Petition Rogers to Consider Early Upgrades for iPhone 3GS

By Gary Ng on June 11th, 2009 130

Did you just read our Rogers/Fido iPhone 3GS Upgrade Policy Guide? The following post might be of interest to you!

Right now if you’re looking to upgrade to the iPhone 3GS from the iPhone 3G, you are in for a bit of a wait like we posted earlier. Rogers recently changed their smartphone hardware upgrade (HUP) policy which directly affects current iPhone 3G owners looking to upgrade to the 3GS.

Rogers has stated that they will be offering “no-contract” prices for the iPhone 3GS. But one begs the question, “why not let us upgrade now?” That’s a great question and we’d love to have Rogers address some of our concerns.

Petitions to Bring Forward the Message of Early iPhone 3GS Upgrades

It’s now YOUR turn to get your voice heard. Let Rogers know how you feel about their existing hardware upgrade policy. We have created two online petitions for you to sign:

1) Click here to visit the twitter petition via Twitition.
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2) Not on twitter? Click here to sign this regular online petition.
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http://digg.com/apple/Petition_Rogers_to_Consider_Early_Upgrades_for_iPhone_3GS

Can petitions bring change? Yes they can, if you take a look back in time. Our participation and involvement last year helped raise awareness regarding Rogers iPhone data plans/pricing. Make your voice heard and sign the petitions today!

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  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/category/x1zeros-corner/ X1Zero

    You are eligible, but likely not for a smartphone.

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/category/x1zeros-corner/ X1Zero

    You are eligible, but likely not for a smartphone.

  • thraxisp

    Then Rogers needs to fix their web pages. If I log into my account, I see that I have an iPhone. If I click “upgrade to iPhone3G”, it says “you are not eligible until July 15/2009″ (the anniversary of my iPhone activation). I’d consider not getting the phone fraud.

  • thraxisp

    Then Rogers needs to fix their web pages. If I log into my account, I see that I have an iPhone. If I click “upgrade to iPhone3G”, it says “you are not eligible until July 15/2009″ (the anniversary of my iPhone activation). I’d consider not getting the phone fraud.

  • Philippe

    I am serious. Could you give me your email…I will contact you in case I am not elligible for the update next week…

    Phil

  • Philippe

    I am serious. Could you give me your email…I will contact you in case I am not elligible for the update next week…

    Phil

  • David J

    @TK

    Telus’s so called $15 unlimited data is actually very “limited”. My friend had it. Have you even tried it?
    I don’t think Rogers pulled many customers with $100 per month. My friends and I all have iPhone. We paid around $30 max per months. :)

  • David J

    @TK

    Telus’s so called $15 unlimited data is actually very “limited”. My friend had it. Have you even tried it?
    I don’t think Rogers pulled many customers with $100 per month. My friends and I all have iPhone. We paid around $30 max per months. :)

  • TK

    @ David J
    Does Telus cap there unlimited data plans and if so below or above 6gig. No I have a friend that said he was on it recently.
    The $100 per month is the 6 gig “limited time” offer with Rogers/ they gained a huge influx of new costumers.

  • TK

    @ David J
    Does Telus cap there unlimited data plans and if so below or above 6gig. No I have a friend that said he was on it recently.
    The $100 per month is the 6 gig “limited time” offer with Rogers/ they gained a huge influx of new costumers.

  • David J

    My friend told me he was forced to sign up a new contact and only selective phones work. It doesn’t included tethering. It’s also kind of slower than my iPhone when surfing on the web sites.

    I thought 6GB data plan is $30?!

  • David J

    My friend told me he was forced to sign up a new contact and only selective phones work. It doesn’t included tethering. It’s also kind of slower than my iPhone when surfing on the web sites.

    I thought 6GB data plan is $30?!

  • insider

    tattooguru you should easily be able to get a new iphone from rogers. the question is whether you really want one this year, cuz they won’t make an exception for you again next year.

    guys this whole thread is kind of a joke. petitioning rogers to give you money will not make it so. all carriers monitor howardforums and popular sites but they only respond to cancellations. threaten to cancel or claim warranty and share exactly what you did and what the result was so we can find out how and why rogers is making exceptions. and believe me, they always make exceptions. I have a friend with 2 bolds. he’s a big spender and rogers gave him 2 FREE bolds. rogers is very inconsistent and most of their policies are meant to deter those who don’t know any better

  • insider

    tattooguru you should easily be able to get a new iphone from rogers. the question is whether you really want one this year, cuz they won’t make an exception for you again next year.

    guys this whole thread is kind of a joke. petitioning rogers to give you money will not make it so. all carriers monitor howardforums and popular sites but they only respond to cancellations. threaten to cancel or claim warranty and share exactly what you did and what the result was so we can find out how and why rogers is making exceptions. and believe me, they always make exceptions. I have a friend with 2 bolds. he’s a big spender and rogers gave him 2 FREE bolds. rogers is very inconsistent and most of their policies are meant to deter those who don’t know any better

  • AJ

    I believe when it comes to rogers they go with the strategy of us first customers last. I signed for the iphone 3g about a month after it came up. I signed with the impression in a year, if i chose, i could upgrade again to whatever phone i may chose. So for rogers to change this to two years almost 9 months into my contract is b.s. Id bounce and leave rogers but really…no companies are that great in canada. they all want your money.

  • AJ

    I believe when it comes to rogers they go with the strategy of us first customers last. I signed for the iphone 3g about a month after it came up. I signed with the impression in a year, if i chose, i could upgrade again to whatever phone i may chose. So for rogers to change this to two years almost 9 months into my contract is b.s. Id bounce and leave rogers but really…no companies are that great in canada. they all want your money.

  • Mike Brock

    While I was totally on board with the petition last year to get Rogers to bring in some decent data plans at reasonable prices–I think that was a fantastic show of consumer pressure–I’m not really too motivated to get uppity about this.

    Rogers 2-year upgrade police for handsets is in-line with Telus, actually. I was a Telus customer for years, and I upgraded a few times with them and was forced to re-sign a 3-year contract to get the subsidized price. I did it, and in the end, had to pay several hundred dollars to escape the contract so I could switch to Rogers to get the iPhone 3G. Oh, well.

    I’m not putting down anybody who wants to bite at Rogers ankles again. But their upgrade policy is really in line with the rest of the industry, both domestically and internationally. Whereas with the data plans it was much different–they were way more expensive than the CDMA carriers and the international carriers. So there were serious competitive reasons for Rogers to bow the pressure, considering that Telus and Bell were offering unlimited data for $30/month, etc.

    With this issue, Rogers policy isn’t really different at all from the competition, so the threat of flight to the competition is really moot; Rogers will ignore this petition, because it poses no real business risk to them.

    I’d like to get the iPhone 3Gs, and I may at some point. And if the new-and-shiny factor does prevail, and I do decide to take the dive, I’ll succumb and extend my contract out another 3 years. Just like I did at Telus. If the competition in the future provides me a fairer shake than Rogers is offering me, I’ll go to the competition. But right now, there’s only one game in town. Rogers knows it, I know it, and you know it.

    This petition was dead before it got off the ground.

  • Mike Brock

    While I was totally on board with the petition last year to get Rogers to bring in some decent data plans at reasonable prices–I think that was a fantastic show of consumer pressure–I’m not really too motivated to get uppity about this.

    Rogers 2-year upgrade police for handsets is in-line with Telus, actually. I was a Telus customer for years, and I upgraded a few times with them and was forced to re-sign a 3-year contract to get the subsidized price. I did it, and in the end, had to pay several hundred dollars to escape the contract so I could switch to Rogers to get the iPhone 3G. Oh, well.

    I’m not putting down anybody who wants to bite at Rogers ankles again. But their upgrade policy is really in line with the rest of the industry, both domestically and internationally. Whereas with the data plans it was much different–they were way more expensive than the CDMA carriers and the international carriers. So there were serious competitive reasons for Rogers to bow the pressure, considering that Telus and Bell were offering unlimited data for $30/month, etc.

    With this issue, Rogers policy isn’t really different at all from the competition, so the threat of flight to the competition is really moot; Rogers will ignore this petition, because it poses no real business risk to them.

    I’d like to get the iPhone 3Gs, and I may at some point. And if the new-and-shiny factor does prevail, and I do decide to take the dive, I’ll succumb and extend my contract out another 3 years. Just like I did at Telus. If the competition in the future provides me a fairer shake than Rogers is offering me, I’ll go to the competition. But right now, there’s only one game in town. Rogers knows it, I know it, and you know it.

    This petition was dead before it got off the ground.

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    The fact of the matter is we need more wireless competition here, in particular another GSM carrier. Until that happens, Rogers can do whatever it wants to every single GSM user.

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca iPhone Fan

    The fact of the matter is we need more wireless competition here, in particular another GSM carrier. Until that happens, Rogers can do whatever it wants to every single GSM user.

  • TK

    knee pads anyone? ;)

  • TK

    knee pads anyone? ;)

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca Gary

    LOL, that’s one way of putting it! ;)

  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca iPhone Fan

    LOL, that’s one way of putting it! ;)

  • Guest

    Haha Good one :P

  • Dusty

    Haha Good one :P

  • Concerned

    NEW: Tethering FAQs

    What is tethering or wireless modem?
    Tethering or wireless modem functionality is the use of your phone (such as your iPhone) as a wireless modem to connect to the internet from your computer. You can connect your phone to your computer through Bluetooth wireless technology or the USB cable provided with your handset.

    Can I tether on my iPhone?
    To use tethering or wireless modem functionality you require the new iPhone 3G S, or an iPhone 3G that has been upgraded with the new iPhone OS 3.0 software. Until December 31, 2009, if you have subscribed to a data plan which includes at least 1GB of data you may use tethering as part of the volume of data included in your plan at no additional charge. Tethering cannot be used with data plans of less then 1GB.

    Will data charges for tethering be free?
    No, tethering data usage will come out of your existing data bucket.

    When will I be able to tether on my iPhone?
    Customers with an iPhone 3G S will be able to tether right away. For customers with an iPhone 3G, who have upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0, we expect tethering to be fully operational for all iPhone customers shortly after the OS 3.0 release.

    What will happen on December 31, 2009 when the promotion expires?
    Rogers will continue to enable tethering on devices that allow it, but data plans will be adjusted to better reflect the way customers are using tethering services.

    How do I tether on my iPhone?
    Please visit Apple.com for instructions http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-3g/tethering.html

  • Concerned

    NEW: Tethering FAQs

    What is tethering or wireless modem?
    Tethering or wireless modem functionality is the use of your phone (such as your iPhone) as a wireless modem to connect to the internet from your computer. You can connect your phone to your computer through Bluetooth wireless technology or the USB cable provided with your handset.

    Can I tether on my iPhone?
    To use tethering or wireless modem functionality you require the new iPhone 3G S, or an iPhone 3G that has been upgraded with the new iPhone OS 3.0 software. Until December 31, 2009, if you have subscribed to a data plan which includes at least 1GB of data you may use tethering as part of the volume of data included in your plan at no additional charge. Tethering cannot be used with data plans of less then 1GB.

    Will data charges for tethering be free?
    No, tethering data usage will come out of your existing data bucket.

    When will I be able to tether on my iPhone?
    Customers with an iPhone 3G S will be able to tether right away. For customers with an iPhone 3G, who have upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0, we expect tethering to be fully operational for all iPhone customers shortly after the OS 3.0 release.

    What will happen on December 31, 2009 when the promotion expires?
    Rogers will continue to enable tethering on devices that allow it, but data plans will be adjusted to better reflect the way customers are using tethering services.

    How do I tether on my iPhone?
    Please visit Apple.com for instructions http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-3g/tethering.html

  • TK

    ya know what, just use the 3g iphone paper work-
    one knee will have the ” agree to 3 year term with only 1 year hardware warranty. ”
    the other- ” elligable for hardware upgrade after 1 year but ah wait ah so sorry, apple has a new product and they told us to change the HUP so all the old phones don’t get thrown out in the trash ..

  • TK

    ya know what, just use the 3g iphone paper work-
    one knee will have the ” agree to 3 year term with only 1 year hardware warranty. ”
    the other- ” elligable for hardware upgrade after 1 year but ah wait ah so sorry, apple has a new product and they told us to change the HUP so all the old phones don’t get thrown out in the trash ..

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