AppleInsider has reported that Apple has snubbed Rogers Wireless for dumping ridiculous service plans on potential Canadian iPhone 3G customers. Apple has decided to pull iPhones from its Canadian retail stores to help the carrier market the new device to customers.

Canadian Apple Retail stores will therefore NOT be selling the new iPhone this Friday Apple has commented. It will be entirely up to Rogers and Fido to pick up subscribers and sell the 3G all on their lonesome.

Calls to Canadian Apple Retails stores confirmed these details, although it was confirmed that demo units will be available at retail outlets come Friday.

The fallout continues against Rogers and their proposed pricing structure. Something has got to give…C’mon Rogers… adjust your pricing to fall in-line with our American friends and we’ll hug this one out.

Read more over at AppleInsider >

written by Mr. Mayor \\ tags: Apple Stores, Fido, iPhone 3G, Rogers Wireless

Are you Canadian? Do you want the iPhone? If you do, there’s a new petition site out there that may interest you.

RuinediPhone.com was recently setup in an effort to collectively say NO THANKS to Rogers/Fido for giving Canadians poor (terrible) data/voice plan options for the new iPhone due out shortly.

You can view the data/voice plans for the iPhone in Canada here.

On July 11th (date of the iPhoen 3G release) the site will be sending a printed copy of all messages and signatures collected on the site in an effort to show all Canadians’ displeasure with Rogers/Fido. There are some really interesting comments on there… and I’m sure the more word gets out about this site, the more that signatures will skyrocket! As I write this the site has just over 25,000 signatures. Not bad…

To sign or view the petition head on over to RuinediPhone.com

written by Mr. Mayor \\ tags: Fido, iPhone Canada, Rogers Communications, RuinediPhone.com

Rogers Wireless in is planning to nearly match AT&T’s pricing when the iPhone goes on sale in Canada next month. According to a leaked data sheet a standard personal data account of $30 would provide unlimited web, normal e-mail and visual voice mail when tied to a voice plan that includes voice mail. Corporate users would pay $45/month for a similar offering plus access to work email.

Voice plan rates will apparently remain unchanged on Rogers and sub-brand Fido.

I know Canadians are dying for a break on data plans, as Rogers is notorious for gauging consumers on their data plans. Lets hope and pray that the iPhone does indeed bring more reasonable rates for Canadians into play… Not only for new iPhone users but for other ’smartphone’ devices as well.

Continue reading after the jump for a transcribe copy of the ‘leaked’ data sheet from ehmac.ca

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written by Mr. Mayor \\ tags: Fido, iPhone 3G, iPhone Canada, Rogers Wireless