Jason Bryant Blog

We now have a date for the official release of the iPhone in Canada, July 11, 2008. It will be the 3G version, not the original iPhone released on June 29th, 2007 in the U.S. That’s a good thing. At least we don’t have to put up with the recessed headphone jack that caused so much grumbling. Where I live, in Saskatchewan, Rogers (our GSM provider) doesn’t even have a 3G network yet. And coverage is spotty. Our CDMA provider, SaskTel has much better coverage, but will never get the iPhone unless Apple releases a CDMA version which is HIGHLY unlikely, given that the world uses GSM. CDMA is only used in North America.

I have a BlackBerry 8830 World Edition, and I love it. But at the minimum data plan, I’m only allowed 5MB of data per month. That’s right, 5MB. Not GB but MB. Canada has the highest data rates in the world. Let’s hope the iPhone in Canada changes that.

As a .mac user, I’m also very excited about MobileMe. It’s Apple’s foray into “cloud” computing. I use .mac for backup and online storage, so I’m looking forward to improved functionality and more storage (minimum 20GB, up from 10GB to a max of 40GB).

On a related note, my iPod touch is going back to Apple for repairs or replacement. The headphone jack is loose and the audio cuts out. I’ve tried it with several sets of headphones, but no luck. It’s most certainly the jack. I missed the six month cut-off for free shipping, so I have to pay $40 for shipping, but at least it’s still under warrantee. I’ll let you know how it goes.