Rogers Blows It.

dona83 · Jun 27th, 2008, 01:43 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by viper_2_4@hotmail.com
	I think you guys are really asking for the moon

No I think the Rogers 3G plans will allow streaming (YouTube) and VoIP (Skype) unlike Telus' "unlimited" plan.

johnnyspade · Jun 27th, 2008, 01:46 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by keebler27
	i do feel like a dolt though - i consider myself fairly technical, but since i'm a stay at home dad running my own biz, i rarely use my cell phone. can you believe i've never sent a text or email msg?

Though if you are using your phone for your business, you can claim it as a business expense. It won't make it free but it will help with your tax bill.

twolf3232 · Jun 27th, 2008, 01:49 PM

So even though Fido's press release doesn't mention the Hotspot thing, I simply can't imagine them not offering it. If that's the major differentiator (along with no account setup fees and per second billing), I just can't imagine *anyone* choosing them over Rogers. And it seems that Fido tries to position itself as the urban mobile provider - that would be at odds with not offering Hotspot access.

Can it be that there won't be any System Access Fee or 911 Fee? Something else that I couldn't imagine.

8127972 · Jun 27th, 2008, 01:49 PM

At these prices, I'll skip the iPhone.

BTW, this thread is apparently gotten attention elsewhere:

Rogers And Fido Release iPhone 3G Voice And Data Pricing…Apple Fanbois Get Angry « The IT Nerd

jawknee · Jun 27th, 2008, 01:50 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by dona83
	I'm Asian. My parents have always argued with me in broken English which bugged the heck out of me. Well mostly my dad, my mom's been pretty good with her English these days.

Congratulations.

RunTheWorldOnMac · Jun 27th, 2008, 01:56 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by i-rui
	that guy with his iphone petition doesn't look too silly now....

He still does...

dona83 · Jun 27th, 2008, 01:57 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by jawknee
	Congratulations.

You too.

Welcome to ehmac btw. Most of the people here are nicer than me. Heck I'm normally nicer than me.

mguertin · Jun 27th, 2008, 01:58 PM

Yep that's the nail in the coffin for me too .. no iPhone here. We should all write to Apple directly to complain about this. They tell you how many emails and web pages you can read .. but what they don't tell you is how many google maps you can load (not very many, there's a lot of potential data associated with a map, especially if you look at a few different places along the route).

I, for one, am going to write to Apple to say how appalled I am that people a 30 minute drive away from me get an unlimited data plan for $30 and us canucks get the shaft. Not a very pleasant user experience at all.

RunTheWorldOnMac · Jun 27th, 2008, 02:09 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by dona83
	I'm Asian. My parents have always argued with me in broken English which bugged the heck out of me. Well mostly my dad, my mom's been pretty good with her English these days.

Then you that was just straight hilarious! I make fun of the French, which I am part so...

adagio · Jun 27th, 2008, 02:16 PM

I'll state again. I hope folks don't rush out and get the iPhone. Let Rogers warehouse their stockpile for a while.

I'd be very surprised if Rogers isn't contracted to sell X amount of iPhones and on the hook for their purchase. You can bet if the iPhone boxes go dusty for a while we'd soon see some sweetening of the pot.

I know there are thousands of ordinary people like myself who don't currently own a smart phone, who are not cell phone junkies. The iPhone was the first of its kind that would get me to shell out extra cash on a phone.

Rogers truly has blown it. I've been reading the reactions elsewhere. It's not good. Only a handful of people actually believe this is good for us.

If you're like me and have been dying for this phone to come to Canada, I hope you will hold off buying for a while. I've waited it seems like forever but I'm prepared to sit this one out. If Rogers comes to their senses and changes their tune I'll be all over the iPhone. If they don't then I'll swallow my disappointment.

Jun 27th, 2008, 01:49 PM	#104
8127972 Honourable Citizen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,072	At these prices, I'll skip the iPhone. BTW, this thread is apparently gotten attention elsewhere: Rogers And Fido Release iPhone 3G Voice And Data Pricing…Apple Fanbois Get Angry « The IT Nerd __________________ 8127972 ACDT, ACPT, MCSE 2003, ACSA MacBookPro 2.66 Ghz Core 2 Duo (Mid 2009) W/OSX & Vista, WinXP, Win2K via Parallels, 8GB iPod Nano W/Video I work on the dark side because the pay is better than what I could get the Apple world. Sad but true

Jun 27th, 2008, 01:58 PM	#108
mguertin Honourable Citizen Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oakville, ON Posts: 5,018	Yep that's the nail in the coffin for me too .. no iPhone here. We should all write to Apple directly to complain about this. They tell you how many emails and web pages you can read .. but what they don't tell you is how many google maps you can load (not very many, there's a lot of potential data associated with a map, especially if you look at a few different places along the route). I, for one, am going to write to Apple to say how appalled I am that people a 30 minute drive away from me get an unlimited data plan for $30 and us canucks get the shaft. Not a very pleasant user experience at all. __________________ Toronto Pug Rescue Group www.pugalug.com Online Music Collaboration: www.musicianscollaboration.com

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Jun 27th, 2008, 01:49 PM	#103
twolf3232 Full Citizen Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gatineau. QC Posts: 144	So even though Fido's press release doesn't mention the Hotspot thing, I simply can't imagine them not offering it. If that's the major differentiator (along with no account setup fees and per second billing), I just can't imagine anyone choosing them over Rogers. And it seems that Fido tries to position itself as the urban mobile provider - that would be at odds with not offering Hotspot access. Can it be that there won't be any System Access Fee or 911 Fee? Something else that I couldn't imagine.

Jun 27th, 2008, 02:16 PM	#110
adagio Honourable Citizen Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,444	I'll state again. I hope folks don't rush out and get the iPhone. Let Rogers warehouse their stockpile for a while. I'd be very surprised if Rogers isn't contracted to sell X amount of iPhones and on the hook for their purchase. You can bet if the iPhone boxes go dusty for a while we'd soon see some sweetening of the pot. I know there are thousands of ordinary people like myself who don't currently own a smart phone, who are not cell phone junkies. The iPhone was the first of its kind that would get me to shell out extra cash on a phone. Rogers truly has blown it. I've been reading the reactions elsewhere. It's not good. Only a handful of people actually believe this is good for us. If you're like me and have been dying for this phone to come to Canada, I hope you will hold off buying for a while. I've waited it seems like forever but I'm prepared to sit this one out. If Rogers comes to their senses and changes their tune I'll be all over the iPhone. If they don't then I'll swallow my disappointment.