A Friendly Encounter with a Rogers Wireless Rep.

Filed under TechnologyRidiculous!

I so happened to pass a booth today at a large festival. Yes, it did indeed belong to the infamous Rogers Wireless, who single-handedly ruined the iPhone. Yes, Rogers and their subsidiary partner in crime, Fido, even with a price reduction made the iPhone unattainable for a poor, starving student as myself (Note: I’m not actually starving, and not quite “poor”. Intent: Dramatic.).

Now, in this tent were some freebies. I decided, so as not to look greedy, to pretend to look interested in their phones and possibly strike up a conversation. Here’s how it went:

Rogers: Hi! How are you today?
Me: I’m great!
Rogers: Which mobile provider are you currently with?
Me: Fido (She smiled when I said this as I was probably indirectly paying her salary)
Rogers: Which phone do you have?
Me: Nokia 6300 (It’s exclusive to Fido)
Rogers: Very nice. Have you seen the new iPhone?

Have I seen the new iPhone? Pshaw! I practically was the first one to see it (apart from the numerous attendees at WWDC)

Me: Yes. In fact, I was potentially interested. When the plans came out, I realized that I couldn’t afford it.
Rogers: Well, you know it’s only $30/month for 6GB until the end of August.
Rogers Rep #2: Actually, it’s UNLIMITED. It’s a very competitive rate.
Rogers: Wow! Really? That is a good deal.
Me: That would make my bill $65, and I still can’t afford it. Thats just with 200 minutes talk time and unlimited web. And that’s not including caller ID, voicemail and forwarding. No thanks.
Rogers: Well, thanks for stopping by.
Me: Thanks. Can I have a Blackberry pen?
Rogers: Go ahead
Me: Thanks

All that for a pen.