I've been following this thread since the early beginning and felt it was time to share my story.
I bought myself and my wife the Dream through Rogers. This is my first cell phone for a few reasons 1) I always felt the monthly cost was too high 2) I hate talking on the phone.
But then this is more then just a phone so I was quite excited when Rogers made it available and was willing to pay for the $90/month family plan to own these phones.
I choose this phone because I felt Android would be the future of smart phones; I wanted to be on the cutting edge of technology. Unfortunately thanks to Rogers and HTC the phone is already out of date after a few months of ownership... how out of date will it be when my contract ends in 2.5 years?
My first cell phone experience has been a huge let down. I specifically asked about the system access fee and was told it was a one time thing by the Rogers sales person. I was also expecting Rogers to support my phone. Both of which weren't the case.
I'm going to be taking a few things away from my first experience:
1. Don't go with Rogers again. They lie to get the sale and don't support their phones.
2. Don't take what the carrier advertises at face value. I was mislead into thinking I'd be paying $90/month but wound up paying $140/month. This is a $600/year difference... quite large if you ask me for an unsupported phone.
3. Buy an unlocked phone (Nexus One anyone?). Yes it costs more up front, but then you have choice in your carrier and won't be locked into a contract. And as an added bonus the phone will be supported.
I find it extremely sad that all these Android modders, whom are doing it for free, provide better and faster support to our phones then Rogers and HTC. Whilst I pay $140/month for outdated phones.
I'm very disappointed with Rogers and HTC and will not be recommending either.
At this point my only option is to root it.
I can't wait to see what happens with WIND. I'm hoping the added competition will be a boon for all cell phone users.
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