After a lot of speculation (some people were even betting we would only know the prices for the new iPhone 3G after we actually paid for it) Vodafone Portugal has finally issued a press release stating the cost and monthly plans for the latest Apple iPhone.So the prices in Portugal, on Vodafone are:
No contract:
8 Gb - 499,90 €
16 Gb - 599,90 €
Plan best iPhone 100
8 Gb - 299,90 € + 29,90 €/month
16 Gb - 389,90 € + 29,90 €/month
(100 minutes talk time + 100 SMS + 250 MB internet)
Plan best iPhone 230
8 Gb - 219,90 € + 44,90 €/month
16 Gb - 309,90 € + 44,90 €/month
(230 minutes talk time + 230 SMS + 250 MB internet)
Plan best iPhone 500
8 Gb - 129,90 € + 64,90 €/month
16 Gb - 219,90 € + 64,90 €/month
(500 minutes talk time + 500 SMS + 250 MB internet)
iPhone Internet Pack
(for pre-paid plans)
250MB - 19,90 €/month
Ok, we're used to paying more for this kind of stuff, even though we earn a lot less than most other countries in Europe - but... 250MB per month!?! come on!
What is that good for? Watching one short YouTube video per day?
This special iPhone data plan pack is even more expensive (per MB) than the existing Internet plan that currently offers us some "amazing" 100MB for 7.5 Eur/month!
With people in Sweden complaining they have just 1GB to use in their iPhones, what do you reckon we feel down here?
Even the same operator - Vodafone - offers a much better deal in Italy: 600MB for 10 Euros/month.
How can they justify charging twice as much for less than half the data here in Portugal!?! :(
sucks... really sucks
ReplyDeleteLuckily, a few hours before launch, they reconsidered their plans and cut the monthly fee by half. It was a pleasant surprise - but even so, we got a worse deal tham many other countries out there.
ReplyDeleteI would expect Vodafone to have raised the download limit to 1GB by now... but they haven't done it yet.