National Reservation System - iPhone 4S

In order to better service our customers, Rogers has announced the activation of a National Reservation System that allows existing customers to reserve new iPhone 4S hardware. Through this system, a device specifically named for the customer is sent directly to the store of their choice, and is either upgraded or activated for the customer once in store.

To reserve your Apple iPhone 4S, please follow these steps:

1. Visit www.rogers.com
2. Sign into My Rogers (right side of the page)
3. Once logged in, access the Reservation System by clicking "Reserve Now"
4. Choose the phone number you wish to reserve your device under (this does not complete any transactions – it is so that the reservation fee can be applied to the correct existing Rogers account)
5. Select the device you wish to reserve and ensure that your account and contact information is correct
6. Choose the location you wish to pick your device up from:
   
   CELLWORKS BC STORE LOCATIONS:
   
   Henning                            101 – 3855 Henning Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5C 6N3
   UBC                                  2160 Western Parkway, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1V6
   Burrard                             103 – 1807 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6j 3G9
   Tsawwassen                      150 – 1169 56^th Street, Tsawwassen, BC, V4L 2A2
   Ladner                              5180 48^th Avenue, Ladner, BC, V4K 1W3
   
   CELLWORKS ONTARIO STORE LOCATIONS
   
   Dixie Road:                        Unit 1 – 6325 Dixie Road, Mississauga, ON, L5T 2E5
   Port Credit:                        153 Lakeshore Road East, Mississauga, ON, L5G 4T9
   Aurora:                               2B – 15483 Yonge Street, Aurora, ON, L4G 1P3
   Queens Quay:                     3 – 228 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON, M5J 2X1
   Hazelton Lanes:                  158B – 87 Avenue Road, Toronto, ON, M5R 3L2
   
   
7. Select “Continue” and confirm your reservation and your agreement to the Terms & Conditions, as well as the $40 reservation fee (fully refundable deposit applied to your Rogers account)
8. Cellworks will call you when your device arrives in store, at which time your hardware upgrade / activation can be completed.

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New Contender in the Wireless Industry Space

Originally posted May 14, 2010
Apple announces the launch of the iPad...

...and Rogers Wireless is set to be the official carrier for the product.

Information appears to be limited to us at the Rogers end because there has been no word yet on whether our dealer locations will hold the product itself, or if we are just expected to provide the data activations for the device.

So far, two data plans have been announced for the iPad, and many of us are expecting customers to purchase the device at the Apple Stores, and then come to a Rogers location to activate or add their data plan to existing accounts:

• $15 for 250MB
• $35 for 5GB

And as with the release of the original iPhone, there are always the complaints that Rogers isn't providing an unlimited data plan. If you ask me 5GB is a serious amount of data!

In the past, responses to the lack of an "unlimited" data plan prompted Rogers to offer a 6GB data plan - an extremely popular plan with data users Canada-wide. And although the complaints continued, statistics show that the average user of an iPhone only needed about 500MB of data a month! So what's all the fuss about?! Especially when there is Wi-Fi built in.

And who's to say that things won't change as the iPad becomes a more substantial product within the Rogers Wireless space? Rogers has never carried a product quite like the iPad, and only time will tell as to how customers will react to it, purchase it, use it etc.

Experience with the iPhone might help our dedicated sales representatives to anticipate questions, concerns, and expectations for the iPad.

The iPad comes in two main specifications - Wi-Fi alone, and Wi-Fi with 3G - and has three sizes - 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. Pricing is likely to be similar to the US where the Wi-Fi 16GB model starts at $499.99.

It will be interesting to see how this new product impacts the wireless and notebook markets - Rogers already has their Netbook products out in the market, and the way I see it...the iPad is likely to blow all of them out of the water.

Watch out - the iPad will be here soon!