Comments on: Rogers extends iPhone “limited time offer” to September 30th http://mobilesyrup.com/2008/08/28/rogers-extends-iphone-limited-time-offer-to-september-30th/ Mobile News & Reviews for Canadians Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:11:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Scott http://mobilesyrup.com/2008/08/28/rogers-extends-iphone-limited-time-offer-to-september-30th/comment-page-1/#comment-5579 Scott Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:43:27 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=2895#comment-5579 FInally rogers has provided the data I need. I remember last year, I couldn't get any more than 250MB. 6GB is a start, but I'll need more by 2009. Being all mac / linux based, I've decided I'm going with the IPhone over the blackberry for development purposes. I plan on creating my own wigets to talk to my servers and web apps. RIM's dev program is wreckless I've heard and I'm fluent with Apple Script so it should be cake. I plan on using the device for more notification purposes for monitoring apps and servers. One thing that excites me is I can even SSH into a server if needed while in route or when I sneak off to steelhead on the river. When a customer submits a job ticket, the server will send a notification to my iphone, which I can respond to by being redirected to a webpage on the server, then delegating the ticket to a team member. This way I don't have 20 tickets waiting for my approval when I get back in the office in the late afternoon. Hopefully I don't have to be in my office any longer :) *Dreaming* The one thing that scares me is the long distance calls with clients in the states. I've heard competition is opening in Canada for 2009. This should help drive rates down finally. Its odd for me as a US citizen to see such high rates. I'm back and forth from the states quite a bit so I'd prefer an unlocked phone so I can switch the SIM. Unlocked IPhones run about $1200 but the way I look at it is rate plans in the states are so cheap that its almost better to have another IPhone with a super basic plan there in addition to the one in Canada. I've found plans from US providers for unlimited data for $60/mo or less. Since I we have a PBX, for the business phone line, I can redirect my extension to which ever phone I wish. http://www.onebox.com is another way it can be done with FindMe methods and more. Another way I'll be saving some cash is when I'm at home, I can use the IPhone as a VOIP phone which will connect to my wireless router and then out through my VoIP service (like Vonage). It will act like a cordless phone when at the house but when I jump in the car, I'll switch it over to rogers with a couple of clicks. Very easy to setup actually. Apple is focused on VoIP. Vonage is easy to setup and from what I've read, the IPhone VoIP technology is already exists. Lastly I really don't want a contract. But the fee to break it is $100 I think, which is doable. I hope this helps. Rock. FInally rogers has provided the data I need. I remember last year, I couldn’t get any more than 250MB. 6GB is a start, but I’ll need more by 2009.

Being all mac / linux based, I’ve decided I’m going with the IPhone over the blackberry for development purposes. I plan on creating my own wigets to talk to my servers and web apps. RIM’s dev program is wreckless I’ve heard and I’m fluent with Apple Script so it should be cake.

I plan on using the device for more notification purposes for monitoring apps and servers. One thing that excites me is I can even SSH into a server if needed while in route or when I sneak off to steelhead on the river. When a customer submits a job ticket, the server will send a notification to my iphone, which I can respond to by being redirected to a webpage on the server, then delegating the ticket to a team member. This way I don’t have 20 tickets waiting for my approval when I get back in the office in the late afternoon. Hopefully I don’t have to be in my office any longer :) *Dreaming*

The one thing that scares me is the long distance calls with clients in the states. I’ve heard competition is opening in Canada for 2009. This should help drive rates down finally. Its odd for me as a US citizen to see such high rates.

I’m back and forth from the states quite a bit so I’d prefer an unlocked phone so I can switch the SIM. Unlocked IPhones run about $1200 but the way I look at it is rate plans in the states are so cheap that its almost better to have another IPhone with a super basic plan there in addition to the one in Canada. I’ve found plans from US providers for unlimited data for $60/mo or less.

Since I we have a PBX, for the business phone line, I can redirect my extension to which ever phone I wish. http://www.onebox.com is another way it can be done with FindMe methods and more.

Another way I’ll be saving some cash is when I’m at home, I can use the IPhone as a VOIP phone which will connect to my wireless router and then out through my VoIP service (like Vonage). It will act like a cordless phone when at the house but when I jump in the car, I’ll switch it over to rogers with a couple of clicks. Very easy to setup actually. Apple is focused on VoIP. Vonage is easy to setup and from what I’ve read, the IPhone VoIP technology is already exists.

Lastly I really don’t want a contract. But the fee to break it is $100 I think, which is doable.

I hope this helps.

Rock.

]]> By: midtoad http://mobilesyrup.com/2008/08/28/rogers-extends-iphone-limited-time-offer-to-september-30th/comment-page-1/#comment-5300 midtoad Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:39:27 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=2895#comment-5300 They're now demanding you sign a 3-year voice contract if you want this data plan, even if you have an unlocked phone. They’re now demanding you sign a 3-year voice contract if you want this data plan, even if you have an unlocked phone.

]]> By: Markus http://mobilesyrup.com/2008/08/28/rogers-extends-iphone-limited-time-offer-to-september-30th/comment-page-1/#comment-5267 Markus Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:38:21 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=2895#comment-5267 Are you sure that 500 MB per month will be sufficient July 2011? A lot has changed in the past 3 years... a lot can (an probably will) change in the next three years. Are you sure that 500 MB per month will be sufficient July 2011? A lot has changed in the past 3 years… a lot can (an probably will) change in the next three years.

]]> By: Eddy http://mobilesyrup.com/2008/08/28/rogers-extends-iphone-limited-time-offer-to-september-30th/comment-page-1/#comment-5254 Eddy Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:36:33 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=2895#comment-5254 Is this when, having seen "where our monthly bill goes"(http://tinyurl.com/6ymye2), we are all supposed to say "AMEN Rogers"? +1 Ted Avery Is this when, having seen “where our monthly bill goes”(http://tinyurl.com/6ymye2), we are all supposed to say “AMEN Rogers”?

+1 Ted Avery

]]> By: Ted Avery http://mobilesyrup.com/2008/08/28/rogers-extends-iphone-limited-time-offer-to-september-30th/comment-page-1/#comment-5233 Ted Avery Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:34:37 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=2895#comment-5233 I have the 6GB of data a month and definitely use nowhere near that much. I would settle for a 500MB plan, but not for only $5 less. Drop it down to $15 or $10 and I might consider it. I have the 6GB of data a month and definitely use nowhere near that much. I would settle for a 500MB plan, but not for only $5 less. Drop it down to $15 or $10 and I might consider it.

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