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Oh nos! Rogers ruined everyone's summer

RuinedIphone.comIf you haven't heard, Rogers finally released their long-awaited, and much-dreaded, rate plans and data packages for the upcoming iPhone 3G launch in Canada. Across the country, and very quickly around the globe, people were aghast to learn that Rogers decided to defy all common sense with a 3-tier pricing system with NO UNLIMITED DATA option, a mandatory 3-year contract, and prices that are way higher (with less minutes and less text message) than anywhere else in the world.

Not content to sit idly by, some enterprising Canadians picked up their keyboards and sprung into action. Within hours after the announcement the blgosphere was buzzing and online petitions went up. Initially conceived as FuckYouRogers.com, a more family-oriented version called RuinediPhone.com has been gathering names and comments that will be delivered to Rogers on July 11, the date the new iPhone comes out. You can click on the graphic above to add your name (and vitriol) to the growing list. As of this morning there are over 30,000 names on the list. The question is, will Rogers change their pricing and plans to appease the masses and ultimately maximise potential sales of the revolutionary new device, or will they be stick to their guns and continue sapping the lifeblood out of the Canadian mobile market by taxing the people for as much as they can? Hmmm... I wonder.

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