Comments on: iPhone officially dated for Canada

By: madgunde

madgunde — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:45:20 +0000

@Shelppinstein
Depends on how you look at it. Compared to the U.S., it’s definitely not as good a value, and the lack of an affordable consumer unlimited plan is a big disappointment. But compared to Rogers previous data plans, these iPhone plans are a MAJOR improvement, not only in the amount of data you get included, but also in the overage charges. Accidentally racking up a $1,000 data bill, which was easy to do if you weren’t careful on the old plans is now next to impossible.

At least we’re making progress. We’re probably trailing the U.S. by about 2-3 years, which has always been the situation with telecommunications here in Canada, whether cell phone, long distance or mobile data.

By: Shleppinstein

Shleppinstein — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:34:16 +0000

So how does everyone feel about Rogers’ plans? Pretty much screwing us over it seems. 3 year contract and no unlimited data plan.

By: will

will — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:11:42 +0000

I am still unsure whether i will be upgrading or not…. the deciding factor will be: A) what the data prices are… and B) if they will allow me to add the new data plans to my existing iPhone…

I would rather not sign a 3 year contract with anyone right now since early in 2009 we should see a new national wireless provider enter the market as a result of the wireless spectrum auction currently underway, this could be a big motivator for rogers to lock up everyone into three years before we have a viable option for wireless service

another thing to consider is weather the speculated “unlimited” data for $30 is true, and if so will it limiit the unlimted portion of the deal to browsing and email, and shun all the cool 3rd party apps that will be available that will rely on a network connection…

only time will tell, but until then lets speculate some more….

By: madgunde

madgunde — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:46:00 +0000

@abe
I agree, especially if you’re forced to sign a long term data contract. If like their existing policy, you only need to have a voice contract, then there’s nothing stopping you from forgoing a data plan altogether and only use it with WiFi. At $199, if you’re in the market for a new cell phone, it’s still your best bet, even if you can’t utilize all of it’s features all of the time. Just as a phone/PDA/WiFi internet device, its still worth every penny in my opinion.

By: abe

abe — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:27:38 +0000

I will be the first one in line, depending on Rogers plans and pricing.
They have stated they are not fans of unlimited plans like AT&T had for the iphone; for me that is a deal breaker for the iPhone. Not that I would be using it 24/7 or even 8/5, but without that kind of plan the iphone is just an ipod (and as I already have an iPod touch…). The pricing of their plans will also make my mind up for me. If it’s not equivalent to or better than AT&T’s pricing that we’ve been reading about for a year, again it won’t make it worth it to me.
As I said, I’ve been wanting/drooling for one for a year, but it all depends on what Rogers/fido does with the ball in their court. I want one but it’s their decisions that will determine whether I will get one.