Rodgers to carry iPhone? Maybe,who knows, who cares

Follow the link to reader the comments. Basically everyone in Canada hates their cell phone carrier, and or another one they used to be with. Compared with Europe Asia and even the US, the market here is dreadfull. Some more competition is needed to really drive this thing. Operating a "smart phone" in this country is far too expensive.

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Rogers to carry iPhone in Canada? Maybe, but...This week must be the week of post-Macworld rumors. The most recent iPhone-related theory is that Rogers Wireless will be the carrier for the iPhone in our northern neighbor of Canada. The rumors have been sort of loosely floating around for a while now, especially considering that Rogers is currently the only GSM carrier in Canada.One potential iPhone lover started pestering Rogers Wireless himself about whether or not they'd be carrying the iPhone, and got a response from the company.

You were wondering about iPhone..Lots of speculation out there. Beyond the fact that Rogers is the only GSM carrier in Canada, we have not issued any statements as to whether or when the iPhone would be available at Rogers.

Of course, this is a typical corporate response to a question that they cannot legally answer yet, but the whole "we're the only GSM carrier in Canada" thing does indicate that they're aware of their position in the market, in that respect. This would kind of make them a shoe-in for the iPhone, unless Apple decides to release another version of the iPhone before they launch in Canada.

Considering that Apple will have to do so for some other international markets (such as, say, Asia), it's not outside the realm of possibility that the iPhone will no longer be GSM-only by that time.

Okay, for you "no double negatives!" types, that translates to: By that time, the iPhone could be available as CDMA, or even something else. So basically, no one has any idea of whether this rumor has any weight or not. But for now, Canadians can sleep easily thinking that maybe, perhaps, possibly Rogers will be the carrier for the iPhone. For now.

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