Comments on: Irish iPhones Now Crying? No Unlimited Data or Visual Voice Mail? http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/ For people who dare to Phone Different. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:22:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Design Ireland http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-35067 Design Ireland Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:11:40 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/#comment-35067 <p>Is there a way to become a content writer for the site?</p> Is there a way to become a content writer for the site?

]]> By: Bri Guy http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-5511 Bri Guy Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:58:31 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/#comment-5511 <p>Dieter, I can't help but hear the "Irish Spring" soap commercial song whistling away. ;)</p> Dieter, I can’t help but hear the “Irish Spring” soap commercial song whistling away. ;)

]]> By: Rene Ritchie http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-5510 Rene Ritchie Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:59:44 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/#comment-5510 Doesn’t RIM revenue share for push email services? If so, $200 for 100MB (the previous data rate) was likely very rich for them.

Due to pressure from Bell and Telus, which now offer virtually unlimited data on subsets of HTC Touch, Blackberry’s (sometimes only Pearl), and other PDA’s, Rogers has moved (glacially) towards lower prices, but unless Job’s frequent flyer miles have been spent almost exclusively on wake-n-bakes with Ted Rogers, I’m still not holding my breath.

Here’s the latest:

Rogers Unlimited data plan not so unlimited after all

At first glance, the plan seems fairly straightforward: unlimited mobile data and Internet access for a mere extra $7 per month on top of your existing phone plan. However, when you look a little more closely, the “unlimited” deal turns out to be anything but unlimited. There is a limit of 2,500 sent text messages per month, and 1,000 picture or video messages, despite the fact that these too are “data” and should be unlimited. Of greater concern is the fact that the deal only applies to select phones and does not include Blackberries, Windows Mobile devices, laptops using PC cards for mobile data access, or unlocked devices such as Apples iPhone. The latter is still officially unavailable in Canada, but many wondered if the revealing of this “unlimited” plan was a clue that Rogers was about to announce that they had secured exclusive access to sell the iPhone in the Great White North. This does not appear to be the case at the moment.
]]> By: surur http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-5509 surur Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:39:57 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/#comment-5509 <table width=100% bgcolor=lightgray><tr><td bgcolor=white>Surur, You think letting the Chinese dictate mobile terms is the way to go?</td></tr></table> <p>Cant be worse than Apple, can it?</p> <p>Surur</p> Surur, You think letting the Chinese dictate mobile terms is the way to go?

Cant be worse than Apple, can it?

Surur

]]> By: Dieter Bohn http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-5508 Dieter Bohn Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:45:09 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/#comment-5508 <table width=100% bgcolor=lightgray><tr><td bgcolor=white>Dieter, how come you manage to reply before the original post? Psychic? :)</td></tr></table> <p>Whoops - post time was done a little too quickly there on my part, eh?</p> <p>Yes, MAGIC!!</p> <table width=100% bgcolor=lightgray><tr><td bgcolor=white>No 'Danny Boy', I promise.</td></tr></table> <p>That one too now, you're so fired. :-p</p> <table width=100% bgcolor=lightgray><tr><td bgcolor=white> And the love ain't coming to Canada any time soon it seems. Not when they're raising text rates to .15 or .20 a message (140 characters * $0.20 = how much per Mb??) and restricting web access to their own wap sites on restricted phones... Canada is truly the 3rd world when it comes to mobile...</td></tr></table> <p>It's just so surreal, you'd think that RIM would have flexed their muscles by now and gotten these carriers in line.</p> Dieter, how come you manage to reply before the original post? Psychic? :)

Whoops – post time was done a little too quickly there on my part, eh?

Yes, MAGIC!!

No ‘Danny Boy’, I promise.

That one too now, you’re so fired. :-p

And the love ain’t coming to Canada any time soon it seems. Not when they’re raising text rates to .15 or .20 a message (140 characters * $0.20 = how much per Mb??) and restricting web access to their own wap sites on restricted phones… Canada is truly the 3rd world when it comes to mobile…

It’s just so surreal, you’d think that RIM would have flexed their muscles by now and gotten these carriers in line.

]]> By: Rene Ritchie http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-5507 Rene Ritchie Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:57:26 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/#comment-5507 <p>Marcol,</p> <p>Dieter just got his Time Capsule, so he's now everywhen, Dr. Manhattan style.</p> <p>I'm hoping you're right about the scenario in Ireland, as unlimited, ubiquitous internet is the future, and Apple was certainly helping to bring that future. It would be unfortunate if the tired old monopolies got to force us back into the data and feature stone age.</p> <p>Surur,</p> <p>You think letting the Chinese dictate mobile terms is the way to go?</p> <p>Dieter,</p> <p>No 'Danny Boy', I promise. And the love ain't coming to Canada any time soon it seems. Not when they're raising text rates to .15 or .20 a message (140 characters * $0.20 = how much per Mb??) and restricting web access to their own wap sites on restricted phones... Canada is truly the 3rd world when it comes to mobile...</p> Marcol,

Dieter just got his Time Capsule, so he’s now everywhen, Dr. Manhattan style.

I’m hoping you’re right about the scenario in Ireland, as unlimited, ubiquitous internet is the future, and Apple was certainly helping to bring that future. It would be unfortunate if the tired old monopolies got to force us back into the data and feature stone age.

Surur,

You think letting the Chinese dictate mobile terms is the way to go?

Dieter,

No ‘Danny Boy’, I promise. And the love ain’t coming to Canada any time soon it seems. Not when they’re raising text rates to .15 or .20 a message (140 characters * $0.20 = how much per Mb??) and restricting web access to their own wap sites on restricted phones… Canada is truly the 3rd world when it comes to mobile…

]]> By: marcol http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-5506 marcol Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:41:54 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/#comment-5506 <table width=100% bgcolor=lightgray><tr><td bgcolor=white>I agree, bad news for Canada -- and you rener. :(</td></tr></table> <p>Dieter, how come you manage to reply before the original post? Psychic? :)</p> I agree, bad news for Canada — and you rener. :(

Dieter, how come you manage to reply before the original post? Psychic? :)

]]> By: marcol http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-5505 marcol Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:38:33 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/#comment-5505 <p>At one point before release in the UK O2 were suggesting a limit of 200 MB pcm:</p> <p><a href="http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10006192o-2000331855b,00.htm" target="_blank">http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10006192o-2000331855b,00.htm</a></p> <p>That changed before release of course, a move some reckoned was due to pressure from Apple. If that's true perhaps a similar scenario will play out in Ireland too? In practice though it probably doesn't matter a whole lot, especially if there's little or no EDGE. 1 GB a month over GPRS would take a fair bit of effort. In the real world the high price of minutes and texts and the absence of any bundled hotspot access are likely to be more painful.</p> At one point before release in the UK O2 were suggesting a limit of 200 MB pcm:

http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10006192o-2000331855b,00.htm

That changed before release of course, a move some reckoned was due to pressure from Apple. If that’s true perhaps a similar scenario will play out in Ireland too? In practice though it probably doesn’t matter a whole lot, especially if there’s little or no EDGE. 1 GB a month over GPRS would take a fair bit of effort. In the real world the high price of minutes and texts and the absence of any bundled hotspot access are likely to be more painful.

]]> By: surur http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-5504 surur Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:04:44 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/#comment-5504 <p>There is some signs Apple is losing leverage, especially their inability to get a deal in china, and talking about changing their "superior" business plan.</p> <p>Surur</p> There is some signs Apple is losing leverage, especially their inability to get a deal in china, and talking about changing their “superior” business plan.

Surur

]]> By: Dieter Bohn http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-5503 Dieter Bohn Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:48:21 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2008/02/28/irish-iphones-now-crying-no-unlimited-data-or-visual-voice-mail/#comment-5503 <p>And now i have "When Irish Eyes are Smiling" in my head. Great.</p> And now i have “When Irish Eyes are Smiling” in my head. Great.

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