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If you’ve been following this blog you probably read about my post regarding changes coming to data plans from Rogers. Anyways, our best friends at Rogers have indeed come out with some changes. The one that has caught the eye of many mobile users in Canada, is their new $7 Unlimited On-Device Mobile Browsing.
Wow! $7 For Unlimited Browsing–Cool…err…is it?
Just when you iPhone owners thought this would be amazing, THINK AGAIN! Rogers has made this seem like it’s for all cellphones out there, but there are some very restrictive limitations–in fine print. Here is what is in fine print (conveniently placed at the BOTTOM of the website of course):
Just what the heck does this mean? In a nutshell, this so called “$7 unlimited browsing plan” is limited to:
I have to say, this is quite disappointing for Rogers customers, as Telus users are benefiting from $15 unlimited data plans, whereas we have to suffer. Some people also say this could be Rogers prepping the announcement of the iPhone in Canada by revamping their data plans. Could more changes be coming in the future?
Want to be a guinea pig? Shawnie53 from HowardForums has posted a method to get the $7 unlimited plan on your iPhone. This has not been tested, but it would be interesting to see if it would work!
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Well this is stupid of Rogers… I don’t think this its worth purchasing, plus if ur bill is expensive already, u got to add $7 more 😛 lol I know it’s not really expensive, but if ur like me and go over ur airtimes minutes, well it can add up lol It could be a cool for the real Roger’s phone user’s. Having a quick browse through that Shawnie53 idea… It sounds good but I would not wanna mess around with anything as if it doesn’t work and then next thing u know ur bill is just ridiculous from using data all the time lol
I don’t see the iPhone coming to Canada for a long time yet… Srry guys 🙁
Thanks iPhone Fan 🙂
nothing UNlimited about this.
I’m with you on this one Dusty. Rogers already has pretty much a monopoly on the communications business here in Canada and as long as there isn’t some kind of competition, this is just going to continue. I have also been following this on hackint0sh and although there have been some workarounds proposed, but like you said Dusty, I don’t want to try something and have it not work then incur a huge charge on my next bill. Interestingly, there have been some people on the hackint0sh site that have said that they are using the fido unlimited on device browsing on their iphones and have downloaded close to 200mb and have not been charged. Others are saying that they called fido customer service and the agents repeatedly assured them that the iphone would work with these data plans. I remember the OP even saying that he got the agents name and what not so that if anything happened, he could refer back to the conversation. Anyways, I feel that this is just Rogers trying to appease the masses with a solution that at first seems great, but in reality just another way to rip us off and make money. lol…ok end of my little rant here.
Again thanks to iPhone fan for one the best sites for Canadian iPhone content
Anyone living within spitting distance of the border – get yourself a plan on the US side of the border with a good roaming rate, and you’re set – its cheaper than Rogers – fuck this monopoly ‘we got you by the balls’ shit. When the hell are we Canadians going to get ourselves some guns and take over this asylum!? Why the hell should anyone have to pay such exorbitant fees for some exec to get a million dollar annual salary? Charge a fair price – charge what it costs you to setup and maintain your services, add-in a fair profit – 10% to 20% is more than reasonable – and I’ll be glad to pay that.
What a bunch of greedy leaches those bastards are.
It’s scary when CSR’s are telling customers they won’t be charged for using data…those users are in for a surprise!
yea, a huge suprise at way overpriced 5/kb. I know a few who have swapped over and apprently havent incured any charges yet, however, thomas said it isnt automated (the imei check). So, if you calling over and ove rot check they will flag your account and check you imei and when ti doesnt match… bam, billed for usage 🙁
Waiting till end of month myself to see what happ ens with people who switched adn then i’ll decide if i change my commpackage or not
My guess is that they are testing to see if their network could handle the iPhone. Unlimited WAP could be the first test to see if their network can handle it. IMEI tracking could be testing to see if its possible to have the future Rogers iPhone plan only work with the future Rogers iPhone. Your guess is as good as mine, but a 3G iPhone on Rogers this summer (when I’m not broke) would be great…
What are the options though in Canada for running the iPhone? I know it is only through Rogers / Fido, but what plans are people actually using? And any ideas or examples of costs?
BM
i would also like to know, thanks.
ahhhhh software unlock for ALL 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 OTB iPhone’s has been released!!!! That means all of us with 4.6 bootloaders can finally use the phone portion of the iPhone without having to use a *sim.
Find the tutorial here : http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=649
thanks to geohot from the dev team. more information can be found on hackint0sh.org
additional info regarding the 1.1.2/1.1.3 soft unlock
http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=28530
http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=28588
http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=28535
read up and proceed at own risk. from what i can tell, there have been mostly positive/successful outcomes.
Can I send SMS using my phone plan. Or do you need a data plan?
Thanks
CBC has picked up this story:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/02/11/tech-rogers.html
But you heard it hear first! Nice work iPhone Fan!
Any updates on how this is working? If I try will I get a One Million Dollar Bill from Rogers??
Has anyone tried changing their IMEI using ZiPhone to the IMEI of your old ‘real’ Rogers phone? would that fix this problem?
I got this plan, and I made sure I asked the agent on the phone if it is unlimited browsing (Thats what they call it) to any site, and he said yes. And of course I went on youtube and watched videos, downloaded apps and probably by now i have about 100mb used (after 4 days from activating it). I do know they are going to charge me extras and thats where I start arguing with everyone I can and get something free (last time it was extra 50 min per month and caller id)
oh and yes of course i used google maps…
will report later what the bill looks like
i was living in the us for the past ten years and i have to say, canadian companies are way more predatory than the us ones. wanna know why? because there are checks and balances that actually work and because there is a more competitive market. i cant believe how money grubby rogers is! they charge for everything from voice mail to caller id, to “wireless usage”…i am currently in a debacle with them and have dragged in the canadian better business bureau because they are charging me again for the “one time activation fee”, charging me for wireless usage (but have yet to tell me what this is), charging me twice for one game download, and charging me for a service that was supposed to be included in my plan!!!!! in the us, caller id, voicemail, and “who called” are courtesy services included in your overall plan. i though the us cellular companies were bad, i didnt know how good i had it till i came back here!
i was living in the us for the past ten years and i have to say, canadian companies are way more predatory than the us ones. wanna know why? because there are checks and balances that actually work and because there is a more competitive market. i cant believe how money grubby rogers is! they charge for everything from voice mail to caller id, to “wireless usage”…i am currently in a debacle with them and have dragged in the canadian better business bureau because they are charging me again for the “one time activation fee”, charging me for wireless usage (but have yet to tell me what this is), charging me twice for one game download, and charging me for a service that was supposed to be included in my plan!!!!! in the us, caller id, voicemail, and “who called” are courtesy services included in your overall plan. i though the us cellular companies were bad, i didnt know how good i had it till i came back here!
Well this is stupid of Rogers… I don’t think this its worth purchasing, plus if ur bill is expensive already, u got to add $7 more 😛 lol I know it’s not really expensive, but if ur like me and go over ur airtimes minutes, well it can add up lol It could be a cool for the real Roger’s phone user’s. Having a quick browse through that Shawnie53 idea… It sounds good but I would not wanna mess around with anything as if it doesn’t work and then next thing u know ur bill is just ridiculous from using data all the time lol
I don’t see the iPhone coming to Canada for a long time yet… Srry guys 🙁
Thanks iPhone Fan 🙂
Well this is stupid of Rogers… I don’t think this its worth purchasing, plus if ur bill is expensive already, u got to add $7 more 😛 lol I know it’s not really expensive, but if ur like me and go over ur airtimes minutes, well it can add up lol It could be a cool for the real Roger’s phone user’s. Having a quick browse through that Shawnie53 idea… It sounds good but I would not wanna mess around with anything as if it doesn’t work and then next thing u know ur bill is just ridiculous from using data all the time lol
I don’t see the iPhone coming to Canada for a long time yet… Srry guys 🙁
Thanks iPhone Fan 🙂
nothing UNlimited about this.
nothing UNlimited about this.
nothing UNlimited about this.
I’m with you on this one Dusty. Rogers already has pretty much a monopoly on the communications business here in Canada and as long as there isn’t some kind of competition, this is just going to continue. I have also been following this on hackint0sh and although there have been some workarounds proposed, but like you said Dusty, I don’t want to try something and have it not work then incur a huge charge on my next bill. Interestingly, there have been some people on the hackint0sh site that have said that they are using the fido unlimited on device browsing on their iphones and have downloaded close to 200mb and have not been charged. Others are saying that they called fido customer service and the agents repeatedly assured them that the iphone would work with these data plans. I remember the OP even saying that he got the agents name and what not so that if anything happened, he could refer back to the conversation. Anyways, I feel that this is just Rogers trying to appease the masses with a solution that at first seems great, but in reality just another way to rip us off and make money. lol…ok end of my little rant here.
Again thanks to iPhone fan for one the best sites for Canadian iPhone content
I’m with you on this one Dusty. Rogers already has pretty much a monopoly on the communications business here in Canada and as long as there isn’t some kind of competition, this is just going to continue. I have also been following this on hackint0sh and although there have been some workarounds proposed, but like you said Dusty, I don’t want to try something and have it not work then incur a huge charge on my next bill. Interestingly, there have been some people on the hackint0sh site that have said that they are using the fido unlimited on device browsing on their iphones and have downloaded close to 200mb and have not been charged. Others are saying that they called fido customer service and the agents repeatedly assured them that the iphone would work with these data plans. I remember the OP even saying that he got the agents name and what not so that if anything happened, he could refer back to the conversation. Anyways, I feel that this is just Rogers trying to appease the masses with a solution that at first seems great, but in reality just another way to rip us off and make money. lol…ok end of my little rant here.
Again thanks to iPhone fan for one the best sites for Canadian iPhone content
I’m with you on this one Dusty. Rogers already has pretty much a monopoly on the communications business here in Canada and as long as there isn’t some kind of competition, this is just going to continue. I have also been following this on hackint0sh and although there have been some workarounds proposed, but like you said Dusty, I don’t want to try something and have it not work then incur a huge charge on my next bill. Interestingly, there have been some people on the hackint0sh site that have said that they are using the fido unlimited on device browsing on their iphones and have downloaded close to 200mb and have not been charged. Others are saying that they called fido customer service and the agents repeatedly assured them that the iphone would work with these data plans. I remember the OP even saying that he got the agents name and what not so that if anything happened, he could refer back to the conversation. Anyways, I feel that this is just Rogers trying to appease the masses with a solution that at first seems great, but in reality just another way to rip us off and make money. lol…ok end of my little rant here.
Again thanks to iPhone fan for one the best sites for Canadian iPhone content
It’s scary when CSR’s are telling customers they won’t be charged for using data…those users are in for a surprise!
It’s scary when CSR’s are telling customers they won’t be charged for using data…those users are in for a surprise!
yea, a huge suprise at way overpriced 5/kb. I know a few who have swapped over and apprently havent incured any charges yet, however, thomas said it isnt automated (the imei check). So, if you calling over and ove rot check they will flag your account and check you imei and when ti doesnt match… bam, billed for usage 🙁
Waiting till end of month myself to see what happ ens with people who switched adn then i’ll decide if i change my commpackage or not
yea, a huge suprise at way overpriced 5/kb. I know a few who have swapped over and apprently havent incured any charges yet, however, thomas said it isnt automated (the imei check). So, if you calling over and ove rot check they will flag your account and check you imei and when ti doesnt match… bam, billed for usage 🙁
Waiting till end of month myself to see what happ ens with people who switched adn then i’ll decide if i change my commpackage or not
yea, a huge suprise at way overpriced 5/kb. I know a few who have swapped over and apprently havent incured any charges yet, however, thomas said it isnt automated (the imei check). So, if you calling over and ove rot check they will flag your account and check you imei and when ti doesnt match… bam, billed for usage 🙁
Waiting till end of month myself to see what happ ens with people who switched adn then i’ll decide if i change my commpackage or not
My guess is that they are testing to see if their network could handle the iPhone. Unlimited WAP could be the first test to see if their network can handle it. IMEI tracking could be testing to see if its possible to have the future Rogers iPhone plan only work with the future Rogers iPhone. Your guess is as good as mine, but a 3G iPhone on Rogers this summer (when I’m not broke) would be great…
My guess is that they are testing to see if their network could handle the iPhone. Unlimited WAP could be the first test to see if their network can handle it. IMEI tracking could be testing to see if its possible to have the future Rogers iPhone plan only work with the future Rogers iPhone. Your guess is as good as mine, but a 3G iPhone on Rogers this summer (when I’m not broke) would be great…
My guess is that they are testing to see if their network could handle the iPhone. Unlimited WAP could be the first test to see if their network can handle it. IMEI tracking could be testing to see if its possible to have the future Rogers iPhone plan only work with the future Rogers iPhone. Your guess is as good as mine, but a 3G iPhone on Rogers this summer (when I’m not broke) would be great…
What are the options though in Canada for running the iPhone? I know it is only through Rogers / Fido, but what plans are people actually using? And any ideas or examples of costs?
BM
What are the options though in Canada for running the iPhone? I know it is only through Rogers / Fido, but what plans are people actually using? And any ideas or examples of costs?
BM
ahhhhh software unlock for ALL 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 OTB iPhone’s has been released!!!! That means all of us with 4.6 bootloaders can finally use the phone portion of the iPhone without having to use a *sim.
Find the tutorial here : http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=649
thanks to geohot from the dev team. more information can be found on hackint0sh.org
ahhhhh software unlock for ALL 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 OTB iPhone’s has been released!!!! That means all of us with 4.6 bootloaders can finally use the phone portion of the iPhone without having to use a *sim.
Find the tutorial here : http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=649
thanks to geohot from the dev team. more information can be found on hackint0sh.org
additional info regarding the 1.1.2/1.1.3 soft unlock
http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=28530
http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=28588
http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=28535
read up and proceed at own risk. from what i can tell, there have been mostly positive/successful outcomes.
additional info regarding the 1.1.2/1.1.3 soft unlock
http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=28530
http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=28588
http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=28535
read up and proceed at own risk. from what i can tell, there have been mostly positive/successful outcomes.
additional info regarding the 1.1.2/1.1.3 soft unlock
http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=28530
http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=28588
http://hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=28535
read up and proceed at own risk. from what i can tell, there have been mostly positive/successful outcomes.
Can I send SMS using my phone plan. Or do you need a data plan?
Thanks
Can I send SMS using my phone plan. Or do you need a data plan?
Thanks
Can I send SMS using my phone plan. Or do you need a data plan?
Thanks
CBC has picked up this story:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/02/11/tech-rogers.html
But you heard it hear first! Nice work iPhone Fan!
CBC has picked up this story:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/02/11/tech-rogers.html
But you heard it hear first! Nice work iPhone Fan!
CBC has picked up this story:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/02/11/tech-rogers.html
But you heard it hear first! Nice work iPhone Fan!
i would also like to know, thanks.
i would also like to know, thanks.
Any updates on how this is working? If I try will I get a One Million Dollar Bill from Rogers??
Any updates on how this is working? If I try will I get a One Million Dollar Bill from Rogers??
Has anyone tried changing their IMEI using ZiPhone to the IMEI of your old ‘real’ Rogers phone? would that fix this problem?