No iPhone eh? Apple's launch in Canada still on hold
by Sean Cooper 
posted Jun 24th 2007 at 10:23AM
Le sigh, it seems -- and really, this isn't coming as a huge surprise -- that the Great White North is going to have to cool its heels and wait a while for Apple's big handset release. Rogers Wireless' CFO Bill Linton was quoted saying "The truth is we aren't very far with Apple," and this of course can be roughly translated as follows: Canada will have to wait. Sadly we have no clue when the iPhone may pop up on Rogers Wireless, but we're hoping that it arrives in time for the holiday season -- and yeah, we mean this year, Ted.[Via TUAW]
Filed under: Handsets, Rogers Wireless, Apple
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Joey @ Jun 24th 2007 11:16AM
Rogers official word on the iPhone is 6-8 months after the US launch. I can't wait that long though :(
DAMN YOU TED!
Khris @ Jun 24th 2007 6:03PM
I didn't realize people would get so upset over not being able to have a device with an extremely poor text input interface (virtual keyboard).
Typing with your thumbs on an iPhone = Exercise in futility! LOL
Dev @ Jun 24th 2007 12:18PM
haha that sucks for america's hat
Rich @ Jun 24th 2007 12:50PM
Be happy Canadians - let the Americans beta test it for you. :)
Personally, I'm happy to pass on 1st gen product with a 2 year contract but only a 1 year warranty.
Keymaster @ Jun 24th 2007 6:10PM
Seriously! We in the states have to resort to wretched self-restraint to save ourselves from the fate of early adoption of the iPhone. You canucks are fortunate enough to have the thoughtul Rogers protecting you from the nightmare of first-gen bugs
Matthew @ Jun 24th 2007 5:27PM
The sad thing is even if you wait the 6-8 months for the iPhone, you'll still have to wait 4 to 5 years for an affordable data plan.
Americans: $30/month for unlimited data.
Canadians: $100 for 100MB of data, or 20 music tracks, wow, now that's value for your money!
Lets hope there are some new GSM entrants to the wireless spectrum, and soon.
ToyandMe @ Jun 24th 2007 11:49PM
The real reason for the delay is that there won't be a market in Canada with the current data plans. Sprint has unlimited data plans for $15 a month with some PDA phones. That would cost thousands in Canada.
rossmcnaughton5 @ Jun 27th 2007 1:11PM
ya forget about an "iPlan" in Canada...that would consist of 2 MB data, 5 sms messages and 100 daytime minutes...all for $100/month...oh and don't forget that a 2 year contract pretty much doesn't exist in Canada.
BB 8700 2 yr - 449
BB 8700 3 yr - 199
Ridiclious. Can Tmobile please move into canada...or anyone with GSM service!
Jeff Stratner @ Jun 29th 2007 1:19PM
Maybe Rogers will let us activate the phone without the horribly expensive data-plan (ie: just using WIFI whenever you are in a hot-spot). This would serioulsy downgrade its capabilities but would allow us to enjoy the I-phone until competition allows the price for a resonalby good data plan to drop.
What are your thoughts on this?
james @ Jul 1st 2007 12:58AM
Buy Canadian! Blackberry all the way!
redlime @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:38AM
by the time roger release the iPhone, Apple will already release their 2nd gen iphone xD