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Re: The Canuck iPhone: Apple doesn’t care

Don — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:59:44 -0000

Rogers tried to bill me for a total of $6,000 over two months on Blackberry usage. This is without using any Web access, sending photos or even opening attachments. Somehow they had me using on average 10mb a day for something they were never able to identify. After many threats of sending me to collection I finally had them waive the charges. TWO MONTHS IN A ROW. Bottom line: no unlimited data, no purchase. Oh and a mandatory 3-year contract? Eat my shorts Rogers (and, by proxy, Apple).

Re: The Canuck iPhone: Apple doesn’t care

Cozmo — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:16:59 -0000

a $1000 bill? WOW. That is insane. I guess it'd be really easy to do if you didn't have a data plan.

Personally I'm not sure what all the excitement is about the iphone.

Re: The Canuck iPhone: Apple doesn’t care

Rod — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:44:23 -0000

You are probably correct that Apple doesn't give a damn about what we pay for mobile data in Canada, but I think you're underestimating the negative effect this will have on Apple's brand in this country. A few horror stories in the media about parents facing $1,000+ bills for their teenager's iPhone can't help either Apple or Rogers and may very well get noticed outside Canada. Fortunately for Rogers they're a defacto monopoly, so they don't care. Unfortunately for Apple they're constantly having to justify their pricing, and Rogers' gouging is going to stick to both parties. I suspect this has caught Apple by surprise, and they're probably wondering if it's too late to detach themselves from Rogers and wait for a new GSM entrant -- hopefully next year. The only action we (as consumers) can really take is to just not buy the thing.

Re: The Canuck iPhone: Apple doesn’t care

Greg — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:35:11 -0000

Did anyone who signed the ruinediphone.com petition *really* think that Apple would step in and save them from Rogers' pricing? I certainly didn't. The best way for consumers to get around the horrid plans is to just not buy the iPhone until more reasonable rates come to market.

Re: The Canuck iPhone: Apple doesn’t care

McLarty — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:34:00 -0000

As a Canadian, who was waiting patiently for July 11th, I hope this is true...but likely, it's BS...and could possibly be a ploy, for Apple to say

"You better hurry to Rogers, and get your iPhone, cause Rogers might run out...if we cut them off...so buy, buy now, buy soon, before there aren't any left."