Apple Finalizes 3G iPhone Release Date For Canada – July 11th

Posted on June 9th, 2008 in Apple & All Things Mac :: 10 Comments

I stopped by the new Vancouver Apple store on my way to work to hang out with John Biehler and watch a bit of Steve Job's keynote. Obviously the question on everyones' mind basically revolved around the 3G iPhone that was rumoured to be announced. The good news is that the release date for the iPhone in Canada has been officially set for July 11th. The bad news is that not only is the jury is still out on just what type of data plans Rogers and Fido are going to be offering with the plan, but also ...

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Clearly Not Everyone Likes Rogers

Posted on June 4th, 2008 in Bits and Bites, Humour, Technology :: 10 Comments

Jay from Giant Ant Media just emailed me a few awesome YouTube videos they did with regards to Roger's customer service. I thought I'd share them with everyone, because they're a riot. Given the content of my last post, I think these are particularly relevant. Now, I've been a Bell Mobility customer for a long time, and I can honestly say that they're not very good either. I suspect the grass is always greener, but I'm fairly certain most wireless users in Canada would agree that we need some new blood in the market to help keep ...

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Roger’s Wireless And The Canadian iPhone

Posted on June 4th, 2008 in Apple & All Things Mac, Technology :: 8 Comments

I missed the boat on the first round of Canadian iPhone action last year mainly because I was (quite stupidly) locked into a crazy Bell Mobility contract. The current consensus of the rumour mill is that Apple is gearing up to announce the 3G version of the iPhone on June 9th, which would hopefully put that model into Canadian stores sometime in the near future. I have been patiently awaiting it's arrival so I can call up Bell and tell them where they can shove my phone and my crappy contract. The only problem is that Roger's ...

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