There is a new feature from Fido and Rogers that is available now to all subscribers. The system will automatically send you a text message to alert you when you are using pay per use data. This is especially important for people using an iPhone.
This is even more important for those who are using the $7 unlimited surfing plan. The system will tell you if you are incurring pay per use data charges. If you don't get a text, you should be fine. If you do, watch out and stop using data.
You will receive a warning text at thresholds such as:
- $10, 20, 50, 75, 100
This is available right now for people who are not on any sort of data plan. It will begin working on May 18th for those on a data plan such as the $7 plan.
I'm interested to see if their billing system actually works and people do get charged for using the $7 plan on the iPhone. Rogers and Fido say you can't use an iPhone on the plan but they haven't charged anyone a cent now for the past 4 months on this plan. The billing system was supposed to start billing people according to their rules on April 15th. I haven't heard of anyone being charged yet. If people were being charged, we would know.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Rogers and Fido Data Alerts
Posted by ruffdeezy at 12:08 AM
Labels: iPhone Canada, iPhone Fido, iPhone Rogers
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3 comments:
how many millions of dollars did rogers waste implenenting this system? what a dumb idea!
here's a better idea, don't implement this system and charge $21 or $30 or $40 instead of $7 and allow people to use any app they want? if a user has a virus you can always cut them off by IMEI
I wish they would offer some kind of decent data plan. I'm not sure how much it cost them, probably a significant amount, and what do they gain by it? not much.
If people are streaming to slingbox over their phone or tethering and downloading songs or movies, then maybe they should be charged, but using a data plan on an unlocked phone? i don't think so.
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