i-Gouged (Rogers iPhone Global BC News tv spot)

[hd92122]

Google "stopthemeter"  and sign the petition against rogers/bell/telus and the CRTC charging Canadians MORE for bandwidth usage !

[WillieMichelson]

You can't afford iphone? Check out giveaway at gifter7 . com Take your chance NOW

like it

[EASTENDGLEN]

AND WHY THE FUCK DIDN`T CRTC STOP THIS?

[themejames]

We CANADIANS need to start another petition for early upgrades this year to the iPhone 4

[dmncau]

stop whining man, you try to build a wireless network coast to coast, do you have almost $2 billion to do so??

[pixiewoo00t]

@Toniatoto10

Ya i think Apple shut down the phone so they were'nt able turn it on

The majority of ppl Reading this comment won't be able to buy the iPhone 4g, since it will be $489

Lucky for you I discovered on Apples twitter earlier they are giving away a ton of iphone 4gs. Also, heres the link to Apples iPhone 4g giveaway website ... just copy and paste

igxr｡com/iphone4gfree41

Oh yeah, the code they ask for at the end is FACEBOOK7280

[ai4281]

Seems like nothing's changed after this report aired.

Same plans these days, across the big 3 carriers on all smartphones. Same 3 year contracts.

FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[TheMorningg23]

Great vid :) I've got my iPhone too, for free:) From here: freebies(.)comoj(.)com/iphone So, good luck!!!

[UnikaKitty]

I love Apple. I want an iPhone but it is not worth the fucking crap we get from Rogers and Fido. (Fido was sadly bought by Rogers)

Fuck Fido and Rogers! Boycot the iPhon tell the other company's get it in their skulls that Rogers and Fido are ripping us all off! I'm sick of the over pricing!

[Dynysia030]

You're the geek belt guy? AWESOME!

[69Bluntsmoka420]

Q: Why does Rogers charge system access and 911 fees?

A: Price gouging.

Q: Why do Canadians have to pay for features that American telecom companies give their customers at no charge?

A: Because Rogers can get away with it.

[czaky9520]

dude i pay like 36 a month not bad. and telus and bell will take money from u when u didnt even go over your min.

[froobcity]

i just bought mine before it came here online for alot cheaper.

[iphonemaster1928]

Rogers plan of the iphone is good than AT&T. AT&T has 2 years contract while Rogers has 3 Years contract. So I rather have a Rogers iphone than the AT&T iphone

[jimdel68]

Why would you think the iPhone would be everything else in this country! Everything is more here!

[Cresigner]

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[erichau728]

Lady goes to bell? LOL SHE WILL be more pissed

[Cresigner]

lmfao your right.

[Alexhutchinson83]

Don't forget that the U.S has FREE LONG DISTANCE. You travel 20mins down the road in Canada and you pay long distance.

[ReeferSutherland]

Fuck you Ted.

[Alexhutchinson83]

Yep

[CradLeRcker]

agreed

[tix4leafs]

Comparing the data plan of (limited) HSPA vs (unlimited) edge is apples and oranges.

With unlimited edge downloads, you would be luck to reach 2-3 gigs in a month, while with HSPA, you could hit that in a couple of hours.

So start understanding the technology before slamming a business for their offerings.

Also, the prices would likely be lower, if Apple wasn't taking their cut too!

[craziiness1122]

STUPID ROGERS!!

>:(

[Kanwar15]

Fido also gets a share of the IPhone in Canada.

Great prices too!! No rip off. Great deals and there selling Iphone for $199 for 8Gb and $299 for 16Gb.

Yeah Go Fido!!

[ryns72]

Rogers owns Fido. Exact same plans and rates? did you compare the plans?

[FireOFK]

Rogers is all about rip off and no one is doing anything about it the charge whatever price they like. infact rogers has the highest prices in the WORLDDDDDDDDDD. mother fuckers. DO NOT BUY anything from rogers

[canadaleksei]

So true in Rogers ur just paying overTOOOOOMUCH!!!!

[saini417]

Roger are selling iphone 3g for $584.92 with 3 year contract. Thats the biggest ripp off. i hate Rogers for doing that. This is so outrageous and it is almost immposible to afford these prices,as the economy is so down. Rogers better so something about this

[EROJNKLSD]

Rogers SUCKS, and all those scammers witch betrayed rest of us signing with ROGERS : SHAME ON YOU, YOU ARE NOT PART OF CANADIAN UNITY!

[siskavard]

ya it sucks but i guarantee you more than half the people that sign the petition will still get an iphone through Rogers.

[Jsadoway]

uhmm.... findo has an unlimited data plan.. and fido will have iphone.. (i know fido is rogers also)

i agree with rogers being greedy.... but uhm.. just use fido. :P

[umdesch4]

If Fido really has an unlimited data plan you can use with the iPhone, that info has somehow been missed by all the experts in all the forums I've been in lately. I'd love to know where you got that idea from!

[sidscorpian]

hey guys i called rogers like 3 times today and i asked them if they knew about the petition. All of them said that they have been told about it. And 2 out of 3 reps said that just wait for bit, they might do something!! one rep said that there will definitely have to do something and there is a bit of tension 2 workplace about this!!

Good new????

[sidscorpian]

typo ***  tension At* workplace (rogers)

[JordanMalliart]

Fido used to have unlimited data for $20 per month when they carried sidekicks/hiptops then when rogers bought Fido they got rid of unlimited data plans and the sidekicks!!!!!!.

[Jsadoway]

yeah... yeah i didnt read the fine pring right away.. i saw that its only for branded phones now .. lol

[80feenix]

Who cares. Buy a different one. Or better yet, keep the one you have and don't be such a consumer whore. You people seriously need to take a step back and start caring about stuff that actually matters rather than the iphone plan prices.

[Groovyguy451]

You are right, but don't black/white the issue. As long as we live in this form of society, these things are important. For instance:

I need a cellphone for my business as most of the time I am going to be out doing site visits. Without the cell I lose business. If I lose business I will have a hell of a time feeding myself.

In terms of a better society, consider this a first step for those who need to wake up from their consumerist slumber. This will lead to further awakening!

[80feenix]

So if you don't get an iphone specifically, your family is going to go hungry? This is what you're saying?

[Groovyguy451]

No no no no no no no.....no way I would ever go for an iPhone.

My point is we live in this world as it is presently, and we need to be able to simultaneously dream of a better one, while handling the many issues that have real connotations here and now.

A persons well-being in today's society hangs by the penny, and we need to stop these corporate elitists from robbing us!

[SecondLabel]

HAHAHA i love that's guys belt, what a fag.

[hi0hi]

ROFLMAO.... funny

[umdesch4]

my girlfriend would beg to differ... :P

[sidscorpian]

Also, include "rogers plan" in the search tags>>>

THanks

[CanadianGuy82]

Support a Canadian Manufacturer R.I.M.  Buy Blackberry!

[ragingflamerboy]

fuck no wonder the industry SUCKS. however, you guys are fucking whiney. DON'T GET THE IPHONE IF YOU DON'T WANT IT.

[sidscorpian]

well if you r not part of the petition...dont comment on it!!!

[Nags]

I've hated Rogers ever since they gave me a locked K1 Kazer. And Motorola wont help because they don't want to interfere.

[benachic24]

GET A BLACKBERRY BOLD INSTEAD

[TorontoBoi]

Why would ANYONE trust a company whose logo closely resembers a red swaztika? Rogers is a large Illuminati company out to screw its subscribers and take away their freedom. Go to Bell, Telus, or even Fido, and don't be suckered into their i-scam.

[Fleury14]

nice belt heh, heh, heh.... :P

[GC8]

its not that... its the 3 year contract and overpriced plans thats the problem.. did u watch the video?

[LeftTurnArrow]

fuck rogers! Robbery.

[Africantigers]

Its about time Canadians stood up for these daylight robberies by these greedy cartels

The government should license more competitors in all sectors including banking and entertainment-the protective policies just breed inefficiency and greed beyond measure

[Groovyguy451]

Hey, I'm all for competition, but if that mean even larger global interests come into our country and start buying up the smaller companies after a decade, count me out. We could very well go from one monopoly to another, more massive monopoly.

Protective policies, what little are left here in Canada, do only serve Canadian big business interests, but that's not because the rules are injustified, but because they have been poorly implemented.

People can fight this, we don't need governence.

[Africantigers]

Canada is a welfare state-The government's rules on business just encourage inefficiency,thats why commercialization of ideas is so poor in Canada-With globalization,U cant just over protect home countries-the consumer pays dearly for that,and thats why we are seeing these abusive tactics by companies like Rogers-They do it coz they know they can get away with it- and stop building a large welfare state where citizens are overtaxed and competitors are seen as the number one enemy to productivity

[02sprinkles]

wow this is such a rip off rogers suck

[dstno]

Rogers is a bunch of money hungry animals with no regards to the satisfaction their clients.. I've been waiting for the iPhone for a long time and now I don't even feel like getting one anymore..

If anyone knows where this petition is please refer me to it, I'd be more than happy to sign it without hesitation.

[rainhk12]

Fuck rogers!

[okbarjenkins]

were can i sign the petition

[umdesch4]

ruinediphone . com

[yojimbo123456]

Why is this even news? Did you really need to read this in the paper or in the news?

This is Canada for god sakes. We don't ever get anything good.

[123BIGO]

Yup im a seller of Rogers products and I to am about to sign that petition. I have already known that canadians pay 33% more on their phone bill compared to the the rest of the world. It's BS and no one should have to pay that much for such little amounts data.

Give Rogers a middle finger if they offer it to you.

[tsarvadim]

yay Canadian monopoly!

same bullshit gouging for other services like cable tv/ internet/ phoneline.

American companies come up here and give us some fucking competition!

[johnw111468]

I hate Rogers now, way to fuck over potential Iphone clients Rogers.

Oh well, haha, its their fault, they just lost maybe a million potential customers to their bullshit. I know Im one of those people not getting the Iphone anymore.

[J0hnP4tch3tt]

Boooooo Rogers. Leave Canada.

[Tenetri]

Fuck big companys

[BayviewFinch]

What's the point of getting one? I just use the internet at home and carry a cell phone. Anything else is gay.

I like the nerd with all the crap on his belt. That's funny. There's no way he wants to give up his nerd belt.

[DieFAGSroflcopter]

fuck rogers

[Rickdeckard2020]

Canadians that want Iphone have 3 choices; ROGERS Gauging MONOPOLY, ROGERS Gauging MONOPOLY, and ROGERS Gauging MONOPOLY.

Screw that, BOYCOT ROGERS!

[ispshadow]

Just don't buy it and that company will have to pay attention. Seriously. DO NOT BUY IT.

[faramarzh]

you bet i'm not buying it. in fact i'm gonna make a graphic badge right now and post it on ym site in protest!

it's not just about the iPhone (even though i' glad it's brought forth the attention) but the way our system works.

[ispshadow]

I really do hope enough people boycott these outrageous prices so that Rogers does make a change. I'm not affected by this because I'm in the U.S but these prices are just insane.

Another site said that Rogers charges $15 for caller id?! Wow.

An iPhone is a want and not a need but that doesn't mean these companies can't find a better way to do things. I'm sure these prices are partially the result of poor business decisions in the past and the fact that people continue to pay. Good luck!

[faramarzh]

Blame our stupid fucking socialist of life in Canada. There's only Rogers on the GSM side and Bell on the CDMA. Fucking highway robbery!!!

And the government wont allow any competitors in unless they're majority owned Canadian interest. so that means every few years a new start up will try to challenge these two bullies but end up getting bought out when they pick up steam. i'm writing this on my stupid rogers high-speed which costs 5times what my American cousin pays.

[john51700]

The main advertising of the new iPhone was that now it is affordable to almost anyone at $199. Rogers just ruined it by setting the crazy plans.

[antihostile]

you have to not only not buy the iPhone but cancel any and all Rogers services you have to make them smarten up.

[sander76uwo]

What are they thinking? All the hype -What a plane crash! Congrats Rogers, I mean Robbers, you truly HATE CANADIANS. We should revoke your right to watch hockey and drink Tim Hortons until you learn to play fair!

[gohan192]

Thanks to this video now I know how much ripe off rogers

[Oneshot112]

Rogers are the worst

[saibjai]

wake up ppl. The iphone was old technology repackaged. And now Iphone 3g is the same old technology repackaged AGAIN. 2.0 camera? Go check out stuff from other brands. They offer better technology on even OLDER phones. Touchscreen is new technology? GPS is frickin crucial?? Blaaaah

[somethingstupid123]

rate plans? you mean rape plans.

[thelastminuteblog]

rogers = fail

[5DVz]

FUCKING RIP OFF!!

Get rid of that System Access Fee!!

[7789902]

Forget boycotting...these people will squeeze out every last penny until the new competition arrives in a few months. Remember what the gov't stated: if the new competition starts to gouge like Rogers & Telus they will step in and force huge discounts. DO NOT SIGN ANY NEW CONTRACTS because you will regret it...the i-phone is the bait from a increasingly desperate Rogers. How much do you wanna bet that Ted Rogers is getting ready to "talk" with the new competitor? I don't trust that sleaze.

[jorincowley]

Rogers Sucks!

[asdffdas1234]

You need to do more than boycott iPhone. You need to boycott anything Roger/Fido (even if it seems impossible now) if you ever want to see some change/competion.

[causticphlegm]

There are so many better phones than the iphone anyway. It's simple really...get a better phone and a better plan. They are out there...even on Rogers.

[millsi80]

samsung instinct from Bell is a noticeable one. I think Bell is offering an unlimited data plan for the instinct

[parker12c]

this is nothing new with rogers and their bullshit bills

[z28com]

What a scam. EVERYONE needs to boycott this company and any other company who pulls this crap.

[vladzaharia]

You can't boycott the company if you want GSM. Fido, the other GSM carrier in Canada, is owned by Rogers and has the same plans.

[owais1209]

Rogers is evil.

Boycott the iphone!!!

[eraser777]

FUCK ROGERS (ROBBERS)!!!

Boycott the iPhone in Canada!!!

Their not getting a penny of my money.

[Gamblor24]

watched this live...got me to sign the petition!

[Spitzrock]

Rate plan? More like RAPE PLAN! AMIRITE?

[TwistedShrapnel]

Agreed!!!!

[SirMo]

Cellphone exclusivity sux. Why can't we just buy a phone separately and subscribe to any carrier we want?

[dhughes1969]

That's the beauty of GSM you just move the SIM chip to a new phone but in Canada Rogers is the only GSM carrier, Telus and Bell are CDMA.

[ce1estia1]

iphone uses GSM technology thats the reason

[nutnoodle]

Agreed... we never had anything like cellphone exclusivity in the UK until the iPhone came out (exclusive to "O2"). It just screams out "monopoly" to me.

[7789902]

The problem is largely with Rogers but it's also with naive people who don't understand the value of money. I'm betting that many people will buy into the ever insane pricing and pay over $3500 for the 3 yr plan on this overly-hyped phone. $3500 to impress people you hate...wow, $3500 every 3 yrs times the number of years before you retire computes to be a very comfortable retirement but people would rather eat cat food at age 65 if it means they get an i-phone. THAT is the sad truth.

[7789902]

BTW people of Canada, new cell competition is coming in a few short months - DO NOT RENEW your contract with Rogers or Telus. In fact, Telus contacted me with this offer: $8 per month and they'll throw in an LG Touch phone for free BUT the price of the remaining 2 yrs of the contract will not be revealed until 2009. WoW! Mysterious. I said no thanks and that'll I'll wait for the new competitors. Rogers had their chance and so did Telus...I will never go back to those thieves.

[1048hostetlerrd]

I'm glad i don't live in Canada!

[paulalves]

I'm glad I do. Our news is free and able to criticize corporations instead of doing their bidding like in the US (see: Fox, CNN and Iraq war)

[serkia]

hahaha don't bet on it - CTV CBC GLOBAL ? and your fine local news journalists?

[fakenphoney]

everybody knows this. Rogers, Bell and Telus gouge the life out of Canadians it's absolutely ridiculous. Why? because they can, it's a monopoly. Most smart people get the Iphone from chinatown and get on a Corporate plan. Much cheaper than what the average consumer will get ripped off with.

[loconet]

Except that you can't do that with the 3G Iphone (the version in question here). You cannot buy the phone unless you sign a contract. That means the "chinatown" can't even get it unless they get the contract then break it. Oh, breaking it costs at least $1,000. Good luck finding a cheap 3G Iphone.

[fakenphoney]

that's exactly what people were saying when the regular I phone was released. Don't buy in the hype.

[loconet]

Huh? You were able to buy an Iphone without a contract from the start dude.

[loconet]

at least without having to go through the carrier.

[robotmansa]

No company in Canada has Unlimited DATA.

[Senae]

last I heard, Fido (owned by Rogers) has unlimited data.

[Chronotic]

You heard wrong.

[7789902]

Go to Fido's web site and you'll see that it's not unlimited. It's extremely expensive. $70 min becomes $120 EASILY every month. $70 does not include other costs...there are surcharges on top of that, btw.

[loconet]

they don't

[spkphotos]

Actually Bell with it's upcoming "Instinct" & Telus with the upcoming HTC "Touch Diamond" have announced unlimited data plans. Now what exactly that means or includes still isn't clear, but they are promoting unlimited.

[7789902]

They also offered me $8 per mont for the touch phone but they won't reveal the cost for the final 2 yrs of a 3 yr contract...they said whatever it is it will be 10% cheaper than the public will receive - it was an "exclusive offer" for me - but, I'm not a telus client under any capacity so I don't know exactly how exclusive it is.

[loconet]

It's not unlimited data plan. It's unlimited web browsing with different packages if you want to do something else such as listen to radio online.

[umdesch4]

To be clear, I believe you probably mean that these other "unlimited" data offers coming out only refer to browsing, and in some cases a particular browser, and particular 'mobile-optimized' sites.

Yes, everywhere you look in the Canadian telecom landscape, there's enough fine print to bury you alive.

[camwallin]

As a guy who sold cellphones for about 4 years at future shop, people don't realize that the difference between Canadian and American plans isn't limited to Rogers or the iPhone, but spans all plans across all carriers. Bell, Telus, Rogers, Fido all gouge Canadian consumers on rate plans and release old hardware because we have nowhere else to turn. Canadian legislature needs to implement laws forcing the Canadian wireless Oligopoly to adopt more competitive pricing or it will not happen.

[DemonSpawn77]

Canada's telecommunications network is practically third world. It's hard being a techy in this country sometimes. We Canadians are used to getting ripped off but Rogers' plan is just ridiculous.

[r3s3t063]

screw the iPHONE.

[aznjetmaximize]

FUCK ROGERS!

[hsiewayn]

FUCK YEAH! I canceled my cell phone contract because ROGERS sucked balls!

[umdesch4]

Ted Chernecki (the reporter on the segment) wrote to me saying:

Thanks for your help. All of you were articulate ... too bad I couldn't use more ... like the Rogers/Fido monopoly ... the 9 o'clock evening etc. Time is always our enemy.

Cheers

Ted

[umdesch4]

(sorry, technically iPhoneInCanada on this forum, iphonefan everywhere else)

[umdesch4]

Yeah, between me, netchick100, and iphonefan, we probably each talked for about 10-15 minutes, and I'm sure we said a lot of the same things. I guess it's just a question of what they felt would have the most impact in a 3 minute segment.

[jasonh1234]

I'm going to be outside a busy Rogers store on the 11th with a picket sign. (Doing my part to save the uninformed from making a big mistake with getting an iPhone from Rogers.) I'll also be handing out complimentary anal lube to those that buy one anyway. (They'll need it when they get their bill.)

[sidscorpian]

Yea dude Do thAt...i'll do that in Surrey!!!!!

[katatonic]

Canada need more GSM carriers..I'd switch in a heart beat.

[ripperrox]

Really Rogers do you think most of your long time customers like me(Since Cantel!) will even bother staying with you when we can get unlimited data elsewhere for next to nothing?

Signed

Former Robbers Customer who has moved on to the land of unlimited mobile data :-)

[netchick100]

I wish they'd added my rant about how much the extra fees were -- AT&T doesn't charge extra for the basics, and doesn't have a system access fee at all.

Oh well, at least I got to have a voice.

[galvinon]

What gets me is that Rogers Canceled my Internet package without telling me and then would not restore it! instead now they offer there unlimited web browsing package for $7 month, But now its no longer compatible with Opera Mini! Rogers Considers ALL that traffic as DATA even though any Data transfers opens the phones default browser!? When I called they said that I needed to use the default Browser for that package WTF? so pay $7 to see a list of what there gonna charge you for? no thanks!

[necro2607]

Nice, I was hoping someone would record this. Good stuff. :)

[galvinon]

I hate Rogers I have been a customer with them for almost 2 years and probably wont renew my contract, eg. Promising me features and then having me discover almost a year later that most promised featured to me were not honoured I spent few hundred dollars extra that I never should have and they gave me a $40 credit hooray :|

[1JustBreathe]

galvinon, no offense but if it took you "almost a year" to check your damn bill to notice extra charges it's your fault just as much as theirs.

As per Iphone plan pricing, I'm really hoping they'll smarten up and change them

[galvinon]

to Be honest the only reason it took so long for me to discover those charges was because the actual internet usage charged to my account wasnt much more then the service itself (for most of it). It wasnt till I saw a charge of almost $30 that I called them in and discovered that they removed it from my account long ago without my consent or a warning!

[MS1299]

I would have been one of the frst in line to buy one.... Not anymore, I would be going way over the data plan.

[grahammwilliams]

I was quite the iPhone cheerleader up to this point; now I've got a Facebook group 70 members strong (Say NO to the Canadian iPhone) and I've been very active in persuading my friends and family to cancel their agreements with Rogers.

I was willing to cancel my contract with Telus and pay an ETF of nearly $500 on my blackberry pearl to pick up an iPhone. Not a chance now. No unlimited data + ridiculous rates = no sale.

[umdesch4]

Yeah, there's a lot of details they left out like:

Paying extra $15-20 for Call display and evenings that start before 9 PM

3 year contract is the longest in the world

There's *no* unlimited option at all, no matter how much you're willing to pay

The new iPhone uses an unknown (but apparently high) amount of data just for background stuff.

Those AT&T minutes are "nationwide" minutes.

Etc, etc, ad infinitum, ad nauseum.

Still, I think they did a good job of warning people to do research.

[netchick100]

I did actually discuss all those things during my portion of the interview, but I guess they just couldn't get it all in.

[sidscorpian]

hey, put all this info in the " more info" section onthe top right corner and are the guy who is wearing that ruined iphone t-shirt?

if u r, i saw u downtown Vancouver near the art gallery!!! i was gonna talk to you but i was in a rush... anyways!! ~41000 petition!!

[umdesch4]

Yes, that was me. I was wearing that shirt around downtown every day last week.

(Thankfully, washing it every day hasn't worn it out yet!)

Thanks for the suggestion, I expanded the "more info" section and added some URLs, etc.

[jumanji69]

They forgot to include the System access fee and 911 fee... which makes the 60$ more like 68

[oddyoh]

I wish they'd talked about how Rogers is the ONLY GSM provider in Canada. The government should be ashamed of themselves. If we had 2 or 3 competitors in this country, Rogers couldn't get away with this nonsense.

[zenimus]

Boycott the iphone.

[iPhoneInCanada]

Thanks for uploading. Man, awesome segment telling the TRUTH about Rogers!!

[umdesch4]

Amen bro! I don't think we could have asked for better coverage.

[umdesch4]

Same here, as I say in the video! ;)

[Mitrix]

Rogers is just insane to ahve put those insane prices, I would have bought one with good plans