You must all have heard by now how bad the price plans (min 3 yr contract and $60 for 400 MB) for the iPhone 3G in Canada and by Rogers…..

What should we do? Should we send letters of disappointment to apple? Will this cause Apple to take a second look at Rogers?

I am so mad I am lost for words...

Thread renamed > you are a long time member, so please try to show the example by respecting the forum thread's title format, thanks.

Well its up them really, if they want customers they would put better price plans behind the iphone, they obviously dont have much hope

I thin you are not alone for those of us who have Iphone 1.0 (my monthly bill is $29.00 including taxes and extras). It's a deal breaker for me to get a 3G when it's probable going to close to 3 X what I am paying now. My guess is when people starting lining up at the Rogers store on July 11th. There is going to be sticker shock when they see how expensive it is going to be.

I would expect there is going to be a high demand for iPhone 1.0 on the used market for these reasons

Originally Posted by sidechain

I thin you are not alone for those of us who have Iphone 1.0 (my monthly bill is $29.00 including taxes and extras). It's a deal breaker for me to get a 3G when it's probable going to close to 3 X what I am paying now. My guess is when people starting lining up at the Rogers store on July 11th. There is going to be sticker shock when they see how expensive it is going to be.

I would expect there is going to be a high demand for iPhone 1.0 on the used market for these reasons

yup.. im already regretting selling my first gen iphone...if i will not be able to just add a data to my plan i will be looking to get a first gen back..
im payng under 80$ tax in for a fully unlimited plan basically...i wouldnt mind paying another 30 just for a good data but if i have to lose my voice minue then screw that.. phone is still a phone and i use it to talk

Canada is one bad.... shut yo mouth!!!

http://gizmodo.com/5020589/canadians...at-white-north

I wrote to Apple an Rogers, as many have already, here is what I got back from Rogers (I couldn't believe my eyes when i was reading this reply )

Rogers wrote....

Thank you for taking the time to write to us, we appreciate your use of
online customer service.

In your recent email, you have informed us that you are dissatisfied
with the price of our iPhone plans.

Rogers has designed a pricing structure that offers high-value, flexible
voice and data packages so that Canadians can make the most of their
iPhone 3G experience.

The majority of carriers offering iPhone 3G worldwide do not have
unlimited plans for this device. Some carriers have implemented a soft
cap so the plan isn't truly unlimited. For example, in France the soft
cap is 500MB where we have a plan that includes 4 times that amount in
your bucket. Unlimited plans could end up costing you more for what you
don't use.

Based on reports that the average usage for the first generation iPhone
was less than 100MB per month, our iPhone 3G plans more than accommodate
the vast majority of customers. Rogers and Fido customers get 4 times
the data on our $60 entry level plan (400 MB) and 20 times the data on
our most comprehensive plan.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

We are pleased to have been able to address your inquiry. For additional
information please visit our website at www.rogers.com. You are a valued
customer and we thank you for your business.

Originally Posted by naximus

I wrote to Apple an Rogers, as many have already, here is what I got back from Rogers (I couldn't believe my eyes when i was reading this reply )

Rogers wrote....

Thank you for taking the time to write to us, we appreciate your use of
online customer service.

In your recent email, you have informed us that you are dissatisfied
with the price of our iPhone plans.

Rogers has designed a pricing structure that offers high-value, flexible
voice and data packages so that Canadians can make the most of their
iPhone 3G experience.

The majority of carriers offering iPhone 3G worldwide do not have
unlimited plans for this device. Some carriers have implemented a soft
cap so the plan isn't truly unlimited. For example, in France the soft
cap is 500MB where we have a plan that includes 4 times that amount in
your bucket. Unlimited plans could end up costing you more for what you
don't use.

Based on reports that the average usage for the first generation iPhone
was less than 100MB per month, our iPhone 3G plans more than accommodate
the vast majority of customers. Rogers and Fido customers get 4 times
the data on our $60 entry level plan (400 MB) and 20 times the data on
our most comprehensive plan.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

We are pleased to have been able to address your inquiry. For additional
information please visit our website at www.rogers.com. You are a valued
customer and we thank you for your business.

In other words sir, we have now justified your screwing..

Now bend over, and thank you for your business.

Well Rogers seems to be talking bullshizz considering here in Ireland I'm on Vodafone with a 500mb download package for just 9 euro!

lol reminds me of years back when Bell capped at 5GB/month on their DSL lines (same time dropped Bell actually), claiming that their surveys showed that most users didn't go over 1GB/month.

Considering I'm sure a number of iPhone owners in the US got the phone either as a present or bought it for a friend/parents/etc...and I don't doubt that "a lot" of users did stay around the 100MB/month mark. However anyone who knows how to use an iPhone for what is is capable of...well those are the ones that are far, far, far over what telco's like to call "average".

Long story short I was really hoping for a $30/month unlimited plan from Rogers to use with my original iPhone...and there is NO WAY I am giving up my corporate voiceplan to go with one of those "iPhone plans" Rogers has come up with. Sometimes I wonder what would make Rogers more money in the long term...what they have done/are doing...or if they had offered truly unlimited data for $30-40/month for all data-capable devices. I know they would have had my business for at least 1-2 years.