This should be a common scenario in shared housing worldwide: you’ve got one Internet connection coming into the house, into a router shared among two or more chumps. Chumps A and B each have an Xbox 360. Specifically, Chump A has one that sounds like an aircraft engine turbine – courtesy of Microsoft’s repair centre. [...]
Also tagged dd-wrt, ip address, nat, router, static dhcp, tomato, upnp, xbox, xbox 360And the launch of the iPhone 3G is on in Canada, with the predictable scenario of shady dealers without the device in stock trying to boost sales commissions. This whole situation reminds me of the Xbox 360 launch, where Best Buy and some other retailers tried to bundle consoles with accessories and extended warranty plans. [...]
Also tagged blackberry, contract, howardforums, rogersI’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 [...]
For $7 per month, it should.
As per this thread on HowardForums and the fact that I got a call from Purolator that displayed the business name. Didn’t think anything of it since nearly 100% of my calls are already listed as contacts in the address book.
Changes are, for once, reflected on Rogers’ site.
It’s interesting that they’d [...]
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, data, gsm, iphone, rogersFrom HowardForums: Bell is launching two new personal data plans similar to Telus’ Email and Web 30.
Unlimited Personal Email & Internet BlackBerry 30
Unlimited Personal Email & Internet Windows Mobile 30
On the BlackBerry, this package offers unlimited data since all traffic flows through the BIS browsing transport – the only thing restricted is tethering the [...]
Also tagged bell, bis, blackberry, cdma, rogers, telus, unlimited dataSo 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, data, messaging, rogers, telus, textThe wonderful folks over at HowardForums have posted a definitive FAQ for how long distance is charged for any cell phone on the Rogers network. Firstly, your phone is tied to a “home calling area”. From the “simplified” post:
Inside your home calling area, receiving any calls (from a local or long distance number) uses airtime [...]
From Boy Genius Report:
Deutsche Telekom has been pre-approved for a financing and protocol agreement which will allow them to introduce T-Mobile to the Canadian market (subject to restrictions in all provinces except Ontario during a 6, 12 and 18 month trial period that expires in 2010), and also pre-approves them for testing roaming, cell tower [...]