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Rogers to Bring iPhone to Canada

RebelScum said:
The thing is, an unlimited data plan of $10/mo is not unrealistic as Fido has already set that precedent (provided it's not just WAP, as someone else on the thread pointed out...GAWD I hope that's inaccurate.) Even with the Fido example tho, BELL has a $7/mo unlimited Internet plan for the HTC Touch, and it works pretty damn well. If Rogers has any sense at all (and I have little faith that they do), they'll apply that philosophy (that being, "give the people what they want") and come up with a comparable plan. If they have a $60/month unlimited all-inclusive plan, I'm in. $70 is pushing it. $80 and up and I'm still better off getting the phone and disabling the Internet connection and using the built-in WiFi antenna instead. (Hooray for TO and it's millions of people who don't know how to hide their wireless connections) :p

EDIT: To all those pointing out that FIDO is ROGERS...yes, but it's the same as Banana Republic and the Gap...same owner, different brands. They are, for all intents and purposes, separate.
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i have no 'sources' just speculation, however, i'm pretty sure ti wont be $60 unlimited. they may offer a $60 plan with some data, but I can't seei tbeing unlimited or anythign above 500mb. there woudl be WAY too many BB and WM users on their case more then now, seeing as wm users get 500 MB for $80 (i know about the aircard plan, they are tightening it up now..) im guessing it wil be 40-45 roughly for *unlimited or 1-2gb, data alone, for teh iphone on a 3yr plan a voice also.. its how they work.. i'm seeing $75 roughly for an acceptable plan form them.

.. maybe rogers plans on blowing us away with a reasonable price plan....

i just made myself chuckle.
 
kornyboy said:
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This is good for Canada. Do most people like Rogers as a provider in Canada or are they like AT&T in the US?
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No, No... Not at all... Rogers is... much worst ;)
 
Surely said:
Your friend didn't know anything. He/she was speculating based on rumors and gossip around the workplace and on the internet in lovely place like this. People who work for companies like to pretend that they have the inside track on important announcements. They don't. But it makes them feel important. Unless your friend is Ted Rogers or one of the high up executives, they didn't know sh**.
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Surely, you don't know who my friend is and you surely is quick to jump the gun! I did not get this info from csr or the secretary...No, it is not Ted Rogers but someone who is involved in this. My source quoted to me before the new year that a 3G unit will be out in 2008 and that Rogers was working to secure the deal with the 3G iphone.

The EDGE unit was once considered for Rogers but after a certain time frame had passed and an agreement wasnt reached that Rogers decided that it is for the best interest to wait for the 3G unit. The EDGE network is being phased out so they would rather focus their energy on the 3G network.
 
psxp said:
DUDE, you dont understand.. ROGERS (and Fido who are ROGERS) are the ONLY GSM company in Canada. The iPhone is GSM.

People, get a basic understanding of the technology here in Canada. Its not all Rosy !!
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Dood!

You need to read what I wrote more closely. ;)
 
I wonder how many people who would have bought it on Rogers last year now have bought or will buy one just to unlock it.
 
sho38 said:
Surely, you don't know who my friend is and you surely is quick to jump the gun! I did not get this info from csr or the secretary...No, it is not Ted Rogers but someone who is involved in this. My source quoted to me before the new year that a 3G unit will be out in 2008 and that Rogers was working to secure the deal with the 3G iphone.

The EDGE unit was once considered for Rogers but after a certain time frame had passed and an agreement wasnt reached that Rogers decided that it is for the best interest to wait for the 3G unit. The EDGE network is being phased out so they would rather focus their energy on the 3G network.
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You're right. I don't know who your friend is. I don't know who you are. So until you cite a source for your information, your friend is non-existent and you are making everything up for attention.

Even I knew before the new year that the 3G iPhone would be out in 2008, and I'm not on the inside. The AT&T CEO announced that.

My friend's brother's roommate's cousin told me like 6 months ago that the iPhone is coming!:rolleyes:
 
Now many of the losers who sell unlocked iPhone to Canadians on Ebay or out of their garage will have to find REAL jobs LMAO.

All you resellers in Canada better start selling your stock off really cheap LMAO

Cheers,
:):apple:
 
mainstreetmark said:
We Americans made sure that when you Canadians got your iPhones, you'd have SDK and 3G. So, you're welcome.
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Uh.. It could have been Rogers' nitpicking like they always like to do to get their way, Rogers has been heavily (or somewhat) promoting their 3G network, so they wanted ads with "with such 3G phones as the iPhone <and some terrible flip phones>"
 
Knowing Rogers, plans will probably be something like:

$50 for:

- 500 minutes talk (with other Rogers customers only)
- 50 SMS (to other Rogers customers only)
- Unlimited Data (designated sites only)

Add Network Fee ($7) and some other stuff, then tax so it will be minimum $70/month for a privilege of having fruity phone ;)
 
tutubibi said:
Knowing Rogers, plans will probably be something like:

$50 for:

- 500 minutes talk (with other Rogers customers only)
- 50 SMS (to other Rogers customers only)
- Unlimited Data (designated sites only)

Add Network Fee ($7) and some other stuff, then tax so it will be minimum $70/month for a privilege of having fruity phone ;)
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Well, 70 US is what I pay now with ATT. Granted it doesn't have those restrictions and I get 200 texts but I'll assume you are being a bit sarcastic with those restrictions.
 
jholzner said:
Well, 70 US is what I pay now with ATT. Granted it doesn't have those restrictions and I get 200 texts but I'll assume you are being a bit sarcastic with those restrictions.
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Yep. Rogers is known for it's stupid decisions in pricing. For example 4MB of data on a blackberry will last a day! and that's their one restriction.
 
tutubibi said:
Knowing Rogers, plans will probably be something like:

$50 for:

- 500 minutes talk (with other Rogers customers only)
- 50 SMS (to other Rogers customers only)
- Unlimited Data (designated sites only)

Add Network Fee ($7) and some other stuff, then tax so it will be minimum $70/month for a privilege of having fruity phone ;)
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Hahahaha That sounds about right. Oh Rogers, it's funny how little they care about other people. I don't know how they are allowed to operate how they do.

Oh and for the previous person that quoted this post. Ya, they are being quite sarcastic. Rogers does think they are god....well Teddy does own about half of Canada and almost all of Toronto :p
 
jholzner said:
Well, 70 US is what I pay now with ATT. Granted it doesn't have those restrictions and I get 200 texts but I'll assume you are being a bit sarcastic with those restrictions.
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I was more trying to point to the ridiculously limiting "small print" always present in everything Rogers offers. :)
 
Surely said:
Now about Rogers: I must say that for all the years that I was with Rogers, I had great service. I had excellent reception and decent customer service experiences. Not perfect, but decent. The worst (and only bad) thing that happened to me with Rogers was when I had to argue my way out of cancelation fees for two phones when we left for LA. It took over an hour because I had to retell my story to every new rep I was transferred to, but once I got to the right rep, they wiped the fees clean ($400), and all was good.
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How did you manage getting out of the contract without the $400 cancellation fee? forced transfer story?
 
Well...as easy as it would have been to let this forum and its tone get me down...I'm still jazzed about the iPhone coming to Canada.

I think we'll see that the iPhone coming to Canada will be a good thing for Canadians. Apple has been inflexible with regard to the data plans that the carrier offer their customers -- unlimited access at reasonable rates -- and I don't think Rogers would have been able to get them to back off on that. There are new players entering the cellular landscape in Canada that would be building networks that would work with the iPhone. I really think that Rogers held off Apple and their customers as long as they could. In the end they didn't want to risk losing the iPhone to another carrier. My bet is that they see increased competition and downward pricing pressure on the horizon anyways -- it now costs $400 to break your plan with them?

June.

kixsand
 
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