As per CNet News.com:
Canadian cell phone carrier Rogers Communications is extending its iPhone data plan promotion another month, as it tries to figure out how best to price data plans for smartphone users, CBC reported Thursday.
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A Rogers representative the company told the CBC the offer is being extending through September to allow buyers of the [...]
As per Engadget, there was no way Rogers would ever release unlimited data for the iPhone. The base plan starts at $60 per month, only has 150 minutes (plus unlimited evenings and weekends) and has a 400MB data cap.
Apologies about my previously optimistic post on the subject, but the lesson here is “listen to financial reports and not [...]
I’ve been holding off on posting this because too many data rumors are lame, but BlackBerry Cool and CrackBerry have just announced that Rogers is upping their consumer BlackBerry data plans.
The bad news: nothing’s unlimited, and if the iPhone plans leaked yesterday are accurate then BlackBerry users are getting severely shafted. Finally, these plans [...]
Engadget Mobile is reporting a HowardForums post that details two potential iPhone plans for Canadian users: on top of a qualifying voice plan, unlimited data will be offered at $30 per month for individual customers and $45 for business clients. There’s also a Facebook group detailing the information.
In contrast to my previous statements on the [...]
His Holiness Steve Jobs announced the iPhone 3G today, and it’s finally official: the sparkling device will be available for Canadians to purchase from Rogers or Fido on July 11th. In this post, I’ll prepare you for the possible scenarios when the Christ Phone becomes available to mere mortals – and then discuss their likeliness. [...]
Also tagged 3g, apple, at&t, gsm, iphone, rogers, wirelessSo were any of you looking forward to the Rogers BlackBerry and PDA data plan changes? A recent update to that thread noted that the changed rates have been delayed indefinitely. For now, the best choice for data usage is the Telus PDA offer, which is now $30 per month for unlimited data (but not [...]
Also tagged blackberry, messaging, rogers, telus, text, wirelessRogers now considers themselves the premium carrier in the Canadian marketplace, with a 45% increase in earnings – and let’s face it, no other GSM competition in the country is a significant contributor to this state of affairs. One of the most PR-spun phrases I’ve seen since the Todd Holmdahl Xbox 360 interview needs some [...]
Also tagged cdma, gsm, howardforums, rogers, telus, wirelessFor those of you who got in on the Telus $15 IM/Personal Email plan back in December through to January, it was a wise move. Telus recently released a new set of data plans which distinguish between purely email and Web usage.
Essentially, Web browsing on a Windows Mobile or BlackBerry device now costs an extra [...]
As a followup to my initial post on Canadian wireless technology, here’s some additional information on hot topics.
For those not in the know, consumer data rates in Canada absolutely suck. In the States, technically (if not truly) unlimited plans are available starting at $20 per month. The best comparable plan in Canada is Telus’ 1024MB [...]
In recent months, I’ve often complained about the state of wireless data access in Canada – that is, how expensive it is to use the Web, access email and operate instant messaging over mobile devices. These incredibly high data rates make access to devices like the BlackBerry, HTC TyTN, and the obligatory iPhone limited to [...]
Also tagged canada, edge, hardware, howardforums, rim, unlimited data, usa, wireless