iPhone 3G: The Definitive Thread

[+Kardboard+]

Too much text; hurts my eyes. I'd rather wait until Friday and get it straight from Uncle Ted's mouth.

[Ronin]

What it basically says...regardless of what plan you get IF YOU GET AN IPHONE FROM ROGERS, YOU ARE EITHER VERY RICH OR VERY, VERY, VERY STUPID.

I repeat...if you buy a 3G iPhone on the 11th, YOU ARE FUCKED.

...do you really want to be like the high school kid that wants to skip 9th grade science to go buy an iPhone?

[Tim Budong]

won't be that bad, I will be hup all my city fido lines on that day I lose nothing and I meet all the requirments so I'm okay wakakakakaka

I don't mind have the iPhone at home lolz

[Ronin]

I'm HUP Tier 5 (never did an upgrade...been with Fido since almost day one) and I'm still not buying an iPhone without a reasonable data plan.

[Levitron]

Originally Posted by Ronin

What it basically says...regardless of what plan you get IF YOU GET AN IPHONE FROM ROGERS, YOU ARE VERY, VERY, VERY STUPID LIKE THE HIGH SCHOOL KID THAT WANTS TO SKIP 9TH GRADE SCIENCE TO BUY AN IPHONE.

I repeat...if you buy a 3G iPhone on the 11th, YOU ARE FUCKED.

There we go, fixed it up for ya

[RFlush]

Originally Posted by Ronin

What it basically says...regardless of what plan you get IF YOU GET AN IPHONE FROM ROGERS, YOU ARE EITHER VERY RICH OR VERY, VERY, VERY STUPID.

I repeat...if you buy a 3G iPhone on the 11th, YOU ARE FUCKED.

...do you really want to be like the high school kid that wants to skip 9th grade science to go buy an iPhone?

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Why are you ruining it for the rest of us? Let those idiots buy their phones then realize they can't afford it and sell it at lower costs to me!

[!Shuya80]

Originally Posted by darthchilli

unfortunatly..this country is full of hypocrites
watch people like shuya80..and all the rogers/fido emloyees jump for joy on those idiots that complained it was too expensive, but wentout and got the iphone3g anyways because its soo fucking cool

but again..like..yea..im getting me one!
lol

people like me lol u make me sound terrible....btw i might pick up an iphone too...i'm so tempted...

[Ikkaku]

oh whattt... tim you kept bashing the phone LOL

[FALLEN87]

So let me gett this straight if i go to rogers in the morning of the 11th ask for an iphone on a hardware upgrade will they sell it to me, i recently did one about month and half ago and i really dont care how mcuh it costs from rogers. I am not the name on the bill for my account but if i said i was would they let me do a 3 year hardware upgrade? I usually just call rogers and bull shit and give them dads birthday and name and there fine will the store be fine wiht it?

[Matsuda]

Apple, disgusted with Rogers Wireless for dumping egregious service plans on would-be iPhone 3G buyers, has decided that its Canadian retail stores will have no part in helping the carrier market the new handset to customers, AppleInsider has learned.

As a result, Canadian Apple Retail stores won't be selling the new 3G touchscreen phones come Friday, representatives for the Cupertino-based company said during a private conference call on Monday evening. Instead, it will be up to Rogers and its partner Fido to lock subscribers into steep 3-year contracts that require a minimum monthly payment of $60 for just 150 minutes, 75 text messages, and 400MB of data.

Calls to Canadian Apple retail stores early Tuesday confirmed the move once over. Although the majority of the of stores contacted by AppleInsider said they were still unsure whether they'd be selling the new iPhone, one representative ultimately confirmed that Rogers and its partner stores will be the only place to buy iPhone 3G come Friday. Canadian Apple retail stores will, however, have demo units on hand the same day.

Asked whether the decision not to sell the iPhone was a result of Rogers' poor service offerings, the representative would only say that: "We have nothing to do with the service plans. Those are Rogers' plans."

Word of Apple's abandonment of in-store sales comes just days after the company was reported to have sanctioned Rogers by diverting a significant amount of Canada's iPhone 3G shipments to Europe as initial retribution. As a result, the Canadian carrier will likely receive only about 10 to 20 units per store, and therefore should "exercise caution" not to promise ample stock on launch day, people familiar with the matter have said.

Apple's knee-jerk reaction is believed to have been further stimulated by public outrage on the part of Canadian consumers following the release of the local pricing plans. Always concerned with its image, the iPhone maker has watched nearly 50,000 of its loyal customers sign an anti-Rogers petition at ruinediphone.com, which has in turn sparked hundreds of potentially damaging reports on the matter by bloggers and members of the mainstream media.

For its part, Rogers in official statements has attempted to justify the cost of its service and data plans by arguing that the "majority" of international iPhone carriers have capped data. As such, a spokesperson said Rogers believes its plans to be better than those of Orange France, for example, which include a 500MB 'reasonable use' limit versus the 2GB maximum on the top-tier Canadian iPhone plan that fetches $115 per month.

"Unlimited plans could end up costing customers more for what they don't use," the spokesperson said. "Our iPhone plans more than accommodate the vast majority of customers."

[+Kardboard+]

Ugh, too much BS floating around. Just look at the pretty pics:

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/...oxing-bitches/

[Tim Budong]

the hand writing recognition is awesome!
i wrote a buncha things n chinese with the thing today
anyways..
so yea..one of hte stores demo units already died
HAHAHAHAAH

[Ronin]

It's really annoying how we get the short end of the stick for everything. US EVDO plans are better than our iPhone plan at about $60 for 5GB of data per month. Our EVDO plans? I think Telus charges something like $25 for 5MB of data, lol...

[akira112]

Data update!!!
Limited time offering, $30 for 6GB data a month, 3 year contract requirement!

Contract length sucks! But definitely a step in the right direction!

http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi...5804-0&Start=0
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/s...d.php?t=608800

[Ronin]

Hmmm...6GB for $30 isn't too bad. That breaks down to 200MB of usage per day. That's still not much if you're using YouTube heavily but for browsing, it's not bad.

[Levitron]

Woot!!!

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/a.../09/c3105.html

I totally dig the $30/6GB. Dammit, MUST NOT SPEND ANY MORE MONEY THIS MONTH!!!

[Ztealth]

http://gizmodo.com/5023314/rogers-ca...ta-plan-for-30

I might be getting an iphone now..$30 month for 6gb of 3g...now that's a deal

[+Kardboard+]

Yeah, changes due to "customer feedback" LMAO

I love how Apple isn't selling the iPhone 3G in its stores here to spite Uncle Ted and his goonies.

[scheng924]

30 for 6.. before aug 31.. interesting..

[Ronin]

I'll think about getting the new plan when I come back in August. I still dont' want to sign a contract since I don't want to be stuck with this plan if a better one comes out. I've been with Fido forever and have plenty of Fido dollars and never do HUP...so they should give me what I want this one time...lol.

[Tim Budong]

this better be for fido as well

[Ronin]

Originally Posted by darthchilli

this better be for fido as well

It is. It was in a press release today.

[Tim Budong]

now to wait fo rmemo
wakakakak
its true
but need memo
wakakakakakka

[Levitron]

Originally Posted by scheng924

30 for 6.. before aug 31.. interesting..

That's what I was thinking too.

I wonder if they'll pull the plan for a while, then have it come in again for Xmas.

[stuff99]

if you decide u dont need the data can you opt out of the 30 for 6 plan? what i mean is would it be the same as me cancelling call display on my phone?