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Yeah this petition is pathetic…someone already said it, but I agree.

Last year, the data issue was completely different. This year, nobody is passionate about the issue. Many people don’t even WANT the new iPhone. You won’t have the numbers like last year to make any change. Besides, like someone else said…the HUP policy is not the problem…it is the 3 year contract to begin with.

Is everyone sure this affects existing customers? I just checked my rogers account online and it says I am eligible for a HUP on July 12th, 2009 – at my one year anniversary.

I completely agree. We’re not asking for full subsidy from you Rogers, meeting in the middle would be just fine! It makes no sense why they would go change their policy all of a sudden like this. It’s like Rogers does this shit on purpose just to piss everyone off. Why would they not want to capitalize on the tech crowd that wants to upgrade every year? Doing what Snowman suggested would create a scenario where everyone wins… but that’s the problem with Rogers, only THEY want to win.

You know what I am going to do. I will find somebody to continue with my contract (about two years left from now). He or she will have my actual iphone 3g for free…So I will not have any crazy resiliation fees…And I will go with a new contract with Fido (or Rogers) and get the New 3G S…

I am sure many people will be interested to continue with my contract…

Cheers

You know what I am going to do. I will find somebody to continue with my contract (about two years left from now). He or she will have my actual iphone 3g for free…So I will not have any crazy resiliation fees…And I will go with a new contract with Fido (or Rogers) and get the New 3G S…

I am sure many people will be interested to continue with my contract…

Cheers

Hey guys.

Was this change in the HUP also at Fido? If so I want to complain about this wcause that’s just stupid…

Is everyone here sure that their HUP eligibility is in 2010? Mine still says 2009… Didn’t the HUP only affect those starting new contracts? I’m getting the ‘angry mob’ phenomena here… Everyone’s angry because other people are angry and rogers just seems to be the victim of attention. Why is it so important to get the 3gs? Did the 3g not meet your needs these 10 months before apple disclosed info on their new product? This is just consumer mentality. Don’t be angry that rogers is making money from your own character faults. If you MUST have the new iphone then pay the premium. The fact that new and better products come by after your purchase is expected as a consumer when you purchase any product.

i am interested. let me know if you are serious …

@philippe … i’ll take up your offer..

Everyone wants the latest and greatest when it comes to our tech gadgets – myself included.
I don’t mind paying full price for the new iPhone 3Gs just as long as they make it avaliable to me.
Last year I tried to buy the iPhone outright and was told I couldn’t which is why I purchased a 2nd line and gave my old phone to my mother.
If I have to pay $600 for a new gadget then please allow me to do so Rogers!!!!!

For me, I want the new model so I can develop software which uses some of the new hardware- particularly the magnetometer. I can’t develop and test software using it without having the physical device to test on. I know this isn’t going to be a common case, but it’s going to limit my ability to develop for that hardware when I don’t have access to it.

Thanks–it is fixed now!

The point is Rogers modified the HUP time line for smartphones from 1 year to 2 years. As stated, the message is to spread the news about how Rogers is unable to offer the option of upgrading for those only 1 year into their contract. You’re also more than welcome to start your own petition too!

This is a great debate.

And thank you iPhone Fan for allowing us a forum to discuss our views!!!

For those of you claiming you purchased a 3G iphone last year and are eligible for HUP are only half right. You’re eligible to upgrade your hardware for a subsidized price but NOT FOR A SMART PHONE!!!! Your claims just confuse others in similar scenarios. That means, NO BLACKBERRY, NO HTC, NO IPHONE until at least 2010.

Digg this : http://digg.com/apple/Petition_Rogers_to_Consider_Early_Upgrades_for_iPhone_3GS

soon, my friend

Telus is opening their GSM network in 2010, as is Bell… and there is a new carrier moving in very soon.

2010 is going to be a rough year for rogers, i hope

Not sure if this might be related. I’ve been getting “rogered” for a while now too. I’ve been having service issues which amounts to my love of keeping windows 98 alive. it amounts to resetting network settings and praying… joys.
But the point is.. in my battle for service. I have been finding for about the last 5 wks, a new and strange carrier signature. “302880″ I didn’t find much, but “880″ is listed as a carrier call sign. “302″ remains a mystery to me. But my phone is kind of bogusy these days, and it’s my 3rd iphone in 8 mnths, one sucked by my hand, got a nice warranty replacement with a whistle or too… yay apple store, then their replacement sucked an ear speaker… so third one was a charm.
On the upgrade question. I’d like to know that after 12 mnths… I’d have an option to even consider a now more tested swiss army knife version of something I would really use to it’s fullest. an iphone. For all the BS service issues, which have been a lowish percentage for me. But extremely frustrating when it does fall to the wayside and stay that way for a bit. I need a phone you roger suck holes!!! Replace it or let me out. without cancellation.

Me too.

Would apple allow the free iphone 3g to be turn ins to the carriers from the 3GS bandwagon jumpers on? rogers gets a new data plan customer, and didn’t have to cover any hardware cost. Room for refurb?? Is that a way to sweeten the deal and get more value from the higher frequency upgraders?

I think it all comes to balance between business’s point of view and customer’s point of view.
Business needs to make profit in order to stay in business. Economy is so bad to a point that so many big companies are closing down.
On the other hands, customers like us want to have cool stuff in the lowest prices possible. People like me have the iPhone 3G for just a year and now wants another one.

Let’s do the math. Someone bought a 16GB iPhone for $299. Non contract price is $750?! Rogers is $450 short. Rogers needs to provide you service which cost money in the first place and now Rogers needs to get that $450 back also.

Remeber the time when we had our phones for 3-5 years and never ask for an upgrade. I think Rogers did make money before. Definitely not now though.

Yes the 3 year contract is bullshit BUT your all missing the bigger picture!!!…

who’s always right here, the consumer or the big canadian corporation that had not considered the big american company would be intending to upgrade an already cool product a year later.
Rogers was more so focused on how many new customers they were going to pull in last year & they did not have there eye on the horizon..NOW WERE AT THE HORIZON, WE THE CUSTOMERS WANT THE LATEST APPLE PRODUCT AND THE SERVICE PROVIDER HERE SAYS NO WE’LL LOSE MONEY, IT’S NOT OUR FAULT AND WE’RE CHANGING AN AGREEMENT IN AN ALREADY SIGNED CONTRACT…A SIGNED CONTRACT!!

HOLY FRIGGIN GOD, Apple please take that surplus of cash around the company and start buying up these greedy companies to offer us the actual service directly from you.

@ SnowMan
“” I think that is a fair trade off since you haven’t paid back the first subsidized phone until you hit the 2 year mark so you should pay a bit more “”

How many customers did Rogers pull in on the iPhone last year, on a $100 per month
I would say with in a year the money is recovered.
Lets not forget Telus offers unlimited data at $15 per month.. prices at Rogers are
a little inflated for a reason.

Last;
If the 3Gs is as fast as they say, and even more new customers come on board ..what will that do for our own speed on the 3G iphone.. will Rogers be forced to upgrade
there equipment so as current customers are not afflicted with any new lag or bog
down on the internet??

Yes. This is standard and how it works