iPhone finally coming to Canada
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted April 29th 2008 8:34AM
posted April 29th 2008 8:34AM
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About damn time.
No, I mean "About damn time."
LOL! rock99rock, you're a butt-hole.
It won't be good news until we hear the data rates. At current rates it's still completely useless. If Apple leans on Rogers and forces an all-in-one price then it will be dancing in the street time. iPhone or otherwise, the data rates here are criminal.
I think I just came... maybe a little.
I pay an extra $7 per month and get unlimited data on my Virgin Mobile phone, and yes, thats in Canada. Only downside is that they don't have smart phones, thus probably why their data is so cheap.
Pretty much every service provider in canada has an all-in $7 data fee.
As long as you're using it on the device and you're using it in Canada.
Umm... That only applies to WAP browsing. It's not unlimited DATA -- It's unlimited BROWSING, and of the worst kind.
IE: If you have a Windows Mobile (*GASP!*), iPhone, or Blackberry that $7 does sweet-feck-all for you.
@Adam
second comment was amazing.props.
YAY! I'm from Europe!
I'll trust this news when I'll see the iPhone on Rogers' shelves.
Until then, no way we'll see the iPhone in Canada anytime soon.
That just shows how skeptical we've all become in a year of waiting. "I won't believe this until Ted Rogers knocks on my door and gives me a golden-cased iPhone on a platter"
Believe me, when Ted says it (which he did, in this case -- he personally made the statement), it gets done.
I read this title and immediately thought to myself, "Great, another round of iPhone rumours!".
Even though I've been using one for months now, it would be nice to have an "official" iPhone with visual voicemail but only if it's the 3G version. I wouldn't hold it past ol' Teddy to bring the original iPhone to Canada so everyone else can dump their stock on us when the 3G rolls out.
Now the question is, will we be able to use our US iPhones here with Visual Voicemail and the like? It's only fair...
Yeah seriously, you can't blame a bulk of us for early-early adopting. =/ We need the native functionality lol.
first iPhone at the north pole, hmm? willl they get recption thar?
lol Santa's pimp'in an iPhone. That would be funny.
It will be interesting to see how well it does here considering BlackBerry is huge in Canada, even high school kids have BlackBerry. BB Messenger rocks!
Wooooooo, Europe!
Uhm yeah, I'll be leaving now..
Yes, that would be a good idea.
Atleast in your part of Canada it may be, but in my area normal texting is the rage (also expensive cell phone bills)
Love the image you guys used. You should use it as your stock photo for all Canadian iPhone news.
TTTTHHHHIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSS . . . . Canada????
Tonight we dine in hell?
I'll assume it will be the new 3G iphone, otherwise it will confuse the heck out of me
Dreamer. Rogers isn't going to get the latest and greatest. They'll get the previous generation and cripple it with data fees.
If they follow their current structure the base plan will be about $200 a year and come with a massive 4meg of data included. Additional data will cost $10 per meg.
3G networks are only available in 7% of Canada (not west of Ontario at all) and not even available in major cities like Vancouver that has big ties with Hollywood and Silicon Valley.
So it's unlikely the 3G iPhone will be sold here when Rogers already has a smaller market than most countries.
*Although their data plans could make up for that with ridiculously higher costs than Japan, Korea, UK and even USA*
question is...how much is ted rogers going to ream us on data plans.... /sigh as excited as I am about the prospect of an iphone until cell phone data/voice rates become practical it will make for a lot of sad pandas
I've been using the 1gb/$65 data plan from Rogers with my iPhone and have never gone over yet.
There were also rumours awhile ago about a revamp of the Rogers data plans which went up to 5gb/$100 (everyone starts on a basic plan and then moves up according to usage). Maybe they'll be rolling these plans out at the same time.
Bell gives unlimited data for $7. That's.. um... about ∞ less money. But yeah. Rogers has a wonderful, cheap data plan! They did get rid of their unlimited texting plan, but $10 for 2500 is more than most people need. You can bundle that to a plan as cheap as $20, and all of a sudden, your features are there for $37 a month. Wow. Rogers gives a wicked deal. Although, the Aliant sellout to Bell hurt Atlantic Canada in the recent restructuring. The coverage is still better.
http://www.bell.ca/shopping/PrsShpWls_FeaSvcLanding.page
@ pundit
Bell's "Unlimited" $7 data plan is for MOBILE BROWSING only. The data plan that I have with Rogers can be used for Tethering. Quite the difference.
Rogers also has an Unlimited Mobile Browsing only plan for the same price.
@Khris,
You are correct, but the difference is, Bell allows you to use the $7 unlimited data (non-tethered) on the HTC Touch...unlimited email, browsing, streaming, downloading, etc for $7 on a fully-functional data device...
Come on AT&T! Canada needs some competition in the GSM arena!
Anywho, been using my iPhone since last September on the Rogers network WITHOUT data with no major drawbacks. WiFi hotspots fill in fine.
I pay $15 a month for unlimited (yes unlimited) data on my blackberry from telus.
I think it's way too late for this to happen. The telcos here have had a pricing 'war' for unlimited data for the past couple of months and many like myself had picked up blackberries and wm-devices by great numbers instead of waiting for this 'mythical' device to be released.
Rogers. Apple... Christmas 2007 would have been the 'obvious' time. But who the hell am I kidding, I'm just a Canadian consumer, not a 'marketing expert'.
What's the sound/scream in the picture supposed to be?..
That's the iPhone screaming maniacally as it invades Canada. That's clear, right?
screams are the iphone being raped by Rogers pricing of dataplans..
Only the rich will get an Iphone in Canada they are the only ones who can afford a data plan...
It's too bad. As much as I want an iPhone, I loathe Rogers. I wish they'd make a CDMA iPhone just for Canada. Rogers reams everyone on SMS and data pricing, the only way they compete is in voice. The network sucks outside of the cities and their customer service leaves a lot to be desired.
Bell ported the GSM version of the LG Chocolate last year (better than the CDMA version, which didn't have the touch-interface) for their networks, I'm sure Apple would let them do it with the iPhone.
I wouldn't hold my breath. Not for a few years at the least.
Hey Joshua, what happened to you little post on Woz and The Thing breaking up?
Bell still has that $7 for unlimited data on an HTC Touch...I swear Rogers better have at least a $10 for unlimited data for something like this.
So are they gonna release it one country at a time for ever?
2018: Congratulations Lithuania, the mighty 3G Iphone is going to be released in your country!
Europe doesn't like roll with carrier specific phones.
OK, my question is will it come to Fido. They are supposedly the same company, but they seem to have some kind of marketing driven "distinction" going on. I've been with Fido for years and have a huge credit with them.
I really doubt it. Fido is owned by Rogers, but they have their own plans and their own phone selection. The sim cards aren't interchangable (I discovered this recently when I thought it'd be nice to give my old Fido phone to my girlfriend who's with Rogers). Hell, Fido is still limited to the old Fido network coverage area, which is now completely mythical since it connects via the vast Rogers network.
I highly doubt it.
My GF is with Fido and when she tried to get a new phone from them, they told her she had to pick from the Fido lot and couldn't pick from Rogers.
But then again, iPhone may be an exception.
I wouldn't put it past Rogers to offer the old iPhone in Canada, the left over stock when the 3G model comes out.
That's Rogers for you!!
Welcome to Canada!!
Our water is clean
Our women are pretty
Our faces are full of smiles
Our dollar is awesome and
Our telecom providers have our balls
Thank you for visiting Canada!
Please come back soon!!
our women are pretty aren't they
Some of the best!!! ;)
Meh, they are ok...
Really only hot in Quebec...
Maybe B.C.