One is growing into Orange. There better be no political implication with that (in regard of the Nationalrat-election coming up next weekend), but other than this hope, I have to admit that I am a kind of geek stoked by what they will make out of this rebranding from fat-lettered one (the blue doughnut)into reallysimplisticorange square. I really liked their campaign and yesterday I just saw a really good spot. I look forward how they are going to reform the presentation (their font style, their ads, their leaflets) and the public image of Orange Austria.

iPhone 3G - The only cellphone that gets to beat the iPhone

I can’t help but make this shout-out post confirming the rumors that I want it. Really badly.The new iPhone 3G. 200 USD. UMTS. 8 GB. Available July 11.

Is it me or does the new iPhone look even more fancy?

• Watch the new adon apple.com/iphone - Not iPhone style, if you ask me.
• Take a glimpse at the ridiculously high set monthly plans of T-Mobile Austria. If they keep their plans like that, I will pass on the iPhone, once again… I am paying 25 EUR a month with unlimited talking, so what the heck?! The new plans are said to be “more flexible.”
• Apple conversion of 199 USD to EUR: 199 EUR. Haha! Turned out one (Austrian carrier) uses a fairer conversion factor. See below.
• Finally, I get over the Post-Keynote-Craze and realize I signed a contract that continues until October ‘09.

What will US Americans have to pay for the iPhone plans? AT&T have monthly plans for about USD 59.99 - consumer.

The Unoffical Apple Weblog writes… “the base iPhone monthly cost for most consumers will go from $59.99 a month (that’s the base first gen iPhone plan with unlimited data, 450 minutes a month, and 200 text messages) to $69.99 a month. High speed networking costs money, people!”

The Austrian carrier for the iPhone are one and T-Mobile.

• One offers the 8GB for EUR 149, the 16 GB for EUR 229 with a monthly plan of EUR 39 (Große Plaudertasche + iPhone Pack) - Further conditions on one.at (click the iPhone 3G banner). Until the end of 2008 the monthly costs are reduced to EUR 24.
• T-Mobilehas confirmed thereallegedlymore “flexible” plans and prices. Classic is EUR 39 a month (35 for the first 10.000) and the Supreme EUR 55 a month (with a EUR 10 discount a month for the first 10.000, so it’s EUR 45). The iPhone costs either EUR 149 (8GB) or EUR 229 (16 GB) with the Classic plan (EUR 39/month). It’s “only” EUR 99 (8GB) and EUR 179 (16GB) with the Supreme plan (EUR 55/month). I now want to know where their deal is more flexible…?

Well, here is a little something people would call an update on what has been going on. Ever since I started the community service time flew by so freaking quickly that it slowly starts scaring me. Read on to catch up a bit.

Hello folks,
Ich hab seit heute mein neues Handy. Nokia (Ich bin ja schon fast loyaler als ein Hund wenn es um Nokia geht; mein 4tes Nokia-Handy nach meiner SE-Welle). Um genauer zu sein ein Nokia 6070.
Keine Angst, meine Nummer bleibt gleich, da ich online eine Vertragsverlängerung durchgenommen habe, was eigentlich sehr einfach gegangen ist und mit 25 EUR Gutschrift verbunden war, der sogenannte ClickBonus. Ja, ich klicke gerne, schwups: mein Vertrag - Superzeit (Gratis zu T-Mobile, Festnetz und Wahlnetz [derzeit tele.ring]) für monatliche - sage und schreibe - 20 EUR (billiger als vorher, kann ich da nur sagen!). Leider leider, hab’ ich meine Seele an den T-Teufel für ungefähr 2 jahre verkauft. Hm. Happy Handyphonieren!