After complaints, Rogers offers cheaper iPhone plans
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Jul 9, 2008 at 12:56pm
Rogers Communications, the exclusive service provider for the Apple iPhone 3G in Canada, has added a lower-priced plan for sending and receiving data over the handset after a wave of criticism over its original pricing options, reports Reuters.
Rogers will offer a promotional, 6GB plan for C$30 a month. It will be available to those who activate by Aug. 31 on a three-year contract and can be added to any voice plans currently available. Rogers first announced voice and data plans for the iPhone 3G on June 27, ranging in price from C$60 ($59) to C$115 ($114) a month. Those prices include unlimited Wi-Fi access at Rogers hotspots and those of its Fido subsidiary.
As noted by Reuters, the plans prompted an immediate outcry from consumers. A protest web site at http://www.ruinediphone.com claims it had gathered more than 56,000 electronic signatures and letters of complaint.
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