UPDATE: Rogers this morning officially announced its iPad data plans. Te 250MB and the 5GB plans that Apple had on its site this morning are accurate – but it appears Rogers is pulling the $20 to add your iPad to your current data plan. On the company’s RedBoard and via Twitter, Rogers had this to say about the so called $20 plan….
At this time, we do not have a sharing plan to announce. The reference to a sharing plan on the Apple website was an error and is being removed.
Oh Rogers – you had a chance to make a lot of customers happy, but looking at your RedBoard, Twitter comments and posts on other sites, a lot of people are once again very unhappy with your offerings. My take on this is simple – I think a $20 monthly fee to use my data that I’m already paying for on another device is too much. But – my feeling about this is that the Rogers has worded their response … “At this time…” so carefully that it leads me to believe data sharing is coming. I think Rogers just wants to work on the idea a little longer. What I’d love to see is a $50 – $60 yearly fee that allows the sharing of data. That’s about $5 extra a month. I think that’s very reasonable.
We’ll see where this goes, and it will be interesting to see if/when Telus and Bell announce iPad data plans.
The long wait for Canadians wanting the iPad is nearly over. You can now start pre-ordering your iPad on the Apple Website. Unfortunately you’ll have to wait until May 28th to receive it.
Here is the pricing breakdown.
WiFi Only
16GB – $549
32GB – $649
64GB – $749
WiFi + 3G
16GB – $679
32Gb – $779
64GB – $879
But the big news is that if you click on the Wifi + 3G info, you can see what it’s going to cost if you go with the 3G version. Apple has posted the Rogers data plan rates.
We know the iPhone is coming to Bell and Telus in November - what we don’t know yet is the official launch day and the cost of the plans. But today there are signs that one of those question might have been answered.
Over the weekend I asked you when I should try my luck at my fifth iPhone 3GS. A couple of you figured I should get it ASAP while a few more said I should maybe wait a little longer. Well I’m glad I did wait. I really want to see what Telus and Bell bring to the table as far as voice and data plans.
