Read full post HERE.

Check it out on Roger’s website HERE.

This image compares the iPhone 3GS and 3G. The comparison shows that the iPhone 3GS is available in both White and Black and all three versions (32GB, 16GB and 8GB) where the iPhone 3G is only available in a Black 8GB version.

My name is Daniel DeMoss and I’m writing on behalf of Rogers to give you some additional information about the Rogers rate plans available for the iPhone.

The iPhone 3G bundles released June 27 are not the only price plans available to customers, they are the high value plans that allow Rogers customers to use the device to its fullest and offer considerable savings over separate voice and data plans that exist in market today.

That said, Rogers customers have more choices available to them and can use their existing voice and smartphone data plans if they wish. For example, they can select from the new data pricing (ranging from $30 for 300MB to $100 for 6GB or $50 Flex Rate plan) and add a voice plan, or they can choose a combined voice and data plan to best suit their individual needs.

Customers are not required to take the value packs, and can order most other features a la carte, such as $7 for Caller ID.

Existing customers can keep their existing voice service plan and pick a separate data plan (not in the iPhone 3G bundle) to meet their needs. They will need to check their upgrade eligibility, but any customer with a monthly service fee that is over $30 can upgrade to an iPhone 3G at $199 (for the 8GB model). Other options outside the iPhone bundle may be available depending on the customer’s individual information.

If you have any questions, please let me know and I will do my best to help you.

Sincerely,

Daniel DeMoss
Assistant Account Executive | MS&L Digital
115 W. Liberty St., Suite 200 | Ann Arbor, MI 48104
office: 734.214.1550 x127 | fax: 734.214.1551

If you haven’t heard, Rogers, the Canadian iPhone provider, recently announced their voice and data plans for the iPhone and Canadians aren’t too happy. The biggest problem is there is no unlimited data. If you are Canadian you can sign here or you can view the petition here. There is also a blog. Here are some comments from the petition:

- I waited a year to get a legit iPhone and now I’ll be waiting until our third carrier launches after the spectrum auctions….
- I’m going to stick with your competition (aka Bell) until you decide that your customers are important and deserve to be treated fairly. I guess this means no iPhone for me but at least I’ll be able to eat. Thanks a bunch for screwing up a great product!
- Rogers’s iPhone pricing is unacceptable, I won’t purchase the 3G iPhone because of that
- A plan that discourages web usage defeats the purpose of an iPhone. There’s no chance that I’ll sign up until you offer unlimited data

You can get the following badge from www.ruinediphone.com:

Twitter comments:
MishkaOttawa: I don’t see an iPhone in my future, thanks Rogers for the rate plans Reply – View Tweet

jawadshuaib: Seriously Ted Rogers, do you really think I will pay $60/month for 150 minutes & 75 text msgs of iPhone 3G? crappers Reply – View Tweet

gregsadetsky: Rogers iPhone pricing: bad, bad, bad, bad.: Expensive and sad. That’s all I can say… Reply – View Tweet

marckboucher: Rogers in Canada is offering a bad plan for iPhone customers, I was going to switch from Blackberry but now I’m not so sure. Reply – View Tweet

kumar: rogers botched the iPhone in Canada = epic fail Reply – View Tweet

TORONTO, June 27 /CNW/ – Rogers Wireless, Canada’s largest wireless carrier with Canada’s fastest wireless network, today announced a variety of voice and data pricing plans for the much-anticipated Apple(R) iPhone 3G set to hit stores on Friday, July 11. With monthly plans starting at $60 for voice and data combined, Rogers offers a wide selection of high value price packages to meet the needs of Canadian iPhone aficionados. All price plans require a three-year contract. iPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast(*) as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK.
“As Canada’s leading wireless carrier, Rogers is thrilled to not only bring the iPhone 3G to Canada but to make it affordable and accessible to as many customers as possible,” says John Boynton, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer, Rogers Wireless. “We’ve designed a pricing structure that offers affordable, flexible voice and data packages so Canadians can truly unleash their iPhone 3G experience on Canada’s fastest wireless network.”

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iPhone 3G Price Plans at Rogers Wireless
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$60 / 150 minutes unlimited 400 MB 75 Unlimited
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$75 / 300 minutes unlimited 750 MB 100 Unlimited
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$100 / 600 minutes unlimited 1 GB 200 Unlimited
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$115 / 800 minutes unlimited 2 GB 300 Unlimited
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400 MB up to 200,000 text emails or 3,100 web pages or 1,360 photo attachments
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750 MB up to 380,000 text emails or 5,900 web pages or 2,560 photo attachments
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1 GB up to 524,000 text emails or 8,000 web pages or 3,500 photo attachments
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2 GB up to 1,048,000 text emails or 16,000 web pages or 7,000 photo attachments
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Pricing includes unlimited Wi-Fi access at all Rogers and Fido Hotspots. Rogers Wireless will also offer two voice value packs for popular wireless features: a $15 monthly value pack including Caller ID, Who Called, Caller Ring Trax, 2,500 Sent Text Messages and 2,500 Call Forwarding Minutes; and a $20 monthly value pack including Caller ID, Who Called, Caller Ring Trax, 10,000 Sent Text Messages and 6:00 p.m. Early Evening Calling and 2,500 Call Forwarding Minutes.

Additional information on launch day activities will be coming soon.

(*) Based on 3G and EDGE testing. Actual speeds may vary due to a variety of factors.

About Rogers Wireless
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Rogers Wireless provides wireless voice and data communications services across Canada to more than 7.4 million customers under both the Rogers Wireless and Fido brands. Operating Canada's fastest data and most reliable voice network with the clearest reception and fewest dropped calls, Rogers Wireless is Canada's only carrier operating on the global standard GSM and highly advanced HSPA technology platforms. In addition to providing seamless roaming in more than 200 countries/areas with its GSM based services, Rogers Wireless also provides wireless broadband services across Canada utilizing its 2.5GHz fixed wireless spectrum. Rogers Wireless is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RCI), a diversified Canadian communications and media company. For further information, please visit www.rogers.com.