On Saturday my girlfriend, long-suffering her Sony M600i, bought a brand new, very shiny and black iPhone 3GS 16GB (on the aforementioned Vodafone $69 1GB plan). She loves it, and is super-pleased to have ditched the old Sony, which looks like a relic in comparison.
The decision to get a 3GS becomes less clear if you've already got an iPhone. In a good review, TechCrunch's #1 Apple fan MG Siegler (@parislemon) says the decision really isn't all that simple for the 3G version, but if you have a 2G (which I do) you should take the plunge. Hmmmmm... Read his full review here.
One thing we do benefit from here in Australia is the fact that the iPhone 3GS (and 3G) is already available on three networks - Telstra, Vodafone and Optus - and will soon be available on the "3" network (who may yet have the best plans, although their 3G coverage is strictly for metro areas). In Siegler's review, AT&T, a company pretty much hated in the US, is the only provider and this affects the decision, while in the UK it's limited to O2 which is pretty good.
