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Originally Posted by fredr123
Personally, I think Rogers is taking the gamble that there will be tremendous demand for the iPhone in Canada when it launches. People will pony up to buy the thing and pay whatever they have to to enjoy the service. Perhaps when the lust for the iPhone dies down and more rational thought prevails, consumers will realize they're getting a raw deal on data rates and prices will start to come down. Rogers will charge as much as it can get away with.
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I was talking to a Rogers store manager today. They have ordered more iPhones for July than they have Moto Razrs for the entire year. Yes, they expect huge demand.
My take: I expect Bell and Telus are already losing market share to Rogers and the iPhone isn't even here yet. I expect Bell and Telus to cut their data prices significantly and Rogers will be forced to follow. I don't expect a great data deal initially for iPhone users, but I expect the data prices to drop significantly over the next year or so.