The 3G iPhone should be coming to Canada soon. Well I hope so at least. Since there are so many people who already own an iPhone in Canada and are using it on Rogers or Fido. I think it is clear by now that Rogers is not going to release the first generation model of the iPhone.
So what is everyone in Canada going to do with their iPhones once their is a 3G version available. The first question is whether or not it will be out in Canada at that time. I have thought of two scenarios of what I would do when the 3G iPhone is available. There is also no way to tell when exactly it will be here in Canada since Apple keeps these things pretty quiet.
Scenario # 1
The 3G iPhone is out and there is still no clear timeframe of when it will be available in Canada
If this is the case, I will have a decision to make. I always love to buy the latest gadget, as I'm sure many iPhone users in Canada also do. If there is still this monkey business going on with data plans and what phone is eligible and how much data you can use, there is a good chance I may not get it right away. I'm getting a little tired of this constant battle of what data plan you can use and can't use. There is no real answer to what data plan you can and can't use yet. If the features are totally amazing, the speed of it is amazing, then I may get it. There is still the unlocking issue though.
Scenario #2
The 3G iPhone is available in Canada
If this is the case, I will probably be lined up overnight to get it. When it does come out in Canada, there will be an actual iPhone plan that you can use without worrying about using too much data or if they will bill you extra or not. I hope it comes out on Fido because I love the per second billing, but I am willing to switch to Rogers need be. What will I do with my current iPhone then? I will probably keep it as the resale value will decline significantly. But not only that, if it is a Rogers branded iPhone, you will probably have difficulty if in fact you do unlock it. So I will keep my current one and use it when I travel to the US and A and other places. Having an unlocked GSM phone is the best. I wonder what the cost of the plan will be. Probably in the $60-70 a month range, but I can live with that. It's not much more than I pay now.
3 comments:
Don't hold your breath, or get excited just yet. At least not for anything other than a grey market iPhone, as the trademark hearings will not start till the end of june...
http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/03/28/canada.iphone.tm.in.june/
Agreed. I've given trying to understand what's going on in this country in regards to Wireless and TV/Movie distribution. Every country that gets the iPhone before us is a smear against the way the mobile system works here.
If it wasn't for the imminent release of the 2nd generation iPhone, I'd have bought one already. But stupid me, I though things would have worked themselves out now between Apple and Rogers. But there's a monopoly for you...! So as soon as the 2G iPhone is released I'll be there, with or without a Rogers announcement (who I'll ironically have to move to anyways...).
Yeah I can't believe we don't get decent tv shows or movies in iTunes either. WTF.
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