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Yes please! It's an island! We need someone to bring over some food, water we have, and the 3G unlocked iPhone!

Everyone who's anyone in the Australian cell phone carrier world is announcing iPhone deals. After Vodafone last week, we have today Optus saying that the iPhone has been secured and it's going to be available in Australia sometime later this year.

Optus is a subsidiary of Singaporean SingTel which is apparently behind all this. They are going to deliver the iPhone to Singapore, India and the Philippines and of course, Australia.
I imagine we are talking about the 3G versions right? Let's see who delivers first... Is it going to be Vodafone or Optus? What about Apple stores?

We are a month or less away from the long waited for official announcement and full release of the next iPhone, the 3G version. According to a recent rumor, Australians will be able to buy unlocked iPhones from local Apple stores. Vodafone will offer plans designed for purchasing an iPhone but they won't be the only ones selling it. They won't even be the exclusive carrier for Kangaroo Land as local Telstra and Optus will be offering iPhone deals too.

What we don't know is whether the 3G iPhone will be unlocked too or just its predecessor? How much do I have to pay to buy one? (Plane ticket and travel plans to Australia not included of course)

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How many countries in the world can pride themselves than the actual number of cell phones in use has exceeded the population? Well I would assume there is more than one but I am certain about Australia so far.

That means that for every Australian right now there's more than one cell phone is use. There are 21.26 million mobiles right now and this number will go up as more and more third generation phones are developed. Right now there are 4.5 million third generation phones in Australia, a whooping 192% increase between June 30th 2006 and June 30th 2007. What can I say but keep that number up!

More cell phones than population leads to a logical drop in both payphones in operation in Australia and in land lines. That means Australians are more likely to buy a cell phone rather then use any other means of communication. As more and more people are opting in for cell phone services, the number of internet users has also gone up accordingly. More than 6 million Australians have internet access.

This statistic has been reported by Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy in parliament and these numbers are contained in the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

How is your country doing cell-phone-wise? Let us know!