Comments on: Rogers, Here’s an iPhone Tip

By: Marty

Marty — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:22:30 +0000

I asked my local rogers store for an iphone the day before it was announced.. then the day it was announced again i contacted them. In person and by phone…. I didn’t go on Friday as i was tipped off that they will not have a good supply on hand… so i went on saturday… now it is wednesday I have been in the store every day asking “what do you recommend that I do in order to insure I get an iphone… basically the 16 year old kid says sorry there is a list and opps i mean first come first serve, but we don’t know when the next shipment will arrive. Sorry can’t help you… I’m holding my breath that one of the 5 times a day I go into the store they just might have one….. oh .. have I said the every time i go into the store someone is activating an iphone. So much for service… That’s what i get for giving a company 125 bucks a month, every month, all year long…. year after year

By: Denis

Denis — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:34:32 +0000

Hehee, good response. I do agree that other devices on the market (Blackberry is a name that immediately comes to mind) offer a lot more competition to the iPhone that they’re given credit for.

By: Mark Evans

Mark Evans — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:51:48 +0000

Denis,

Actually, I’ve posted 16 times about the iPhone in the past month.

As for whether I want an iPhone; not really given I have a Blackberry, and I don’t have a huge need to browse the Web using a wireless device.

I would, however, like an iPod Touch at some point - and I suspect there will be a lot of them on eBay and Craigslist soon as iPhone buyers get rid of the “antiquated” devices.

By: Denis

Denis — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:43:16 +0000

I think Mark Evans really wants the iPhone, seeing as he’s posted about it at least 14 times in the past month.

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By: David

David — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:28:46 +0000

All that Rogers really needs to do is reduce each plan by $20 and reduce overage charges to 0.02/mb ($20/gig) on all overages OR double the data cap on each plan. 800mb min, 4gb highest level. I think that 800mb would be sufficient for 75% of the people using the iPhone and if someone uses 4GB of bandwidth in one month on their iPhone, then they have issues.

I don’t think that they should introduce an even more expensive plan, but I do think that the rumours that data and talk time plans can be purchased independent of each other is smart.

Not much longer until we find out what Rogers is going to do. Either way, getting per second billing from Fido makes more sense than buying from Rogers, especially on the lower end plan.

By: Oliver Dueck

Oliver Dueck — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:11:56 +0000

The contract length is no different than any other plan in Canada. If you want a contract that is less than three years, prepare to pay a lot for the phone.

$130/month is still a ridiculous amount of money, especially when compared to the U.S. If the base Rogers plan had 2 GB of data, more minutes, and a more reasonable amount of text messages, it really wouldn’t be that bad.

By: Yan

Yan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:16:51 +0000

My issue is more the contract length than the data plans. The plans do suck, but what’s worse is being stuck with the plans for 3 years.

By: Mark McKay

Mark McKay — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:04:53 +0000

Too bad, because even though that is a insane amount of money, it would totally placate the masses.