"listened to customer feedback" == anticipated customer backlash and competitors taking advantage of backlash
Rogers SUCKS!! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Wouters Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 1:32 PM To: community@lists.openmoko.org Subject: slightly off topic: Rogers Canada slashes data plan pricing http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080709.wgtiphone0709/BNStory/Technology/home?cid=al_gam_mostemail Customers who purchase an iPhone and sign up for a three-year contract any time between July 11 – when the device goes on sale – and the end of August will be eligible for a $30-per-month data plan giving them access to 6-Gigabytes of data. Rogers previously had charged $100 for a 6-GB plan. Though mostly meant for the iphone, they say: The special plan is available not just to iPhone customers, but any Rogers customer with a 3G next-generation smart phone. Though Rogers claims to have "listened to customer feedback", the article also quotes: One blog posting on AppleInsider.com, a popular Apple rumour site, stated that Apple would divert some iPhone shipments that had been earmarked for Rogers to Europe for punishment over the negative publicity, leaving some Rogers outlets with as few as 10 iPhones to sell. Time to get a USB 3G dongle that works on laptop and openmoko. Though getting the 3G subscription might allow you the same rates on the 2G network perhaps? Paul _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community