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Rogers Announces iPhone Plans in Canada
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Blackberry Curve 8330 Telus
Does anyone have the Blackberry Curve 8330? I'm wondering what the web browsing is like on it. You can get 300min talk, unlimited Fav 5 callling, unlimited evenings and weekends, unlimited text, unlimited data, unlimited IM, Caller ID and Voice Mail from Telus for $70.
But what is the browser like? I'm gonna go to Telus later today to see if they have one on display.
Cheers.
Does anyone have the Blackberry Curve 8330? I'm wondering what the web browsing is like on it. You can get 300min talk, unlimited Fav 5 callling, unlimited evenings and weekends, unlimited text, unlimited data, unlimited IM, Caller ID and Voice Mail from Telus for $70.
But what is the browser like? I'm gonna go to Telus later today to see if they have one on display.
Cheers.
I've got the 8830 with Telus. I have a $45 unlimited data plan. However, I have yet to use the web as I don't find it very intuitive. The $45 unlimited comes in handy for opening large attachments, which I do quite often.
I'll stay with the iPod Touch
The Rogers plan is a lot of $ for usage time that is so small as to be simply a bad practical joke. No iphone for this home. The ipod touch will be good enough. I hope the Rogers loses this little thumb-wrestling bout with iphone fans. I am sure there are lots of other companies watching from the sidelines waiting for the opportunity to host the iphone at some point in the future. It will happen.
The Rogers plan is a lot of $ for usage time that is so small as to be simply a bad practical joke. No iphone for this home. The ipod touch will be good enough. I hope the Rogers loses this little thumb-wrestling bout with iphone fans. I am sure there are lots of other companies watching from the sidelines waiting for the opportunity to host the iphone at some point in the future. It will happen.
LOL That's awesome. I work in the financial industry. I've been a past customer of Telus and Fido of the pre-Rogers takeover era. Maybe if you got yourself a "real" job, you would not need to complain so much.
I think their plans should have been better but what choice do I, as a consumer that travels outside of Canada and the states have? If I jailbreak a US iPhone, it will not only cost me a premium upfront to buy the phone but I will have to use Rogers or Fido anyway and probably pay more for my data.
Alternatively, I could continue using my Touch, buy another smart phone from another provider which I don't want and then buy a pay as you go 3G phone when I get to Europe. That also could end up costing me more.
I'm a realist and you are a being unrealistic. I'd rather not have to carry potentially two phones and an iPod (if going the Bell/Telus/Virgin route) or end up paying by the kilobyte with an unlocked iPhone.
Looking at things realistically, their plans are the cheapest route for my needs which include having a phone that works everywhere.
I plan on using the WiFi hotspots as much as possible to get my money's worth.
Well, I'm happy to be a Canadian because I'm free to rip my CD's without fear of the DCMA and happy about having universal healthcare where I can go to see the doctor without working about having money with me.This news makes me happy to be an American, eh. I hope they do something more reasonable for the Canadian plans soon. Those plans just sound ridiculous to me.
Well, there you have it folks. Enough of the FUD already. Even people with "unlimited" access are likely to not exceed even what the 60 dollar plan caps out at. I'm probably getting the 75 dollar plan for the extra minutes and I might downgrade later if it turns out that my usage is below 400MB and if I don't need all of the minutes.
Not being unlimited is probably a moot point in reality.
Watching
I'll be watching very carefully as Rogers tanks the launch of the iPhone 3G in Canada -- and at the same time hurts the overall PR of Apple (Canada) and its other partners. This is going to roll out in Canada with a resounding THUD - then silence as Canadians flip-off (Ted) Rogers for these crap-tastic plans.
I had planned on switching away from Aliant/Bell and purchasing 4 iPhone 3G units for my business... not any more. Until Rogers gives us an ATT-ish unlimited plan, my $800 + + + stays in my company's pocket.
PS: FUyou Ted
I'll be watching very carefully as Rogers tanks the launch of the iPhone 3G in Canada -- and at the same time hurts the overall PR of Apple (Canada) and its other partners. This is going to roll out in Canada with a resounding THUD - then silence as Canadians flip-off (Ted) Rogers for these crap-tastic plans.
I had planned on switching away from Aliant/Bell and purchasing 4 iPhone 3G units for my business... not any more. Until Rogers gives us an ATT-ish unlimited plan, my $800 + + + stays in my company's pocket.
PS: FUyou Ted
If Rogers pricing is indicative of what the other 20+ country launches are going to look like ... sell Apple stock now.
You do realize that that's just an average. There might be alot of people who use the iPhone simply as a phone or iPod. That doesn't mean you or others won't be using GMaps, surfing the web, watching YouTube, checking E-Mail or (soon) downloading Apps.
The fact is, regardless of average usage, it was a stupid move by Rogers to not have an unlimited data plan. It's an image problem. People want room to play with in case they decide to go heavy on the data one month, even if they never will. Even then, having evenings essentially start at night, lacking a basic feature such as call display and offering so few texts or minutes bring down the plans almost as badly as not having unlimited data does.
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This is a call to all current iphone users who subscribe to rogers data plans: I'd like to read someone's usage stats that are higher than 400MB. Because while the majority may be convinced they need unlimited data, my own iPhone experience suggests that is nowhere near the case.
I posted my own usage stats earlier. They average 125 total MB per month.
If we're going to spend as much time and energy on this thread complaining about the plans let's make sure the complaints are justified.
I maintain that the voice plans are where the plans fall well short. The data is adequate in my opinion.
The only wildcatd is the effect of the 3G speed. My Edge data use with my unlocked iPhone has been much less than I expected. The bulk of my surfing with my iPhone is with wifi because it is so much of a better experience. The iTunes store will not function without wifi for those who were adding song downloads to their bandwidth estimates.
The assumption that only unlimited data is acceptible is simply wrong. Users of these devices will corroborate what I am saying I expect.
Dennis
This is a call to all current iphone users who subscribe to rogers data plans: I'd like to read someone's usage stats that are higher than 400MB. Because while the majority may be convinced they need unlimited data, my own iPhone experience suggests that is nowhere near the case.
I posted my own usage stats earlier. They average 125 total MB per month.
If we're going to spend as much time and energy on this thread complaining about the plans let's make sure the complaints are justified.
I maintain that the voice plans are where the plans fall well short. The data is adequate in my opinion.
The only wildcatd is the effect of the 3G speed. My Edge data use with my unlocked iPhone has been much less than I expected. The bulk of my surfing with my iPhone is with wifi because it is so much of a better experience. The iTunes store will not function without wifi for those who were adding song downloads to their bandwidth estimates.
The assumption that only unlimited data is acceptible is simply wrong. Users of these devices will corroborate what I am saying I expect.
Dennis
Apparently.
Leaving the health care thing out because it has no place here, despite my own personal abysmal OHIP story.
As for DCMA fears, don't hold your breath.
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/12/tech-copyright.html
125MB per month won't be typical...
125MB per month? That's around 4MB per day. Surf 5-6 pages at Rogers.com and you're over.
Please stop rationalizing Rogers' stupidity -- that is such a Canadian thing to do. This is a next-gen 3G smartphone, expressly designed to consume data in a million different ways.
Personally, I think that as an act of civil disobedience and protest, we should all call into Rogers and take up their time with questions, troubleshooting, whatever... 1 888 ROGERS1
125MB per month? That's around 4MB per day. Surf 5-6 pages at Rogers.com and you're over.
Please stop rationalizing Rogers' stupidity -- that is such a Canadian thing to do. This is a next-gen 3G smartphone, expressly designed to consume data in a million different ways.
Personally, I think that as an act of civil disobedience and protest, we should all call into Rogers and take up their time with questions, troubleshooting, whatever... 1 888 ROGERS1
I never thought my Telus shares would go up from an iPhone announcement.
If its true that most people would not go over the data limit, then why wouldn't they just say its unlimited and avoid all this negative publicity!?
If its true that most people would not go over the data limit, then why wouldn't they just say its unlimited and avoid all this negative publicity!?
amen that is my exact point here is the letter I got...
Here is the Email my friend got:
So as you can see they say the avg person uses 100mb.. there being over nice and giving us 400mb.. So there saying the avg person would only use 100mb witch why not make it unlimited.. Unless if its a 100% lie? I mean they have experts that do this they can't be over 400% wrong now can they?
If they are so concerned about ppl buying more data than they need why don't they bill by the megabyte (0.05?) instead of apparently charging us for 300 megs of data we wont use .. personally i don't trust their numbers at all.. there is a huge gamut between iphone users.. ppl that use gigs of data a month.. and those that have jailbroken phone that use zero data.. that is gonna skew numbers.. What i wanna know is what the avg. iphone user that actually uses the net on their phone consumes.
.. personally i don't trust their numbers at all.. there is a huge gamut between iphone users.. ppl that use gigs of data a month.. and those that have jailbroken phone that use zero data.. that is gonna skew numbers.. What i wanna know is what the avg. iphone user that actually uses the net on their phone consumes.Organized Protest - iPhone - Spread the Word
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Are you kidding? Based on the Canadian market, the Rogers rates seem more than reasonable. If someone thinks the rates are too pricey then don't buy the iPhone. It doesn't seem like rocket science, but maybe I am missing something.
Ever since Jobs caved and refunded $100 for the early adopters from iPhone 1, every hobo and their mother thinks if they write a letter or sign an online petition, they can change things. LOL!
Quit being a dumbass. The iPhone is an amazing device and Canadians have already waited a full frickin' year, and for what? A three-year plan with a ton of hidden charges and no unlimited data plan. Yay.
Fact is, we can protest all we like. And we can make this roll-out uncomfortable for Rogers and do everything we can to educate consumers who are considering the iPhone.
If you want to suck it all up and pay through the nose, go for it. A fool and his money are soon parted.
Fact is, we can protest all we like. And we can make this roll-out uncomfortable for Rogers and do everything we can to educate consumers who are considering the iPhone.
If you want to suck it all up and pay through the nose, go for it. A fool and his money are soon parted.
The data doesn't worry me at all, to be honest. I signed on to the 1 gig package in early February, and with the exception of the first month when I used around 340 megs, I've used around 160-170 megs over the past three months.
I don't youtube often, but I do a lot of travelling so constant web browsing of outlook, et al, installation of apps, use of mail. For days I would go with only the iphone to stay in touch with my corporate email, so I think it's fairly heavy, with the exception of not using youtube and using WLANs where available.
The voice, however, scaraes the bejesus out of me. 150 minutes - are you kidding me?!? That's an average of 5 minutes a day - just a ridiculously low number.
I am hoping they break things up and allow floating plans - choose this voice with that data for a total of $x.
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I don't youtube often, but I do a lot of travelling so constant web browsing of outlook, et al, installation of apps, use of mail. For days I would go with only the iphone to stay in touch with my corporate email, so I think it's fairly heavy, with the exception of not using youtube and using WLANs where available.
The voice, however, scaraes the bejesus out of me. 150 minutes - are you kidding me?!? That's an average of 5 minutes a day - just a ridiculously low number.
I am hoping they break things up and allow floating plans - choose this voice with that data for a total of $x.
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Welcome aboard - yet another Rogers employee ....I hope you voted "positive" for the great plans ...