“The Canadian carrier said that its total smartphone sales were roughly flat from year to year at about 400,000 but that it sold more iPhones than it did in late 2008, indicating that the Apple device helped save the company from a decline,” Electronista reports.
“The provider also directly credits the smartphone with improving much of the company’s performance in other areas,” Electronista reports. “Executives say the average revenue from iPhone and other smarthphone users is about double that of someone using a regular phone, at roughly $100 versus $50; the turnover among subscription customers has also dropped to a low 1.08 percent.”
Red more in the full article, including news that Rogers may be in talks with Apple for an iPad deal, here.
Only until I dump my Rogers contract for Telus or Bell this summer.
Good service to much money. I am in the process of dropping Rogers as my cell phone provider, my internet provider and my cable TV provider. With the new price on going over your internet cap enough was enough.
This time around, Rogers won’t have a monopoly on 3G networks. Telus and Bell are now also players. I think Apple should be able to leverage this to get a good deal out of Rogers.
Great service. Great data speed. Tethering. 6GB. Evenings start at 6 pm.
I have no plans of moving.
I have been using Rogers for years. I have no problem with them.
Before you jump all over that Rogers sucks you should be aware that the play by Bell and Telus to launch a 3G network was for the olympic roaming revenue and nothing else. I have been with a few people that have the iphone on Telus and Bell. No MMS, couldn’t get Whatsapp to work, and internet speed was roughly a fifth of my Rogers browsing sitting at the same table. Think about it before you switch.
We get royally screwed in North America by Cell providers. And in Canada we pay significantly more than the US. I expect we have the highest cell fees in the world. And a 3 year contract at a minimum.
But will Rogers offer an iPad plan similar to that in the US, or will they offer something that takes the joy out of owning this magical device, as is typically their way?
I despise Rogers business practices and culture. I have been waiting to drop them as soon as my contract runs out. I am actively encouraging my friends to drop Rogers and most agree that they dislike Rogers.
The writing is on the wall Rogers. You are going down.
You can buy a 3GS iPhone outright in Canada and use it on Bell, Telus or Rogers. Just pop in a mini sim card and no contract required.
There is only one small Catch 22. None of the 3 carriers have a month to month data package. You want data + phone calls, sign the same 3 year contract as the $99 iPhone. All 3 offer the same package at the same high price.
Talk about collusion.
Always on the ball, MDN reports breaking news… that came out two weeks ago.
This is “new” news to me. Nice work MDN. Can’t wait for the 3G iPad to arrive.
I seriously doubt we`ll see any reasonable ipad data plan pricing from Robbers wireless.
If they want to increase sales of smart phones and let canadians join the 21st century, they need to offer data packages that are fair and appealing to it’s customers. Honestly, to me Rogers looks like a greedy bunch of heartless punks, that don’t realize they’ll make more money long term, if they nurture this trend instead of hindering it.
Sounds like a good opportunity for Telus to get an exclusive deal for the iPad. Rogers wants exclusivity because they’re leaking customers to Telus and Bell like crazy.
+1 on dropping Rogers. The worst customer service I have ever seen. I’ll never buy anything else from Rogers and told them that, as if they care.