Open Letter to Ted Rogers

[MeInTheNewWorld]

And now 3 years since the iPhone came to Canada the plans are still the same. 3 year contract, lowest plans are 65 dollars a month with on 500mb of data and 250 mins, WITH NO CALLER ID?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I regret everyday for returning to this country where everything is more expensive than the USA, and everyone just goes along with it, while the government charges taxes like mad and not do much with your money and give that "we spent it on healthcare" s*it

[DancingWithEagles]

I just looked at my credit report and lost 50 points on my credit rating because rogers put the balance to collections who reported an outstanding balance of $150 to the credit bureau resulting in a 50 point reduction in my credit rating.

[DancingWithEagles]

I hate Ted Rogers for being a fucking petty tyrant when it comes to debts. After transferring to another service due to Roger's sucking so much I was left with $600 to pay on the contract. I told accounts receivable that I would be paying $100 per month which I was already paying until it was cleared.

[RobSoprano83]

This is why Ted Rogers made my list of top ten people who I'd like to punch in the face.

I saw on the news a few weeks ago that he passed away, I was really disappointed. I'll never get that chance to punch him in the face.... punching corpses doesn't count.

[Sonia214]

i have a lot of respect for people who work at rogers wireless customer service because every single phone call that they receive is a complaint. i mean imagine going to work and call after call is someone yelling in your ear saying how dumb you are. its hurtful.. and they probably dont even have enough authority to actually change a lot of things that people want changed and thats where th frustration happens. we should all try to be nicer to those who work in customer service

[chumyia]

We always experience issues with companies, as do I however; I would never shame myself in speaking ill of one who represents a part of our Canadian economy and is still a VERY PROUD CANADIAN but whatever, if speaking ill of our fellow Canadian makes you feel better, our country has given you the right to do so, therefore belt out your unfortunate circumstances.. if you bit your tongue may that be Mr. Rogers fault!

[chumyia]

It would be interesting to hear how many of YOU do something positive everyday to benefit the welfare of this Country, regardless, did you know ROGERS is continuously taking in used cell phones and converting it into cash with the SOLE purpose of assisting the Daily Food Bank that so many take advantage of? Or how about the fact that he makes many donations on behalf of his employees and the company itself, however has NEVER solely taken responsibility in saying he did it himself..

[chumyia]

Regardless of that fact, for those of you that have a bad taste in your mouth solely related to his EARNED success, lest we all forget that he had the power to move his company to places like India and China where he would have saved a TON of money... think about the impact ROGERS has alone on our CANADIAN economy.

[chumyia]

Its unfortunate how you individuals sit there and try to assassinate the character of such a wonderful person. Its unfortunate that instead of looking at this individual who is such a PROUD Canadian and as an individual that accomplished great things, you spit out such hate for HIM Its your right to rant, but I wonder how many of you take shame in knowing that you make personal attacks on a person because you have issues with the company. But wait, I can see why that is

[garycalgary]

ted don't care cuz he died today.

i am sure there are people who don't care in the company board members who won't listen to your complaint

[Masky64]

When Bell and Telus get their GSM networks set up, Rogers will get their asses kicked.

[haaleeey]

Bell is on the way down dumbass,

I'm sure you're gonna be thrilled when they start charging you for RECEIVING text messages right?

[TerryCPiano]

They said they will but it would take few years which I can't even wait. CAUSE I WANT THE IPHONE LOL

[Menasorrules]

The video is somewhat accurate. But, let's be sure about one thing. Rogers employees are a genuine collection of the most useless, most retarded & most ignorant people we have in all of Canada. Their incompetence and circular logic is simply unrivaled.

[spectorari]

People hate you ted thats so funny hahaha. Dont worry I'm still a fan of the Klezbos hahaha woahhhhhh wooaaaahhh

[ajax1379]

i agree ted rogers can suck my left nut.

it is for this reason that i bought my iphone from the states and unlocked it here. i'm currently using a 31 dollor plain with rogers. in you'r face ted rogers you dirty c-unt

[applelover61]

i have rogers tv, can't believe they renamed the skydome to rogers center, what a *** ****

[Cresigner]

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[marmotbutt]

this is awesome ted rogers is a dooshbag

[iMike360]

The problem is the CRTC allowed Rogers to buy Fido creating a GSM monopoly!

Oh, and Ted and Rogers are duchebags!

[maidofhonor]

Great video! <3 love ya! ;)

[xerophinity]

You gotta give it Rogers though. They know how to retain their customers after they've screwed them for a couple of years. I called in to cancel my service and move to bell. They were offering me a much better deal, and they not only matched it, but beat it as well. so i got 250WD, Unlim E&W @ 6pm, Unlim Rogers to Rogers, CID, Visual VM, 2500 txt msgs, 100 Canadian LD minutes, No SAF, No 911 fee for $25/month + $30 6GB data plan. All together = $25 + $30 -15% + tax = $52.83/month

[alyr315]

VERY FUNNY!!! , but hey you have the power "everyone". JUST CANCEL YOUR SERVICES and especially cell phones. Use pay as you go IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, so they will drop their rates.

[osmanarfeen1]

400WD

Unlim EW @6

Unlim Network Calling

CID / VM / 2500 Text

6GB Data

35+15+30+6.95+0.50

=87.45 - 10MSF Credit

= 77.45+tax

Whats the problem?

[peziak]

What's the problem? Sorry but I don't like to waste $80+ dollars a month

[kokoroxx]

What's MSF credit? By the way that doesn't give you early weekends at 6. That's another $7. Unless that comes in the $35.. well my $35 plan is a my5 plan so it doesn't come with that.

[kokoroxx]

Uh dude the price was $200 more a month and a half ago in the states....

Pretty good time to buy one in my opinion.

I just wanted it, and I have no problem waking up early or not sleeping when I want to..

SO I went over to Rogers at 5:30, and there you go.

Now I have one, I love it, not because it's Apple but because it's amazing.

[peziak]

You are a tool to even go and wait in line for the first few phones. Will they not be selling the phone, a week, a month or year from the release date. YES. But you wanted to be one of the first few to get it and boast about the damn phone.

Maybe instead you should have stood in line protesting Rogers and other phone companies taking advantage of fellow Canadians. That would have been a better way to spend your time.

[kokoroxx]

I'm nothing like that >_>..

I wanted the good plan, also my sister was getting one and she said that's the only day she is going. I'm not 18 yet so I can't buy it myself because of the contract, so I had to go when she was going.

[jc79990]

Im not canadian, but i hope u guys kick Rogers butt by not buying the iphone until they lower the prices.

Froggy brians arguments are as always flawless.

[kokoroxx]

No.. I'm saying I'm happy with what I got and I'm glad that I got some kind of special treatment for lining up at 5:30 in the morning and getting it within the first 2 months it came out..

I'm not a fanboy, by the way.. I own one Apple product...

[kokoroxx]

LOL EBONEEZER SROOGE.

That is the PERFECT analogy!

[rchaos]

Excellent

[TDTVTalkingdog]

you're amazing! Every video is pretty much solid gold.

[TakashiNippon]

gona switch out of rogers, the puppet was right!! :)

[hemantrocks]

love ur iphone rant....... Rogers Suxxx

5*s to the video. as for the haters... go buy a rogers, they will do the FCKing u all deserve. i aint touching a rogers till they undergo a sexchange operation or something. in other words.. untill they change drastically

[Johnnygreen2]

Canadians are a bunch of sheeps that will just take anything is put out there, and yes I live in Canada.

The food prices skyrocketed, Natural gas is on the rise, and we are concerned with iphone rates? iphone caused the outrage? Some hipsters got left out from looking cool? who cares, 3 trips to the grocery store you loose more money than the iphone costs due to increased food prices and this is what gets posted?

[mrhogg]

We can care about more than one thing at a time.

[peziak]

Hey Mr Hogg congrats saw you got some airplay on The National. This was a good vid so I am happy that a bit of the message was shared, far and wide.

[savenor]

Sheeps isn't a word buddy.

[toddlerchar]

Hey Johnnygreen2, shop at your local Chinatown or a Chinese supermarket and save up to 2/3 on groceries compared to the loblaws and the loebs and dominions, etc

[jgigna]

PREACH IT BROTHA!

F**K YOU TED ROGERS!

[marksixtyone]

Rogers has relented and lowered prices

[mrhogg]

Ah, yes, on data only, and only for a very limited time. If you don't get the phone by mid August, you're back to regular rates.

It's a step, but a bigger step is needed.

[kokoroxx]

I got it and I'm happy.

It's a good idea because it satisfies early adopters, whom always get screwed in some way later on.

[peziak]

Yeah but that is a temporary offer that lasts until August. Bait and Switch, I say. And you still have to sign a 3 year contract.

[Sparky16]

OMG! I LOVE YOU! you are dead on! dead on brother. Amen! Apple prides itself on selling experiences, not fees. Go figure Rogers would fuck this up! They can't do anything right. I still get bad vibes remembering how the screwed over our cable tv.

[marksixtyone]

dead on right. Pure greed! Apple should drop Rogers!!!

[tonicipriani]

They can't unless they move the iPhone to CDMA. Robbers is the only GSM carrier in Canada.

[amiressy]

It's such bullshit. I don't even want the fucking dataplan. I just want to buy the phone for $199 not a penny more and resign for three years or whatever with my existing plan.

[cedry123]

Yep, nothing like a well reasoned, rational, argument to get your point across.

The I-phone IS cool though (for everything But a phone actually).

A friend of mine just washed his phone yesterday (then dried it for 1/2 an hour). Even putting it in a bag of rice overnight didn't help it. I offered him the use of mine, but he declined.

Nice jaw on Brian.

[jasonh1234]

Shame Ted will never see this. Or at least in it's entirety.

[mrhogg]

Someone told me they e-mailed it to him.

[Jsadoway]

i dont HAVE to have a data plan... but i choose to be with telus (and my crappy htc touch) because i get unlimited data plan.. i was burned by rogers a few years ago, and with this release i thought maybe i would get the new iphone.. but screw singing another 3 year contract. im going to buy my friends old unlocked one when he gets the new phone. and use it as play old ipod until rogers stops being an ass hat

i have never heard a single person say...

"i like rogers." because rogers sucks balls

[OtisLevine]

Oh yah,

Boycotte the iPhone this Friday and give Rogers something to think about this weekend.

[OtisLevine]

Bad Kermit, good comments.

You are so right. Where's the unlimited? That's how iPhone's supposed to be used. And 3 years? What happens when you can't charge the battery after 2 years because Apple doesn't let you swap out batteries?

The iPhone was supposed to be cool.

I'm a PC and and I'm selling you a Mac.

[quexalcoatl]

I worked for Rogers, they're only interested in making profit. They mislead customers CONSTANTLY, scape as much as they can from them. Thanks for the pay-for-Gbytes switch, bastards!

[wisecracked2]

It is like the Gas market, these fools are shooting themselves in the foot and see it! Regulate Rogers!

[latenightcinema]

SO TRUE!!!!!!

[fotoboi5]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO :)

[AlbinoFrog]

This man speaks the truth.

[MissionHomeboy]

Amen my yellow brother.

[SunnyCool]

How long have we been moaning about their dataplans, they don't care, we have to pay for it anyway because we use it for work and other...

[Soleara]

Very good comment. Yet I believe the best comment is action. So, guys, come 11 July boycott buying the iPhone. Can you imagine what Rogers would say if nobody showed up, huh? And if you are fool enough to buy a plan you are shackled to it for THREE years!!! while others who waited will be able to come in with better terms. So, don't be stupid like they expect you to be. Just wait and see, that's all. I reserved 2 for my sons. But I'll wait, even if I lose the reservation. Ok by me....

[porkchoppryde]

What I find funny is how everyone hates rogers but I think Apple is going to be the one product that will take rogers down since this is the one phone we can all agree on that we want! iPhone is going to end Rogers!

[chem7121]

Superb sir - thanks for being rather articulate in your rant. Wouldn't have added a thing - than Ted is going to lose so man customers when the new competition arrives... I've waited a year - another one? STANDING ON MY HEAD!

[madpsintst]

Great video!!! But whatever you do, DON'T WATCH IT ON AN iPHONE!

[SunnyCool]

madpsintst - if you watch on the iphone, you'd have to give rogers your arm and leg just partly pay your debts with them hehe

[umdesch4]

BRILLIANT!!!!

[SS3854]

great video, really well done

[oakejs]

Ted Sucks. Douchebag!!!

[Bakunkun]

Thanx! Exactly what I thought and even more!

Was great seeing that!

[mnmz93]

Well said

[LondonGuysVids]

With Rogers, the customer is the enemy.

[ATBG]

yay frog ^.^

[sporadik1200]

spot on, this is worded so properly, I hope Ted does see this video. Many employees will have to deal with a lot of negativity in a weeks time and I feel bad for them, very good point

[katatonic]

telus gsm please

[mrhogg]

That'd be sweet.

[IconWatcher]

If I even accidentally gave Ted Rogers $1 I think I'd spontaneously vomit.

[RepublicPosterBoy]

"Caller ID isn't something you should pay extra for your bastard!"

"Douchebag!"

I love this stuff!

You rock Frog!!

[CyrusKafaiWu]

GO FROG!

[goldenpizza]

Tell em.

You go frog!

[bleatingheart]

I completely agree. I'm a Telus customer who LOVES apple products, will be buying a new cellphone in July... and will not be getting a Rogers iPhone because of Ted's antics. Wtg, Ted Rogers.

[Coolins335]

Ted Rogers sucks

[windows72]

That was everything on my mind and more.. Good job and **** YOU ROGERS!!!

[OSBishop]

Expensive rates on phones in general suck.

They've upped the rates on my old pay as you go phone, and frankly with the costs of data plans, I doubt I'll get _any_ smartphone

[peziak]

Right on!

And I personally can stand Canadians that offer up excuses on why we should be gouged by our telecom companies.

But I am sure that plenty of dummies will still be lined at Apple stores all across Canada waiting to get their iPhones and be raped by Rogers in the process. I plan to go to Eatons and take pictures with my 1st gen Apple phone, just for kicks.

[zeldafreak71]

haha only canadians (myself) will truly get this. Bring back the Skydome!