| CANADA: Guide to Buying an iPhone 3G(S) | ||||||||
| Last modified November 6, 2009 | ||||||||
| Use this guide before purchasing an iPhone in Canada with Rogers. This guide will help you: | ||||||||
| -- Use your current contract | ||||||||
| -- Pay as little as $30/month | ||||||||
| Do you currently have a cell phone with rogers? (Contract or Pay-as-you-go) | ||||||||
| YES: | Great! Keep reading | |||||||
| NO: | Get the least expensive pay-as-you-go available | |||||||
| Do you currently have an iPhone plan from rogers? | ||||||||
| YES: | Sorry bud... You are rogers' bitch until your contract is up | |||||||
| NO: | Good… | |||||||
| Notes before reading… | ||||||||
| Jailbreak | Allows you to have free (cracked) apps and customize your iPhone | |||||||
| Unlocked | Not necessary if you're already with Rogers | |||||||
| Rogers | 1-888-ROGERS1 | |||||||
| Buying the iPhone | ||||||||
| Do you currently have an iPhone? | ||||||||
| YES: | Keep reading | |||||||
| NO: | Buy one on eBay or Kijiji. I won an iPhone 3G 16GB for $450 on eBay | |||||||
| How to save money | ||||||||
| At this point you should have an understanding of what kind of usage you require | ||||||||
| How many text messages will you send per month? | ||||||||
| How many minutes do you require? | ||||||||
| How much long distance you require? | ||||||||
| How much data do you require? | ||||||||
| You can change your current plan online through "Manage your wireless essentials" | ||||||||
| -or- call the number i provided above | ||||||||
| I'm still using my basic talk plan that came with my Nokia 5300… 250 minutes after 8pm | ||||||||
| Texting options | $10 | unlimited | ||||||
| $5 | 250 messages, $0.05 for additional | |||||||
| I'm tempted to get the unlimited plan, but I send on average 300 messages per month so… | ||||||||
| $5 + (300-250) * 0.05 = | $7.50 | |||||||
| I save $2.50 by getting the $5 plan, do your research! | ||||||||
| Caller ID for $15/month? I have to pay 15 dollars a month just to see who is calling!?!? | ||||||||
| There is a caller display plan for $2/month. CALL AND ARGUE UNTIL YOU GET IT. | ||||||||
| If they ask, tell them you have a Nokia or something! If you say iPhone they will try to screw you | ||||||||
| I argued and got my caller ID for free...doesnt make sense to me either! | ||||||||
| Internet on iPhone | ||||||||
| iPhone allows you to use wi-fi! you don't even need a data plan. | ||||||||
| You can actually call rogers and tell them to BLOCK you from using 3G or EDGE network | ||||||||
| I did this and i'm paying $30/month straight up using WI-FI only. | ||||||||
| WHERE ISN'T WIFI READILY AVAILABLE THESE DAYS? THINK ABOUT IT | ||||||||
| Cellular Network Data without a plan is $0.03/kb. It will cost you like $5 to browse any average website | ||||||||
| The least expensive monthly plan is like $25 for 500mb…RIDICULOUS | ||||||||
| CALL ROGERS AND TELL THEM YOU WANT TO BLOCK DATA ROAMING COMPLETELY | ||||||||
| Rogers offers an unlimited browsing plan for $10/month which doesn't apply to smart phones…. | ||||||||
| What if you told them you had a Nokia? Would they even know? I'm going to try this... | ||||||||
| iPhone Options Summary | Buy from Rogers | Use my method | ||||||
| Phone cost | $199 | $450 | ||||||
| Contract | 3-yr | use your current | ||||||
| Monthly | $60+ | $30 | ||||||
| Data | Expensive | Wifi = Free | ||||||
| 3-yr Total | $2,359.00 | $1,530.00 | ||||||
| Savings: | at least | $829.00 | ||||||
| -or- | $276.33 | per year | ||||||
| Bottom line: Save tons if you keep your current rogers contract and buy the iPhone from eBay | ||||||||
| IF I SAVED YOU A BUNCH OF MONEY, DONATE A FEW BUCKS MY WAY: | ||||||||