Thursday, July 30, 2009

iPhone 3Gs - price analysis - Australian Phone companies


I have analysed the iPhone 3GS against several price dimensions, including Provider, Monthly price, and Price per GB (gigabyte) of data (as at July 2009). A separation appears between the five phone companies, charging either low monthly price, and high data costs or high monthly price and low data costs.

A Value Frontier appears, that I have graphed.



The analysis has been distributed to a few phone companies, and iPhone retailers for comment. Feel free to comment below.

The summary analysis can be found here (link). Cost $500. Free to download (Donate requested). A fuller report can be obtained by donating $500.

A similar analysis of 3G Mobile broadband from 2005 - 2008 is also available, comparing 3G Australia prices to fixed broadband, and International Mobile broadband prices. Cost $500. Free to download (Donate requested). The mobile broadband analysis can be found here (link)[Appendix 11 of PhD].