Comments on: Rogers Preparing for iPhone with New Data Plans? http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/ A Canadian Take on the Web Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:21:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Panda http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-43459 Panda Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:26:22 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-43459 They now have the unlimited mobile browsing listed on the Rogers site. http://www.rogers.com/web/contehttp://www.rogers.com/web/content/wireless-plans/essentials They now have the unlimited mobile browsing listed on the Rogers site.

http://www.rogers.com/web/contehttp://www.rogers.com/web/content/wireless-plans/essentials

]]> By: Mopie http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-42679 Mopie Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:19:42 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-42679 I called rogers and asked... after a moment of them dodging around she finally said yes, we're offering these plans for the prices, BUT "PDA Like" phones are not included. I currently have a HTC Tytn, and this does not qualify. I said what if I had a 3rd party / non-rogers phone? She said then that would not qualify either. Like Dan said above, its just for the phones that would be frustrating to try to surf on. Step in the right direction yes, but for the love of pete man, at least give a reasonably data rate for the rest of us. 10meg a month is spent in the first day of my billing cycle. jerks theMopie I called rogers and asked… after a moment of them dodging around she finally said yes, we’re offering these plans for the prices, BUT “PDA Like” phones are not included.
I currently have a HTC Tytn, and this does not qualify.

I said what if I had a 3rd party / non-rogers phone?
She said then that would not qualify either.

Like Dan said above, its just for the phones that would be frustrating to try to surf on.

Step in the right direction yes, but for the love of pete man, at least give a reasonably data rate for the rest of us. 10meg a month is spent in the first day of my billing cycle.

jerks

theMopie

]]> By: Thomas http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-41546 Thomas Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:03:05 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-41546 Only charging 5$ for the plan even if it were for use on an iphone is not completely unreasonable. If you look at the 59.99$ iphone plan with ATT and compare what it includes to a similar Rogers plan they are paying next to nothing for the unlimited data that is included in the price. 450 rollover mins 5000 eve+weekend Voicemail, Call Display, 200txt, +++ by itself with Rogers would be more than 60$ plus they get the data... So 5$ would be a nominal price to charge even if it were for an iphone. Only charging 5$ for the plan even if it were for use on an iphone is not completely unreasonable. If you look at the 59.99$ iphone plan with ATT and compare what it includes to a similar Rogers plan they are paying next to nothing for the unlimited data that is included in the price.

450 rollover mins
5000 eve+weekend
Voicemail, Call Display, 200txt, +++
by itself with Rogers would be more than 60$ plus they get the data… So 5$ would be a nominal price to charge even if it were for an iphone.

]]> By: Mike Hanson http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-41381 Mike Hanson Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:37:16 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-41381 You don't understand why they nickel and dime you for everything? Because they are greedy? Because they care more about mu making money than customer loyalty. Because they can! Can you spell Monopoly? They won. You don’t understand why they nickel and dime you for everything?
Because they are greedy?
Because they care more about mu making money than customer loyalty.
Because they can!
Can you spell Monopoly? They won.

]]> By: Scott Brookes http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-41324 Scott Brookes Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:41:09 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-41324 What I cant understand is why they always have to nickel and dime us with everything $7 for this package and another $5 for this and $25 for this.... why cant they make plans that make sense... like the ATT iPhone plans... $79.99 for this that and the other thing.... Period This is confusingi dont even know what plan of these i would get with an iPhone What I cant understand is why they always have to nickel and dime us with everything $7 for this package and another $5 for this and $25 for this…. why cant they make plans that make sense… like the ATT iPhone plans… $79.99 for this that and the other thing…. Period

This is confusingi dont even know what plan of these i would get with an iPhone

]]> By: Deb http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-40874 Deb Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:49:16 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-40874 I fail to see what this has to do with the iPhone.. Seems more like a response to the Bell $7 unlimited browsing add-on. I fail to see what this has to do with the iPhone.. Seems more like a response to the Bell $7 unlimited browsing add-on.

]]> By: Oliver Dueck http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-40801 Oliver Dueck Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:48:38 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-40801 I agree with Daniel. This would be great on my Blackberry, but when I had my RAZR it would have been pretty useless. Still, it's a step in the right direction and it will be interesting to see how Bell and Telus respond. I agree with Daniel. This would be great on my Blackberry, but when I had my RAZR it would have been pretty useless.

Still, it’s a step in the right direction and it will be interesting to see how Bell and Telus respond.

]]> By: Pema Hegan http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-40627 Pema Hegan Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:56:46 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-40627 I hope you're right Mark! I'm getting very frustrated with my tiny 10MB per month. If they did launch these plans all of us hacked iPhone owners could presumably just change our data plans. I hope you’re right Mark! I’m getting very frustrated with my tiny 10MB per month.

If they did launch these plans all of us hacked iPhone owners could presumably just change our data plans.

]]> By: Daniel Gibbons http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-40358 Daniel Gibbons Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:07:28 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/25/rogers-preparing-for-iphone-with-new-data-plans/#comment-40358 $5? The cynic in me thinks that must just be a way to get people with Razrs and other normal phones to pay $5 for something they'll rarely use. There's just no way they'd offer that deal for the iPhone. $5? The cynic in me thinks that must just be a way to get people with Razrs and other normal phones to pay $5 for something they’ll rarely use. There’s just no way they’d offer that deal for the iPhone.

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