Canadian iPhone User - iPhoneUser.ca

What will the Canadian wireless spectrum auction mean for Canadian iPhone users? I actually think it wont mean much. It may mean something for unlocked iPhone users in the future but really I don't think it will have much effect.

Why? Well it has been reported that the iPhone when released on Rogers may be a Rogers vision phone so that it could be used with the $7 unlimited data plan. How can it get any cheaper than that? Not by much. The basic iPhone plan on AT&T is $59.99. That is not miles cheaper than plans here in Canada.

Telus and Bell are offering real $30 unlimited data plans for Blackerry's/Smartphones. The current trend seems to be that rates are dropping anyway. Koodo Mobile is offering plans for $25 without the system access fee. How much cheaper can it get?

Hopefully the spectrum auction forces Rogers and the others to rethink the system access fee and real data rates. But if you do get an iPhone from Rogers, I doubt this will end up having any impact.

If you are still using an unlocked iPhone on Fido or some new carrier next year, then their may be better data rates in the future for those people. I doubt that a new major wireless countrywide GSM carrier will set up shop and make any significant impact.