Maple Leaf 2.0 - Technology and Web 2.0 News in Canada

July 1st, 2008

The official word on iPhone pricing in Canada

The day after I wrote my last iPhone post, I received an email from the PR company working with Rogers Mobile (MS&L Digital) on the pricing plans:
Hello, My name is Nicole Burguess and I’m writing on behalf of Rogers to give you some additional information about the Rogers rate plans available […]

By Tris Hussey -- 10 comments

June 29th, 2008

Attention Rogers Mobile: You blew it with the iPhone data plans and you know it

Since Rogers Mobile announced their iPhone pricing this week, the reaction to their plans has been less that enthusiastic (to say the least).
RuinediPhone.com has started an online petition to Rogers to change their rate plans and an open letter to Steve Jobs on what is certainly a slap in the face.

Did I sign it?  You […]

By Tris Hussey -- 5 comments

June 27th, 2008

Still not getting an iPhone and Rogers’ iPhone plans aren’t helping

When I was in Vancouver this week I was having lunch with Rebecca “Miss604” Bollwitt and Colleen Coplick and saw an iPhone ad in the Rogers store across the street.  Yep, the marketing push is in full swing.  Only problem is that until today we didn’t know what the plans would be like.
Now we do […]

By Tris Hussey -- 1 comment

February 13th, 2008

Rogers’ "unlimited data plan" is a consumer nightmare in the making

picApp_publisherId = 452;picApp_imageId = 1031;picApp_imageWidth = 357;picApp_imageHeight = 267;picApp_configUrl = “http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/FlashSite/GetConfig.aspx”;picApp_Picview=”http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/FlashSite/en/picviewerv1_1.swf”;picapp_numberOfLine=1;ImageServe();JavaScript is not enabled or supported on your browser
Sorry Canada, no iPhone for youApple’s “Jesus phone” (aka iPhone) still isn’t really available in Canada yet.  Sure you can buy a hacked phone that is unlocked, but that is a risk that I’m not willing […]

By Tris Hussey -- 11 comments