RE: slightly off topic: Rogers Canada slashes data plan pricing
listened to customer feedback == anticipated customer backlash and competitors taking advantage of backlash Rogers SUCKS!! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Wouters Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 1:32 PM To: community@lists.openmoko.org Subject: slightly off topic: Rogers Canada slashes data plan pricing http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080709.wgtiphone0709/BNStory/Technology/home?cid=al_gam_mostemail Customers who purchase an iPhone and sign up for a three-year contract any time between July 11 – when the device goes on sale – and the end of August will be eligible for a $30-per-month data plan giving them access to 6-Gigabytes of data. Rogers previously had charged $100 for a 6-GB plan. Though mostly meant for the iphone, they say: The special plan is available not just to iPhone customers, but any Rogers customer with a 3G next-generation smart phone. Though Rogers claims to have listened to customer feedback, the article also quotes: One blog posting on AppleInsider.com, a popular Apple rumour site, stated that Apple would divert some iPhone shipments that had been earmarked for Rogers to Europe for punishment over the negative publicity, leaving some Rogers outlets with as few as 10 iPhones to sell. Time to get a USB 3G dongle that works on laptop and openmoko. Though getting the 3G subscription might allow you the same rates on the 2G network perhaps? Paul ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
RE: slightly off topic: Rogers Canada slashes data plan pricing
Ah yes, but rogers now sucks slightly less than the rest. Bell and Telus just started charging for *incoming* texts. On Wed, 9 Jul 2008, Crane, Matthew wrote: listened to customer feedback == anticipated customer backlash and competitors taking advantage of backlash Rogers SUCKS!! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Wouters Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 1:32 PM To: community@lists.openmoko.org Subject: slightly off topic: Rogers Canada slashes data plan pricing http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080709.wgtiphone0709/BNStory/Technology/home?cid=al_gam_mostemail Customers who purchase an iPhone and sign up for a three-year contract any time between July 11 – when the device goes on sale – and the end of August will be eligible for a $30-per-month data plan giving them access to 6-Gigabytes of data. Rogers previously had charged $100 for a 6-GB plan. Though mostly meant for the iphone, they say: The special plan is available not just to iPhone customers, but any Rogers customer with a 3G next-generation smart phone. Though Rogers claims to have listened to customer feedback, the article also quotes: One blog posting on AppleInsider.com, a popular Apple rumour site, stated that Apple would divert some iPhone shipments that had been earmarked for Rogers to Europe for punishment over the negative publicity, leaving some Rogers outlets with as few as 10 iPhones to sell. Time to get a USB 3G dongle that works on laptop and openmoko. Though getting the 3G subscription might allow you the same rates on the 2G network perhaps? Paul ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: slightly off topic: Rogers Canada slashes data plan pricing
Dave O'Connor wrote: Bell and Telus just started charging for *incoming* texts. The whole thread is just completely insane from an European point of view... Your telcos really look greedy from here. Sorry for you guys, -- Phyce ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: slightly off topic: Rogers Canada slashes data plan pricing
you know, I don't think the price cut will change anything. the 6GB for 30$ is for a limited time (until the end of August) when you activate your 3 years iphone contract. what does this mean: Canadian will suck it, Complainer will get strange look, nobody's win. Sorry, but Canadian are not united, and thus the Monopoly of Rogers and the Bell Telus Cartel control what's gonna happen in the Wireless world. as for my source: http://micro.newswire.ca/84735-0.html this is the official Rogers (TSX: RCI) news feed... and it's no where mention that the 6GB for 30$ is available to other. also Fido flagship store in Montreal will open 2 hours sooner. http://your.rogers.com/investorrelations/news_communications.asp you to decide if the suck ( I think they do) On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Dave O'Connor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ah yes, but rogers now sucks slightly less than the rest. Bell and Telus just started charging for *incoming* texts. On Wed, 9 Jul 2008, Crane, Matthew wrote: listened to customer feedback == anticipated customer backlash and competitors taking advantage of backlash Rogers SUCKS!! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Wouters Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 1:32 PM To: community@lists.openmoko.org Subject: slightly off topic: Rogers Canada slashes data plan pricing http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080709.wgtiphone0709/BNStory/Technology/home?cid=al_gam_mostemail Customers who purchase an iPhone and sign up for a three-year contract any time between July 11 †when the device goes on sale †and the end of August will be eligible for a $30-per-month data plan giving them access to 6-Gigabytes of data. Rogers previously had charged $100 for a 6-GB plan. Though mostly meant for the iphone, they say: The special plan is available not just to iPhone customers, but any Rogers customer with a 3G next-generation smart phone. Though Rogers claims to have listened to customer feedback, the article also quotes: One blog posting on AppleInsider.com, a popular Apple rumour site, stated that Apple would divert some iPhone shipments that had been earmarked for Rogers to Europe for punishment over the negative publicity, leaving some Rogers outlets with as few as 10 iPhones to sell. Time to get a USB 3G dongle that works on laptop and openmoko. Though getting the 3G subscription might allow you the same rates on the 2G network perhaps? Paul ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community -- Mathieu Charron Elwillow Network ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: slightly off topic: Rogers Canada slashes data plan pricing
Yep, that's why I won't be giving them my money. I'm on a fido pay as you go plan now. $10 a month, 30cent per minute calls. I don't use my cellphone much but if they had decent plans I'd use it a lot more. This $30 plan is interesting but that depends on if it requires me to sign up for other services too and sign into a ridiculous term contract along with system access fee scams. If it does then I'll just stick with wifi. At least then I can get faster speeds and coffee for probably less than all those would cost per month :) On Wed, 9 Jul 2008, Philippe Guillebert wrote: Dave O'Connor wrote: Bell and Telus just started charging for *incoming* texts. The whole thread is just completely insane from an European point of view... Your telcos really look greedy from here. Sorry for you guys, -- Phyce ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
