Comments on: How Badly do Canadians Want an iPhone? http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/06/30/how-badly-do-canadians-want-an-iphone/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:26:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Rogers Reveals Its New Service Plans for Blackberry and iPhone : Voice on the Web http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/06/30/how-badly-do-canadians-want-an-iphone/#comment-142794 Rogers Reveals Its New Service Plans for Blackberry and iPhone : Voice on the Web Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:20:05 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3559#comment-142794 [...] Mark Evans: How Badly Do Canadians Want an iPhone? [...] [...] Mark Evans: How Badly Do Canadians Want an iPhone? [...]

]]> By: VPF Review at Call the Cloud http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/06/30/how-badly-do-canadians-want-an-iphone/#comment-75908 VPF Review at Call the Cloud Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:18:53 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3559#comment-75908 [...] further than the furor over Roger’s recently announced iPhone pricing plans. (Globe and Mail, Mark Evans, Jim Courtney, Jon [...] [...] further than the furor over Roger’s recently announced iPhone pricing plans. (Globe and Mail, Mark Evans, Jim Courtney, Jon [...]

]]> By: Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/06/30/how-badly-do-canadians-want-an-iphone/#comment-75474 Mark Evans Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:25:16 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3559#comment-75474 Marcel, I think the guy who runs ruinediphone.com had a problem with his Web host - maybe have had to do with the face the site got a huge surge in traffic. What's been particularly surprising about the iPhone pushback is how ineffective Rogers has been in terms of responding and being part of the conversation. Mark Marcel,

I think the guy who runs ruinediphone.com had a problem with his Web host - maybe have had to do with the face the site got a huge surge in traffic.

What’s been particularly surprising about the iPhone pushback is how ineffective Rogers has been in terms of responding and being part of the conversation.

Mark

]]> By: Marcel LeBrun http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/06/30/how-badly-do-canadians-want-an-iphone/#comment-75464 Marcel LeBrun Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:51:35 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3559#comment-75464 Hi Mark, This is a really interesting case study of social media at work as the conversation volume amongst customers is huge right now. I have read a few posts (and know a few users) who have indicated that ruinediphone.com has been blocked by Rogers such that any Rogers high speed customer can not access it. Have you heard this Mark? To me, this would be the big story here. Rogers should be joining the conversation and transparently engaging with their customers, not censoring or blocking access to conversations they don't like. Hi Mark,
This is a really interesting case study of social media at work as the conversation volume amongst customers is huge right now.

I have read a few posts (and know a few users) who have indicated that ruinediphone.com has been blocked by Rogers such that any Rogers high speed customer can not access it.

Have you heard this Mark? To me, this would be the big story here. Rogers should be joining the conversation and transparently engaging with their customers, not censoring or blocking access to conversations they don’t like.

]]> By: Simon http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/06/30/how-badly-do-canadians-want-an-iphone/#comment-75078 Simon Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:55:56 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3559#comment-75078 The AT&T deals are exactly what I wanted to see from Rogers. AT&T is still charging too much money and I honestly think that none of these carries understands how to leverage and market the iPhone and thus fall back on the old belief that it's a cell phone. My assessment so far about these carries is that they are treating their clients as sheep. However, Rogers seems to prefer to treat their clients like "pigs to slaughter". I wanted 2 iPhones for my house, now I'll have none. Rogers is simply out of touch with reality. The AT&T deals are exactly what I wanted to see from Rogers. AT&T is still charging too much money and I honestly think that none of these carries understands how to leverage and market the iPhone and thus fall back on the old belief that it’s a cell phone.

My assessment so far about these carries is that they are treating their clients as sheep. However, Rogers seems to prefer to treat their clients like “pigs to slaughter”.

I wanted 2 iPhones for my house, now I’ll have none. Rogers is simply out of touch with reality.

]]> By: Yan http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/06/30/how-badly-do-canadians-want-an-iphone/#comment-74903 Yan Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:47:40 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3559#comment-74903 Although the plans suck big time, the deal breaker for me was the 3 year contract. I would LOVE to have internet access from my phone, but I'll stick with my 1st gen iPhone with WiFi only. Although the plans suck big time, the deal breaker for me was the 3 year contract. I would LOVE to have internet access from my phone, but I’ll stick with my 1st gen iPhone with WiFi only.

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