Great now give us the iPhone and movies too and us canadians will be happy...
Rogers is in a bit of a tight squeeze when it comes to the iPhone. I figure they're trying to figure out what the H to do!
Plans are so cheap almost everywhere else in the world, I think Rogers is trying to figure out the best way to tell Canadians... 'you want an iPhone? Ok, but it's going to cost you $200 a month!
I'm hoping the iPhone is the catalyst for lowering monthly data plans up here in Canada but I'm not holding my breath.
I really hope they hold off on the iphone.A rogers has been quoted as saying it wil cost the following.
Hardware $700
Plans will start at $180.
It will NEVER cost that much. Apple sets this price, not rogers and Apple is expected to lower Canadian prices early in the New Year.
If it is announced in December as expected for a January launch, expect to see it at 449-499 range unless Apple is in a pricing phase adjustment in January - lowering Canadian prices again due to the strength of the Canadian Dollar. If they do, you could see an aggressive price of 399 or 429 CAD.
Rogers just announced unlimited email at 15$ per month, so I think we can see the ducks all lining up in a row here...
Expect an Unlimited Data Plan with less minutes and text included than you expect as this is where they will balance their concerns about revenue.
1)Apple has a say in the pricing.However rogers has the final say.
2)The $700 is no contract then $499 2 years and $399 3 years.
You are aware they are offering the $15 plan because telus and bell off unlimited daata plans now.
I am aware of the move regarding Bell and Telus. My understanding about the Rogers 15$ pack was that it was for email only - not web access - but I certainly could be wrong on this.
I also am not certain they will sell the iPhone here unlocked, which is why I was only debating the other numbers. However, your figures seem extremely accurate - so maybe you know that the announcement is forthcoming as well.
Last point though is that Apple will dictate the price and will have final say - but will price to market and rely on input from the service providers to do so. However, Canada is a special market due to proximity to the Us and both Apple and ROgers are very well aware of current consumer pricing sentiments...
It was posted on another board by a rogers rep.So take that for what its worth.
THe point i was trying to mae with the $15 for rogers is there unwilling to offer a unlimited plan maybe its comming but i doubt it.
and Apple is expected to lower Canadian prices early in the New Year.
Telus offers it for $15 but includes browsing data too, but it just doesn't advertise it: http://www.telusmobility.com/mb/plans/pcs/email_15_smartphones.shtmlIt was posted on another board by a rogers rep.So take that for what its worth.
THe point i was trying to mae with the $15 for rogers is there unwilling to offer a unlimited plan maybe its comming but i doubt it.
Oh, and I forgot "The Beachcombers"!I'd love to see Coach's Corner (Ron vs. Don), Kids in the Hall ("I squish your head"), Four on the Floor ("Boot to the Head!"), and SCTV ("Welcome to the Great White North, eh?"). And heck, just for the kids, let's throw in The Friendly Giant ("Look up, look waaaaay up") and Mr. Dress-up ("Let's see what's in the Tickle Trunk").
they've launched television sales for the iTunes Store in Canada.
Shows are available for CAN$1.99 per episode. Show availability includes:
- CBC's comedy programs "Little Mosque on the Prairie"
iPhone is coming to Rogers next... it's time for Ted to cave in apple's demands and start lowering data prices as Bell does. If we don't have iPhone in Dec. for sure it'll be in mid-January after MacWorld keynote.
Glad all you guys are so confident, wish I could share those thoughts.....
i agree that it's cute that Telus and Bell have some type of data packages....but we've got a LONG way to go for Rogers to offer the iPhone...
My Rogers plan ends this Friday....i don't know what to do.....I think i'll hold out till the end of January...if there is no Canadian iPhone by then....i'm done with the phone..
i'm going back to a land line or something..
Agreed. I can't think of any Canadian shows beyond "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" that I would watch for free either. Now when they start to offer "Prison Break" or "Supernatural" or "Family Guy" I'll be interested. Canada may have some of the best actors, but the US has all the best shows.
This is terrible.
The shows on there are mostly brutal canadian shows.
What a waste of my time.
I cant be bothered to watch these shows for free on television, let alone for 1.99.
Rubbish.
Yes.
$1.99 for an episode of Corner Gas? Right. Where's my wallet.
Canadian shows are, with a few exceptions like This Hour has 22 Minutes, the Rick Mercer Report and Trailer Park Boys, pretty damned awful. I'd rather watch hockey just as soon as it happens - not the next day after I've already heard the scores.
Still, we must all join hands and be thankful - finally Apple has brought Canada into the TV market. Now if we could start to take real advantage of the supposed "Free Trade" deal we have, perhaps our programs could be trans-national.
I'll just sit here and hold my breath for a while......