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Australian, Want an iPhone? Too Damn Bad

Sigh. Australia, Australia, Australia.

I've almost gotten over the insane broadband limits, the surpassing of which slows down my connection. I've not quite as much gotten over the impossible-to-understand cell mobile phone schemes: "A $49 cap gets you $450 worth of calls!!!!!" How the hell much does each call cost?! And forget the unlimited nights and weekends. Yes, still working on getting over those things.

Then there is the iPhone. Okay, fine. I get that it started in the U.S. and so of course the U.S. gets it first. Thousands make it down under and get, what they call, jailbroken so they can be used on carriers here. But finally -- FINALLY -- Australian iPhone availability is announced and I allow myself to get excited. One day, I will have one even if the point of one (its data plan) will cost as much as two weeks' worth of rent (I'm guessing) per month. But will I?

This today from MacNN:

Another Vodaphone executive, who preferred to be anonymous, said that it "will have next to nothing in allocation" and that what limited inventory it will have "will be snapped up within minutes."

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