A Canadian iPhone 3G launch day experience

Got up early this morning to ensure a spot near the front of the line of my local Rogers dealer for the iPhone 3G launch. I was a man on a mission. That mission, was to secure a black 16GB iPhone 3G for myself, and a white one for my wife. Things [...]

Rogers announces it’s *real* iPhone data plan

WOOT! Rogers has just announced a special ‘limited time’ promotional 6GB data plan for anyone purchasing an iPhone 3G on any voice rate plan on a 3 year contract for only $30 extra per month! From the press release:

Effective July 11, and as a limited time promotional offer for customers
who activate by August [...]

A closer look at Rogers’ iPhone voice/data rates

Rogers announced their new voice & data rates this past weekend, and boy did it create quite the stir, first on the internet, and then getting coverage in mainstream newspaper and television news. So what’s the big deal? Essentially, that Rogers voice/data rate plans are some of the least competitive rates available in [...]

iPhone officially dated for Canada

Back at the end of April, I mentioned that Rogers had announced that they would be bringing the iPhone to Canada “later this year”. For those who maybe missed the news, “Later this year” means July 11. Yep, after just over a very long year of waiting, us Canadians will be able to [...]

Rogers bringing iPhone to Canada “later this year” [Update 1]

[Update 1] Just a quick note for those of you who may have missed it, Rogers has made an official announcement that they have reached a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to Canada “later this year”, according to MacDailyNews:

Ted Rogers, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rogers Communications Inc. today issued the following [...]

Rogers new $20 unlimited mobile browsing plan an error? [Update 5]

[Update 5] AppleInsider’s report today on a new Rogers wireless $20 unlimited on-device browsing package called the $20 Communicate Value Pack got me super excited about finally having a data plan worthy of my iPhone:

Canadian wireless carrier Rogers Communications, often criticized for its exorbitant data rates, has just introduced a $20 per month unlimited data [...]