Vodacom has announced that the iPhone 3G has launched in South Africa, initially available to prepaid and contract customers in all major cities of the continent.

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“With iPhone 3G, Vodacom can further fulfill the strategy to deliver compelling and engaging Internet services via mobile to our customers,” said Shameel Joosub, Vodacom SA managing director. “With special data tariffs to make browsing the Internet economical, Vodacom customers will have a great experience and excellent value tariff packages.”

Contract customers can choose between Vodacom’s 120s,




240 and 500 minute plan bundles, with the 8GB model available from 1,799 South African rand (US$221) and the 16GB model available from 2,899 rand. Options for prepaid iPhones will be made available as well, with prices roughly double the cost of the phone under the contract plans.

Apple has moved its globalization of the iPhone into high gear in the last week or so. Apple’s iPhone Web page currently shows the phone available in 47 countries with 29 countries listed under a “Coming Soon” header.



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