Setup Rogers EDGE Settings for the iPhone

By Gary Ng on December 16th, 2007 134

Canada has some of the most expensive data rates in the world. Remember the guy with the $85,000 phone bill?! Anyways, if you want to setup your iPhone with Rogers, make sure you’re on a data plan if you want to use mobile internet (WiFi remains free). It’s going to be expensive so get ready!

How to Setup Rogers EDGE Settings on the iPhone

  1. Settings –> General –> Network –> EDGE
  2. Enter the following settings:
    • APN: internet.com
    • Username: wapuser1
    • Password: wap

There is a VISION 10MB data plan for $10/month that requires a 36 month contract. Cancellation fees are as follows:

  • Cancel before 12 months: $100
  • Cancel after 12 months: $25

Regular price for monthly plan is $10/month for the 10MB plan. Also, a plan that isn’t advertised is the 1GB plan for $65. Why someone would pay this much for data is beyond me!

Here’s the scary part: the fee is $0.05/kb over the 10MB–that means if you go over by 1MB, you’ll pay about $50! This package is not for the lightweight user–for those times you have no WiFi.

Here’s a small breakdown of usage.

SENT/RECEIVED
Application – sent/received (kb)

For every restart – 1/1 (Apparently also does this periodically)
To check weather – 3/4
Google maps – 7/43
Zoom and a small pan – 9/75
Email check (3×50) – 18/320
Open email – 4/14
Safari (Google.com) and search – 9/34

The numbers above add up to approx. 60/500 (That’s half a megabyte already)!

Thanks to user happysmp for his contribution to the information above, courtesy of the Hackint0sh forums! The bottom line is that data plans on Rogers are a big rip off! I can’t wait for the day when another GSM carrier enters the Canadian market, to break down this monopoly by Rogers!

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  • vince

    hi there,

    i just bought my iphone and set up my rogers account.
    the girl from rogers told me if i just want to check email and ‘surf’ webpages… all i need is the $20/month mobile browser plan… which works on non rogers handsets.

    can someone please explain these details to me??!?!

    what would i do different with more ‘data’ ????

    thanks

  • vince

    hi there,

    i just bought my iphone and set up my rogers account.
    the girl from rogers told me if i just want to check email and ‘surf’ webpages… all i need is the $20/month mobile browser plan… which works on non rogers handsets.

    can someone please explain these details to me??!?!

    what would i do different with more ‘data’ ????

    thanks

  • Vincent

    Comment by Julie
    2008-02-16 16:32:39
    I recently subscribed to a Rogers plan without buying any data plans. My question is regarding Edge fees. Under my network settings > Edge, all fields (APN, username and password) are left blank. And although most of the time IÂ’m receiving a WiFi signal, there have been times where I see the E enabled. Since I have not received my first monthly bill yet, I was just wondering whether or not I will be charged. Sometimes a message pops up saying that I am not subscribed with Edge but I still see the E symbol once in awhile.

    ANYONE?

    All i want to do on my iphone is check hotmail, facebook and very occasional youtube. I have unlimited browsing with ROGERS, does this help? I have not activated EDGE, but the E still pops up form time to time. Could someone please simply explain what my best solution is for only wanting to use the internet for these couple things??? Also, if my iphone detects WIfi, does that mean I can do whatever i want on my phone using that wifi connection and I do not have to worry about any ‘data?!???’ being charged. Sorry for being blunt, but i am sure many people are in the same boat and I have not found any clear answers. THANKS!!

    vincent

  • Vincent

    Comment by Julie
    2008-02-16 16:32:39
    I recently subscribed to a Rogers plan without buying any data plans. My question is regarding Edge fees. Under my network settings > Edge, all fields (APN, username and password) are left blank. And although most of the time I’m receiving a WiFi signal, there have been times where I see the E enabled. Since I have not received my first monthly bill yet, I was just wondering whether or not I will be charged. Sometimes a message pops up saying that I am not subscribed with Edge but I still see the E symbol once in awhile.

    ANYONE?

    All i want to do on my iphone is check hotmail, facebook and very occasional youtube. I have unlimited browsing with ROGERS, does this help? I have not activated EDGE, but the E still pops up form time to time. Could someone please simply explain what my best solution is for only wanting to use the internet for these couple things??? Also, if my iphone detects WIfi, does that mean I can do whatever i want on my phone using that wifi connection and I do not have to worry about any ‘data?!???’ being charged. Sorry for being blunt, but i am sure many people are in the same boat and I have not found any clear answers. THANKS!!

    vincent

  • Amanda

    im on prepaid cards and I see the “E” quite a bit too but it doesn’t get deducted from my remaining funds. If you try to get on safari or other online related tasks it should say cannot connect because you are not subscribed to Edge, so I don’t think you will be billed for it… hopefully someone on a billing plan can let you know

  • Amanda

    im on prepaid cards and I see the “E” quite a bit too but it doesn’t get deducted from my remaining funds. If you try to get on safari or other online related tasks it should say cannot connect because you are not subscribed to Edge, so I don’t think you will be billed for it… hopefully someone on a billing plan can let you know

  • Jason

    I would like that clarified as well. I am switching from BELL, with an HTC TOUCH…to ROGERS and an IPHONE (little scary…I’ve been with Bell for 14 years and only making the leap for the iphone).
    I had unlimited mobile browser with Bell, and could surf til my fingers bled. The websites would default to “mobile browser” versions, but I could type in manually the actual site names, and it would take me there. Didn’t seem to have any “restrictions” as to what/where I could surf (had it since October and no additional charges).
    I’m the same as Vincent…I only use the “cell network” for internet very rarely and only for the maps, some e-mail, and the odd random google searches…I “manually” check e-mail (hotmail/rogers)…and I update the weather feature. If unl. mobile browser is the same for Rogers as it was for Bell, you (Vincent) and I will have NO issues.
    As for your question about using “data” while surfing the web on WIFI…your first thought was correct. You can do whatever you want “online” without incurring any data costs from Rogers.
    Thanks.
    Jason

  • Jason

    I would like that clarified as well. I am switching from BELL, with an HTC TOUCH…to ROGERS and an IPHONE (little scary…I’ve been with Bell for 14 years and only making the leap for the iphone).
    I had unlimited mobile browser with Bell, and could surf til my fingers bled. The websites would default to “mobile browser” versions, but I could type in manually the actual site names, and it would take me there. Didn’t seem to have any “restrictions” as to what/where I could surf (had it since October and no additional charges).
    I’m the same as Vincent…I only use the “cell network” for internet very rarely and only for the maps, some e-mail, and the odd random google searches…I “manually” check e-mail (hotmail/rogers)…and I update the weather feature. If unl. mobile browser is the same for Rogers as it was for Bell, you (Vincent) and I will have NO issues.
    As for your question about using “data” while surfing the web on WIFI…your first thought was correct. You can do whatever you want “online” without incurring any data costs from Rogers.
    Thanks.
    Jason

  • Jason

    Unlimited mobile browsing…which according to Rogers (see their disclaimer below), only applies to “Rogers certified devices”…is there a way for them to know what phone my sim card is currently inside of?
    I currently have an HTC Touch with Bell, and can surf the web as much as I want (I rarely do, but it’s nice to not worry about data charges).
    I am switching to Rogers (for the iphone) and got them to match the plan I had with Bell. My only concern is them knowing I am using a non-rogers phone, and charging me the 5 cents a kb.

    * Plan includes unlimited on-device mobile browsing only. Plan is available on select phones only (PDAs such as Blackberry or Windows Mobile devices, PC cards and non-Rogers certified devices are not eligible). Data usage incurred on ineligible devices, incurred while tethering (using device as wireless modem for laptop) or incurred using non-Rogers (3rd party) applications downloaded to your device will be subject to pay-per-use charges of 5 cents/KB.

  • Jason

    Unlimited mobile browsing…which according to Rogers (see their disclaimer below), only applies to “Rogers certified devices”…is there a way for them to know what phone my sim card is currently inside of?
    I currently have an HTC Touch with Bell, and can surf the web as much as I want (I rarely do, but it’s nice to not worry about data charges).
    I am switching to Rogers (for the iphone) and got them to match the plan I had with Bell. My only concern is them knowing I am using a non-rogers phone, and charging me the 5 cents a kb.

    * Plan includes unlimited on-device mobile browsing only. Plan is available on select phones only (PDAs such as Blackberry or Windows Mobile devices, PC cards and non-Rogers certified devices are not eligible). Data usage incurred on ineligible devices, incurred while tethering (using device as wireless modem for laptop) or incurred using non-Rogers (3rd party) applications downloaded to your device will be subject to pay-per-use charges of 5 cents/KB.

  • KRB

    Went to Fido kiosk to pay off my invoice of $105 for the month(s) of Jan/Feb which is a typical amount for my monthly charges (as I was still using my Motrorola Razr). However, the Fido employee informed me of a ‘doomsday bill’ that looms for the Feb/Mar usage which was spent on my new iPhone – - $967!!! – - nine hundred and sixty seven dollars!!
    Turns out that without a data plan, and only using wifi, I still somehow managed to rack up these ungodly usage charges. Has anyone had a similar experience with their iPhone, and if not, how do I manage to keep my bills down to a reasonable amount?
    I post this to hopefully forewarn you unsuspecting iPhone Fido/Rogers customers who have yet to get their first invoice. Anyone with advice on iPhoone usage would be greatly appreciated.

  • KRB

    Went to Fido kiosk to pay off my invoice of $105 for the month(s) of Jan/Feb which is a typical amount for my monthly charges (as I was still using my Motrorola Razr). However, the Fido employee informed me of a ‘doomsday bill’ that looms for the Feb/Mar usage which was spent on my new iPhone – - $967!!! – - nine hundred and sixty seven dollars!!
    Turns out that without a data plan, and only using wifi, I still somehow managed to rack up these ungodly usage charges. Has anyone had a similar experience with their iPhone, and if not, how do I manage to keep my bills down to a reasonable amount?
    I post this to hopefully forewarn you unsuspecting iPhone Fido/Rogers customers who have yet to get their first invoice. Anyone with advice on iPhoone usage would be greatly appreciated.

  • Amanda

    Go with a prepaid plan with phone cards… thats what I use. It hasn’t charged me anything to go online with my edge not activated and using wifi. Not sure why your bill would be that high unless they have some way of knowing you have an iphone and it’s a penalty charge :)

    I would imagine even with the amount you would pay for calls through prepaid cards it would still be way cheaper than what they are charging you with a monthly billing plan.

  • Amanda

    Go with a prepaid plan with phone cards… thats what I use. It hasn’t charged me anything to go online with my edge not activated and using wifi. Not sure why your bill would be that high unless they have some way of knowing you have an iphone and it’s a penalty charge :)

    I would imagine even with the amount you would pay for calls through prepaid cards it would still be way cheaper than what they are charging you with a monthly billing plan.

  • Maria

    Amanda — what pay as you go company are you with, FIDO? Rogers? or that other GSM provider that 7-11 offers?

  • http://N/A Maria

    Amanda — what pay as you go company are you with, FIDO? Rogers? or that other GSM provider that 7-11 offers?

  • WLB

    Just got my iPhone 2 weeks ago and I’m not sure how I lived without it. Luckily I live in Vancouver where it seems like free hotspots are on every corner and when I’m desperate I just wander into a Starbucks and pay the 5 cents a minute on the Bell hotspots like I do with my laptop.

    Any one do the same and run into any unexpected surprises on their Rogers bill?

  • WLB

    Just got my iPhone 2 weeks ago and I’m not sure how I lived without it. Luckily I live in Vancouver where it seems like free hotspots are on every corner and when I’m desperate I just wander into a Starbucks and pay the 5 cents a minute on the Bell hotspots like I do with my laptop.

    Any one do the same and run into any unexpected surprises on their Rogers bill?

  • Bruce

    Just got off the phone with Rogers about their data plans and it looks like there may be an option for iPhone users right now. We cannot have (nor do we want) the $7/mo unlimited data plan because we do not have certified phones and the data is text only, not html and no e-mail. HOWEVER, he suggested the “Windows Mobile” plan which is does NOT need an approved Rogers device, so he said my iPhone would work with it for unrestricted data and e-mail. Right now they have a deal that for $15/mo you get unlimited data/e-mail for 90 days, then you have a choice of a 2mb – $15/mo, 4mb – $25/mo, 8mb – $40/mo, 30mb – $60/mo or 500mb -$80/mo plan. At least you can get some unlimited access where you don’t have to pay .05/kb now for 90 days. Check out the web site under Wireless and Windows Mobile to see if this would work for you.

    He knew I was talking on a non-certified device but he didn’t know what it was until I told him.

    P.S. He doesn’t know when the iPhone is officially coming to Canada.

  • Bruce

    Just got off the phone with Rogers about their data plans and it looks like there may be an option for iPhone users right now. We cannot have (nor do we want) the $7/mo unlimited data plan because we do not have certified phones and the data is text only, not html and no e-mail. HOWEVER, he suggested the “Windows Mobile” plan which is does NOT need an approved Rogers device, so he said my iPhone would work with it for unrestricted data and e-mail. Right now they have a deal that for $15/mo you get unlimited data/e-mail for 90 days, then you have a choice of a 2mb – $15/mo, 4mb – $25/mo, 8mb – $40/mo, 30mb – $60/mo or 500mb -$80/mo plan. At least you can get some unlimited access where you don’t have to pay .05/kb now for 90 days. Check out the web site under Wireless and Windows Mobile to see if this would work for you.

    He knew I was talking on a non-certified device but he didn’t know what it was until I told him.

    P.S. He doesn’t know when the iPhone is officially coming to Canada.

  • thuan

    I just got off the phone with rogers after changing my plan, and i asked him about the unlimited mobile browsing, i read that it was only for certified handsets and Marlon the CSR helping me told me that it applies to any handset that can browse the internet, I made sure to write down his name and interaction number in case I get any funny charges.

  • thuan

    I just got off the phone with rogers after changing my plan, and i asked him about the unlimited mobile browsing, i read that it was only for certified handsets and Marlon the CSR helping me told me that it applies to any handset that can browse the internet, I made sure to write down his name and interaction number in case I get any funny charges.

  • Roy

    Help! I have an iphone 1.1.3, the phone is working perfectly. I just sign up a roger’s data plan (the $15 Window Mobile Plan). I have try all the setting that mention above. None of it work!

    APN: goam.com
    username: wapuser1
    password: wap

    It does not give me any error message. But there loading logo (the one beside the edge “E” logo is working). However, I check the usage in setting. There were only 1k sent and 1k received.

    APN: internet.com
    username: wapuser1
    password: wap

    It give me a message “EDGE not activate, you are not subscribe to EDGE service”.

    Does anyone have any idea! What should I do or try?

    Thank You

  • Roy

    Help! I have an iphone 1.1.3, the phone is working perfectly. I just sign up a roger’s data plan (the $15 Window Mobile Plan). I have try all the setting that mention above. None of it work!

    APN: goam.com
    username: wapuser1
    password: wap

    It does not give me any error message. But there loading logo (the one beside the edge “E” logo is working). However, I check the usage in setting. There were only 1k sent and 1k received.

    APN: internet.com
    username: wapuser1
    password: wap

    It give me a message “EDGE not activate, you are not subscribe to EDGE service”.

    Does anyone have any idea! What should I do or try?

    Thank You

  • Bruce

    APN: internet.com
    username: wapuser1
    password: wap

    This should work as it works for me just fine when I was at 1.1.2 and now at 1.1.4.

    Bruce

  • Bruce

    APN: internet.com
    username: wapuser1
    password: wap

    This should work as it works for me just fine when I was at 1.1.2 and now at 1.1.4.

    Bruce

  • Roy

    Does the “window mobile E-mail plan” support EDGE servies. When I subscribe the plan, they tell me to use “APN: goam.com” and when I browse the tech Q&A. They tell you to use “APN: internet.com” if you sebscribe the “Flex Rate PC card plan” which starts from $65 for 1GB.

    Which plan are you guys using?

  • Roy

    Does the “window mobile E-mail plan” support EDGE servies. When I subscribe the plan, they tell me to use “APN: goam.com” and when I browse the tech Q&A. They tell you to use “APN: internet.com” if you sebscribe the “Flex Rate PC card plan” which starts from $65 for 1GB.

    Which plan are you guys using?

  • Christ

    My Edge is not working anymore even with the APN internet.com or goam.com and wapuser1 and wap.
    Can somebody tell me what to do.
    Thanks

  • Christ

    My Edge is not working anymore even with the APN internet.com or goam.com and wapuser1 and wap.
    Can somebody tell me what to do.
    Thanks

  • Steve

    Is the unlimited $15 email for Blackberry plan compatible with an iPhone?
    And .. I can’t get the data to work with my iphone. Is it because I am on the $15 email plan? Can I not even get email on my iphone with it?
    Thanks!

  • Steve

    Is the unlimited $15 email for Blackberry plan compatible with an iPhone?
    And .. I can’t get the data to work with my iphone. Is it because I am on the $15 email plan? Can I not even get email on my iphone with it?
    Thanks!

  • Bruce

    I have the “Windows Mobile” option and am using the standard EDGE settings and everything works just fine. e-mail can be a bit slow and photos usually get bumped to cannot send, but when I run e-mail then go through fine. Got up to 4.9mb of EDGE last month and no additional charges.

  • Bruce

    I have the “Windows Mobile” option and am using the standard EDGE settings and everything works just fine. e-mail can be a bit slow and photos usually get bumped to cannot send, but when I run e-mail then go through fine. Got up to 4.9mb of EDGE last month and no additional charges.

  • Bruce

    One thing I learned was you need the latest 4000 series SIM card for EDGE to work properly. If you have an old SIM card, just go to a Rogers outlet and get a new one and that should solve those issues.

  • Bruce

    One thing I learned was you need the latest 4000 series SIM card for EDGE to work properly. If you have an old SIM card, just go to a Rogers outlet and get a new one and that should solve those issues.

  • FRANCK

    Was with fido and i got a bill for one month an a half, of $13470 or some like that, make sure u take 7$ plan cuz they still don’t know about iphone and u should be good. my friend has it for about 4 month and his ok

  • FRANCK

    Was with fido and i got a bill for one month an a half, of $13470 or some like that, make sure u take 7$ plan cuz they still don’t know about iphone and u should be good. my friend has it for about 4 month and his ok

  • William

    I have a 16GB IPHONE ver. 1.1.4 and I tried most of the common setting to get my internet working but sor far … no luck. I used:

    APN: internet.com
    Username: wapuser1
    Password: wap

    also:

    APN: goam.com
    username: wapuser1
    password: wap

    Any body with the same problem ? I have a communication package with Rogers so I should have access to internet.

  • William

    I have a 16GB IPHONE ver. 1.1.4 and I tried most of the common setting to get my internet working but sor far … no luck. I used:

    APN: internet.com
    Username: wapuser1
    Password: wap

    also:

    APN: goam.com
    username: wapuser1
    password: wap

    Any body with the same problem ? I have a communication package with Rogers so I should have access to internet.

  • Bruce

    It is not likely the phone as hundreds of us have this working properly. Do you have an older SIM card? One thing I learned was you need the latest 4000 series SIM card for EDGE to work properly. If you have an old SIM card, just go to a Rogers outlet and get a new one and that should solve those issues. If not, I don’t know. Let us know what happens.

  • Bruce

    It is not likely the phone as hundreds of us have this working properly. Do you have an older SIM card? One thing I learned was you need the latest 4000 series SIM card for EDGE to work properly. If you have an old SIM card, just go to a Rogers outlet and get a new one and that should solve those issues. If not, I don’t know. Let us know what happens.

  • Bruce

    From what I have experienced, you need the Windows Mobile package for EDGE to work properly for the set price, no surprises. It works for me just fine. The package is not device specific.

  • Bruce

    From what I have experienced, you need the Windows Mobile package for EDGE to work properly for the set price, no surprises. It works for me just fine. The package is not device specific.

  • Nadinesky

    Question…I have been informed by Rogers that surfing is cheaper if you are using there WAP internet site to surf from…does anyone know the address to surf from this site?? With normal roger subscription phones not iphones, the home page sets automatically to this page, it is the rogers NavIgate page…anyone know…it will cut down the charges apparently…I spoke to a rep. about this…let me know.
    thanks

  • Nadinesky

    Question…I have been informed by Rogers that surfing is cheaper if you are using there WAP internet site to surf from…does anyone know the address to surf from this site?? With normal roger subscription phones not iphones, the home page sets automatically to this page, it is the rogers NavIgate page…anyone know…it will cut down the charges apparently…I spoke to a rep. about this…let me know.
    thanks

  • mel goodman

    I got a new sim card today from rogers and it still does not allow me on the internet or e-mail any other suggestions

  • mel goodman

    I got a new sim card today from rogers and it still does not allow me on the internet or e-mail any other suggestions

  • Anne

    I’ve been reading all over and can’t solve why I can’t access Edge – I have no where even showing Edge in my Settings so I can’t input any of these suggestions. Why is that? Is there a special app I need???

  • Anne

    I’ve been reading all over and can’t solve why I can’t access Edge – I have no where even showing Edge in my Settings so I can’t input any of these suggestions. Why is that? Is there a special app I need???

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