Get a sim card at a Rogers store and then you can activate a pay as you go plan on linehttps://www.rogers.com/web/Rogers.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PREPAID_ACTIVATIONS
Unfortunately, the battery is not considered part of the hardware of the device -and there is a limited 90 warranty to battery. So it is essentially not covered under the warranty. So that kind sucks! You would most likely take it to a Rogers de...