Comments on: Rumor: Rogers looking at unlimited data plan? http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/canadian-wireless/rumors-rogers-looking-at-unlimited-data-plan-35141-2/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:13:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Rogers unlimited data becomes a reality | Prepaid Reviews http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/canadian-wireless/rumors-rogers-looking-at-unlimited-data-plan-35141-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5247 Rogers unlimited data becomes a reality | Prepaid Reviews Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:30:34 +0000 http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/canadian-wireless/rumors-rogers-looking-at-unlimited-data-plan-35141-2/#comment-5247 [...] to subscribe to the the feed.I had my doubts last week when Rogers was rumored to be introducing $20 unlimited data plans which include 2,500 text messages. Well, it appears that skepticism was misguided. That’s [...] [...] to subscribe to the the feed.I had my doubts last week when Rogers was rumored to be introducing $20 unlimited data plans which include 2,500 text messages. Well, it appears that skepticism was misguided. That’s [...]

]]> By: itunes brian http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/canadian-wireless/rumors-rogers-looking-at-unlimited-data-plan-35141-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5004 itunes brian Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:35:31 +0000 http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/canadian-wireless/rumors-rogers-looking-at-unlimited-data-plan-35141-2/#comment-5004 This could make sense. Last week I received a letter from Rogers, describing the increases to all of it's services from cable tv, home phone, and internet. Rogers is increasing the costs of some of these services. This flyer/letter makes no mention of wireless products AT ALL! Could it be that Rogers is attempting to re-coop profits from cuts it's going to make to it's wireless data plans, from it's internet, home phone and cable customers? If you remember last month several brokerage firms downgraded BCE, Telus and Rogers, saying that "increased competition will reduce margins over 2008". Rogers appears to be mitigating that by jacking up it's prices on other services it offers. The flyer/letter from Rogers says the new rates go into effect March 1, 2008. The flyer/letter has a form number on it "ON-DIGITAL 01/08". I'm going to go out on a limb and say that we could see the iPhone in Canada by March/08. I've seen one analyst (in the U.S.) say that a 3G version of the iPhone could be available as early as March 2008. The analyst said that "their channel checks are indicating Apple is shopping around for lower powered 3G chips". Broadcom (an Apple Bluetooth supplier) has just introduced such a chip this past October. So it's possible a 3G iPhone is coming sooner than we think. Perhaps this is why Rogers held out for so long. They just unveiled a new 3G network right across Canada in October. Perhaps they told Apple they would wait for a 3G version instead of the EDGE version. This could make sense. Last week I received a letter from Rogers, describing the increases to all of it’s services from cable tv, home phone, and internet. Rogers is increasing the costs of some of these services. This flyer/letter makes no mention of wireless products AT ALL!

Could it be that Rogers is attempting to re-coop profits from cuts it’s going to make to it’s wireless data plans, from it’s internet, home phone and cable customers?

If you remember last month several brokerage firms downgraded BCE, Telus and Rogers, saying that “increased competition will reduce margins over 2008″. Rogers appears to be mitigating that by jacking up it’s prices on other services it offers.

The flyer/letter from Rogers says the new rates go into effect March 1, 2008. The flyer/letter has a form number on it “ON-DIGITAL 01/08″.

I’m going to go out on a limb and say that we could see the iPhone in Canada by March/08.

I’ve seen one analyst (in the U.S.) say that a 3G version of the iPhone could be available as early as March 2008. The analyst said that “their channel checks are indicating Apple is shopping around for lower powered 3G chips”. Broadcom (an Apple Bluetooth supplier) has just introduced such a chip this past October.

So it’s possible a 3G iPhone is coming sooner than we think. Perhaps this is why Rogers held out for so long. They just unveiled a new 3G network right across Canada in October. Perhaps they told Apple they would wait for a 3G version instead of the EDGE version.

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