Want to buy an iPhone in Canada? Don't go to an Apple store (Updated)

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General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2008, June
Status Available. Released 2008, July
Size Dimensions 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
Weight 133 g
Display Type Touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Ambient light sensor
Ringtones Type Polyphonic, MP3
Customization Download
Vibration Yes
- 3.5 mm headset jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records 100 received, dialed and missed calls
Card slot No
- 8/16 GB shared memory
Data GPRS Yes
HSCSD No
EDGE Yes
3G HSDPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0, headset support only
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0
Features OS Mac OS X v10.4.10
Messaging SMS, Email
Browser HTML (Safari)
Games Downloadable
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB)
Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
- Built-in GPS receiver
- A-GPS function
- Google Maps
- iPod audio/video player
- PIM including calendar, to-do list
- TV output
- Photo browser/editor
- Voice memo
- Integrated handsfree
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 10 h

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actually mac break weekly worked out that if you get the US subsidised phone and pay the fee to break contract, it's cheaper than buying the non-contract phone

Question ...

Anyone know whether I can sign up for an iPhone plan without buying the iPhone from Rogers? (i.e. I went to AT&T in the States and bought it at their 'unlocked' price, could I bring it back and sign up for a plan?)

> Everyone can stop freaking out now.

Little chance of that happening. The online panic, sturm and drang over iphone's launch in Canada has been utterly comical. You'd think the rumor was that drinking water was about to run out. Which is true - pass it on.

Due to all the BAD PR surrounding the crazy rates for the iPhone in Canada (and the long 3 year contract!) being offered by Rogers, Bell Canada is introducing the Samsung Instinct with a reasonable UNLIMITED Data Plan.

Yes, there are reasonable unlimited data plans available in Canada. It is a pity that Rogers will not be offering one with the iPhone.

My advice. Boycott the iPhone in Canada. If enough people do, Rogers will be forced to change their cell phone plans.

See
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=414978c6-2a99-4dfe-ab3e-2bb722af2c66

umm... that's HMCS Rogers in Canada

Correct.... As far as I can tell, Apple never planned to sell the iPhone in Canada at any Apple Retail Stores.

Further, Apple specifically and directly told Tod Maffin of CBC back on or before June 27th that the iPhone would not be sold in Apple Retail Stores (see http://todmaffin.com/iphonerumours).

There's nothing new here. Not that I blame TUAW for reporting it... I'm more annoyed by the sensationalist rumour-mongering of other sites.

With regards to Rogers' data rates, they're not that bad when compared to any country other than the U.S. Unfortunately, it's a typically Canadian response to incessantly compare ourselves to our nearest neighbour. However, if Apple is so ticked at Rogers for their rates, they should be expressing similar anger toward the carriers in New Zealand, Mexico, Portugal, and Germany, just to name a few. All of these countries have iPhone plans that are just as bad, if not worse, than Rogers', even after you factor in cost of living and exchange rates.

In reality, Rogers just made completely unprecedented price drops in their data plans. Four short weeks ago, I was paying $100 per month for 200MB of data. Now, I can either get 6GB of data for the same price, or drop my plan to $30/month for 300MB of data. This is about a 500% price drop in their base data rate. Rogers has never in my entire history with them made such dramatic price drops.

As for the three-year contract, I agree that it's a bit of a bear, but consider that there are currently no other GSM providers in Canada, and that Rogers does permit hardware upgrades one year into the contract. So, unlike AT&T and other carriers, where you can't buy a new subsidized phone until the end of your two-year contract, Rogers at least allows you to upgrade every year (as long as you want to keep extending your contract and locking yourself in). Rogers also allows you to change plans within the contract term.... Cancellation fees only apply if you want to disconnect entirely or go to an extremely basic plan (under $30 in total).

The Apple website has forwarded people to the Rogers and Fido websites since the iPhone 3G was announced. This is not in response to there horrible plans.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/08/breaking-apple-pulls-iphone-3g-in-canada/

Tech Crunch says Apple pulling Canadian phones... I am not seeing a huge difference in price from the AT&T plans.

Doesn't matter anyways. At least when you go in the Apple store there are cool things to play with, when you go into a Rogers store, you need to hold on to your wallet.