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Rogers Announces iPhone Plans in Canada
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So, My O2 tarrif will get me
600 minutes (incoming are free, outgoing only)
500 SMS (incomeing free, outgoing only
Unlimited data
Free Wi-Fi Access on Cloud and BT Openzone networks (most of the UK)
for £35 (70.43 Canadian Dollars) a month.
On this tariff, the 16gb iPhone will cost me £159.99 (322 Canadian Dollars)
600 minutes (incoming are free, outgoing only)
500 SMS (incomeing free, outgoing only
Unlimited data
Free Wi-Fi Access on Cloud and BT Openzone networks (most of the UK)
for £35 (70.43 Canadian Dollars) a month.
On this tariff, the 16gb iPhone will cost me £159.99 (322 Canadian Dollars)
Being from Canada, this is the day I was waiting for. Reasonable prices from Rogers would have made me a new customer... but this is just a joke!
As for how long we'd have to sign our souls to Rogers, their website doesn't seem to mention the contract duration yet. Thinking about getting an unlocked iPhone? It's practically useless in Canada since Rogers and FIDO - its wholly owned subsidiary - are the only GSM/UMTS providers in the country.
Rogers Wireless iPhone page
And what's this? Value Packs for iPhone 3G ???
$15 iPhone Value Pack includes:
- Call Display (is this their Name Display mentionned here, or just the basic caller ID?)
- WhoCalled™ (info here)
- 2,500 Sent Text Messages
- Caller Ring Trax™ (info here)
- 2,500 Call Forwarding Minutes
$20 iPhone Value Pack includes:
- same stuff as above with 10,000 sent text messages
- evening start at 6pm (as opposed to what? ... 9pm?)
So from what I understand from their web page, $60/month doesn't even give us caller ID. How ridiculous can this get? Can anybody prove me wrong on this?
.:FLC:.
As for how long we'd have to sign our souls to Rogers, their website doesn't seem to mention the contract duration yet. Thinking about getting an unlocked iPhone? It's practically useless in Canada since Rogers and FIDO - its wholly owned subsidiary - are the only GSM/UMTS providers in the country.
Rogers Wireless iPhone page
And what's this? Value Packs for iPhone 3G ???
$15 iPhone Value Pack includes:
- Call Display (is this their Name Display mentionned here, or just the basic caller ID?)
- WhoCalled™ (info here)
- 2,500 Sent Text Messages
- Caller Ring Trax™ (info here)
- 2,500 Call Forwarding Minutes
$20 iPhone Value Pack includes:
- same stuff as above with 10,000 sent text messages
- evening start at 6pm (as opposed to what? ... 9pm?)
So from what I understand from their web page, $60/month doesn't even give us caller ID. How ridiculous can this get? Can anybody prove me wrong on this?
.:FLC:.
Wow. I'm usually not one to chime in on the negative stuff but these plans are absolutely ridiculous. Pretty sickening. As much as I'd love to see our brother's to the North get the iPhone, I really hope they sit on the shelves at these prices. I personally would not pay this much money for it.
Well Rogers just totally killed my iPhone excitement.
You can cross me and about 25 of my friends off the list of buying one of these.
This is going to be the worst product launch ever.
Everyone should ABANDON the iPhone until Rogers offers decent rates! I'm not about to give up my unlimited incoming. What a ****tard this stupid company is.
You can cross me and about 25 of my friends off the list of buying one of these.
This is going to be the worst product launch ever.
Everyone should ABANDON the iPhone until Rogers offers decent rates! I'm not about to give up my unlimited incoming. What a ****tard this stupid company is.
Useless
Yep, these plans make the iphone completely useless. I've been waiting and wanting one for a long time, mostly so I could have data access when far from any wi-fi. But with these data limits it's pointless. Do a bunch of browsing, and maybe watch a couple streaming vids, and you're already over. That completely defeats the whole point of the device.
Oh well, I've lived without a cell phone for the past 10 years, I guess I might have to wait another 10.
Yep, these plans make the iphone completely useless. I've been waiting and wanting one for a long time, mostly so I could have data access when far from any wi-fi. But with these data limits it's pointless. Do a bunch of browsing, and maybe watch a couple streaming vids, and you're already over. That completely defeats the whole point of the device.
Oh well, I've lived without a cell phone for the past 10 years, I guess I might have to wait another 10.
Alas I do not think the phones will sit on the shelves. We are fully, well, ok, partially-enlightened folks. Maybe I'm wrong, but the vast majority of people will simply cough up for the phone and plans without a seconds thought. Rogers is gleefully rubbing it's hands on this one.
I really do think the primary reason for a lack of the 1st gen iPhone is that Apple mandated to carriers that they must include unlimited data and Rogers simply would not agree to that as they knew they would lose a lot of revenue due to their very expensive data plans. They've only recently restructured things, and that is only lip service to make the $60 iPhone 3G plan look slightly better value than it really is.
I'm paying circa $50 a month which is for Anytime 25, enhanced voicemail, the loathsome access fees and all taxes. I don't make that many calls on the phone. Factoring taxes, I'd be paying around $90 a month for the lowest/cheapest iPhone plan, is it really worth the extra $40 a month, I'm not so sure. Yes, the mobile surfing/email access will be nice to have, but I think I'd use it a lot in the first month and then tire of it, at which point I'm paying $40 for not a lot of use.
I'd like to think that our displeasure could be pointed out to Rogers and more importantly, that they would listen to us, but I doubt it very much, as said, I seriously doubt iPhones will be gathering dust on the shelves.
folks. Maybe I'm wrong, but the vast majority of people will simply cough up for the phone and plans without a seconds thought. Rogers is gleefully rubbing it's hands on this one.I really do think the primary reason for a lack of the 1st gen iPhone is that Apple mandated to carriers that they must include unlimited data and Rogers simply would not agree to that as they knew they would lose a lot of revenue due to their very expensive data plans. They've only recently restructured things, and that is only lip service to make the $60 iPhone 3G plan look slightly better value than it really is.
I'm paying circa $50 a month which is for Anytime 25, enhanced voicemail, the loathsome access fees and all taxes. I don't make that many calls on the phone. Factoring taxes, I'd be paying around $90 a month for the lowest/cheapest iPhone plan, is it really worth the extra $40 a month, I'm not so sure. Yes, the mobile surfing/email access will be nice to have, but I think I'd use it a lot in the first month and then tire of it, at which point I'm paying $40 for not a lot of use.
I'd like to think that our displeasure could be pointed out to Rogers and more importantly, that they would listen to us, but I doubt it very much, as said, I seriously doubt iPhones will be gathering dust on the shelves.
Haha, operator costs are laughably expensive in North America.
I'm happy with our dutch plan of 30/month with unlimited data and unlimited T-mobile hotspot usage.
I'm happy with our dutch plan of 30/month with unlimited data and unlimited T-mobile hotspot usage.
No vacuum cleaner needed. Rogers sucks very well.
I looked at my RazR phone. I looked online at the iPhone.
I looked at my Rogers bill for the RazR: $45.00 for 350 minutes and unlimited weeknights at 6:00 p.m. and unlimited weekends.
I looked at the new Rogers plans for the iPhone. If I want the same plan (not even looking at data) I have to fork out an extra $25.00 per month, and if I want my weeknight "free" minutes to start at the same time, why that's another $25.00. $50.00 more just to keep what I have - if I want the iPhone badly enough.
Simply. Not. Worth. It.
As keen as I was on getting the iPhone, this is just a blatant rip-off. Steve, I'm disappointed that you didn't hold Rogers' nuts the fire a little longer on this one.
We need some American companies up here to compete with this monstrous monopoly. Man this sucks.
I looked at my RazR phone. I looked online at the iPhone.
I looked at my Rogers bill for the RazR: $45.00 for 350 minutes and unlimited weeknights at 6:00 p.m. and unlimited weekends.
I looked at the new Rogers plans for the iPhone. If I want the same plan (not even looking at data) I have to fork out an extra $25.00 per month, and if I want my weeknight "free" minutes to start at the same time, why that's another $25.00. $50.00 more just to keep what I have - if I want the iPhone badly enough.
Simply. Not. Worth. It.
As keen as I was on getting the iPhone, this is just a blatant rip-off. Steve, I'm disappointed that you didn't hold Rogers' nuts the fire a little longer on this one.
We need some American companies up here to compete with this monstrous monopoly. Man this sucks.
Missed opportunity
Made some comments myself earlier.
Think Roger's is really missing an opportunity here, for the longer term anyway - they're certainly not missing the short term.
If only the iPod Touch had Bluetooth modem support, at least we (Canadians) could have an iPhone experience, with the option of using one of the other Cell operators for their pricey data-packages instead.
Made some comments myself earlier.
Think Roger's is really missing an opportunity here, for the longer term anyway - they're certainly not missing the short term.
If only the iPod Touch had Bluetooth modem support, at least we (Canadians) could have an iPhone experience, with the option of using one of the other Cell operators for their pricey data-packages instead.
- $60/month. 150 minutes + unlimited evenings/weekends, 400 MB Data, 75 SMS sent, unlimited incoming SMS
- $75/month. 300 minutes + unlimited evenings/weekends, 750 MB Data, 100 SMS sent, unlimited incoming SMS
- $100/month. 600 minutes + unlimited evenings/weekends, 1 GB Data, 200 SMS sent, unlimited incoming SMS
- $115/month. 800 minutes + unlimited evenings/weekends, 2 GB Data, 300 SMS sent, unlimited incoming SMS
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I just love how keen they are to advertise that you don't pay for SMSs that other people send you. wtf?!
I know the dollar value in the States in going lower and lower by the day, thanks to our great government, but at least most, if not all the carriers offer all you can eat minutes, data, text for $99, and even that is too much for most people. Canadians brethren, you're more than welcome to move to the States to use that shiny new iPhone 3G.
Shame on Rogers for scalping their valued customers!!!
Shame on Rogers for scalping their valued customers!!!
I looked around the Rogers website and I haven't been able to find out one way or the other, but is it possible to keep my current Rogers plan and get the iPhone? If I have to extend my contract with them that's fine, but since the cheapest plan is almost double what I'm paying now I'm not too interested in renegotiating anything other than the term of my contract.
Email Liz and tell her what a joke these plans are.
For further information: Liz Hamilton, Rogers Wireless,
elizabeth.hamilton@rci.rogers.com, (416) 935-8710
For further information: Liz Hamilton, Rogers Wireless,
elizabeth.hamilton@rci.rogers.com, (416) 935-8710
Good Timing!
I got piss off by Rogers yesterday, and now what a great news from them....
Perhaps it is the most expensive iPhone plan in the world; Now thinking about get the unlock and cancel my current wireless service from them, even I need to pay 400 bucks
I got piss off by Rogers yesterday, and now what a great news from them....
Perhaps it is the most expensive iPhone plan in the world; Now thinking about get the unlock and cancel my current wireless service from them, even I need to pay 400 bucks
Expensive!
Canadian iPhone plans must be one of the most expensive in the world!
iPhone will not be an overwhelming success.
If this doesn't highlight lack of competition, then I don't know what will.
Rogers should be forced to sell off FIDO immediately in the interest of the consumer.
Canadian iPhone plans must be one of the most expensive in the world!
iPhone will not be an overwhelming success.
If this doesn't highlight lack of competition, then I don't know what will.
Rogers should be forced to sell off FIDO immediately in the interest of the consumer.
Another "thumbs down" here.
Rogers is still behaving the same, unfortunately.
Years ago (forget the year, but when the t68i came to Rogers) I wanted very badly to ditch my landline and have just the cell. I was even willing to swallow Rogers pricing at the time to do it. Unfortunately (or fortunately) I discovered the Rogers network was not reliable enough to scrap the landline. The result was Rogers showed me I did not need a cell, and at the end of the 1 year contract I ended prepaid service with them (keeping the phone on pay-as-you-go for those times I really wanted to carry a phone)
Then along comes the iPhone and like so many on here I was "dying in anticipation" for it to come to Canada. The phone itself was enough to overlook returning to Rogers. Then the pricing plan. Pricing has not improved over the years. I wonder if the network has. I still want to get rid of the landline, I very much want to switch to the iPhone, but I don't want to be fleeced by Rogers, and if the those prices are on a 3 year contract it is asking way to much. (I do not have enough trust in Rogers to be locked into them for more than a year)
Rogers is still behaving the same, unfortunately.
Years ago (forget the year, but when the t68i came to Rogers) I wanted very badly to ditch my landline and have just the cell. I was even willing to swallow Rogers pricing at the time to do it. Unfortunately (or fortunately) I discovered the Rogers network was not reliable enough to scrap the landline. The result was Rogers showed me I did not need a cell, and at the end of the 1 year contract I ended prepaid service with them (keeping the phone on pay-as-you-go for those times I really wanted to carry a phone)
Then along comes the iPhone and like so many on here I was "dying in anticipation" for it to come to Canada. The phone itself was enough to overlook returning to Rogers. Then the pricing plan. Pricing has not improved over the years. I wonder if the network has. I still want to get rid of the landline, I very much want to switch to the iPhone, but I don't want to be fleeced by Rogers, and if the those prices are on a 3 year contract it is asking way to much. (I do not have enough trust in Rogers to be locked into them for more than a year)
Yup, that's the sound of my iPhone owning dreams being crushed right now! I love my iPod Touch, and was super excited about upgrading in July, but this just killed that excitement - I was already partially on the fence because Rogers coverage in Newfoundland is crap (essentially, there's no towers outside the two that are in St. John's...the only thing out there is Aliant's (Bell) CDMA network that's shared with Telus).
So way to go Rogers..you were 2 weeks away from snagging a customer from Bell, but you pissed that chance away! Let's hope this nets some bad press..make them rethink things a little.
So way to go Rogers..you were 2 weeks away from snagging a customer from Bell, but you pissed that chance away! Let's hope this nets some bad press..make them rethink things a little.