Rogers faces severe iPhone 3G activation problems
updated 01:30 pm EDT, Fri July 11, 2008
Rogers iPhone problems
Canada's Rogers Wireless is also suffering from problems relating to iPhone activation, sources say. Stores nationwide are said to be experiencing massive delays, triggered after the first wave of activations began in the Maritimes, Ontario and Quebec; the sheer volume of traffic crashed the activation servers, a Rogers representative claims. The issue is said to be so severe that Rogers only expects it to be resolved by the end of Friday, and at least some stores may be imposing a five-customer limit with a maximum of two phones per person.
At least two stores are allowing customers to leave paperwork with Rogers, so they can come claim their iPhones later in the day or possibly during the weekend.
The problems mirror those with UK carrier O2, whose servers crashed within minutes of launch and forced many people to either register for an unusable iPhone or leave in the hope stock would be left later on. Unlike O2, though, Rogers is said to be assuming full blame for the situation.
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Should have boycotted
The Cannuckleheads should have boycotted Rogers until a much better deal vis-a-vis billing came the consumer's way. Rogers has given a little, but not nearly enough.
The same should be said of every iPhone plan in almost every country that carries them-too expensive. I won't be getting an iPhone until the price and services are much more reasonable.
Why would anyone get a celphone whose service would cover the cost of 4 conventional devices? I don't care if an iPhone can take your confession, make toast and serve a cup of java-present pricing plans are unreasonable. Maybe in 2-4 years.
I'm an Apple fan, but not a fan of the cellular carriers, who soak the consumer at nearly every turn. The iPhone simply enabled them to do more of it. For those iTunes bashers out there, you'd be looking at 3 bucks a tune if the content providers had as big a lock as the cellular provider's have. Apple sneaked that one under the noses of those greedy execs. Didn't do so well this time.