On January 15th, at the 2008 MacWorld Conference & Expo, Steve Jobs will announce the settlement of Apple’s dispute with Comwave over the iPhone trademark in Canada, that Rogers has revamped the pricing on its data plans and the iPhone is available in Canada immediately at Apple Stores across the country.
At least, that’s what I hope will happen.
A few weeks ago, I picked up an 8GB Apple iPhone from an Apple store in the US. Compared to the my 16GB iPod Touch, it’s noticeably thicker, has half the memory capacity and a tedious activation process. On the plus side, the 2 megapixel camera and volume controls on the side of the device are a big plus.
I haven’t been able to even use it as a phone yet.
Canada’s only GSM carrier, Rogers Wireless is well known for outrageous data plan pricing and with mobility lightweights like Bell and Telus to compete with, there is little incentive to compete. Local Number Portability (LNP) was suppose to foster competition further but Rogers, with their GSM network, is a better choice for many mobility customers.
With new wireless spectrum availability in the not too distant future, hopefully there will be a shake-up soon that will give the incumbent carriers a run for their money. Or I could be daydreaming again.
In the meantime, would the person(s) responsible for the damn iPhone hold-up in Canada appease the geeks and just let it out already?
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