Combo-Breaker: Vodafone’s iPhone Deals

Despite the entire buzz generated by the upcoming Google phone, HTC Nexus One, another headline grabbing topic has managed to snatch the spotlight away.

Now, the mobile phone industry is certainly full of tech-enthusiasts, communication visionaries and connectivity idealists who value product innovation, practicality and most of all, purpose in the many mobile phones being cast into the spotlight. Recently, all the news has been about nothing other than the Nexus One. The confirmation of the Google headset is a milestone event in the mobile phone industry, when an OS giant decides to make a phone for itself. Now that the iPhone will be released by Vodafone, the Google Phone is stepping away from the limelight –showing exactly how influential the iPhone truly is.

Anyway, the big news from Vodafone is the not the January 14, 2010 release date, the big news, is the price list. Much to the dismay of many people hoping for an aggressive price war, Vodafone has decided to play it safe and is offering plans that are not unlike what is already offered by O2, Orange and Tesco. Also, the seemingly cheap monthly tariffs will tie you up for a good eighteen months. Not a pretty picture, but that is the only plan they have that has the 32GB iPhone 3Gs for free.

Sign up for the 80 Pound, 18 month  plan and you get the 32GB model for free, 3000 minutes of talk time and the standard plan offers (1GB of data and unlimited messaging –it’s a wonder they bother to point out that WiFi is free as well).

At least iPhone is not jumping blindly into the bandwagon. Knowing fully well the common complaints of iPhone users, the UK carrier has promised that their network will provide stable speeds and fast connections. Of course, we will still have to see if Vodafone will deliver, for now, here’s to hoping that they do.