“In the U.S., the AT&T iPhone plan offers 450 anytime minutes (unused minutes can be rolled over to the next month), 5000 additional night and weekend minutes, and unlimited data for $59.99. If/when the iPhone makes its way to Canada, Rogers will be the sole carrier given the absence of any competition for GSM services (unless Apple decides to wait for a much-needed fourth carrier following a set-aside for the 2008 spectrum auction, but that is a long time to wait without a guarantee of a set-aside),” Michael Geist blogs.
A comparable plan for Rogers today costs:
• 500 minutes (Canada-wide, no rollover) – $60
• 500 additional evening and weekend minutes – $25
• 500 MB of data (no unlimited data offered) – $210
Geist explains, “In other words, a plan from Rogers (Rogers plan in C$, AT&T in US$ but currencies now nearly at par) that offers less than AT&T – the Canadian version does not have unlimited data, does not offer rolled over minutes, and has only 10 percent of the night and weekend minutes – currently runs $295 per month.”
Full article here.
$295/month would be some Strange Brew, indeed. Apple would never let such a thing happen, eh?