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- enntee, on 07/09/2008, -11/+201I never thought this would work, but I'm thrilled that it has. It's very rewarding to know that a good old fashioned consumer revolt actually CAN make a change.
- stelth, on 07/09/2008, -8/+138Although it is not unlimited, I would consider this a fair deal. Especially since it's an "added to your plan" deal instead of an all-in-one package.
I was currently not going to upgrade, but I am now.
Though I still hate you, thanks Rogers. You listened to the people and that's a start to being better. - jmccoubrey, on 07/09/2008, -2/+109 "Effective July 11, and as a limited time promotional offer for customers
who activate by August 31 on a three year contract, a data-only offering of
6GB of data for $30 per month is being made available that can be added to any
in-market voice plan. For example, with 6GB of data, iPhone 3G users can visit
35,952 web pages, or send and receive 157,286 emails, or watch 6,292 minutes
of YouTube videos each and every month."
Limited time? Still using the same BS stats? Damnit Rogers!
Link to release http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=16070931 ... - PinkChicken, on 07/09/2008, -8/+65I'm holding the grudge.
- Bayan44, on 07/09/2008, -12/+68This is still balls. Trust me when i say rogers will find another way to take your money.
- tsnd, on 07/09/2008, -9/+56Made my week!
- plaxx, on 07/09/2008, -3/+47who knows what monstrosity they're gonna pull after 3 months of this 'promotion'.
- Emachine, on 07/09/2008, -5/+45From $57.50 per GB, to $5 per GB, now that's an improvement. I might actually buy now.
- worminater, on 07/09/2008, -1/+40first off:
3 year contract
6gb DATA ONLY for $30/mo
Is that not still horrible? - HookmasterCH47, on 07/09/2008, -3/+36Isn't Bell offering 10 bucks unlimited internet for the Instinct. Rogers was thrown a softball by Apple and is going to look like complete douchebags when the iPhone tanks in Canada.
I'm from the states, but man, you guys are seriously getting hammered by those jack asses. - darkane, on 07/09/2008, -4/+35They didn't listen to the people. They listened to Apple.
- DiggzDE, on 07/09/2008, -4/+34Free Breakfast??!!!? Canadians know how do to product debuts right! I wish we got free breakfast here in the States. :(
- elfuego, on 07/09/2008, -10/+39They've made a customer of me. 6GB for on-phone use is more than enough, and $30 added on to my current voice plan is the right price point.
Rogers/Fido should've been offering this from the start, but to suggest that this is anything other than good news is hogwash. - Leicafanboy, on 07/09/2008, -4/+31Now can I get that on Fido?
- mrtrik, on 07/09/2008, -3/+28I completely feel data should be unlimited - considering the pricing, bu I have just 1 question - how much data do people download on their iphone? I have had mine since Sept 07. Granted it's over EDGE, and there is no appstore, and itunes is wifi only. All that aside... I've downloaded about 600mb data. I use it regularly for email - work and gmail. I use it for maps and web anytime I need it. Granted I tend to stick to iphone/mobile friendly sites - solely because they have less clutter, and usually appear much better anyway. 9 times out of ten when i'm using my iphone for anything I'm on Wifi anyway (home, work, heck, even the commuter train). I don't really use Youtube (off wifi anyway). Am I typical or atypical? I can't fathom using, let alone, needing, 6gb/month of data on my phone (sans wifi).
- jmnx12, on 07/09/2008, -1/+24an email from andrew sherbin from rogers canada
Hi John,
Glad to hear you like the offer.
The offer is for a limited time, but the other pricing will remain
(iPhone Bundled Plans or any Rogers voice plan + data plan). It is good
for the 3 year term of the contract. Standard policies apply when the
term is over, so it will be dependent on your needs and the pricing we
would have in place at that time.
Cheers!
Andrew - blumpy, on 07/09/2008, -4/+24It's still not unlimited, and it's on available for a limited time. They are just providing the lube for the time being, we are all still be screwed in the long run.
They need to also have something for the casual data users... $10 for 6GB, $30 for unlimited would be something in the ball park that would make alot of users sitting on the fence to go with the iphone. - pedepy, on 07/09/2008, -0/+18i tell you what: i'll trade you my egg burrito for unlimited data.
Sounds fair ? - Bots, on 07/09/2008, -0/+18the whole point of it is that they are offering you 6gb on top of a voice plan for $30. you still have to buy a voice plan.
- Nextrix, on 07/09/2008, -3/+21How about they provide this deal as an actual plan and not some month promo *****, and then jack the old plans back into action. If we were able to make a large corporate business change it's marketing plan by the masses that are/were boycotting (especially cause of the internet), who knows what we can accomplish if we stick together. This idea was proven this week that if a large group of individuals really are willing to let there voices be hear we can shape this world into a better place. Even though the iPhone is not something that will change the world for the better or anything (well maybe in the minds of the few), the meaning still has a point.
NO DEAL! - zyl0x, on 07/09/2008, -3/+21Yeah that's like saying that instead of making you saw off both your legs, they'll only make you saw off one leg at the knee. The old plan really sucked balls, and the new one sucks less, but it still sucks.
- tiuk, on 07/09/2008, -0/+16Sadly three year contracts are the norm in Canada.
- DeFex, on 07/09/2008, -0/+16Rogered:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rog ...
"i got my phone bill and noticed i had been rogered again" - thrasher6670, on 07/09/2008, -0/+14we pay that already, we're used to it. this is a lot better then it was
2 months ago it was $7/month for unlimited browsing on the special* roger browser.
6 months ago it was $45/month for 5MB
* by special i mean the short bus kind of way - tsnd, on 07/09/2008, -1/+15No Engadget got it right....
"Effective July 11, and as a limited time promotional offer for customers
who activate by August 31 on a three year contract, a data-only offering of
6GB of data for $30 per month is being made available that can be added to any
in-market voice plan. For example, with 6GB of data, iPhone 3G users can visit
35,952 web pages, or send and receive 157,286 emails, or watch 6,292 minutes
of YouTube videos each and every month"
See the full info here....
http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=16070931 ... - Spudster, on 07/09/2008, -1/+15How is it any better? You are still stuck with a 3 year contract and plans that cost over 90 bucks a month.
- elfuego, on 07/09/2008, -0/+13Yes, you can.
- xtremesniper, on 07/09/2008, -0/+13I did my own calculations based on the voice plan and "essentials" I would want with the plan. Here are my totals:
30 - data
30 - voice
7 - caller id
2 - call waiting
8 - visual voicemail
7 - system access fee
5 - text messaging
Total = $89 monthly
Hurray, right? ... *sigh*
This is just a cover up to shut up the people who are easily fooled. - sedawk, on 07/09/2008, -0/+12Yes you can
- SPECOPS, on 07/09/2008, -0/+12Even AT&Ts "unlimited" plan is soft-capped at 5GB - its in the terms of service (finally).
- farfromsubtl, on 07/09/2008, -0/+123G, so you can actually USE the bandwidth.
- Kevunism, on 07/09/2008, -3/+14I've read this comment from you 3 times above. Bell does not have 3G. Stop posting this comment.
- Nov0, on 07/09/2008, -1/+12They'll do what they always do: increase your bill by $2 a month while at the same time reducing your total bandwidth by 1 GB a month for "quality improvements"
- chaoswings, on 07/09/2008, -1/+12It says "limited time promotional offer" what is the real price going to be after the offer has expired?
On a side note, at least they are doing something about the iPhone but I still have a bone to pick with them about their internet bandwidth caps. Those caps should be twice as high as they currently are. For someone with 4 internet users and PCs in the house 60GB is not enough. I can't even upgrade to their 90GB extreme service because it's not in my area. - serif69, on 07/09/2008, -0/+11Not enough Timmy Hortons down here.
- LuciusVorenus77, on 07/09/2008, -0/+11Change? Please, this is pathetic.
Support Bill C-555 - THAT will lead to change. Rogers and Bell still have the citizens of Canada by the balls.
DIGGING a story like this doesn't mean a thing. CHANGING laws does. - sayguh, on 07/09/2008, -1/+12So..... I have a $20 a month Fido plan ($27.50 with systemaccess / 911)
Can I add on the $30 so $57.50 for 6GB if I sign a 3 year contract? - farfromsubtl, on 07/09/2008, -0/+10I love how many people are now complaining that it's still "not unlimited."
Read a little bit guys... AT&T has a 5 GB cap on their "unlimited" plan. This is not a terrible deal... not outstanding, but not terrible. - WYendrys, on 07/09/2008, -2/+12well, "unlimited" with most phone companies are capped at 5GBs.
- gfair, on 07/09/2008, -0/+10I'd like to point out that *just this week* Rogers was advertising $30/month for just 300 MB and selling it as 'the best value in the industry'.
Somehow Rogers found a way to offer 20x more value than the best value in the industry.
This is still just a cave on the data though. We still have minutes and texts that are 33% - 50% out of line with AT&T. When Rogers delivers an upgrade on ALL of its plan, then that's when they can start to hope that Canadians will buy in. - superkendall, on 07/09/2008, -0/+10Between 3G, and third party applications, the potential is there for quite a bit heavier use. Consider that browsing alone is 3x faster, making it more likley you'd have probably at least double the browsing bandwidth since you could browse more in the same short time periods...
Still 6GB seems like a very reasonable amount that almost no-one would ever run into. I'd consider it unlimited enough for my needs too. - AndrewWiggin, on 07/09/2008, -0/+10Well if you sign up to the promotion then they can't change it while you're under the contract. They might increase rates for when others sign up though (probably).
- Spudster, on 07/09/2008, -1/+11And you still have to get a 3 year contract.
- Spudster, on 07/09/2008, -9/+18It's really more of a distraction than anything else. You still have to get a 3 year contract and this is not unlimited and is 30 dollars on TOP of the voice plan. The plans will still easily be 90 dollars+ a month.
This is not change that you can believe in... - jamez, on 07/09/2008, -3/+12You guys are all sheep for Rogers and Apple.
All Rogers has to do is initially offer outrageous plans, like they ALWAYS do, and then slowly improve upon them until the public calms down enough to quit bickering ans fork out the cash for the new phone.
Rogers wins, ***** sheep, all of you getting an iPhone... you are all iPhoney. - tacobaal, on 07/09/2008, -1/+10if you sign before the promo is over you will keep the $30 for 6gb for as long as you have your plan and not change your contract
- fk122, on 07/09/2008, -0/+8AT&T's unlimited data plan is fair-usage capped at 5gb a month, so in that respect, it's actually a pretty decent deal...
- skaughtm, on 07/09/2008, -0/+8yeah, but youre seeing ***** mobile websites. it does not equal the full-site browsing capability of the iphone.
- skaughtm, on 07/09/2008, -2/+10people should still be complain. not everyone is going to be able to get an iphone before august 31st. this just seems like a ploy to take some of the heat off.
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