Rogers iPhone Too Expensive? We’ll Soon See
Canadians are unlucky when it comes to gadgets. First they usually arrive later than they would to many Third World countries. Second, the prices can get out of control. Take the iPhone for example. If when it lands in Canada, it’s likely going to cost us somewhere in the neighborhood of $799 without a contract and without unlimited data service. And that is where it might get really scary!
A Rogers Wireless data plan for your iPhone will probably start at $0.05 per KB. Monthly plans will probably come in at $5/month for a 5MB cap and a $10/month plan for a 10MB cap. Additional kilobytes (yes, kilobytes) cost 3 cents. Pricey!
A Rogers iPhone seems inevitable is on its way, the question is whether or not anyone will be able to afford it and the data plan it will require.
Update: It’s official! The Rogers iPhone is on its way. No details on pricing yet, but a press release issued this morning (April 29, 2008) put Mr. Rogers himself on the record: “We’re thrilled to announce that we have a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to Canada later this year. We can’t tell you any more about it right now, but stay tuned.”
Update: Ok…we got a date! July 11th kids. The new iPhone 3G, $199.99 for the 8GB version and $299.99 for the 16GB Rogers iPhone on 3-year terms. That’s the same price you’d pay in the US on AT&T but you have to sign an extra year into your contract. No word yet on non-contract pricing or what we’ll get for data plans. Cross your fingers.
From:http://www.cellphones.ca/news/post002640/
