Comments on: Updated! Rogers/Fido to Sell iPhone 3G S in Canada, $199/$299 on June 19

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:42:38 +0000

i was referring to the huge price drop for exsisting customers who purchased a iphone last year. In my opinion if you bought a iphone anytime this year, your a moron. WHY? Because you should have done your research before buying the iphone 3G. Rogers let me upgrade without a new contract and i paid 300 bucks for a new 32gb 3GS and only because my average monthly plan was around 100 bucks. Rogers was giving eligible customers a 500 dollars off the non-sunsidized price, which in the end made it 300 bucks.

By: cranberryvodka

cranberryvodka — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:45:43 +0000

I just got my 16G 3G on May 28th, 2009 (i originally purchased it on May 1st, 2009, when they delayed it til the 7th, sent me a refurb when i’d ordered new…then didn’t send out the new one after recieving the refurb back) All in all, after 16 different rogers reps, countless research (recon) calls to apple and rogers about the phone, and several reassurances that it was only a SOFTWARE upgrade,21 days later, i had finally purchased my new iphone for just under $300. Two weeks later i heard about the 3Gs launch, which i was fine with, until i heard that not only was it significantly cheaper, but my 3G was being offered to blow joe for $199!! (So much for ’special pricing’ for Loyal Rogers Customers with my Tenor!) So i called Rogers, went up the food chain, and was told that because my phone was purchased on the 21 st, they won’t do price adjustments for me, even though i didn’t even get the phone IN MY HANDS until the 28th. Too bad. So sad. So please, don’t tell me that ‘Rogers has finally pulled through for the little guy’ or any bull down that path, because it doesn’t matter how long you’ve been with them, and how much of your hard earned money they’ve pocketed, Rogers and Apple are in the business of making money. There is no honour or romance in how they make their money, they’ll take it however and from whoever.(esp. those of us who don’t have giant bank accounts, or time to argue on the phone all day with them because we’re busy paying off our phone bills.)

By: iphone_man

iphone_man — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:10:30 +0000

Does anyone know if there is a noticeable difference in speed when surfing the web when you compare Fido with Rogers on an iphone 3GS? If there isn’t a noticeable difference, I’m going with Fido, because they are cheaper.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:51:34 +0000

so rogers pulls through in the end and offers us a great deal.

By: Hyperextension

Hyperextension — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:42:17 +0000

I just got off the phone with Rogers and asked if I was eligible for an upgrade. I am and can get the better pricing. I also asked if my wife was and she is just shy, but the rep said that tomorrow it will not matter as she will still be able to upgrade. Prices are a little higher, but you can still upgrade early if you want.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:03:20 +0000

It may say your eligible for upgrade but it doenst mean your eligible for iphone or smartphone if your already on a contract with a smartphone and want to upgrade. Rogers changed there policy in february for smartphone subscribers. ****** deal for us!!!

By: Snowfire

Snowfire — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:02:26 +0000

I work at Future Shop and I had my buddy check when I was eligible for hardware upgrade, and i am eligible one year after my original sign date – leading me to believe based on how much revenue I have generated with rogers, I am eligible for the subsidized pricing. August 19 baby…will keep posted…be worth heading to Future Shop to see if you are eligible for a hardware upgrade

By: Smart_Sean

Smart_Sean — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:09:50 +0000

And Tethering to top it off!

For 5 bucks difference between 500meg and 6Gig you would have to be nuts to go the cheap route, especially with in-app purchases coming down the pike.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:03:36 +0000

the only thing i wish was buying a 16gb last year because i really could use the space. i couldnt find a 16 last year so settled with an 8 which was fine up until about 4 months ago when i got more apps that are really large in size.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:12:20 +0000

I'm going to back up what bokoloks said. Why would you spend so much money on video recording, a camera 1 MP sharper, and a digital compass? With the 3.0 software for the iPhone 3G, you can do MMS, tethering, landscape keyboard, cut and paste, search, peer-to-peer applications, etc. etc. You don't need the 3GS to do all that -- the 3G can do it with the FREE 3.0 software update on June 17th.

Save your money and wait another year for the next iPhone to come out and upgrade then.