[Canada / Rogers / ruinediphone.com] Organized Protest
I have sorted through dozens of forums, blogs, and websites to collect the following information.
If we are to make a difference our complaints must have an impact. If you can, try the following:
1. Avoid buying the new iPhone from Rogers/Fido (if only for a few days/weeks)
2. Copy the information I've gathered below into an e-mail to all your contacts asking them to please read and forward it on.
3. Contact some and/or all of the people below and politely let them know how you feel about the situation.
4. If you own any Rogers stock sell it off starting Monday so they can feel the dip.
5. Copy the information below into a word or other document and print off a few dozen copies. Then on your way to work/school on July 11th make sure you stop by the lineups at Rogers/Apple stores and hand them out (from the public sidewalk) so people know they're about to get ripped off for voice/data etc. Between all of us we could cover thousands of locations and really make the news with the issue.
6. Post the below information (or a link to this thread) on every blog, forum, newsgroup you know of or can think of.
Rogers Voice & Data Plans for the iPhone
UK vs. US vs. Canada iPhone Comparison
Now to Compare Apples to Apples
Rogers costs $247.47/month after adjustments
- 300 less daytime minutes at $0.35/minute is $105.00/month in overage charges
- Starting Evenings/Weekends at 6pm to match is $7/month extra
- Data Overage is $0.50/MB over 400MB so $30/month extra for even 60MB overage
- Text Messages are 125 less so add Rogers $10/month unlimited text - Call Display is $7/month extra
That is roughly $180/month extra to make the plans balance.
This math forces a Canadian iPhone user to go up to the next plan and even then the iPhone in Canada costs $75+$20+$7.45 = $102.45/month plus tax = $115.77/month and you still don't have unlimited data or as many daytime minutes.
Rogers
give Canadian Wireless customers fair plans that compete with the rest of the 1st world countries. Or at least let us keep our current plans and add unlimited data for $30/month like your Canadian (Telus/Bell) and US (AT&T) competitors.
COMPARISONS
Telus Mobility - unlimited data $30/month (all smart phones)
Bell Mobility - unlimited data HTC Touch $7/month
unlimited data $30/month (all smart phones)
Rogers/Fido - 300MB limit $30/month (all smart phones EXCEPT iPhone)
1GB limit $60/month (all smart phones EXCEPT iPhone)
CNN Money: Rogers + iPhone = Ruined
http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.co...s-petition-steve-jobs-for-iphone-rate-relief/
Sign the Petition
http://www.ruinediphone.com/
WHY?
Why cant iPhone users keep their existing plan and add a data package to it?
Why do Telus and Bell give UNLIMITED data for $30/month and Rogers/Fido have limits?
Why do the new iPhone plans have reduced daytime minutes and stripped features?
Why can't iPhone users get family plans?
Why can't iPhone users get Megatime plans?
Why can't iPhone users get Mega incoming plans?
Why can't iPhone users get Business plans?
ROGERS CONTACT INFO
Here is the contact information for a few of the top people at Rogers.
Please email them, politely, to express the disappointment you feel with the new iPhone voice & data plans
NAME, DEPARTMENT, NUMBER, E-MAIL
Elizabeth Hamilton, Corporate Communications, 416-935-8710,
elizabeth.hamilton@rci.rogers.com
Bruce M. Mann, Investment Contact,
bruce.mann@rci.rogers.com;
Eric A. Wright, Investment Contact,
ric.wright@rci.rogers.com;
Jan Innes, Corporate and Media,
jan.innes@rci.rogers.com;
Heather Armstrong, Wireless,
heather.armstrong@rci.rogers.com
Suzanne McMeans, Rogers Wireless Relations,
suzanne.mcmeans@rci.rogers.com
Robert Bruce, President of Rogers Wireless,
robert.bruce@rci.rogers.com
Nadir Mohamed, President and CEO of Rogers,
nadir.mohamed@rci.rogers.com
Ted Rogers,
trogers@rci.rogers.com
J Innes, Vice President,
jinnes@rci.rogers.com
Jane Haitsma, Customer Relations Executive,
jhaitsma@rci.rogers.com
Dan Coombes, Investor Relations, 416-935-3550,
dan.coombes@rci.rogers.com
Deborah Deroche, Investor Relations, 416-935-3551,
deborah.deroche@rci.rogers.com
SKIP REGULAR *611 CUSTOMER SERVICE COMPAIN TO THE CANCELATION/RETENTIONS DEPARTMENT - DIRECT NUMBERS
Fido: 1 888 259 3436 / Rogers: 1 888 936 7283
APPLE CONTACT INFO
Here is the contact information for a few of the top people at Apple that need to know what Rogers has done to their revolutionary product.
NAME DEPARTMENT NUMBER E-MAIL
Simon Atkins Canadian Media Relations
satkins@apple.com
Steve Dowling US Media Relations 408-974-1896
dowling@apple.com
Katie Cotton VP Communications
katiec@apple.com
Apple iPhone Feedback
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
Competition Bureau Canada Let the Government know youre not happy that Canadians pay more for cell phone data than many third world countries.
http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/epic/site/cb-bc.nsf/en/01260e.html
Contact your Member of Parliament here:
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Com...e.aspx?Menu=HOC
Digg.com
http://digg.com/apple/Rogers_you_ruined_my_iPhone_dream
Bill C-555 GET CONNECTED FAIRLY ACT
Petition - Canadian consumers pay on average 33% more for cell phone use than American consumers
http://www.davidmcguinty.com/englis...n_The_House/Petition_C_555_Frais_d_acces.html