Rogers iPhone Plan = Customer Dissatisfaction
There is no doubt that the iPhone being released in Canada on July 11th will be huge. Regardless of price or plan, lots of fanboys, tech nerds and kids with rich (or dumb?) parents will get there hands on it.
The highly anticipated price plans have been released on the Rogers website. Notice that there is no unlimited data transfer like our friends in the US get as well as the basic extras cost extra. (call display, evenings at 6pm rather than 9pm, etc). It looks like for a decent plan, you are looking at paying at least $100 a month, probably more. Don’t forget the extra charges as you are watching Youtube videos that push you past your cap!
Check out the tons of comments which are even more entertaining and basically comes down to everyone saying “F YOU Rogers”.
http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/06/rogers_iphone_plans_revealed/
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/27/rogers-announces-iphone-3g-plans-unlimited-data-isnt-one-of-th/
In fact, it has even spawned a brand new site http://www.fuckyourogers.com/
It would be interesting to see how the iPhone does in Canada. Unfortunately, it seems the Canada is far behind that of the United States in this regard as there is very little competition here.
The TTC’s beta site is now live
Check it out the beta here: http://www.beta.ttc.ca. Supposedly it costs about $400k for the revamp, and will be fully functional by mid July. The RSS feed for service alerts is a great idea and looks fairly clean and simple. A definite improvement from their current site which looks like web 1.0 at it’s best or something that was done by some TTC employee who just learned how to use Dreamweaver.
Torontoh.com - Toronto News on one page
For those who don’t use RSS or even know what it is (and probably could care less), a new Toronto based site www.torontoh.com has recently launched that puts the latest Toronto news all on one page. It pulls information from different sources - from mainstream news organizations to local Toronto based blogs. Inspired by popurls.com, it’s simple and to the point - a great snapshot of whats happening right now for Torontonians. Keep an eye on torontoh.com, and don’t be surprised to see other sections added beyond news as well as other cities.
Global HD is now up and running!
I first gave a tutorial on how to get Free HD over the air. The one major local Toronto HD channel was missing: Global TV. Well they have been testing for the last week or so to meet a deadline of April 17th, 2008. It appears to be met! So far it looks like Global news is in HD, although not full widescreen. At this point, I have pretty much all the channels I need. Only thing that I miss is TSN and Sportsnet….but I guess that’s what the Internet is good for.
Beware the Minivan
Drivers, watch out for a black Pontiac Montana minivan. It appears that these are the new fleet of “stealth” police cars. I was walking to work and heard the sound of a police buzz on some car. Looking around, didn’t see the standard police car anywhere but then noticed this black minivan pulling over another car. Taking a closer look, I could see the 911 on the side (black on black) and the lights flashing in the back. Very impressive. It would fool me if I was driving. Hell, it fooled me while I was walking too.
I think it’s the first time I’ve ever seen one of these used as a stealth car. Hope they catch more of those crazy drivers, especially the ones talking on the cell phones!
It’s raining, so don’t be that guy
You know who I am talking about. It’s raining, you are walking around downtown Toronto with lots of other people and there’s the guy with the big golf umbrella, being in everyones way. The umbrella bumps into everyone else’s umbrella or you basically have to jump out of it’s way. They have no clue about anything else beyond themselves. Probably talking too loud on their cell phone. Don’t be that guy.
Global News Reporter Pwned by Sled
Don’t watch Global news but…
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Anyone Else Sick of the TTC?
After reading things like this and also reading somewhere that half of the TTC budget is just to cover employee wages, I am sick of hearing about TTC strikes and their constant complaining considering the service they provide hasn’t been up to standard in a long time. I am not the only one who thinks this:
It’s not the 40s anymore, I don’t even know why we even need unions other than to drain the economy and create a work atmosphere that does not encourage employees who already have inflated salaries, to work their best. Time to be like the rest of us who have to earn their job security.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s been snowing a hell of a lot lately.
- TheStar.com: There have been 600 collisions on GTA highways since the storm began yesterday, including more than 200 since 6 a.m. today, said OPP Const. Dave Woodford, who was showing a little frustration with drivers who won’t slow down and drive to conditions.
It’s no secret that when it snows, suddenly people don’t know how to drive and all news outlets repeat the same thing. SLOW DOWN. A little difficult I guess for this fast paced society, but you have to be a dumb ass to drive like you did in the summer or even wipe off your damn car. I always pay special attention to those cars that only brush off their front and rear windshield - just barely for that matter because I want to see what a douche bag looks like.
One thing that news outlets never mention is the fact that once it snows, suddenly people forget how to too.
5 things you do that is shear stupidity while walking in snow
- You wear high heels
- You walk right in the middle of the sidewalk that is even less wide due to the snow banks on each side so you are basically in the way of everyone … and of course you walk slow or are also pulling some cart or wheeled bag
- You have no balance whatsoever as it takes an hour to walk over a slight patch of ice. People, it’s not that hard.
- You think that cars can stop and turn on a dime so you stand on the very edge of the corner of the sidewalk while waiting for the light to change (this can probably apply all year around - think bus mirror and your head)
- You use an umbrella when it snows (I’ll let old people get away with this but if you are under 40, forgetaboutit)
Any others to add?
Facebook vs University Cheating
Interesting developments in regards to cheating and social sites such as the ever popular Facebook.
: Study groups may be a virtual trademark of the Ivory Tower – but a virtual study group has been slammed as cheating by Ryerson University.
Ever since the Internet became mainstream, cheating has always been a tough battle for schools an university. If I remember right, it began with online papers/essay sites which would actually sell so called “university grade” term papers and reports from a database or sometimes would simply write one based on the topic submitted.
Now with the popularity of social sites, it’s even easier to communicate and share ideas but what’s the difference with a Facebook group vs a traditional study group? The same information is shared except that it can reach wider audiences more easily. Are universities just behind in the times in recognizing the new ways that students study, meet and share ideas? Facebook is an easy scapegoat due to the shear popularity of it but doing a google search, I sure you can find thousands of other ways to cheat online if you really wanted to.
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