 | AU$100 |
| 128GB | AU$84 | AU$88 | AU$100 |
The iPhone 6 Plus will only be available in-store on launch day for Vodafone.
| iPhone 6 Plus | AU$70 | AU$80 | AU$100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16GB | AU$79 | AU$82 | AU$100 |
| 64GB | AU$84 | AU$88 | AU$100 |
| 128GB | AU$89 | AU$92 | AU$103 |
Virgin
Virgin has three plans on 24-month contracts:
- AU$30 per month with 2.3GB of data, and AU$300 worth of calls and texts
- AU$60 per month with 4GB of data, and AU$700 worth of calls and texts
- AU$80 per month with 6GB of data, and unlimited calls and texts
Including handset repayments, the monthly rate for the phones on 24-month plans work out to:
| iPhone 6 | AU$30 | AU$60 | AU$80 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16GB | AU$55 | AU$74 | AU$80 |
| 64GB | AU$60 | AU$79 | AU$83 |
| 128GB | AU$67 | AU$83 | AU$87 |
| iPhone 6 Plus | AU$30 | AU$60 | AU$80 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16GB | AU$60 | AU$79 | AU$83 |
| 64GB | AU$67 | AU$83 | AU$87 |
| 128GB | AU$70 | AU$87 | AU$91 |
The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus can also be bought outright from the Apple store for:
- AU$869 for iPhone 6 with 16GB
- AU$999 for iPhone 6 with 64GB
- AU$1,129 for iPhone 6 with 128GB
- AU$999 for iPhone 6 Plus with 16GB
- AU$1,129 for iPhone 6 Plus with 64GB
- AU$1,249 for iPhone 6 Plus with 128GB