Steve Jobs needs to just die already.

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Originally posted by Dr. Z So that's why all those Bold's had OS issues at ATT! :P

Really? I thought you guys rushed out all your units with faulty OS frimwares to regain your market position

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Originally posted by E2EK1EL Really? I thought you guys rushed out all your units with faulty OS frimwares to regain your market position

Wrong.

We released to Rogers a 6 weeks before ATT, without OS issues, but magically ATT saw OS issues, while it was still reaping in the profits from the last iPhone stock.

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Originally posted by Dr. Z Wrong. We released to Rogers a 6 weeks before ATT, without OS issues, but magically ATT saw OS issues, while it was still reaping in the profits from the last iPhone stock.

I was talking about all carriers, not just AT&T. Plus we had major probs of the orginal firmware on rogers ... a massive list was conducted on HF about it

Bold - Rogers
Bold - AT&T
Storm - Verizon
Bold - Orange (Just been pulled out of their line up for good)

Orange mulls pulling the BlackBerry Bold (again)



According to a report issued this morning, European carrier Orange is considering dropping the Bold from its lineup after being unable to solve “ongoing technical issues.” Orange employees familiar with the matter have said the Bold has the highest rate of return in its category, something which is not sitting well with the higher-ups due to a previous issue with the Bold. Back in October, Orange halted sales of the Bold due to a high incidence of dropped calls, crashes and poor overall performance. After a more stable OS release from RIM however, sales of the Bold resumed. If Orange were to pull the Bold for the second time it would most likely remain sidelined for the duration of its market life which would deal a huge blow to RIM. To compound matters, this move would give a great deal of additional publicity to the woes of RIM’s latest flagship products, the Bold and the Storm. For the time being Orange has declined to comment on the matter, as was the company’s position before the Bold was pulled last year.

At the time of the first recall, every Bold on the Orange network was running OS 4.6.0.126, a very buggy release indeed. Since Orange reinstated the Bold however, it moved to OS 4.6.0.162 - also not the the most usable version issued in recent history. In all fairness to RIM and Orange customers, perhaps Orange should hurry up and release a new OS build like 4.6.0.190 or beyond (though many are a severe step backwards) as several other carriers have done.

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Tags: 9000, BlackBerry, bold, Orange, RIM

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whether or not you hate the data rates in Canada.. it seems people are still shelling out cash to keep up with the joneses.. I guess for many lifestyle is non-negotiable


"The lure of the iPhone is undeniable, and even though I still see more of them when I visit the States, Rogers was happy to announce they added 199,000 wireless subscribers in the last quarter. About 130,000 of those new subscribers were for iPhones, so it would seem despite declining economic conditions and high data rates the iPhone is the new iPod and eventually, everybody's gotta have one."

- BlogTO

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Rogers adds close to 200,000 wireless subscribers in Q4 Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 | 9:52 AM ET Rogers Communications said Apple Inc.'s iPhone helped boost their wireless customer base, with the company announcing Tuesday it had added 199,000 net subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2008. That total is up from 183,300 during the same period a year ago, and was a positive sign for the company amid forecasts that a flagging economy would impact the country's biggest mobile phone carrier. "Our wireless subscriber results reflect our success in driving greater penetration of more advanced wireless data devices and services," said Rogers chairman and acting CEO Alan Horn. The company's results were once again buoyed by sales of Apple's iPhone. About 130,000 iPhone 3G devices were added in the fourth quarter, with 40 per cent of those new subscribers, the company said Tuesday. Rogers, through its Rogers and Fido brands, is the only existing national Canadian telecommunications provider with a network compatible with the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) technology the iPhone uses, a distinction that has allowed the company to reap the benefits of the device's popularity without competition from the other main carriers. The company released their wireless subscriber numbers alongside subscriber information for home phone, internet and cable television. Rogers plans to release full fourth-quarter financial results on Feb. 18. While the wireless business continued its strong performance, the company's other businesses did not grow as quickly as the previous year. Rogers reported it gained only 4,000 net additions to its basic cable TV operations in the fourth quarter, compared with 20,000 additions for the same 2007 period, while digital cable subscriptions grew by 61,000 in the quarter, the same as last year's growth. Home phone subscribers increased by 40,000, compared with 65,000 during the same period last year.

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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/st...ers-iphone.html

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Originally posted by dEsidEL whether or not you hate the data rates in Canada.. it seems people are still shelling out cash to keep up with the joneses.. I guess for many lifestyle is non-negotiable

Data rates significantly dropped in 2008. I remember when I first signed it was rediculous. It was like 4mb or something for $15. That is unheard of.

In Q3-Q4 of 2008, the rates dropped to virtually unlimited for $30. That is a huge data rate change in just a few quarters.

People complained and the companies finally started to listen. I don't know how much lower the data rates can get, but I personally think that they are definitely at an affordable rate right now.

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Originally posted by dEsidEL whether or not you hate the data rates in Canada.. it seems people are still shelling out cash to keep up with the joneses.. I guess for many lifestyle is non-negotiable "The lure of the iPhone is undeniable, and even though I still see more of them when I visit the States, Rogers was happy to announce they added 199,000 wireless subscribers in the last quarter. About 130,000 of those new subscribers were for iPhones, so it would seem despite declining economic conditions and high data rates the iPhone is the new iPod and eventually, everybody's gotta have one." - BlogTO source: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/st...ers-iphone.html

Wow thats insanse.
I was one of those 130,000

200,000 new customers in 3 months... I really can't get over that. But they truly are the best at what they do.

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Originally posted by exstasie Data rates significantly dropped in 2008. I remember when I first signed it was rediculous. It was like 4mb or something for $15. That is unheard of. In Q3-Q4 of 2008, the rates dropped to virtually unlimited for $30. That is a huge data rate change in just a few quarters. People complained and the companies finally started to listen. I don't know how much lower the data rates can get, but I personally think that they are definitely at an affordable rate right now.

any word on whether they'll ever bring back that 6 Gb / $30 package? Undoubtedly we've taken steps in the right direction, albeit only after a whole lot of lobbying by consumers and pressure from Apple/RIM, but I still think there's room for them to come down just a tad bit more..

http://www.rogers.com/web/content/w...ne_bb_plans#dop

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Bell throttling? What is that? Thanks Acanac for the work around!

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Originally posted by dEsidEL whether or not you hate the data rates in Canada.. it seems people are still shelling out cash to keep up with the joneses.. I guess for many lifestyle is non-negotiable "The lure of the iPhone is undeniable, and even though I still see more of them when I visit the States, Rogers was happy to announce they added 199,000 wireless subscribers in the last quarter. About 130,000 of those new subscribers were for iPhones, so it would seem despite declining economic conditions and high data rates the iPhone is the new iPod and eventually, everybody's gotta have one." - BlogTO source: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/st...ers-iphone.html

Ironic this came out yesterday ...

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...603#post9438603

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Originally posted by dEsidEL any word on whether they'll ever bring back that 6 Gb / $30 package? Undoubtedly we've taken steps in the right direction, albeit only after a whole lot of lobbying by consumers and pressure from Apple/RIM, but I still think there's room for them to come down just a tad bit more.. http://www.rogers.com/web/content/w...ne_bb_plans#dop

No word, and I doubt it. Not for a while.

the 6GB/$30 package was actually the cheapest data plan in the world (from major carriers as far as I knew).

There were other unlimited plans for $25/$30 in the world, but most of them had a cap of 1GB - 4GB. No where near the 6GB that Rogers offered.