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- brendanryder, on 06/27/2008, -1/+50this is complete *****, pardon my french. The iphone will not be a success with the plans. we are getting rapped. there is not a chance in hell i will pay that much for those crappy data plans. Notice how they emphasize the "Unlimited Incoming SMS".
The cheapest plan will cost you:
$60.00 - Price plan
$00.50 - 911 Access fee
$06.95 - System Access fee
$15.00 - Caller ID
$82.45 - Sub Total
$04.13 - GST (it's actually $4.1225, but we'll round up)
$10.73 - Total Taxes
$86.58 - Complete Monthly Total.
or 93.18 with PST.
Heres a link to the plans http://www.rogers.com/web/content/wireless-product ...
Send an email to Liz Hamilton, of Rogers Wireless,
elizabeth.hamilton@rci.rogers.com, or call her (416) 935-8710 and tell her how you feel. - FXPooky, on 06/27/2008, -1/+27And to think I was actually planning on ditching Bell in the middle of a 3 year contract! To hell with that idea.
- QuarterSwede, on 06/27/2008, -2/+28Complete garbage. I really feel for you Canadians. There is no way I could even begin to afford that and even if I could it wouldn't be worth it.
- leadx, on 06/27/2008, -1/+26Screw Rogers... I'm done...
Canceling everything I have with them and letting them know it's over the iphone rip-off! - davewelsh79, on 06/27/2008, -2/+22It's illegal to say the plan is $60/month when it is clearly $67.45/month. 911 fees and system access fees aren't some special cost. They go straight into the general coffers of Rogers. They give some ***** about being needed for system upgrades and stuff like that. Well then what does the $60 go to? List the price as $67.45 or DIAF.
- nicolask7, on 06/27/2008, -1/+17what were you really expecting from Rogers ???
- alpha88, on 06/28/2008, -3/+17***** YOU ROGERS. ALL I WANTED WAS UNLIMITED DATA. YOU COULD HAVE RAPED ME ON THE PRICING ALL YOU WANTED AND GIVEN ME 75 SMS AND 150 MINUTES, AND I WOULD HAVE PAYED. BUT NOOOOO YOU ***** FAIL. RAAAAAAGE.
- cbrock, on 06/27/2008, -1/+13Telus has finally offered unlimited data for $30/month for smart phones. I know a Blackberry is no iPhone... but I say give them the business and deny Rogers their racket.
- chrisk9, on 06/27/2008, -2/+11It's not just Rogers doing it. We Canadians are getting screwed by our wireless providers. One example is the charging for voicemail as an extra! As if you can use your cellphone without voicemail. A friend has a limit of around 5 messages in their voicemailbox. More like false advertising when all companies are promoting these base plans but thereafter adding on additional ridiculous fees.
- imcquill, on 06/27/2008, -0/+9you can definitely use your own wifi at home. Or anywhere else you can get wifi. Rogers has nothing to do with that.
- samuel514, on 06/27/2008, -0/+9and the evening start at 9PM ... thats a joke! 150 minutes calculated by the minute isn't enough for a 60$/month plan
- stabbyh, on 06/27/2008, -0/+7E-mail Rogers and Apple. I know I've started bombarding them. Apparently it's done some good in the UK, where they started with bogus rates but switched to an unlimited. Voice your disgust.
This GSM (not to mention general wireless) monopoly in Canada is disgusting. Good job regulators. - RogueMountie, on 06/28/2008, -0/+6I have been screwed by Rogers Wireless. I have been screwed by Rogers Video. I have been screwed by Rogers Cable. That's not a coincidence, it's a ***** business model.
I have known people who work for Rogers' customer service. They tell me how they are trained to deal with the customers who eventually realise how they have been robbed.
I have already been boycotting Rogers for years, and I try to convince anyone else I can to do the same.
Death to Rogers! - Venom339, on 06/28/2008, -0/+6Alpha88 Smash!
- deevay, on 06/28/2008, -2/+8http://www.*****.com/ SIGN!!! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
- Arkanok, on 06/27/2008, -1/+6These plans are about as pleasing as the idea of looking at dog turds...
- gannondork, on 06/28/2008, -0/+5rogers sucks and everyone in Canada knows it.
- Galaxylander, on 06/27/2008, -0/+5Disgusting.
- Yage2006, on 06/28/2008, -0/+4100$ for 1 megabyte
1$ per each additional kilobit - MrSteamTank, on 06/28/2008, -0/+4Please do not complain to the company. Complain to your local MP. With monopolies in place Rogers could really care less about what you think. Seriously, what are you going to switch it for? Bell? They are in bed together since they raise prices at the nearly the exact same time. Make politicians aware of this and hopefully something on the legal front can make them scared enough to change their policies. Too many far poorer countries have far superior services to Canada at much lower rates. People should really protest about this abuse to the government.
You can´t vote with your wallet in an oligapoly. It just doesnt work because you have no real choice and no real competition. You have to vote democratically and get laws changed. - pradaaddict, on 06/28/2008, -0/+4Telus is developing a GSM compatible network that will launch in Q4. They plan to launch it with the iPhone
- kevdude421, on 06/28/2008, -0/+4I knew it....I've been saying it for so long...I knew Rogers would ***** over iPhone customers like this, and no one believed me. HAH.
- LimeParrot, on 06/28/2008, -0/+3You guys think this is bad... Wait until you see the Australian iPhone plans (yet to be released... but Australia ALWAYS gets ***** over in these things).
- TnTBass, on 06/27/2008, -2/+5Sadly, unless a CDMA version of the iPhone comes out, Rogers has all wannabee iPhone users by the balls.
- staxofmax, on 06/27/2008, -1/+4Wow, and I thought that Verizon's rates were garbage....
- goeric, on 06/28/2008, -0/+3This is the third time an article about this has been posted.
I hope we get 10 more because THAT'S HOW MUCH ROGERS SUCKS! - justice7, on 06/28/2008, -1/+4Sure, with that kind of mentality..
How about we stop letting you use our...Electricity, Water, Oil and lumber and see how you get along without our 'resources'.
Oh and we'll take antibiotics back too. Go ***** yourself. - inactive, on 06/28/2008, -0/+3Jailbreak any1?
- TnTBass, on 06/28/2008, -0/+3[citation needed]
Seriously? Are your ***** me? - MegaHz, on 06/28/2008, -0/+2except for the fact that it's Telus...
- inactive, on 06/28/2008, -0/+2Not stupid people, businesses that require that service. It's highway robbery and they can get away with it because business requires data.
Sure, they'll rope in a bunch of kids with part time jobs who want something flashy, but they ultimately set their sights on the enterprise. - pradaaddict, on 06/28/2008, -1/+3I was fully prepared to pay a $380 ETF with Telus just to purchase the iPhone 3G but now these plans are making me seriously re-think it. I was going to buy two of them, one for me and one for my spouse. There is no mention of family plans and there are horrible data caps when you consider MobileMe, Youtube, picture exchange or large email attachments.
There needs to be three options and family calling should be always unltd.
$60 ~ 250 minutes, 200 text, untld data, caller id, visual voicemail
$90 ~ 500 minutes, unltd text, unltd data, caller id, visual voicemail
$120 ~ 1000 minutes, unltd text, unltd data, caller id, visual voicemail (for executive clients) - jon.poeschek, on 06/28/2008, -0/+2I hope you don't mean the smart phone feature bundles: http://www.telusmobility.com/bc/plans/pcs/email_al ...
This is "unlimited data"
1 PDA smartphones (with TELUS mobile Email only) and BlackBerry® smartphones (with BlackBerry® Internet Service only).
2 Unlimited instant messaging available with Windows Live Messenger on PDA smartphones only and BlackBerry® Messenger on BlackBerry® smartphones only.
3 Web browsing and application usage not available on BlackBerry® smartphones and is charged at pay-per-use rate of $8/MB on PDA smartphones.
If you're looking for real data, start here: http://www.telusmobility.com/on/business_solutions ...
You'll find that the best Telus offers is $100 for 1GB - Sil369, on 06/28/2008, -2/+4Virgin Mobile in Canada = no BS fees.
- beesaretasty, on 06/27/2008, -1/+3wrapped
- Yage2006, on 06/28/2008, -0/+2They dont let you walk out of the store unless you sign up so your still stuck with a contract. Same as it is in the US.
- bishonen, on 06/28/2008, -0/+2Unless you need to be outside major cities, go with Fido.
Pretty much everything is the same plan-wise.
Evenings start @ 7pm default (5pm with the $20 pack), and per sec billing.
I wouln't dare go through Rogers again. Just the customer service alone is sickening. It takes forever to talk to a person and half the time its the wrong department.
Fido has treated me right (with an occasional oops, given) and it's never hard to talk to a real person. - opticrime, on 06/28/2008, -0/+2Incorrect. Blackberry plans at Telus are the same as everywhere else in Canada (i.e., brutal):
http://www.telusmobility.com/on/business_solutions ... - erydan, on 06/28/2008, -0/+2I'm on Telus, I hate them. to make things worse all the people I know who work for Telus use Rogers... go figure.
- inactive, on 06/28/2008, -0/+2Nor with Koodo or Solo.
But those are all on the Telus network, thus if you want to use a GSM phone, you're stuck with Rogers, of Rogers' pet company Fido. - staxofmax, on 06/27/2008, -2/+3Sure, a Blackberry doesn't have the eye-candy that the iPhone has, but it has several advantages. Namely an actual physical keyboard, and the fact that it's email capabilities are practically untouchable.
Don't knock it till you've tried it. - Sil369, on 06/28/2008, -0/+1Just curious, how much are Americans paying for the equivalent (150/300/600/800 min) ?
- bishonen, on 06/28/2008, -0/+1Agreed.
Thats all I am glad this apple thing is doing to them.
Most of the new data options are for any device, third party apps and tethering.
BIG change from the usual ways.
It's nowhere near perfect, but it pulls Canada up a rung or two from being the absolute worst for data pricing, - scaaven2, on 06/28/2008, -0/+1***** that
- Corrosionx, on 06/29/2008, -0/+1Because he's an impressionable impulsive buyer who always calls me _after_ he bought something stupid.
But if I could get on that 3G wireless internet anywhere with a portable device, something like an iPhone, and not pay for any phone service and use only Skype or seomthing, I'd be pretty happy. - uhhNo, on 08/06/2008, -0/+1http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Gangsta_Fail ... what is up with people and mixing these 2 words up?
- Corrosionx, on 06/28/2008, -1/+2My friend has Rogers 3G wireless internet at home and it costs him 45$ , how do they get up to 92$ ???
- Tyrghast, on 06/28/2008, -0/+1I don't live in Canada, but phone plans in general are way overpriced. I pay by the minute, which for me is more cost-effective since I don't use my phone a great deal, usually short calls to work or simply confirming wherever it is I'm meeting someone at (my friends and I mostly communicate with ventrilo, and usually only call each other if someone is missing from whatever we're doing together).
- hartley, on 06/28/2008, -0/+1For 400mb data *with a per kb charge after, I assume*, I would demand to purchase an EDGE iphone. Why would I want to break my monthly limit even faster?
Reminds me of what Time Warner is trying out in Texas with the usage billing. - Yage2006, on 06/28/2008, -0/+1I feel bad for your friend why would he do that to himself?
It sucks unless you have no other alternative dsl/cable so on . -
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