So much for those pissed off Canadian iPhone buyers
The iPhone took forever to get to Canada. Though the country shares the largest border with the United States, where iPhone-maker Apple resides, several other countries, including many in Europe, got the device before our neighbors to the north. Finally, with the launch of the iPhone 3G, Canada got the device, but many in Canada seemed unhappy (to put it lightly) with the offering from mobile carrier Rogers. Those differences seem to have been set… Continue Reading
Rogers on Canadian iPhone buyers: Let them eat data!
Amid a flurry of bad press surrounding their ridiculously overpriced iPhone 3G plans, Canada’s Rogers Wireless shifted its policy. Instead of offering up 400 megabytes of data a month (a laughably low amount) on its $60 a month plan, Rogers will serve up 6 gigabytes of data with its plans for users who sign up before August 31.
It looks like Rogers may have woken up yesterday and discovered the Internet where absolutely no one had… Continue Reading
Apple blames Canada’s Rogers Wireless for ripping-off customers, pulls iPhone 3Gs?
No matter what you think about AT&T’s iPhone 3G price plans in the United States, Canada has it much worse. A minimum three year contract for $60-a-month buys you 150 talk time minutes, 75 text messages and 400 megabytes of data downloads (that is nothing). It’s such a rip-off that even Apple itself agrees.
Apple has decided not to sell the iPhone 3G in its retail stores across Canada in protest of Rogers (its Canadian mobile… Continue Reading
Roundup: Canadian iPhone revolt, mobile Olympics and more
Here’s the latest action:
More than 22,000 Canadians revolt against monopolistic iPhone rates — Rogers, the telecommunications company that holds a near-monopoly in the Canadian mobile market, is facing a revolt from users who were looking forward to getting 3G iPhones. Its terms include a mandatory 3-year contract, as well as limited calling time, text messages, and a limit on the new phone’s data transfer, with accompanying fees if you go over on anything. In other words,… Continue Reading
O Canada — to finally get the iPhone
Given that the United States and Canada share a border of over 1,500 miles, you might think it would be easy for the U.S.-based Apple to send north the iPhone shortly after its release.
That hasn’t been the case. Canada sat back and watched as the UK, Germany, France, Ireland and Austria all got the device — with a lot of talk of China, Japan and other Asian countries being at the forefront of the next… Continue Reading