The CANADIAN iPhone thread.....

Direct competition to Wind, Mobilicity, and Public Mobile... A good move on their part, separating thier brands in 3 tiers with Rogers Wireless being top, Fido in the middle, and Chatr on the bottom.

And also given that most of their customers are moving to 3G UMTS network their other GPRS/EDGE network isn't getting much traffic so its perfect for all that extra space to be used with Chatr.

Good for Rogers bad for the 3 new comers.

I'm curious to see what the plans will look like. One advantage they have over the other newcomers is that their network is already established. I'm wondering if their service will be limited to major cities where Wind, etc. are offering service right now, and kind of the way CityFido used to be. Apparently they won't be offering data, so they'll be catering to those who just talk and text. I'm kind of rooting for Wind/Mobilicity/Public Mobile - it'd be nice to have some true competition in Canada since the Robellus are really just about the same.
 
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Im thinking it would be like City Fido with zone limits. And like the new guys with unlimited everything plans



Separate call centre with meh customer service. Possibly a ton of self serve options via their website.



But no 3G. Just Edge/Gprs using the already established network.

And im hoping to hear some news this week on iPhone 4 release date for Canada!
 
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Im thinking it would be like City Fido with zone limits. And like the new guys with unlimited everything plans



Separate call centre with meh customer service. Possibly a ton of self serve options via their website.



But no 3G. Just Edge/Gprs using the already established network.

And im hoping to hear some news this week on iPhone 4 release date for Canada!

Rogers has actually set up a Twitter for Chatr: http://twitter.com/Chatr_Wireless

From that it's looking like it will have 3G, but from what I've read on the Rogers forum at HowardForums.com they're not going to offer data. Apparently price plans are going to be announced tomorrow... curious to see what they'll be like.

And I second hoping to hear news on the iPhone 4 release! :)
 
hey guys, i have some fido dollars. do you think it could be used towards an unlocked iphone? i would really like to make use of it for an unlocked iphone
 
hey guys, i have some fido dollars. do you think it could be used towards an unlocked iphone? i would really like to make use of it for an unlocked iphone

No, I don't think so since it seems that unlocked phones will only be sold directly from Apple.
 
Well guys, I sold my iPhone 3GS last week! I sold it for $500. Did I get a good price for it? I'd say I did.

Now I have no iPhone. It's horrible. :D
 
Well guys, I sold my iPhone 3GS last week! I sold it for $500. Did I get a good price for it? I'd say I did.

Now I have no iPhone. It's horrible. :D

Thats a great price.

also wondering when we'll get some info. i have a feeling that rogers/bell/telus dont have any idea and are waiting on Apple
 
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Yup I bet it is Apple who is the hold up and the carriers are waiting on their call before something is made official

C'mon Apple....! Hurry up!
 
Well guys, I sold my iPhone 3GS last week! I sold it for $500. Did I get a good price for it? I'd say I did.

Now I have no iPhone. It's horrible. :D


Holy crap $500??? WOW!

I'm guessing you sold it unlocked via ultrasn0w tools? Once the new JB comes out (which I hear is imminent) I'll unlock mine and likely put it up for sale on Kijiji.ca

Which site did you sell yours on?
 
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Another day.... And still no news :(

But this heat in the Toronto area for the past few days is causing my 3G to get very very hot in a no time...
 
Holy crap $500??? WOW!

I'm guessing you sold it unlocked via ultrasn0w tools? Once the new JB comes out (which I hear is imminent) I'll unlock mine and likely put it up for sale on Kijiji.ca

Which site did you sell yours on?

I know! I remember reading about everyone selling their iPhones for $500 and I was like, "I should sell mine".

I sold it as locked to Rogers. Not unlocked, not jailbroken, nothing.

I think the person contacted me after seeing my ad on Kijiji. I don't think it was my Craigslist ad.
 
hi so ive been with rogers for 5 years and have never done a hardware upgrade but i am eligible. I have all my services with rogers and im planning on buying the new iphone 4 and my contract ends in may 2011 so less then a year. i want to get a retention plan but have no idea what to say or where to start. I want to play $50 dollars and have unlimited text, caller id, and 1 gb of data. is this possible?
 
hi so ive been with rogers for 5 years and have never done a hardware upgrade but i am eligible. I have all my services with rogers and im planning on buying the new iphone 4 and my contract ends in may 2011 so less then a year. i want to get a retention plan but have no idea what to say or where to start. I want to play $50 dollars and have unlimited text, caller id, and 1 gb of data. is this possible?

That'd be quite the deal. I'm on a corpo discount and it's 60 bucks/mo for
-1 gb data
-250 daytime
-unlimited eve/weekends
-75 texts
-my5 local

call display is 8 bucks extra.
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I've been holding out for this new phone since I accidentally dropped my 3G in the toilet at the end of March. It still works for data. Backlight is dead, so you can see it with no problem in direct sunlight. Still have about 9 months of AppleCare left so I just might pay the 229+tax to replace it and sell it.

I'm going to buy iPhone 4 unlocked to live out my contract and ideally sell it next year to make next year's upgrade more feasible.

As for dates, I'm going to guess for an announcement this week and a July 23rd release. Fingers crossed.
 
Grrr... I'm hot and grumpy and STILL no news. WTH??

I was at the Apple Store in Buffalo today, I was apprehensively looking forward to the iPhone 4 launch in Canada, now I'm getting impatient. I only played around with the phone for a few mins, but that was more than enough. Anyway, the lack of news is getting frustrating. From what I gather Apple is the one holding back the info, not the carriers, no one seems to know what's going on. The Future Shop by me pulled their iPhone (3G/3GS) displays and Best Buy was clearing out their inventory. Neither knew when they were getting more in (i.e; 8GB 3GS) and have no idea what's going on with the iPhone 4. People seem to like the date of August 2nd (Future Shop and Rogers mentioned that date...along with the 23rd, 26th, etc.), but I'll believe Apple's reassurance of a July release date for another week or two :rolleyes:
 
hi so ive been with rogers for 5 years and have never done a hardware upgrade but i am eligible. I have all my services with rogers and im planning on buying the new iphone 4 and my contract ends in may 2011 so less then a year. i want to get a retention plan but have no idea what to say or where to start. I want to play $50 dollars and have unlimited text, caller id, and 1 gb of data. is this possible?

Dont you want voice plan??
ok lets see what you can do

EPP: $17.50 includes: 200 min, unlimited eve after 6 and unlimited weekends
VP: $10 Caller ID, 2500 texts, VM. You can try to get unlimited text, bargain with them.
$30 1gb data
+ 2.95 (approx) GRRP
= approx $60 + tax

now all that before credits. They can credit the entire VP.
Also you can def get a $5 credit for data and push for $10 (tell them can you get $10 for one year only rather then $5 for entire 3 years
so, $60 - 10 - 5 or 10 = $45 or $40 plus tax, so approx $45 or $50 with tax.

Also since you will be signing for 3 years, ask for unlimited incoming and/or rogers to rogers for free. They can credit all of these features. Also you can complain a bit more get get additional monthly credit of $5, $10.

remember to always talk to retention, not the regular CSR, threaten to cancel and tell them wind, telus, bell are offering wayyy better plan. And it may take more then one try, you have to luck out with a really nice retention person and you can get the world from them. And since you have all three services, you have SOOOO MUCH leverage, use it wisely, try to get all that for $45 with tax in, or even $40. Trust me its doable

Good luck
 
Dont you want voice plan??
ok lets see what you can do

EPP: $17.50 includes: 200 min, unlimited eve after 6 and unlimited weekends
VP: $10 Caller ID, 2500 texts, VM. You can try to get unlimited text, bargain with them.
$30 1gb data
+ 2.95 (approx) GRRP
= approx $60 + tax

now all that before credits. They can credit the entire VP.
Also you can def get a $5 credit for data and push for $10 (tell them can you get $10 for one year only rather then $5 for entire 3 years
so, $60 - 10 - 5 or 10 = $45 or $40 plus tax, so approx $45 or $50 with tax.

Also since you will be signing for 3 years, ask for unlimited incoming and/or rogers to rogers for free. They can credit all of these features. Also you can complain a bit more get get additional monthly credit of $5, $10.

remember to always talk to retention, not the regular CSR, threaten to cancel and tell them wind, telus, bell are offering wayyy better plan. And it may take more then one try, you have to luck out with a really nice retention person and you can get the world from them. And since you have all three services, you have SOOOO MUCH leverage, use it wisely, try to get all that for $45 with tax in, or even $40. Trust me its doable

Good luck

thanks for the help thats exactly what i want! so should i call before i get the iphone or after i get one?
 
thanks for the help thats exactly what i want! so should i call before i get the iphone or after i get one?

they will make you sign a three year contract when you get the phone, so better do it either when getting it or before

Now some have said that if you dont get the phone when you upgrade to 3 years, you lose the eligibility. I think this is false and a lot of ppl, including the rogers reps told me i can upgrade anytime i want, and i wont lose my upgrade eligibility if i sign a 3 year deal ( i signed a new deal last month and they told me i can get the new iphone after my 24 month period ended).

seeing as the phone is less then a month away (hopefully :) ) i would say try calling them and start negotiating now. Get a good plan so you can peacefully and without hassle get the phone. If you start negotiating when the phone is released, it might take you a few days to get the perfect deal thus delaying your order of the new iphone
 
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Another day.... And still no news :(

But this heat in the Toronto area for the past few days is causing my 3G to get very very hot in a no time...

It's waaay too hot out. The humidity is killing me. I hope it cools down soon!
 
I was at a Rogers store today, and talked to a manager. He said he was positive the iP4 would be no later than 2 weeks. I'm thinking its kinda sketchy since this is even before the 23rd.
 
I was at a Rogers store today, and talked to a manager. He said he was positive the iP4 would be no later than 2 weeks. I'm thinking its kinda sketchy since this is even before the 23rd.

That makes sense though it sounds approximate. Trying to take what carrier reps/staff say with a grain of salt at this point. This thread has a chat rep saying 1 to 2 weeks. 1 week is too short notice, 2 weeks is a bit better.

Even this Friday is 2 weeks from the 23rd.
 
I was at a Rogers store today, and talked to a manager. He said he was positive the iP4 would be no later than 2 weeks. I'm thinking its kinda sketchy since this is even before the 23rd.

If you play with words... 2 weeks ends on Fri July 23rd, since they will never release on a Saturday.
Next week could be considered July 12-16 and the 2nd week is July 19-23 :D

But for that to happen a release date MUST be announced this week
 
they will make you sign a three year contract when you get the phone, so better do it either when getting it or before

Now some have said that if you dont get the phone when you upgrade to 3 years, you lose the eligibility. I think this is false and a lot of ppl, including the rogers reps told me i can upgrade anytime i want, and i wont lose my upgrade eligibility if i sign a 3 year deal ( i signed a new deal last month and they told me i can get the new iphone after my 24 month period ended).

seeing as the phone is less then a month away (hopefully :) ) i would say try calling them and start negotiating now. Get a good plan so you can peacefully and without hassle get the phone. If you start negotiating when the phone is released, it might take you a few days to get the perfect deal thus delaying your order of the new iphone

since im using a blackberry pearl 8100 until the ip4 comes out will that effect me calling retentions?
 
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