Well you get that part. The "revolution" won't really begin until we start using unlocked phones. I'm not at all keen on importing phones especially from Asia or ebay et al. I want to see a free and open market of legal phone hardware like most of the world. You buy a phone and then buy a SIM. Right now you pay the same either way for service so of course most people get the subsidized phone. time to fix that.
If you really want to get pissed off go and look at the plan rates for phones in the US. We pay double, sometimes more for the same, or less, features.
There are a few US plans where its ALMOST cheaper for me to have a US phone here in Canada then it is to have my Rogers phone..... thats SAD!
The US hasn't had "long distance" when calling inside the states for a long time. Yet I had to fight to keep my 100 free long distance minutes a month from some special they had 4 or 5 years ago.
I have not done this update. Why? "Mandatory" for one - nothing is mandatory when I've paid a great deal of money to own this phone. Disabled my 3G? I dont think so. Im keeping track of how many days go by until the idiots at Rogers finds a better way to fix this (I only have a Windows 7 PC, and their phone help is pathetic to try and get the update to work on it).
Tick tock Rogers. Lawsuit. Tick tock.
You will waste a lot of money trying to sue over this. A LOT.
As others have said and I have said but will say again, this update makes the phone that much better, I am VERY happy with the new snappiness and feel/look/features.
You misunderstood my sarcasm. I had wrote "discounted" (in quotes), meaning discounted as in the typical subsidized rate on a new three year plan.
What points?? I have been a Rogers customer for over ten years now. I have never seen anything about points building up over the past ten years. Please explain. Am I missing out on something?
As I previously mentioned, my sister received a FREE 16gb iPhone because of her ten year relationship with Fido! Where is my reward??
I got my Magic 6 days before it was released and for free.... At that time it was probably 150+ bucks.
I've been with rogers for 10.5 years. When I renew normally I don't want a phone so I get a better rate on my plans.
I have a killer plan, and it comes to 73.xx a month. Still more then it should be, but better then the 115ish it "should" be.
Fido seems to be more expensive then Rogers.... But I guess it depneds on what actual plan you make. The one I have (or close) is 135 at Fido, 115 at rogers. 20 bucks a month for 10 years... I hope she got more then just an iPhone.
... and let's not forget that Rogers will be "compensating" EVERY Dream owner (Magic too, I'm assuming) by covering one month's data usage... that can't be good for their bottom line either.
I still can't believe they chose this approach to get these phones updated. Someone at Rogers needs to go back to school, or at least take a math class... cuz after all this, they
should have A LOT of extra time anyway.
You're right its not good for their bottom line. But the number of actual users they are giving this discount to is minimal. And I would bet that even without data on the bill the rest of the bill will more then cover what their actual cost is.
If you call and complain enough I bet you could probably get a second months data free out of it.
