Well, I'm assuming you can do this. IE, If I go into the apple store and by and Iphone it will take any sim card I want to put in it. Thus I could buy the phone outright, choose my sim carrier, and ditch them if they give me grief. Rogers.
The exception would be carriers using CDMA such as bell and Telus. Some of these are set up so that only a phone from that carrier will activate on the network which may mean that to use a CDMa carrier you have to buy the IPhone from the company. That would of course tend to preclude my doing business with that company. I'd far and away rather get support from the apple store than from any carrier I've done business with in canada. Best, Erik Burggraaf User support consultant, Website: http://www.erik-burggraaf.com Toll-free: 888-255-5194 On 2010-07-01, at 11:22 AM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Amen brother! > actually Erick, I had no idea that one might experience an iphone without a > provider. I still want a real demo, the person at cellar point was rather > confused by the idea of voiceover, even though someone there knew of the > access features. > still the idea of enough coverage and usage support to make the investment > worth it, without having to be tied to a company that may not fully > understand the access is a welcome alternative. > Karen > > On Thu, 1 Jul 2010, erik burggraaf wrote: > >> Fido is *not* rogers. They are two different companies owned on paper by >> the same people using the same sell phone towers. >> >> Best, >> >> Erik Burggraaf >> User support consultant, >> Website: http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >> Toll-free: 888-255-5194 >> >> On 2010-07-01, at 7:46 AM, Kaare Dehard wrote: >> >>> fido is Rogers, but with different staff billing options and plans. >>> On 2010-06-30, at 1:33 PM, Carin Headrick wrote: >>> >>>> Isn't Fido Rogers? >>>> >>>> Carin >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "erik burggraaf" <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> >>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 1:30 PM >>>> Subject: Re: iphone 4 in Canada? >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Karen, I can understand what the appeal might be for a lot of people, >>>> especially if you are lucky enough to be in love with your phone carrier. >>>> >>>> For myself I can honestly say that nothing on earth would induce me to buy >>>> a >>>> phone from any carrier I've had the misfortune to deal with in Canada. not >>>> bell or telus, and especially not rogers. In case I should ever be forced >>>> to buy a phone from a carrier I'll be buying the phone outright and never >>>> approaching anything that looks like a contract. Bad bad bad news. >>>> >>>> In this case I think I'll quite happily grab one from the apple store and >>>> then just buy a prepaid simcard for it from probably fido, but maybe I'll >>>> check mobilicity and see if they can support it. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>> User support consultant, >>>> Website: http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>> Toll-free: 888-255-5194 >>>> >>>> On 2010-06-30, at 12:30 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey! >>>>> Something I may be able to help with, smiles. >>>>> Who is your provider? >>>>> For example cellular point stores have them for bell at last in Toronto. >>>>> best way might be to phone the cell company you are considering, ask if >>>>> they have the a phone and for a dealer near you. >>>>> I actually held one a month back or so here in Toronto. >>>>> Karen >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 30 Jun 2010, erik burggraaf wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi guys, Any one know when the iphone 4 is due in Canada? I can't find >>>>>> either a due date or an msrp. This is very annoying when trying to >>>>>> purchase equipment for a business. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>>>> User support consultant, >>>>>> Website: http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>>>> Toll-free: 888-255-5194 >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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