Scotty, It’s Wireless Video!
April 2nd, 2007 Posted in Main Page
So the mystery is finally over about the big announcement involving William Shatner and Rogers. The “North American first” is the launch of a wireless video service that lets you turn your handset into a Webcam. It sounds like another ARPU/data driver to me but I’m sure there’s huge demand for video calling, right? Rogers VISION also lets customers access video-on-demand, including videos from YouTube, ET Canada, CSI and CNN, and music services such as XM and the Rogers MusicStore. (Note: Sounds like another ARPU/data driver to me). “Canada is clearly known for its many talents but I am especially proud to see my home country again at the leading edge of technology,” Shatner said in a press release.
April 3rd, 2007 at 2:33 pm
No mention of pricing in the press release?
I said this last week when you mentioned a press conference coming up: Right now Rogers has priced themselves to far out of the market that very few people even use their email service unless its a business expense.
How can they expect people to catch on to video calls when they can’t even afford a simple text-based email?
This is similar to when Cadillac announced the Sixteen at the Detroit Auto Show a few years back. A 16 cylinder engine. Yay… It’s cool, but no one can afford it. Nor is it practical for that matter…