"but will also be linked to a data plan for the carrier's EDGE network"

Should be quoted as Ripp off data plans. Canada has some some of the most expensive data plans on the planet. I'm begging some of the larger American carriers to offer GSM service in Canada we need more competition

This is hardly a confirmation. This is just some dude with a blog, claiming to have spoken to Rogers representatives he fails to name.

Although the likelihood of all or part of what he said to be true is quite high (Rogers is the only plausible GSM carrier up here), this should not be taken as an official confirmation as this or the Electronista article are making it out to be.

...would be nice - guess my treo will be hanging in there a little longer than I thought! ;-)

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I'm a Rogers and Fido customer and I guess we're forced to accept whoever has a GSM network. Rogers gives me discounts on bundled services and then steals them back with corresponding increases at 3 times inflation or more. I would never sign a contract with Rogers as I almost had to produce my father's corpse to nulify his contract a few years ago.

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Since Apple Stores are supposed to also sell the iPhone, does that mean they suddenly become Cingular/Rogers resellers and do the credit checks/signups in the store? When I bought my Treo 650 from Amazon ($650 in August 2005) I did so without a plan, and just activated it on my existing SprintPCS account.

If it *requires* a contract, how will we buy one through Apple Store online or brick and mortar? I'm still banking on a "buy full price, get a rebate when you sign up" approach.

it's true, it's not an official announcement or anything. but rogers' intentions seem to be made pretty clear from this article: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/070110/technology/technology_research_in_motion

"John Boynton, senior vice-president and chief marketing officer for Rogers Wireless, said the company doesn't announce a product until it's tested and the deals are signed.

"'But you can draw your own conclusions. It's a phone that works on the GSM network and I don't know of any other GSM networks in Canada,' Boynton said."

This sounds like little more then Rogers tossing their hat in the ring, hoping to stake out territory (and naively jockeying for their own terms -- like that's going to happen). If they had anything definitive, Apple would have made an joint announcement with them.