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- FAHQ2, on 07/04/2008, -0/+126Batman wants his belt back!
- OddyOh, on 07/04/2008, -3/+60The flaw in all this media coverage is that they never talk about how Rogers is the only GSM network in Canada. We're always told "well just don't get the iPhone at Rogers"...sigh, if only we had a choice! I won't be getting one.
- deevay, on 07/04/2008, -2/+46BOOOOOOOYYYYYYYCCCCOOOOOOTTTTTT!!!!!
- inactive, on 07/04/2008, -2/+45***** you Ted Rogers.
- kinseyincanada, on 07/04/2008, -1/+42***** Rogers
- kd420, on 07/05/2008, -1/+30Don't even try to compare Global to Fox. Global may be biased, but never have i seen some of the ***** up crap they pass as news on Fox.
- VCAT, on 07/04/2008, -0/+25I just cancelled my Fido month to month cell phone, and my home rogers phone. Going cell-less for now, but switching to Bell for the home phone. I hate Rogers so much.
- MikeyTwit, on 07/04/2008, -0/+22My Bell Mobility contract was just about up and I was going to switch to Rogers for the iPhone, but then their rate plan was released and I just renewed another 3 years with Bell at a pretty damn good rate for the features I have. Your loss Rogers
- str3ama, on 07/04/2008, -1/+22The biggest problem for Canada is that there entire market is being consumed by Media Imperialists. Entering Toronto you realize that the city is carved up between Bell and Rogers, with even buildings being owned or licensed by either of the companies. The Sky Dome where their local Blue Jays and music venues are held is now the Rogers Centre. In America we have quite the same problem, but even with the little that has been done by our government we're still not in as bad shape as Canada, who's government has done next to nothing to regulate the level at which these companies are allowed to buy other media outlets out.
- Koree, on 07/04/2008, -0/+21I have wanted this phone since it came out last year, but always thought 'how much' to actually have it and get all the features they talk about, well Rogers you have just made me lose that desire, will be watching for a while longer.....
- dhughes, on 07/05/2008, -0/+20 It's because our cell phone bills are so high we can't afford food.
- orgazmo, on 07/05/2008, -0/+16And it doesn't even include CallerID... A 68$ dollar plan, in 2008, that doesn't include CallerID
Bravo Rogers - cuevas4711, on 07/05/2008, -1/+17Anyone notice how all the shots of the streets dont have fat people? In the U.S. that's all they show D:
- Diggrock, on 07/04/2008, -0/+16actually, global TV is owned by the Canwest corporation, which is not affiliated with rogers.
- jumanji69, on 07/05/2008, -0/+15Media stories are also failing to point out that we have ridiculous System Access, and 911 fees that add about 8$ a month more to all of our plans. So the $60 plan really is a $68 plan.
- brewno2k, on 07/05/2008, -1/+15┏┫ ｜ ｜ ┣┓ ┏┓
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━━━━┃ ┗━━━━━━┛┃ - ABadPerson, on 07/05/2008, -0/+13***** Rogers!
- a1cd, on 07/04/2008, -0/+12Good on Global for showing this stuff, hopefully it can get out and people can get informed about this crap and help the people who dont understand how these plans work.
- Emachine, on 07/04/2008, -1/+11$115 for 2GB in 3G OR $30 (+ $20-$30 voice plan) for UNLIMITED Data on non 3G network...
Hmm, I think I can wait 5 more seconds for a page to load, than to be mugged by Ted Rogers. - bigbchew, on 07/05/2008, -0/+9I want the SkyDome back.
- glimp7, on 07/05/2008, -0/+9"High value bundles"?! Maybe when you compare them to walking stick.
- Inspiron700m, on 07/05/2008, -0/+8Ted Chernecki told us the 6pm slot didn't allow enough time to air everything...especially the "monopoly" part that we talked about in the interviews. So it was a case of not enough time, but it's a start to send a message to Rogers!!!
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/iphone-news/global-tv ... - loconet, on 07/05/2008, -0/+7They are not saying don't get it "at Rogers". They said, don't get it at all which IMO is the best choice.
- Rikushix, on 07/05/2008, -1/+8I'll stick with my LG Shine with Telus, thank you very much.
- wallryan, on 07/05/2008, -0/+7if the internet can get stolen goods back to a fellow nerd...the internet can get the prices of iphone down! and thats why i love the internet :)
- moo113, on 07/05/2008, -0/+7Look into the HTC Touch Diamond (3G, Touch, Wifi) and the Samsung Instinct instead of the Rogers iPhone. ***** you, Rogers.
- deevay, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6it's called SMS, web browsing, email, it adds up trust me, plus all those cool apps are gonna juice up your data, but heck what would i know, i ain't getting one. ***** Rogers!
- jako45, on 07/04/2008, -1/+7I'm quite sure that even Ted Rogers will be able to do the math of (at last count) 33,000 people signing a petition objecting to his companies pricing plans and customer service policies is a potential customer loss of 33,000
- mizike, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6The system access fee shows just how broken the Canadian cellphone market is. The telecom companies are so crooked that they were flat out lying to the public telling them that the system access fee was levied by the government, whereas in reality, none of it goes to the government. The CRTC had to go so far as to make it a condition of a telecom provider's license that they can no longer lie to the consumer and blame the fee on the government. Of course what they should have done is tell them to either stop charging the damm fee or roll it into the price of plans, so the customer knows up front what they'll be charged instead of having to wait for their first bill to see the extent of the gouging...
For what it's worth, i'm pretty sure all pay-as-you-go plans don't have a system access fee (my virgin phone certainly doesn't). I'm currently on a pay as you go plan as I don't want to commit to a three year contract and deal with ***** like the arbitrary $7 fee they feel like assessing every month. Also I was on fido a couple of years ago (pre-rogers), I canceled my contract as I was leaving the country for over a year, paid a $200 ETF for the privilege of doing so, and then mysteriously my final month's bill was more than 2x higher than any bill I had had with them previously; greedy *****. - mrASSMAN, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6Rogers somehow manages to make AT&T look good..
- rdolishny, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6Would everyone please get your facts straight. There is a connection between CTV and Bell, Canwest owns Global.
- ButlerMonkey, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6I just re-watched the clip, and is it just me or does that news anchor sound super Canadian? I've been in Australia for about half a year so maybe I'm starting to hear that Canadian accent. And what was with the lady "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore? - who actually says this, she couldn't even keep a straight face.
I actually think this report did more damage to the iPhone's appeal with the people it used in it's story more so then anything regarding the cost of owning one. - dhughes, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6 My three year contract was up at the end of May and I am never ever getting a three year contract again no matter who it is with, it's far too long.
I was thinking of going with Rogers too, because they are GSM, but not for the iPhone since I don't give a crap about it, I was thinking an N95 or something similar. I thought people were going to jump all over the iPhone and the other phones would drop in price.
Now I'm stuck with Bell at month to month. I tried to find some info on phones but Bell's website looks like it was a high school computer class project. - moosepile, on 07/05/2008, -2/+8As much as a boycott sounds nifty, I can't see it happening. The guy in the story who commented on people getting the base plan and then getting big bills is probably more correct.
A boycott will fail because John Q iPublic doesn't understand what 400MB is in relation to a mobile device. In fact, all the Jon Q iPublics are probably on omgiphonecanada.ca right now, commenting "YES! $10 bucks CHEAPER than AT&T! What's this data plan *****? OMG I'm gittin in iPhone."
I would argue, based on nothing but viewing a friends cracked iPhone, that 750MB is probably likely use for day to day use of cool features, and once it's 3G that can only grow due to even better use of the network. I base that on checking email auto every 5, etc.
Oh, and Kristi Gordon is the best looking weather anchor I've ever seen. But I miss BCTV. - b0rna, on 07/05/2008, -4/+9Globals great. ***** you.
- dvandewalle, on 07/05/2008, -0/+5have an unlock 1st gen iphone in Canada currently, the current best data plans are 500mb for $80 a month and that doesn't even include voice!!!!!! come the 11th i'll be seeing if i can move to an actual iphone plan, funny but i actually see it as a cost savings!
- manitoba98xp, on 07/05/2008, -0/+5Make sure you tell them why you're leaving them so that they take note of it.
- rawkaphella, on 07/05/2008, -0/+5Having wanted to get an iPhone and looking into the plans in Canada I've come to realize one thing.... Rogers is a tyrannical monopolistic company. Secondly I found out that there are going to be new Rogers competitors in about a years time on a GSM network. Rogers is Hell bent on getting customers locked into lengthy contracts and snatch up as much cash as it can before the competition starts. The sad part is, Rogers is using the hottest piece of technology right now, the iPhone to achieve it's goals. Rogers will tell you it's great strategic planning. I'll tell you that it's just hosing the customer.
- loconet, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4Regarding Roger's home phone..http://www.loconet.ca/2008/07/02/3g-iphone-plans-a ...
- inactive, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4over 9000 on my petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/iPhone99/petition.ht ...
- inactive, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4Global is fine. I agree. Hardly any bias.
- lazerflesh, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4***** paying for per byte. The internet companies don't deserve *****.
- djdragon, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4Who ever said Global was owned by Bell is wrong. It's owned by Canwest Media, Bell Media owns CTV/MTV Canada.
Anyway you slice it we suck for Telcos up here. - lukehh, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4100MB number is on EDGE, which is like comparing dialup to broadband. And that comparison doens't include the app store stuf fyou'll be downloading and using. OR Maps that use GPS. OR Push email.
100MB is gone in like 20 minutes of youtube. that's 40s a day per month.
And wifi isn't free. unless you're hanging out at a Rogers store, or at home.
Rogers' is eating the pooch. - BluesFan, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4Aren't they coming out with a cheap alternative to the iphone? that's just as good? if they are everyone should go for it switch to bell.
- inactive, on 07/05/2008, -0/+3what do you need all that crap for on a phone. its just another way to suck you for money. and force you to pay for content thats free.
- supermanred, on 07/05/2008, -0/+3iPhone 199.99
Cancelling your ***** Rogers contract the next day 170.00
Using your unlocked iPhone on a pay as you go plan (from Rogers or other network) for 24.00 a month... priceless!!!
Sucks you can't get EDGE going, but Ive been using my iPhone in Toronto for 5 months now for 24 a month. There's so many wifi hotspots that it doesnt matter I dont have edge.
By the way people, one podcast download costing you 30.00 with that 400mb capped plan is *****. Don't stay with Rogers. - bxblox, on 07/05/2008, -0/+3Shes quoting "Network"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QMBZDwf9dok - lefthome, on 07/05/2008, -0/+3Rogers and Bell represent everything that is wrong with Canadian industry. Old men who don't understand technology taking advice from greedy lawyers, accountants and shareholders. We can't move into the future when greed and ignorance hold us back at every turn.
Hopefully people start to realize this and stop paying over $100 for crappy TV, crippled internet, and basic phone service. - quakken, on 07/05/2008, -1/+4"Terrorist fist jab? We'll see."
-Fox news, on obama raising his fist above his head.
Fair and balanced. Yeah. -
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