Comments on: The Canuck iPhone: Apple doesn’t care http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/07/07/the-canuck-iphone-apple-doesnt-care/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:24:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: The Canuck iPhone: Apple doesn’t care | Adslang Blogger http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/07/07/the-canuck-iphone-apple-doesnt-care/comment-page-1/#comment-338657 The Canuck iPhone: Apple doesn’t care | Adslang Blogger Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:17:02 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2539#comment-338657 [...] mathewingram.com addthis_url = [...] [...] mathewingram.com addthis_url = [...]

]]> By: Don http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/07/07/the-canuck-iphone-apple-doesnt-care/comment-page-1/#comment-374656 Don Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:59:44 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2539#comment-374656 Rogers tried to bill me for a total of $6,000 over two months on Blackberry usage. This is without using any Web access, sending photos or even opening attachments. Somehow they had me using on average 10mb a day for something they were never able to identify. After many threats of sending me to collection I finally had them waive the charges. TWO MONTHS IN A ROW. Bottom line: no unlimited data, no purchase. Oh and a mandatory 3-year contract? Eat my shorts Rogers (and, by proxy, Apple). Rogers tried to bill me for a total of $6,000 over two months on Blackberry usage. This is without using any Web access, sending photos or even opening attachments. Somehow they had me using on average 10mb a day for something they were never able to identify. After many threats of sending me to collection I finally had them waive the charges. TWO MONTHS IN A ROW. Bottom line: no unlimited data, no purchase. Oh and a mandatory 3-year contract? Eat my shorts Rogers (and, by proxy, Apple).

]]> By: Don http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/07/07/the-canuck-iphone-apple-doesnt-care/comment-page-1/#comment-342506 Don Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:59:44 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2539#comment-342506 Rogers tried to bill me for a total of $6,000 over two months on Blackberry usage. This is without using any Web access, sending photos or even opening attachments. Somehow they had me using on average 10mb a day for something they were never able to identify. After many threats of sending me to collection I finally had them waive the charges. TWO MONTHS IN A ROW. Bottom line: no unlimited data, no purchase. Oh and a mandatory 3-year contract? Eat my shorts Rogers (and, by proxy, Apple). Rogers tried to bill me for a total of $6,000 over two months on Blackberry usage. This is without using any Web access, sending photos or even opening attachments. Somehow they had me using on average 10mb a day for something they were never able to identify. After many threats of sending me to collection I finally had them waive the charges. TWO MONTHS IN A ROW. Bottom line: no unlimited data, no purchase. Oh and a mandatory 3-year contract? Eat my shorts Rogers (and, by proxy, Apple).

]]> By: Cozmo http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/07/07/the-canuck-iphone-apple-doesnt-care/comment-page-1/#comment-342505 Cozmo Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:16:59 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2539#comment-342505 a $1000 bill? WOW. That is insane. I guess it'd be really easy to do if you didn't have a data plan.<br><br>Personally I'm not sure what all the excitement is about the iphone. a $1000 bill? WOW. That is insane. I guess it'd be really easy to do if you didn't have a data plan.

Personally I'm not sure what all the excitement is about the iphone.

]]> By: Rod http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/07/07/the-canuck-iphone-apple-doesnt-care/comment-page-1/#comment-342504 Rod Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:44:23 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2539#comment-342504 You are probably correct that Apple doesn't give a damn about what we pay for mobile data in Canada, but I think you're underestimating the negative effect this will have on Apple's brand in this country. A few horror stories in the media about parents facing $1,000+ bills for their teenager's iPhone can't help either Apple or Rogers and may very well get noticed outside Canada. Fortunately for Rogers they're a defacto monopoly, so they don't care. Unfortunately for Apple they're constantly having to justify their pricing, and Rogers' gouging is going to stick to both parties. I suspect this has caught Apple by surprise, and they're probably wondering if it's too late to detach themselves from Rogers and wait for a new GSM entrant -- hopefully next year. The only action we (as consumers) can really take is to just not buy the thing. You are probably correct that Apple doesn't give a damn about what we pay for mobile data in Canada, but I think you're underestimating the negative effect this will have on Apple's brand in this country. A few horror stories in the media about parents facing $1,000+ bills for their teenager's iPhone can't help either Apple or Rogers and may very well get noticed outside Canada. Fortunately for Rogers they're a defacto monopoly, so they don't care. Unfortunately for Apple they're constantly having to justify their pricing, and Rogers' gouging is going to stick to both parties. I suspect this has caught Apple by surprise, and they're probably wondering if it's too late to detach themselves from Rogers and wait for a new GSM entrant — hopefully next year. The only action we (as consumers) can really take is to just not buy the thing.

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