RSSCanada's Rogers to get both 'Google phones'
By Tim Conneally | Published May 7, 2009, 4:48 PM
Canada's largest mobile carrier Rogers Wireless announced today that in addition to carrying the iPhone, it will soon have both "Google phones" from HTC, the Dream (also known as the G1) and the Magic.
Rogers has a countdown timer on its site, which promises that the "revolution" will occur on June second, but details of subscription packages and subsidiaries have not yet been mentioned.
The launch of these devices in Canada will closely follow the long-awaited Android 1.5 (also known as "Cupcake") upgrade for users of the G1 in the United States, and will give Rogers four of the top five most popular smartphones according to recent NPD reports. Rogers will have the BlackBerry Curve and Pearl, Apple's iPhone, and HTC's Dream. The only device Rogers does not currently carry from NPD's list of popular devices is the BlackBerry Storm, which is carried by number three wireless operator Telus.
"he only device Rogers does not currently carry from NPD's list of popular devices is the BlackBerry Storm, which is carried by number three wireless operator Telus." - Bell Canada also carries the BlackBerry Storm.
And if only these phones were out when I was buying my phone around December, I probably would have gone with Rogers. I'll stick with my Storm, and Bell for now.
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|With only three carriers (Telus, Bell and Rogers/Fido,) Canadians are over-charged no matter what!! But hopefully, this will change when new "companies" arrive, within the next few years.
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|They're going to suck all their customers dry with their overly expensive plans, aren't they?
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|Good for Rogers too bad they suck. I would expect the same mishap they had with the Iphone.
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