According to insider rumors, Apple has decided not to carry the iPhone 3G when it launches in just a few days. Instead, people will have to try Rogers and Fido stores if they want it. This is in an apparent spat over Rogers’ exorbitant monthly service fees that require 3 year contract. Apple has also apparently diverted a lot of the stock originally intended for the Canadian market.
Rogers has finally unveiled what it will charge you for monthly use of the iPhone 3G. Unlike previously rumored, unlimited data is not part of the deal.
| Monthly price | Included voice | Data | Sent text msg |
| $60 | 150 mins | 400 MBs | 75 |
| $75 | 300 mins | 750 MBs | 100 |
| $100 | 600 mins | 1 GB | 200 |
| $115 | 800 mins | 2 GBs | 300 |
All plans include unlimited evenings and weekends for voice, unlimited received text messages and unlimited visual voicemail. Also Rogers is throwing in unlimited access to Fido and Rogers branded Wi-Fi hotspots. Additional options are $15 value pack including Caller ID, Who Called, Caller Ring Trax, 2500 sent text messages and 2500 call forwarding minutes, and $20 value pack that adds 7500 additional sent text messages as well as early evenings (starting at 6PM).
As Rogers becomes the first carrier in North America to sell Nokia’s flagship N95, it is time to look at what has already been said about this super device. Nokia insists it is a computer, but we’ll settle for a pretty-smart phone.
CNET (7 out of 10): they like the fact that it is a feature packed phone, but dings it for poor standby battery life, sluggish performance and flimsy sliding mechanism.
Gizmodo: GPS and great quality 5 megapixel camera make this device stand out from the competition, but once again battery life and laggy performance are major turn-offs.
GSM Arena: they call N95 "crown of the entire Nokia portfolio" however they recommend you turn off 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS unless you want to charge the device twice a day.
Mobile Burn: this powerhouse smartphone is recommended for its amazing feature set, but they characterized the stand-by batter life as "horrible"
My-Symbian: N95 is a "great looking phone and a great performer" and suggests you go and get it.
If you want a feature-packed phone, there is no other device like it on Rogers lineup. With internal memory of 8GB, 5.0 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, 3G HSDPA network access, Bluetooth, 802.11g, and even built-in GPS will ensure your phone will have something for everyone.
Priced at $399.99 (after mail-in rebate), it is also the priciest phone available at Rogers. Only recommended for hard-core users that need everything (and more) in their phones.
So here it is, the leaked specs for Blackberry 9000.
It does indeed feature HSDPA 2100MHz, which means 3G for Rogers and AT&T in North America, the 2 carriers selected for initial exclusive launch. Downside is a 2MP camera (Really? Just 2MP?) but you never buy a Blackberry for its shooting performances!
Rogers Wireless has officially released HSPA in 22 major Canadian markets including Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City, serving over 60% of the Canadian population. Dubbed “Vision“, the new 3G high speed data access will allow faster file transfers (duh), XM on demand, YouTube and North America’s only video-calling service.
It’s finally here! Rogers just released its long-waited Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for HTC S621 (their version of T-Mobile Dash). Go to the download page and receive immediately this evolutionary upgrade.
If you need a refresher on what Windows Mobile 6 does, go read my previous post dated February 8, 2007 and the story of upgrading my T-Mobile Dash to the latest OS dated May 6, 2007.
