said by Rogers :

Cant do that they have IME Filtering for there data plan. All NON-Rogers Phones aren’t able to use the good data rates. It cost about $15CND per MB on a NON-Rogers branded Phone.

Interesting, one company has what looks like a monopoly on gsm in canada.

said by milnoc :

...Get a decent plan and a cheap phone from another supplier, then switch SIM cards.

Is it that simple?

said by milnoc :

...Get a decent plan and a cheap phone from another supplier, then switch SIM cards.

Is it that simple?

said by sbrook :

What use is that? Rogers will still lock you into a 3 year iphone contract for the sim card.

said by macedon :

It is Monopoly, that's why we need another GSM player in the mix...

Rogers = Fido = ONE company = one GSM player = MONOPOLY = screwed Canadian Customers!

Sad but true...

Yes, and all this thanks to our BS government/CRTC that allowed Robbers to buy Fido back in 2004 ! It sickens me sometimes when i see our own government screwing us.

Adi

said by Rogers :

Cant do that they have IME Filtering for there data plan. All NON-Rogers Phones aren’t able to use the good data rates. It cost about $15CND per MB on a NON-Rogers branded Phone.

said by adisor19 :

We don't have another freakin supplyer !! What Karl forgot to mention is that since 2004, when Robers bought out Microcell/Fido, we now only have 1 (ONE) GSM provider in Canada. This is essentially a MONOPOLY as no sane consumer would ever consider a freedom restricting CDMA provider.

Argh !!!!

Adi

said by Rogers :

Cant do that they have IME Filtering for there data plan. All NON-Rogers Phones aren’t able to use the good data rates. It cost about $15CND per MB on a NON-Rogers branded Phone.

said by brad :

I'll consider GSM when there are viable options that do not completely suck. Oh wait, there are none and never have been. Fido was and is complete garbage.

said by adisor19 :

WTF !? Fido was garbage ?!! Wow, talk about ignorance.

Fido was the ONLY carrier to offer :

1) CityFido = unlimited local calling for 40$ a month including the SAF !! No other carrier has offered unlimited calls ever since, and this particular plan was instantly killed by Robers as soon as they bought Fido.

2) Unlimited Data for 50$ !! I do mean UNLIMITED DATA here. You could put your SIM card in Any GSM device including DATA cards and enjoy unlimited DATA even in the states for that price. Again, NO carrier has offered something even close to this in Canada with no restrictions like Fido did.

You need to rethink before you spew BS like that again. Fido was the best carrier in Canada. In fact, they were the ONLY GSM carrier long before Robers saw the light and switched to GSM as well.

Adi

said by Maynard G Krebs :

There has to be some Competition Bureau rule about this.

Imagine that you move to Canada with your unlocked GSM phone (common in Europe and Asia) and are told that your ratified GSM standard-meeting phone capable of use on the Rogers/Fido network is not allowed to be used under the same terms and conditions as a phone that Rogers supplies.

Hell, it could even be *exactly* the same model number and they'd still screw you on the data plan.

The government really screwed up when Fido was taken over by the banks. They should have allowed T-Mobile or somebody else from outside Canada to buy Fido and force the domestic companies to be honest (if that word could ever be used in connection with ANY telecom / cable company in this country), and competitive (I know, again with the pipe dreams).

I think that the CRTC should void Rogers rights to the airwaves for 3 months as a penalty. Bye bye Ted.

I'm sure that Ted would like to prevent anyone from accessing the internet at home via Rogers Hi-Speed unless you bought your computer from him too.

said by brad :

Price does not mean anything to me when the phone does not work as the coverage was so shitty outside of the down town area!! I want a cell carrier with a good network, not a notwork.