Over 9000 Canadians have signed a petition so far asking Steve Jobs to try and do something about the ridiculously high data rates that Canadians will face when the Apple iPhone comes to Canada on July 11th. For $75/month (the same price as AT&T), Canadians will get calling, text messaging, and internet usage on their 3G Apple iPhone. The only catch is that we will get less than one third of the calling time, half as many text messages, and a cap on data usage at 750MB.
Here is a snippet of the letter to Steve Jobs:
Dear Steve,
My name is James and I would like to thank you for creating the wonderful iPhone device. We really think that you will change the world with it, just as you changed the world with the iPod. We were so happy to learn that on July 11th (see info on Rogers Data Plans here…), we would finally be able to buy the iPhone and legally use it in Canada.
To our great disappointment, Rogers Communications Inc. has announced VERY unfair rates in comparison to AT&T in the United States and to other authorized wireless service providers around…(continue here)
An alternative solution for Apple iPhone users in Canada is to purchase your iPhone in the United States, unlock it, and then use it with your Rogers SIM card. You can get unlimited data from Rogers for less than $10/month (for regular phones). Rogers won’t know you are using an iPhone so you won’t have a problem. Enjoy!
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