I love my iPhone, but don’t love Rogers!

For my birthday this year I was given the lovely gift of an iPhone. I love it. I use it for everything; email, gps, weather reports, texting, picture taking, internet, twitter etc… It is the ultimate time waster. I can install various random programs, someone which are totally pointless such as the application that makes your phone vibrate like an electric shaver and displays the image of the side of the shaver so you can pretend to shave your face. Yah, thats something I really don’t need but at least I have the option if I want it!

Anyways, getting to the point. I am currently on contract with Rogers. I like their reception, their customer service most of the time, and their selection of phones. The only thing I do not love is their price plans. I often end up going WAAAAAAAYYYYY over my minutes even with a 700 daytime, unlimited evenings and weekends after 6, and free Rogers to Rogers calling. Their data plans are what really piss me off though. Telus has a plan for 15 dollars per month for unlimited data and email but Rogers has nothing nearly as reasonable. The most cost-effective plan that they can offer is a measly 2gb per month for an outrageous 60 dollars!!! That is barely enough data to load my emails.

They say that they may have more options once the iPhone comes to Canada in July but knowing Rogers, we will still be screwed over. 

Update: Now that the iPhone has been release in Canada, there are online petitions such as www.ruinediphone.com that allow rogers customers to voice their dissaproval with Roger’s lack of affordable options and show the need for competetive pricing with other companies in Canada and especially the US.