“I finally heard back from Rogers (Canada’s largest wireless carrier) and can relay that Rogers will in fact be offering the iPhone in Canada,” Andrew Escobar reports on his blog.
Escobar reports, “Apple and Rogers have already had talks over the iPhone and must have already come to some sort of agreement for Rogers to boldly state it will be the exclusive carrier in Canada.”
“Rogers is actively working with Apple to launch the iPhone in Canada as soon as possible and will be the exclusive provider of the iPhone in Canada,” Escobar reports. “Launch date and pricing for Canada are not yet available.”
Full article here.
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Report: Rogers Communications to offer Apple iPhone in Canada – January 11, 2007
Damn, I was holding out for Tim Horton’s or Kraft Dinner to win out over Rogers.
Damn, I was holding out for Tim Horton’s or Kraft Dinner to win out over Rogers.
Damn, I was holding out for Tim Horton’s or Kraft Dinner to win out over Rogers.
what this means i that the iPhone is programmable and therefore crackable
Readind the title, one might ask where else would they offer it but Canada, they’re only doing business in Canada.
I guess they meant Rogers will be the exclusive carrier for iPhone in Canada.
“Launch date and pricing for Canada are not yet available.”
How about three years free service to lure me away from Cingular?
Leave it to Canada to come up with a dopey name like Rogers for a mobile company.
Rogers is the name of the service because it was founded by a guy named Ted Rogers (I think it’s Ted). Rogers controls about half of the cable in Canada, as well as Rogers wireless and has a major piece of the Canadian video rental biz. I think they also produce a few TV shows.
One thing to remember: AT&T Canada now owns much of Rogers Telecom Business. That’s why they are getting the iPhone (besides the fact that they are the only GSM carrier in the country.)
Strangely enough, their reputation in Canada appears to be similar to that of Cingular in the USA. Great coverage in urban areas, sucky coverage in rural. Canada is mostly rural, with the vast bulk of the population living in the urban areas.
Of course, my contract with Telus doesn’t expire until 2008…, so a-waiting I will be.
MDN word: lower – as in “lower your expectations from your cell carrier”
Actually Rogers is named after a real guy. Uncle Ted. He also owns radio stations, magazines, television networks, and lots of prime real-estate.
Tom Strong… Fucktard Extraordinaire… What does it matter what a multibillion dollar corporation calls itself? Jesus, get a life and keep your inane comments to yourself!
scottland
We learn how to treat others by how we were treated, usually our parents;
Cheers to yours, they did a job on you
Roger’s? LOL – Only in Canada. The name reminds me of the old (1970’s) Steve Martin standup routine about Bob’s bank. “Your deposit? Why here it is – in my left front jacket pocket.”
Still, good for them. Though I’m surprised the deal didn’t include Apple embargoing this announcement.
How is “Rogers” (Ted Rogers) any worse than “Turner” (Turner Broadcasting) or “Ford” or “Disney” or “Charles Schwab” or …?
Idiots.
MW=enough, as in “We get enough stupid remarks from microsoftie trolls on this site, no need to add more.”
What’s wrong with the name “Rogers” (my cell phone carrier by the way.. hello iPhone)
Ever heard of Firestone (Harvey), Goodyear (Charles), or Sam’s Club (Sam Walton). I’m nt sure why people should think “Rogers” is funny versus an artificial “new” word like “Cingular”.
re: not Jeff
What the hell is wrong with Rogers for a name of a company? It’s the owner’s last name. Ted ROGERS. The guy owns most of Toronto…Blue Jays, Rogers Centre (used to be Skydome), has national magazines, cable, wireless, etc etc. Toronto, by the way, is a fairly large Canadian city.
Remember Bell telephone…because of Alexander Graham BELL.
I don’t know why that post pissed me off so much. It just sounds like a typical American laughing at the hick Canadian (or any other country that isn’t America) all the while showing off his own ignorance.
My only concern is CRTC interference in Canada will severely limit what features we Canadians can access on the iPhone. Our version of iTunes has no video, tv shows, limited music, and I doubt Roger’s has the tech in place to offer the email/voicemessaging features. Web surfing? At $.05 per kb with Roger’s I doubt I’ll use it at all. That said, if the iPhone Syncs well, works as a basic phone and iPod, I’ll gladly shell out for it over the (T616) POS I have now. Any WiFi/iChat/VOIP or file management extras would be bonuses.
This sucks big time! I’m going to have to go back to Rogers after I swore I would never go back to the evil Rogers empire. Talk about the worst customer service ever. Rogers is the Microsoft of the cellular provider world in Canada. The only reason they’re getting the exclusive contract is because they are the only GSM provider in Canada, they have the reach that Apple would want for their phone. Why can’t Apple just release a CDMA version of iPhone so that I can stay with Bell?
Chill, Peter J,
I never said there was anything wrong with it. I just admitted that reading it made me chuckle. Is that so wrong? OK, I made a good-natured jab against our bretheren to the North. But I really like Canada and harbor no ill will against Canadians. And I always remember to bring back a large box of Timbits (Tim Horton’s assorted-flavor donut holes) for my little ones.
Mmmmmmmmm. TimBits!
I think what makes “Rogers” sound funny to the uninitiated is that it sounds like a first name, wih the possessive apostraphy-s. Like in the Steve Martin sketch quoted above – Bill’s bank. Roger’s telephone. Bell doesn’t work the same way, so is a poor example. But if it were Alexander’s – or even Graham’s – Telephone, then the hilarity would ensue.
Peter J
exactly what I thought
zerO
I’m sorry. Did I insult you somehow? Am I not supposed to get offended by some numpty (probably American) insulting my country? Screw you, buddy.
Rogers, like any mega corporation, has good and bad things about it. I am glad they chose to carry the iPhone over Bell for now at least. My wife and I will be getting one each.
Personally I think the name Rogers flows much nicer than say……Tom Strong….
What kinda A-hole uses an alias like that?
Please notice here that I did not say American….no point in insulting nationalities….handitards exist on both sides of the 49th parallel. We have Harper you have Bush.
Fun to see the Tim Hortons banner ad below.
What could we write in this forum to see another funny out-of-context-banner ???
“Leave it to Canada to come up with a dopey name like Rogers for a mobile company.”
Don’t laugh too hard. We in the U.S. have the Cox Stadium, named after Cox Communications. After that it doesn’t matter.
scottland said:
zerO
I’m sorry. Did I insult you somehow? Am I not supposed to get offended by some numpty (probably American) insulting my country? Screw you, buddy.
Yes scottland your present attitude towards any member of this forum can be construde as insulting, and as to your naive question:
Am I not supposed to get offended by some numpty (probably American) insulting my country?
Honestly scotland…NO it is a forum dude, we say stupid things 99.9% of the time, I am only suggesting that you lighten up, count to 10000 and then post. your blood pressure and your friends will be better of for it –