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FanIn80 · 05-27-2008, 06:52 PM

The thing is, I still have a hard time believing the iPhone is going to affect Blackberry data rates. The iPhone will use the regular, separately charged data that Windows Mobile phones already use (not Blackberry data).

Rogers has to buy blackberry data from RIM and then resell it to its users.

Bell and Telus will do it just to compete against the iPhone, but there's nothing forcing Rogers to follow suit. The amount of people they get coming over for the iPhone will offset any people going the other way for unlimited BB data.

(again, remember that the iPhone doesn't use BB data, so they don't HAVE to have any special BB data plan in conjunction with the iPhone - they are two completely separate offerings)

Edit: Don't get me wrong, though... as a Rogers customer and a Blackberry user, I'm PRAYING for unlimited data.

05-27-2008, 06:52 PM	#9
FanIn80 GOAT! Join Date: Jun 2006 Exp:	The thing is, I still have a hard time believing the iPhone is going to affect Blackberry data rates. The iPhone will use the regular, separately charged data that Windows Mobile phones already use (not Blackberry data). Rogers has to buy blackberry data from RIM and then resell it to its users. Bell and Telus will do it just to compete against the iPhone, but there's nothing forcing Rogers to follow suit. The amount of people they get coming over for the iPhone will offset any people going the other way for unlimited BB data. (again, remember that the iPhone doesn't use BB data, so they don't HAVE to have any special BB data plan in conjunction with the iPhone - they are two completely separate offerings) Edit: Don't get me wrong, though... as a Rogers customer and a Blackberry user, I'm PRAYING for unlimited data. Last edited by FanIn80; 05-27-2008 at 06:56 PM.