These guys are true robbers .... First they make all the hoopla that they have reasonable rates. Then they run a promotion on the 6GB data plan (which is still more expensive compared to AT&T, because it's not unlimited, and it doesn't include Visual Voice Mail).

And now, in order to justify their own greed in public, they're saying: "See, we gave them a 6GB data plan and they didn't use it" so we're gonna cap it. WTF?

Well if they didn't use it, then so much the better for you, you stupid Rogers? Charge them for the 6GB data plan, and have all the left-over un-used data back in your pocket !!!

But oh no ... They have to gouge at every opportunity that they can ... So now they'll essentially give you a 8GB plan for 2.5 times the money of a 6GB plan. I'm not sure what Oct. 1st signifies. I just hope that with this news iPhone sales drop like a brick in Canada.

I am constantly disgusted by Rogers and I hate them to death.

So, in affect, they really can lower the rates to just $50 for an
unlimited plan for everyone - as only 5 to 10% will actually
make use of it (at least for now) -and still rake in the dough.

But instead, after only ONE month of stats studies they are
going to INcrease rates for lower caps. Plus, you HAVE to pay
extra for the Visual Voicemail and both in/out text messaging.

Groan... Typical money-grubbin' f**kin' Rogers.
I wish someone would give it to 'em up the arse, eh.

Yes, Rogers is a money-grubbing corporation just like any other. But what's the big deal, really?

If people aren't using the unlimited data they swore up and down they need, then the complainers should just shut up and get the plan they need. Not only that, Rogers is offering a cheaper plan ($25) that works for 95% of their users.

Please explain to me how lowering the price for 95% of your users is so evil and disgusting?

You people really need to get over yourselves.

"Not only that, Rogers is offering a cheaper plan ($25) that works for 95% of their users."

Except when you actually do go over by mistake one day you walk away with a extra $100.00 charge that month. I rather have a high plan so there is no chance to that surprise on the phone bill. They can just make it easy, 50.00 for unlimited. Done deal. No over charges, no worries.

...seeing as how Roger's service plans are expensive to start with - you expect the consumers to be using less service and more sparingly.

This is like pointing out that most people have car accidents within 15-20 miles of their homes - when most people spend most of their time within that same radius - kind of defeats the purpose of the information to begin with.

if Roger's plan rates where comparative to other providers in the US or even Europe - and I heard that the bulk of Roger's customers used less data service - then I'd be inclined to think well they just aren't into surfing the web or texting or whatever. But seeing as how Roger's plans are "nose-bleed section" higher than most comparative plans elsewhere in the world - then I have to go with their higher pricing.

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I went with the 6Gb plan, on top of a standard My5 voice plan. 90% of my data use is over WiFi, at home and at work. Monitoring my wireless data usage, I was at maybe 40Mb after two weeks on Rogers EDGE, which is the only signal available here where I live. But a weekend trip to Montréal (24 hours, to visit the opening of the Apple Store Sainte-Catherine) had me use ~100Mb in perhaps 4 hours. Streaming audio on 3G will do that.

So I'm thinking that some folks aren't getting close to 6Gb ceiling because they're on the EDGE network. I know that my data use will go way up when 3G actually gets here ....