Fred, you’re right, I was even more conversative. That’s a hell lots of money.

The 3 years plan is really abusive. Most carriers propose a 2 year plan.

You also have to add the $200 to get the iPhone itself. Apple shares the price of the device with the carrier. Meaning that you have to pay $400 to Rogers in the fee, but nothing justify those prices.

The 3 years plan is really abusive. Most carriers propose a 2 year plan.

You also have to add the $200 to get the iPhone itself. Apple shares the price of the device with the carrier. Meaning that you have to pay $400 to Rogers in the fee, but nothing justify those prices.

CDN 160 per month * 36 month engagment does roughly CDN 5760 that could be translated to CDN 1920 per year

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I’d like to see how the new canadian mobile licence holders are going to deal with this opportunity, espacially Power Corp.

Mobile data is THE way to expand ARPU but this increase has to be handled with care because it direcly impacts one’s monthly expenses on something else : phone data versus weekly magazines or online music for example.

I’m quite sick about all the telcos in Canada.

These Rogers plans for the iPhone are scandalous and disgusting.

Personally, I wanted an iPhone but I’ll stick with my Blackberry by principle. I won’t encourage Rogers and make them think these rates are a good idea. Because they’re not.

I sadly hope that we’ll have tons of billing horror stories and that bloggers and traditional media will cover these and put Rogers (and their stock) to shame.

The sad part about Rogers’ and other telcos commercial activities is how they are slowing down Canadian technical innovation and entrepreneurship in the mobile space in particular and the telecommunication space in general.

http://hotchaud.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/cdn-1000-per-year-for-an-iphone-in-canada/