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Who says Canada sucks for gadget lovers? This leaked Rogers/Fido roadmap says they’ll get just about everything next year, including a 3G Blackberry Pearl Flip and a Storm with (ohgod) Wi-Fi.
Canucks screamed, Rogers listened. Word from the North this morning is that Rogers will be offering a promotional 6GB data plan for $30 bucks a month if you activate a three-year contract before August 31–not the unlimited data we Yanks will be using, but pretty close. Click on for the full release from the horse’s mouth. [Rogers]
Apple’s apparently so fed up with the high pricing that Rogers is shoving into Canadian iPhone owners’ faces that there will be no iPhone 3Gs sold at Apple Stores in Canada this Friday. This follows up Apple’s previous action of diverting stock from Canada to Europe, and really sets the tone that they’re unhappy with Rogers’ $60 for 150 minutes, 75 SMS messages and 400MB data plan. So what’s the deal? Canadians who still want one will have to line up early to get one of the 10-20 units per store that Rogers is getting. If we were you, we’d stay home and wait for Rogers to admit defeat, stop slapping its customers in the face and lower its prices. [Apple Insider]
Over a year after their Southern neighbours, Canadians are finally getting their hands on the magical iPhone. But Rogers Communications, the only carrier with a contract to sell the phone, has a data plan that makes AT&T look positively philanthropic. A US$75 a month plan comes with a mandatory 3-year contract, 100 text messages, 300 weekday minutes, and a 750MB cap on 3G usage. To combat this injustice, Canadians have appealed to the top dog himself, Steve Jobs, in a letter asking him to intervene on their behalf.
