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[IamJG]

Sad news for all

I went today to 2 Rogers Store in downtown Montreal. Spoke with the managers in each store.

They confirm to me that Rogers WON'T get the Samsung Galaxy II. They choose to go with the Samsung Infuse 4G, HTC EVO 3D & LG Optimus 3D instead.

 

[dewy]

This is what I really don't want to admit but it's bloodily true.

I have been with Rogers for more than 9 years. In this June, I was dumb enough to re-sign another 3 years contract only because the rep on the phone persuaded me that Rogers might sooner or later get the galaxy SII. I feel myself cheated but I have no choice at this moment. A cancellation fee of 400 bucks is not what a college student can easily afford. But I will tell anybody I know what I have experieced. 

For one thing I just do not understand, why Rogers can just sit there and watch the competitors to lauch dual core cell phones and annouce nothing afterwards? Too werid...

[yuhongcheng2003]

From what a rogers rep told me, if you signed a contract, by law you can cancel it within a month as some kind return policy.

I have been with rogers more than 7 years now. Bell will have at least three dual core phone avialiable by end of this month, and rogers is still hopeless to get their hand on even one of them in near future.

If rogers don't come up with something by next month, I don't think I have any other choice than switch!

[need4greed]

Regrettably, Rogers betted on the wrong horse again. See below for comparison between SG2 and Evo 3D. It appears that SG2 is superior to Evo in every category that matters.

http://www.androidauthority.com/htc-evo-3d-vs-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-extreme-android-superphone-standof...

[ccrashh]

I guess my only option is to buy the phone outright, or switch carriers.  I've been waiting for this one, and cannot believe they opted for the ridiculous "3D" phone, rather than what many are considering a revolution and a huge advance in phone tech.  This is simpy another example of Rogers being on the wrong edge of technology.

I switched to TekSavvy for my internet, now will need to find a good carrier for my wireless - both of my phones.  Sigh.

[Arkham]

Even more sad news:  Bell's getting a 4G version of the new Droid 3.

This is ludicrous.  Sure, Rogers is getting some new phones, but they're new phones that no one wants.

Doesn't anyone over there keep up with tech news?

[Ferdinand]

I think that this a very careless of Rogers.  Here we are on the brink of a new dual core cell phone revolution and Rogers is taking a back seat to the whole affair.  All the costumers that were waiting for a the new iphone in july would have definitely bought the samsung s2 because lets face it destroys the iphone 4.  It definitely begs the question, why is Rogers turning a blind eye to the new dual core line up of cell phones.  I hope its not waiting for its friends at Apple to come out with the iphone 5 in october because I would have definitely switched to Bell by that time!

[Arkham]

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Ferdinand wrote:

I think that this a very careless of Rogers.  Here we are on the brink of a new dual core cell phone revolution and Rogers is taking a back seat to the whole affair.  All the costumers that were waiting for a the new iphone in july would have definitely bought the samsung s2 because lets face it destroys the iphone 4.  It definitely begs the question, why is Rogers turning a blind eye to the new dual core line up of cell phones.  I hope its not waiting for its friends at Apple to come out with the iphone 5 in october because I would have definitely switched to Bell by that time!

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There's a consistent rumour floating about that Rogers has an agreement with Apple to not offer a phone that's better than the iPhone.  I hope it's not true, but the reality certainly doesn't contradict that possibility.  Apple's lawsuit against Samsung may also be affecting Rogers' decision to offer the SGS II.

[Talisman]

If that's the case when will Rogers be releasing their bread and butter Iphone 5? Any Chances the new I phone will be better then the GS2. Dual core and all.

[WiseD]

Seeing as Rogers is the only carrier with true 4G LTE network (only in Ottawa but thats sure to change soon I'd imagine), I'd imagine that may be the reason they arent focusing on dual core devices atm. Why spend all the money and resources to get a 3G dual Core device when in ~6 months they could potentially offer an LTE dual core device...