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Rogers HP Netbook (non) Deal

July 14, 2009July 14, 2009 Doug Groves netbook, Rogers10 Comments

After annoucing the 50Mbps hi speed internet option in the Toronto area for the low low price of $150 a month, Rogers is now making on the go internet convenient and similarly expensive. For $300 you can get an HP Mini 110 netbook with embedded 3.5G service, with data plans starting at $25/m for 500MB of data, on a 2 year contract. These deals can be found at certain retailers such as Best Buy. Pointing out the lack of major savings compared to buying an unsubsidized netbook, there’s more suitable…

Canadian High Speed Internet (Slowly) Trickles Out

July 9, 2009July 9, 2009 Doug Groves Bell, couch, Rogers2 Comments

Marketing Strategies Highlight Duopoly In announcements just a day or so apart, Rogers and Bell/Aliant are starting to offer up real high speed internet for Canadian consumers in limited areas. Rogers is bringing 50Mbps DOCSIS cable access to Toronto residents, for the price of $150/month. Besides the 150Mbps, you’ll also be looking at a data cap of 150GB per month, which is pretty anemic for the price. If you do the math, you could blow through your 150GB cap in about an hour 10 hours if you’re going full (non)throttle….

Rogers says that the Revolution is here – at least until June 19th

June 10, 2009July 25, 2009 drsquid Android, dream, G1, g2, HTC, Magic, Rogers15 Comments

In a press release dated May 7th, Rogers asked cellphone users to “Join the Mobile Revolution on June 2”. Right up until a few days before, when pricing details ($149 on a 3-year term) leaked out, the only thing many users knew about this “revolution” was that Rogers was going to be selling the HTC Dream (a.k.a. “old” Google G1) and HTC Magic (a.k.a. “new” Google G2) Android OS smartphones. While being one of a select few carriers worldwide (along with T-mobile and Vodaphone) to sell Android handsets was a…

The Great Canadian Telecom Duopoly roundup

July 9, 2008July 25, 2009 Doug Groves Bell, Rogers7 Comments

Yep. It’s the semi-weekly Great Canadian Telecom (GCT) Roundup, taking a look at what’s happened in Bell and Rogers are doing lately (this week there’s some bonus Telus news). To start it off, the Montreal Gazette is reporting (in a story who’s title “Consumers r skrood by ph compnEz – agn” can be considered either a painful attempt at 1337 speak, or a dig (not digg) at the literacy rate amongst internet users, that Bell and Telus are considering charging customers per sms received starting in August, with speculation that…

Canada’s unfair data rates get international attention, believe it or not.

June 30, 2008July 25, 2009 Danny X Bell, Rogers0 comment

Anyone who has even taken a cursory glance at our main page will know that we’re what you might call a little irked over the ramrodding Canadians are taking if they want to purchase an iPhone from Rogers. In a nutshell, Rogers is offering half what AT&T is for more money, and a third what O2 in the UK is offering, also for significantly more money. It’s a grossly unfair monopolistic practice that can in no way represent what the “vast majority” of consumers want or need, and considering the…