Fido and Rogers To Offer iPhone 3G On July 11
June 12th, 2008
Fido, Canada’s fourth largest wireless provider and number one in wireless customer satisfaction, today announced it will also offer iPhone 3G to Canadians when the device launches on July 11. Rogers had announced back in April that it would be bringing the iPhone 3G to Canada later in the year but the Fido announcement is a welcome surprise.
“Fido services and devices suit our customers’ urban lifestyles, so iPhone 3G is the perfect fit for Canadians looking to be fashionable like this amazing wireless device,” said Rob Bruce, President, Rogers Wireless, owner of the Fido brand. “As the brand voted number one in wireless customer satisfaction, we are thrilled to provide our customers with the device that ranked the highest in customer satisfaction from a wireless cellular manufacturer.”
I am surprised that Roger’s did not keep the iPhone 3G exclusive to the Rogers umbrella as it has done with other popular phones in the past. Those of you who were wondering if the Canadian MSRP would be inline with the US MSRP, theres good news. iPhone 3G will be available to Fido customers at $199 for the 8GB model and $299 for the 16GB model on a three-year price plan. Canadians will likely get hosed by the terrible data plans though.
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wow you know this whole thing was on the apple site since june 8th?? kinda a while for you guys to post
Fido issued the press release this morning (Thursday June 12). http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2008/12/c3025.html
The previous announcements were for Rogers.
great, now will see even more fat pricks calling their women and telling them “honey I love you” while shopping for cereals in superstore
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I have a plan with rogers right now and I have a cell phone with a plan for only a year and I want to change to a iphone and still have the same plan and continue …. sorta like a update? Is that possible?
If you’re 1 year into your contract you may qualify for a hardware upgrade. Call customer service and ask about your options.