Rogers to Customers: “Hey, at least it ain’t France.”
Rogers has quickly responded to the overwhelming ire from would-be happy Canadian iPhone owners with an interview in which they justify their data plans and costs as being more than accommodating to the “vast majority of consumers.”
“Unlimited plans could end up costing customers more for what they don’t use,” the spokeswoman argues. “Our iPhone plans more than accommodate the vast majority of customers.”
In the article, the Rogers representative argues that because plans in Europe, including France’s carrier Orange, are arguably more expensive and offer less than Rogers’ plan does, we should be happy with the news released today because, hey, it could be worse.
What Rogers fails to mention is that it could also be way, way, way better. Apparently, the vast majority of AT&T customers are more deserving of an unlimited data plan than we lowly Canadians. However, one has to wonder….if the vast majority of consumers only need 400MB a month and are apparently paying ~$35/month for the privilege (what data would cost in addition to my existing plan), why does this or this exist?
Check out the original article here.
What did you expect with Rogers? Manna from heaven? It’s the iPhone, which is as much about the hype and branding as it is about being some sort of uber-device (which I don’t think it is – on a lot of levels).
I’m sure that Apple was pushing for lower data prices, while Rogers was pushing for way higher ones, and that’s the negotiated middle.
Of course, for a phone without a keyboard, I think it’s outrageously high, but if people thing the best smartphone is a smartphone too dumb to copy and paste, so be it.
[…] I for one find it fascinating how the entire planet is communizing over something as unlikely as a cellphone, albeit an incredibly cool one. I also find it fascinating how every article posted seems to agree that Rogers’ pricing is unfair and not representative of the global standard. But will Rogers listen? Who knows. I somehow doubt it. I mean, they already have it in their heads what is best for the “vast majority of consumers”. […]