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So by virtually unlimited they mean highly restricted/expensive. Isn't is fascinating how language evolves?

huh? 100 or 200 megabytes is more than sufficient? whose cool aid has he been drinking?!

Yawn.....As a Canadian, I can never see buying an iPhone from Rogers because they will rip this opportunity off for everything it is worth. Only in Canada could an "Unlimited" plan have a limit!

And calls after 9 pm a free!!! Wow. How generous. That really wakes me up.

Rogers` monthly iPhone plan........ 1 arm + 1 leg (+ system access fee)

"Only in Canada could an "Unlimited" plan have a limit!"

Nonsense. Absolute bunk. All plans have limits, no matter if they say "unlimited" or not. Even the so-called unlimited plans in the US from AT&T;have a limit at which they will cut you off (I think it's somewhere around 200mb, but I'm not sure).

"He who controls the spice, controls the universe"

I hate Rogers.

Apr 30, 08 - 11:53 am Comment from: Chair Dodger

I hate Rogers too.

Apr 30, 08 - 11:59 am Comment from: Ampar

"All plans have limits, no matter if they say "unlimited" or not. Even the so-called unlimited plans in the US from AT&T have a limit at which they will cut you off (I think it's somewhere around 200mb, but I'm not sure)."

Sadly, it's a bit more vague than that:

"Data Service sessions may be conducted only for the following purposes: (i) Internet browsing; (ii) email; and (iii) corporate intranet access (including access to corporate email, customer relationship management, sales force automation, and field service automation applications). . . . .Service is not intended to provide full-time connections, and the Service may be discontinued after a significant period of inactivity or after sessions of excessive usage. AT&T reserves the right to (i) limit throughput or amount of data transferred, deny Service and/or terminate Service, without notice, to anyone it believes is using the Service in any manner prohibited above or whose usage adversely impacts its network or service levels or hinders access to its network and (ii) protect its network from harm, which may impact legitimate data flows."

(I omitted the prohibited uses but you can find them here:
http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/articles-resources/iphone-terms.jsp)

Apr 30, 08 - 12:02 pm Comment from: Ampar

P.S. Just FYI - It's pretty easy to type AT&T without the trailing semi-colon.

Here's a hint:
http://rabbit.eng.miami.edu/info/htmlchars.html

Apr 30, 08 - 12:20 pm Comment from: Macintosh

They better have unlimited data... Even Visual Voicemail is a data transfer.

Do all of the European countries have unlimited data on the iPhone? Or are there some with limits?

Apr 30, 08 - 12:23 pm Comment from: Mo

Kurt Vonnegut ("Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites, standing for absolutely nothing")

I hate Rogers

Apr 30, 08 - 12:52 pm Comment from: Ampar

Shgoratchx! I hope you don't wait until the 25th century to buck Rogers.

Apr 30, 08 - 12:52 pm Comment from: Micro Me

"Here's a hint:
http://rabbit.eng.miami.edu/info/htmlchars.html"

"The content of this table has been throughly tested."

Love it!

Apr 30, 08 - 12:58 pm Comment from: Scandalous

This is just Rogers using RBC to throw out some "test" numbers to see what sticks. They want to gauge the reaction and determine how much they can get away without looking like the greedy monopolists they are... "Let's get RBC to do it! Yeah, That way we can say it was never our intention to charge that in the first place -- BwahHaHaHa" (rubs hands together).

So far it looks like they'll have to revise the plans and pricing 'cause I think these rates will be met with more than a little resistance.

Well it better be more like 5GB + 400 Min for $60 with 2 year Contract or I will have waited all this time (My Telus Contract Expired 7 Months ago) to get a new phone for nothing.

Work pays for my cell phone. I use an iPod Touch. The only advantage to getting an iPhone is to have the internet available in non wifi spots. It is not worth $80 a month to me. Rogers will need to be competitive with data plans.
My work has already been screwed over by Rogers data plans so having them get me one is out of the question.
BTW, Rogers did not say they have an exclusive deal. It's a long shot but we can still hope.

Like I said ... a cent more than what they think they can get away with...

I hate Rogers too.
I love people who also hate Rogers.