Rogers iPhone exclusivity at Future Shop/Best Buy comes to an end...

Rogers iPhone exclusivity at Future Shop/Best Buy to end

Not the biggest news but certainly an end of an era and a sign of the times. Rogers/Fido had exclusive rights on the iPhone when it first launched in Canada… then Both Bell and TELUS brought on the iPhone when they launched their new HSPA network back in November of last year.

But if you walked into a big box retailer like Future Shop or Best you would only see a Rogers branded iPhone. The reason is because Rogers apparently secured a sweet exclusive deal that only allowed their iPhone to be available for sale. We’ve been informed that if a Bell or TELUS iPhone appeared in stores or online that Rogers would threaten to withdraw their products from their locations.

So if you’ve been pining for the iPhone you’ll soon be able to go into your local location and pick one up by mid-March.

(Thanks Kelly & SBC)

3 comments for “Rogers iPhone exclusivity at Future Shop/Best Buy to end”

As an FS Cell Sales employee, I can say about time. The amount of referrals we’ve had to do to other stores was really bad. This is a good thing

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Posted by Brian | March 4, 2010, 1:19 pm
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The worst exclusive deal for iPhone is AT&T there service has just been draged over the coals,Apple has stabbed themselves in the foot.Until reading your story I didnot know Rogers was like this,Another reason to leave Rogers.Or should I say Robers.

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Posted by Larry | March 4, 2010, 1:55 pm
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I went to a futurshop store about 2 weeks ago and they offered me an iPhone on telus…

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Posted by Joshua Auger | March 5, 2010, 7:59 pm
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