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By Ex on July 30th, 2010

Today is a great today for Canadians as Apple has started to take Canadian orders for the iPhone 4 through the Apple Canada Online Store! In the USA, France, Germany, Japan, and United Kingdom, iPhone 4 pre-orders went live on June 15, 2010 for a launch date of June 24, 2010. At the time, it…

By Ex on July 29th, 2010

Today is a great today for Canadians as the pricing for the contract and outright iPhone 4 has finally been confirmed! In the USA, France, Germany, Japan, and United Kingdom, iPhone 4 pre-orders went live on June 15, 2010 for a launch date of June 24, 2010. At the time, it was confusing to why…

By Gary Ng on July 28th, 2010

*Last updated on July 31, 2010, 1:18AM* This Friday, July 30th, is the launch of the iPhone 4 in Canada. You’re excited–we know that. There has been a lot of chatter recently about pricing, Apple Store opening times, upgrades, etc. We’re going to try to consolidate all that information into the following FAQ. Ready? Here…

By Ex on July 28th, 2010

Effective July 28 2010, Rogers has extended their activation fee waiver promotion and are continuing to waive the $35 activation fee that customers are usually charged when starting up a new account. There is also an odd part to this promotion. The promotion is not being extended to Voice & Data plans, which is typically what…

By Ex on July 27th, 2010

Early this morning, Rogers finally updated their website to reflect the July 30 launch date for the iPhone 4. Like the other wireless carriers, there is a “Register Now” link (on the Rogers homepage) where users can sign up and receive up to date information on the iPhone 4 on Rogers. Earlier this month, Bell…

By Gary Ng on July 25th, 2010

We have some news regarding the iPhone 4 from Rogers. Rogers iPhone 4 Hardware Upgrade (HUP) details have been revealed in a placeholder employee training manual. This info is not “final” but take it with a grain of salt as changes will occur closer to the launch date. Our sources have provided us with the…

By Ex on July 21st, 2010

This week, select Rogers and Fido store locations have started to receive microSIM cards for the iPhone 4. While many Rogers locations already have microSIM cards for the iPad, those SIM cards are “preactivated” and cannot be used with the iPhone 4. Pricing The Rogers/Fido stores that have received the microSIM cards are selling them…

By Ex on July 19th, 2010

The Apple press conference on Friday July 16, among addressing the iPhone 4 reception issue, also announced the July 30, 2010 release date for the iPhone 4 in Canada. Bell was the first Canadian wireless carrier to get their iPhone 4 July 30 splash page up which indicated that Bell was going to be carrying…

By Gary Ng on July 16th, 2010

We previously covered that the ‘Big 3′ in Canada confirmed they would be carrying the iPhone 4 in July. However, none of them have confirmed on their websites about today’s July 30th Canadian launch date–until now. Bell has updated their iPhone 4 page to include the words “Coming July 30th” in their iPhone 4 graphic….

By Ex on July 12th, 2010

As we close on the end of July, we have seen some increased activity by the way of the Canadian wireless carriers. Within a few days of the iPhone 4 reveal, each wireless carrier indicated that they would be carrying the iPhone 4 in Canada. Soon after, product/notification pages started to appear where users could…