“The most hyped consumer electronics device in years will make its debut on June 29, but Apple Inc.’s iPhone will be conspicuously absent from Canadian store shelves. Sold out? No — just not for sale,” Catherine McLean reports for The Globe and Mail Update.
“The creator of the iPod and Macintosh is focusing on rolling out its latest gadget, a sleek cellphone, in the United States. Other markets will follow, though Apple hasn’t divulged any launch dates,” McLean reports.
“What’s becoming clear is Canadians who want to shell out more than $500 for their own iPhone will have to wait some time for the chance,” McLean reports.
McLean reports, “A likely supplier in Canada, Rogers Communications Inc. [RCI.B-T], recently admitted little was happening on that front. ‘The truth is we aren’t very far with Apple,’ Bill Linton, Rogers’ chief financial officer, told a conference last month. ‘They’re concentrating on this launch and the U.S., and when they decide to turn their mind to other markets, we’ll be in line.'”
Full article here.
It’s becoming clear? Apple has said from the device’s unveiling on January 9, 2007 that “iPhone will be available in the US in June 2007, Europe in late 2007, and Asia in 2008.” Last time we checked, Canada wasn’t part of the U.S. (yet… eh, just kidding Canucks). Well, The Globe and Mail needed some iPhone-related thing to write about, we guess. Our best guess for Canadian release is around the Europe launch time frame.
The good news is that the Canadian currency is climbing relative to the US peso. We’ll get the iphone for less in the fall than we would have now. Unfortunately, we are greedy and want it now as well.
MW= Cent as in my 2 cents worth!
Now we wouldn’t want Canuckistani demand to cause shortages in the U.S.A, would we? Canuckasas rebuffed us in 1775 and this is the price they’ll have to pay for refusing to join in our glorious little rebellion.
you can keep your glorious little rebellion if you vote in another nut job like Bush again. seriously, some of you folks need some counseling.
Hey Tommy Boy, just remember that Canada kicked your ass in the only war the two countries ever fought against each other!
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For those of you that don’t know your history, that would be the War of 1812.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
MW = police, as in don’t make me call them to keep order here!
Bush is horrible but Harper is pretty bad too. Not Bush level bad but bad.
Some folks even argue that Canada isn’t part of America. The same folks insist that South America refers to Texas, not that other place with the rain forests and big cats which sometimes inspire names for operating systems.
I always thought of Canada as the 51st state and Mexico the 52nd.
Future political geography of the United States & Canada (and pretty much the geographical distribution of thought patterns and intelligence levels right now):
That greyed-out area is Quebec. It will simply cease to exist.
Canada’s mobile carriers are controlling and want a better deal with Apple and don’t want to give up control.
There’s a lack of competition in the marketplace, so even if we did get it we’d be paying through the nose for data…. and given that the iPhone is data-centred, you can see why the mobile carriers have dollar signs in their eyes… or will have once they see the US launch… and then… they (hopefully will capitulate)
Canada has cell phone coverage problems because of the paucity of population in certain areas, such that ONStar, for example, is useless in much of the Laurentians north of Montreal. The population distribution is skewed to the six largest cities, making cost effective coverage problematic and non existent in much of the country. Even so, people are asking about the iPhone in Bell and Rogers outlets, whether they can dial out or not. But Apple has to produce French language sales material to address the Canadian market, which makes it more expensive to operate and puts Canada down the priority list. Plus it will take a few months to satisfy the U.S. market.
They wouldn’t have these issues if they would just lay down and be our 51st state.
Very true Andy C.
Thus giving rise to the current name for the presidential home “The White House” as it was burned down along with the U.S. Treasury, Capitol, and other public buildings in the burning of Washington.
Just think if it weren’t for Canada we they would likely be calling something like “The Haliburton Center” since it is clearly owned by big oil currently.
vive le Québec libre!!!
> vive le Québec libre!!!
Yeah good luck with that.
I love Canada. Rafting the Kicking Horse River after a big spring melt is maybe the most fun I’ve ever had.
That’s ‘spring’ melt, Peterson. Not ‘patty.’
Don’t forget about unlocked iPhones
http://www.puremobile.com/Apple/Apple-iPhone-Black-GSM-Phone/
Note: no shipping date yet.
Scoble mentioned in his blog that he got a N95 from these guys, but that’s all I know about them.
(they only list Canada and the U.S., presumably because they don’t ship overseas but it should work everywhere, albeit at 2.5g rates. The speedy 3g version, I expect, will come with the Euro version).
But be careful about data rates, Canadian rates are particularly regressive, generally – no decent unlimited flat rate monthly plan like AT&T, yet. Hopefully Apple will get a good deal on rates, finally like Fido did with HipTop.
Plus, an unlocked phone won’t have that cool AT&T server based voice mail program.
There is also plan B: go to the U.S., get an AT&T phone and pay roaming. This might not be as crazy expensive as it sounds if you primarily use Airport.
After the ecological and economic downfall of the fascist U.S. and much of cow-towing “red” Canada (read China calling in it’s debt and devastating fires and floods doing the rest) a Greater Québec, with the respectful help of it’s half brothers the first nations, will rise out of the rock solid shield it was founded upon and claim back the continent and meld a new confederation, one that is based on sharing and respecting the land and it’s resources not a murderous imperial agenda. Put THAT in your racist pipes and smoke it.
Thank god those commie low lives will have to wait. F them!
1. “will rise out of the rock solid shield it was founded upon and claim back the continent and meld a new confederation”
Read: We will have a violent uprising, but when we kill and conquer, it”s ok. Melding, schmelding. When you do, it’s fascism. When we do it, it’s um… gentle persuasion. Because we’re right.
2. “one that is based on sharing and respecting the land and it’s [sic] resources not a murderous imperial agenda”
Read: One that is based on my version of justice where no one can have more than I do. None of us have any idea how to feed millions of people, so they must die. None of us know how to create things on a large scale, so they must die. Nonje of us truly know what ‘imperial’ means, or how to correctly identify demagoguery. So… um, they must die. Who’s they again? Oh, yeah: not like me.
3. Put THAT in your racist pipes and smoke it.”
Read: I am just as prejudicial, I just use my opinions regarding my infantile understanding of politics and human behavior. The rub, though is that if you are not on my side, you must be stopped. At some point, my ideals are more valuable than yours. As such, I will defend my ideals, perhaps to the death (please refer to numbers 1 and 2 above).
I propose we line up at the Apple Eaton Centre store in TZero on the 29th anyways just to send Apple and rogers a message – WE WANT OUR IPHONES. – Now that would get some media attention from the Globe & Mail- line up for a product that’s not even available.
If Rogers keeps stalling (threats from RIM Crackberry I’m sure) AT&T will be getting lots of Canadian customers who will use a US address to activate the iphone – likely cheaper than using Canadian carriers anyways. Who doesn’t have a friend or relative in the US of A?
Actually Harper is doing an incredible job. Comparing him to Bush is like saying Steve Jobs is as bad as Bill Gates. Please.
Handling a minority government where you need majority support on all important votes in the House of Commons takes mastery to stay in power this long….you need to keep everyone happy. Remarkable. And incredibly more moral than the Liberals. The NDP would be happy to run Canada as a communist state.
Anyone who votes for that putz Dion needs their head examined.
Having said all that, Go Canada!!!! I want to watch our Canadian Junior Hockey team win another GOLD at the WJHC on my iPhone!!!!
I know Mexico isn’t part of the U.S. though a big part of our country is over there. However, I droolling for an iPhone. Can’t wait…
. “will rise out of the rock solid shield it was founded upon and claim back the continent and meld a new confederation”
Read: We will have a violent uprising, but when we kill and conquer, it”s ok. Melding, schmelding. When you do, it’s fascism. When we do it, it’s um… gentle persuasion. Because we’re right.
2. “one that is based on sharing and respecting the land and it’s [sic] resources not a murderous imperial agenda”
Read: One that is based on my version of justice where no one can have more than I do. None of us have any idea how to feed millions of people, so they must die. None of us know how to create things on a large scale, so they must die. Nonje of us truly know what ‘imperial’ means, or how to correctly identify demagoguery. So… um, they must die. Who’s they again? Oh, yeah: not like me.
3. Put THAT in your racist pipes and smoke it.”
Read: I am just as prejudicial, I just use my opinions regarding my infantile understanding of politics and human behaviour. The rub, though is that if you are not on my side, you must be stopped. At some point, my ideals are more valuable than yours. As such, I will defend my ideals, perhaps to the death (please refer to numbers 1 and 2 above).
la la la la la ! (sung to a child’s taunting of another child) Oooo the brown shirt is riled? His ego-centrist belly button has been attacked. The fascist lackey comes out of the woodwork to protect his masters ill-gotten gains and privilege. It still doesn’t change the fact that $$$ in ALL it’s forms not religion or any other reason has killed more people though history. Until we humans accept that we are NOT “self made men” or ivory towers of righteous individual freedoms LMAO we will ever endeavour to destroy ourselves and everything in this world along with us. You and feeble minded primate of your ilk are so blind to your sociopathic illness that there is no real hope for your redemption and it is inevitable that you or sadly your children, and mine, will reap the apocalyptic harvest you have hedonistically sown. Please spare me your Orwelian double speak explanations. It is clear now to all free thinking people that the king/feuror has no cloths and this despite all the “new world order” media’s complicity to hide your heinous crime against humanity.
If we have to wait for the Europe launch to get iPhones in Canada then well will be getting the 3G iPhones and Bell or Telus will be in the running.
I think Telus would take any terms to grab market share in Eastern Canada.
SlyRobber, eat me.
Don’t you just love how mentioning Canada and the U.S. always incites some kind of political smack talk battle? All kinds of name calling, etc. And these are the leading nations in the world, eh? Guess which one I’m from
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Oh, and yes, I’m disappointed in having to wait for an iPhone. But it’ll be worth it. Maybe I’ll drive down to Montana and eye one up in the meantime.
@ Andy C. Check your history. Canada became a country after 1812, 1867 if memory serves correct. The war was between the US and a British colony. That is why the yanks joke about it so much, they are hoping that Canada one day will invade the US to make them the 11 province (except for Alaska, which would probably be made into a territory).
After all Canada is no longer a pip squeak colony but a full fledged country, so imagine the devestation it could do now. That is probably one reason they created the rings of AENUS (Australia, England ‘n the US) cause they are worried about what we might do.
After all Canada did say “no” to their tainted invitation to the illegal immoral and unethical war in Iraq.
Oh this waiting is terrible. I want my iPhone today!
Put those factories to full speed NOW!
MDN magic word: age = I am getting older while waiting for the iPhone
Canada should be part of EU
Here’s how we Canadians can take over the U.S.
1. We look and talk almost the same, so
2. We don’t bring any weapons, since that will make the Yanks suspicious. After all, we can probably buy enough guns at 7-11s and Wal-Marts. Next,
3. We just cross the border and agree to meet up at certain key locations and take over. (We take special care not to say “eh?”)
4. We pacify the natives with universal health care and free hockey games.
5. We rename the White House as Graceland II.
@Danno Bonnano
Harper? Good? Are you nuts laddie? Yeah let let that twit dismantle more services and leave more Canadians poorer so we can save our pennies to buy bullets so that we too can experience our own 9-11 and reduce our numbers of young men.
Harper is a danger to Canada and most of us are waking up to that fact which is why his approval rating has never increased and is in fact failing. A liberal elected in Alberta????…hell did freeze over.
The only reason Harper’s behaving right now is that he has a minority government and has to seriously compromise on issues–like the recent budget. You can bet your ass that if he had a majority government Quebec would not have got anywhere near as much money from the budget as they did. Harper already saw fit to screw over the Atlantic provinces because they have so little voice.
I would have voted for the old Progressive Conservative party, but after merging with the far-right Canadian Alliance… don’t think so!
Bush administration is the absolute worst (criminal), Canadians are great folks, and Rogers requires 3 year contracts…yikes!
p.s. Roaming in Canada on ATT is 59¢ per minute with a World Rate plan (79¢ per minute regularly).
Canada is as Apple is to M$
To announce a date for the U.S. and Europe, but not even a mention of a Canadian release isn’t the way that you treat a loyal customer base.
I don’t mind waiting for the iPhone, but a simple statement with an expected release date would have been appropriate..
JohnB said it much more politely than I would. It irritates me that Apple treats Canada as a second class citizen. I realize that we are a smaller market but c’mon, we are practically family.
I know Canadians are going to be disappointed that they won’t get their iPhones the same time as us Yanks, but the good news is that Apple will have all of the bugs fixed by the time the iPhone becomes available to Canada.
Its amazing how many of the Canadians on this board constantly bellyache about everything that is American. My fellow Canadians, stop your crying … if you hate Americans so much then develop a backbone, stand by your principles, avoid anything produced in the US, buy only Canadian products, shop at Zellers and watch only Canadian content television. Otherwise realize the hypocrisy of your comments and grow up already. All you are doing is making Canadians look ridiculous and petty. Ever wonder why all of the so called famous Canadians who come to the US become citizens of the US? By the way, I believe Steve Jobs is American … do you hate him too?
Hey Yankee and Canukian:
It works both ways. Consider modifying what you said. Its amazing how many of the Americans on this board constantly bellyache about everything that is Global. You can keep up your crying if you wish, I certainly would consider stooping so low as to order you stop your crying, invading, disregard for human rights, democracy, warmongering, torture etc. but you might wish to consider the alternative. … if you would like to love the world, then develop a backbone, stand by your principles of democracy, embrace items produced on the planet. Invest with the planet, stop shoving yourselves down the throats of the others that share this planet.
You are perfectly free to bury your head and ignore the hypocrisy of y our actions and remain as grown ups. You are also perfectly free to connect with your inner light child and start to harmonize with the life sustaining nature of the planet. All you are doing right now is making yourself look ridiculous petty and arrogant regarding mother nature, and while you certainly embrace war, this is one that you won’t even be a contender. Ever wonder why you are at the bottom of the list for the Global Peace index, and that the country that has suffered your latest and greatest escapade is dead last, LAST on the the global peace index. By the way, I believe that Canada is one of top 10 most peaceful places on the planet… do you hate them too?
It sure looks like it.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY;=/www/story/05-30-2007/0004598231&EDATE;
@I am a Canuck and a Yankee.
Lick me where I pee ….
Being unhappy about Canada not being on the list for when sopmething gets released is not what I would call whining. What you do is what I can whining if not incredibly hypocritical expecially hiding behiind an alias. Give out your name ya weenie.
Mossman and Buster = Buttman
You fools are the same lot that love corrupt governments stealing billions from our pockets. Harper at the least is responsible and moral. Not a dumbass little twit like Dion.
Take your ‘laddie’ and stick it pal. You guys just buy and eat up all the Liberal scare BS tactics. Unfortunately, you’re dolts that can’t think on your own.
Amazing, isn’t it, in a down-turned economy like the USA, how Canada is emerging stronger. Somehow I don’t think it’s based on nutjob Dion’s environmental policies when he was Minister of the Environment. He was attrocious. Now we are to believe that he can run a country? And the NDP. Sure. Tax me more. Take more than 50