A close friend sat down with an Apple rep yesterday and she was told that Rogers will be releasing the iPhone 4 on June 24th. (Yes at WWDC we were told July I know)
I'm not sure how true with is but it seems to fit as every single Rogers date announcement question is answered "in weeks to come". Why not say July?
Maybe the iPhone didn't pass inspection in Canada yet and therefore Steve Jobs couldn't say. But I do know internally all Rogers managers are being told that the iPhone is scheduled to be released June 24 in Canada!
Interesting. Wouldn't surprise me, and it would make me very happy! Haha.
I've been debating switching to Telus or Bell because of some reception issues I've been having with Rogers. Only problem is I have a really great plan with Rogers, and when I renew, I'll get 15% off my bill every month due to a promotion with Eastlink. So I may just stay with Rogers. We shall see.
I hope you're right though - I'm excited for this new phone!
It has nothing to do with credibility. Maybe Apple ligamently though that it would not get approved in time for June 24 release and therefore told us July?
Better for apple to tell us a July release and move it June then vice versa. And honestly, Canada was first release last time around. Not really any other reason I can think of for the delay to Canada other than getting it approved.
I doubt we get it in June - maybe early July.
Plus there is this rumour going around as to why the delay.
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The reason why the iphone 4 is not launching in Canada on June 24th is due to Quebec Bill 60 that becomes law on June 30th. Because of Bill 60, every carrier operating in Quebec will have to create new Terms and Conditions for their Quebec subscribers. This Bill will set rules on how carriers must deal with their Quebec customers.
Some of the new rules that Quebec customers will see
1)Starting June 30th, In a Quebec advertisement, carriers must display the full cost of the plan including SAF/911.GRRF fees in the price of their advertisement. Example $40 cityfido plan will be displayed as $40.40 plan.
2)Starting June 30th, Any Quebec customer who activates service with agreement or renewals their agreement must be provided a written copy that contains the cost for every service a carrier can charge this customer. The cost of these services can’t change for the duration of the contract.
3)Starting June 30th, no more 30 days notice. Quebec customers who wants to cancel their service will have their service cancelled immediately once the call ends with the CSR or if the customer ports out.
4)Starting June 30th, Quebec customers will not pay any administrative fees for non payment or rejected payment.
5)Starting June 30th, Quebec customers who want to cancel their service before the end of the term will be charged…. the hardware subsidy received x the number of month remaining divided by how many month is the agreement length. Example: say a Quebec customer got 16GB iphone 3GS for $199 on 3Y term on June 19, 2009. The retail price of 16GB iphone 3GS is $699. So this customer received $500 hardware subsidy from their carrier. Now this customer wants to cancel their line. This customer has 24 month remaining on their contract. (500 x 24 month) divided by 36 month = The ECF in this example will be $336.67 +tax.
These 5 rules are some of the new rules that will come into play on June 30th for Quebec customers.
To have a smooth Canadian iphone 4 launch, Apple and Rogers/Telus/Bell agreed to delay the the launch of the new iphone 4 because they didn’t want to create rules for 6 days that they would have to change on June 30th. So all parties agreed that it was in their best interest for all carriers to be ready for the new Quebec law without having a major iphone launch to deal with. Every CSR who handles Quebec customers, Store Rep in Quebec must be retrained on the new rules. I don’t think any carrier wants a CSR in a training class when thousand of customers are on hold waiting to speak with a CSR to see if they can qualify to get iphone 4.
If it wasn’t for this new Quebec Law, the Canadian iphone 4 launch would have been on June 24 like the Americans.
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so if it was Quebec's fault why does every other province have to wait? I hope if rogers gets it on the 24th fido gets it as well cause they have the lowest cost for the voice plan which fits me. Will see soon if not will be waiting for about 44 days till near the end of July.
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*Sigh* why can't those carrier laws go into effect Nation-wide? If that's truly the reason behind the iPhone 4 delay, then I don't mind - I'd rather have those protections (even though I'm not in QC, so I won't get 'em).
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A close friend sat down with an Apple rep yesterday and she was told that Rogers will be releasing the iPhone 4 on June 24th. (Yes at WWDC we were told July I know)
I'm not sure how true with is but it seems to fit as every single Rogers date announcement question is answered "in weeks to come". Why not say July?
Maybe the iPhone didn't pass inspection in Canada yet and therefore Steve Jobs couldn't say. But I do know internally all Rogers managers are being told that the iPhone is scheduled to be released June 24 in Canada!
It will be. It's just that Rogers, fools as they are, will try to sell as many BlackBerry's and other wanna-be's as they can in the meantime. Rogers always underpromotes Apple products, probably because they make less commission on them, and then sudden;y they'll find themselves shortstocked with waiting lists, which they'll also mess up, and people will be waiting for months for the new iPhone from Rogers, and they'll try to sell you a BlackBerry or and HTC or an LG or an Android or something in the meantime. It's been the pattern for a while now.
Save yourself the hassle; buy the new iPhone if you really want one on June 24 at an Apple Store and set it up on-line from the store with Rogers, Bell, Telus or whomever you choose. It's just that easy.
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