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Rogers' iPhone Exclusivity in Canada to End Next Month?

Stella said:
Virgin are now owned by Bell and Kodoo are owned by Telus - both are budget brands, like Fido is now ( which used to be great before Rogers bought them ).
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Virgin is owned by Bell? When did that happen??? I just thought they piggy backed on Bell's network...
 
kockgunner said:
+1 for Fido

I think a Telus or Bell iPhone won't be very desirable, especially a CDMA one. Telus has a really bad reputation for bad customer service and ripoffs. I don't know anyone who even uses Bell.

Fido and Rogers are the go-to places where you can activate imported phones and get relatively reasonable rates and decent contract phones.
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Ha ha. You lost me on the Rogers and "reasonable rates" being in the same sentence....
 
numbersyx said:
Virgin is owned by Bell? When did that happen??? I just thought they piggy backed on Bell's network...
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Bell bought Virgin in the early summer/ late spring

http://www.thestar.com/article/630911

numbersyx said:
Ha ha. You lost me on the Rogers and "reasonable rates" being in the same sentence....
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Too right - $25 for 500MB is a rip off ( the cheapest you can buy ), aside from the $7 on device browsing - which is WAP only and limited to Rogers on contract phones.

Pay as you go - an eye watering 5 cents per kilobyte.
 
Stella said:
Too right - $25 for 500MB is a rip off ( the cheapest you can buy, apart from the $10 ( Fido )) on device browsing - which is WAP only.
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I'll bet there will be some very aggressive new data plans from all three main carriers when the new HSPA networks launch.
 
numbersyx said:
Got you. I didn't realise this had happened. Richard Branson is a marketing genius to sell off a piggyback for roughly $150 million....
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I think Branson just knew when to get out. I don't think they were doing all that well and just being a MVNO is never going to get you very far (in my opinion).
 
Good news. With the UK and Canada both losing exclusivity, hopefully the same thing will happen here in NZ.
 
Bell, Rogers, Telus... saying which one is "better" is all a matter of preference, since there is no "lesser evil" in the Canadian Telecom market.
 
Maybe some good competition will lower my Rogers bill lol. I doubt it though, but Rogers is ridiculous.
 
i thought bell and telus are cdma

unless they have changed their conventions or something, i think it is extremely unlikely that bell and telus will be letting the iphone come in. they're known to be cdma and pcs networks.
 
hopefully this is true, now if only ATT can end there exclusivity. i think apple needs to build a CDMA version for verizon.
 
TEG said:
It is going to take some time before Tellus or Bell can even handle the iPhone, as both are CDMA carriers. Rogers/Fido only had it because they were/are the only GSM carrier(s) in Canada. This also leads credence to the rumor of T-Mobile Canada starting early next year.
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You are grossly missinformed. Bell and Tellus will be launching thier HSPA network overlay next month. The iPhone that they will sell will therefor be the SAME iPhone that Robbers currently sells.

Adi
 
0501701 said:
unless they have changed their conventions or something, i think it is extremely unlikely that bell and telus will be letting the iphone come in. they're known to be cdma and pcs networks.
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Read the article - they are rolling out their new HSPA network.
 
This is great new. Giving money to Rogers has always made me feel a little sick to my stomach.
 
kockgunner said:
+1 for Fido

I think a Telus or Bell iPhone won't be very desirable, especially a CDMA one. Telus has a really bad reputation for bad customer service and ripoffs. I don't know anyone who even uses Bell.

Fido and Rogers are the go-to places where you can activate imported phones and get relatively reasonable rates and decent contract phones.
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At least read the article. The iPhone is the same HSPA iPhone that Robbers sells. Bell and Tellus are launching an HSPA network early next month.

Adi
 
lunarworks said:
Bell, Rogers, Telus... saying which one is "better" is all a matter of preference, since there is no "lesser evil" in the Canadian Telecom market.
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Have patience. Globallive/Wind and Videotron are launching their HSPA networks this spring and they WILL offer killer deals as they'll start FRESH with no customers.

Adi
 
0501701 said:
unless they have changed their conventions or something, i think it is extremely unlikely that bell and telus will be letting the iphone come in. they're known to be cdma and pcs networks.
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Another one who didn't bother reading the article. Both Bell and Telus are launching their HSPA network next month.

Adi
 
I don't think rates will get any better if Bell and Telus are allowed to sell the iPhone. They might run some promotion to get you signed on for 3 years, but you WILL be sacrificing customer service quality with Bell.
 
Stella said:
Too right - $25 for 500MB is a rip off ( the cheapest you can buy ), aside from the $7 on device browsing - which is WAP only and limited to Rogers on contract phones.

Pay as you go - an eye watering 5 cents per kilobyte.
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I'm paying $30 for 6GB. But that's a non-standard promotional rate Rogers was only offering when the 3G launched, and offered again when the 3GS launched. Still a good price point, though.

dmcdan0 said:
Oh dear God, not Bell!
The worst company in Canada. Apple should think hard about letting a company known for its terrible customer service and support carry its product. I have yet to meet one person who likes or would switch to Bell.
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I agree. I had Bell home phone for all of three months, and switched because of major issues every month. Terrible, terrible company with no customer service and zero tech support. I've never looked back. Their wireless rates seem attractive, but they're not worth the headaches of putting up with.

I was very happy with Telus when I was with them - I only switched to Rogers because Telus did not have the iPhone. That said, I've also been very pleased with Rogers thus far. :)
 
CDMA phone please

Without a CDMA iPhone not much chance of the same happening in the US. I would move in a heartbeat to Verizon if they got the iPhone.
 
Stella said:
Too right - $25 for 500MB is a rip off ( the cheapest you can buy )
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I just changed my plan this month and got 30$ for 6 GB. Yes, with Rogers. And yes my unlimited evenings and weekends start at 6 pm, not 9 pm.

You just got to know who to talk to.

adisor19 said:
Have patience. Globallive/Wind and Videotron are launching their HSPA networks this spring and they WILL offer killer deals as they'll start FRESH with no customers.

Adi
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Did you just say Videotron ? You do know Quebecor is not a lesser evil only because they are a greater evil...
 
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