You guys have it lucky compared to us here in Canada where there are no longer any unlimited voice plans, and you have to pay $65 for 1GB data AS AN ADD-ON to your voice plan. There are no combined voice/data plans.

That's a great deal. The closest price here is $100 per month for 1000 daytime local minutes and UL local eves/weekends. No nationwide calling, no data, no extras whatsoever.

Good job Helio!

Rogers NEVER picked up the Sidekick 2. It was only FIDO that carried the Sidekick/hiptop line, and they did that before Rogers took over. Since then, Rogers has cancelled Fido's hiptop line completely. Probably for the same reason we don't have an iPhone: $20 Unlimited data plans...

$100+ is still not expensive compared to MOST of the world, not the exceptions to the rule. Somewhere, sometime, there will always be a cheaper provider and everyone will complain. That's not the point. A few months ago it cost $210 for just 500MB of data in Canada. Now we get 1GB-5GB for roughly the same price as MANY providers charge worldwide.

Yes it can be cheaper, but it is meant for PC Cards afterall. This falls right in line with most high-speed North American providers PC Card pricing, and it's actually cheaper than some providers overseas as well. Not all...but many.

$120 per month for voice and real data including tethering is actually not very expensive compared to the rest of the world. In fact, I think $120 is on the lower end of what most phone/laptop users (mostly business users) actually pay.

Actually, you cannot use the Telus/Bell $75 unlimited plans for tethering. They are for PC Cards ONLY. If you want to tether your phone on Telus/Bell you have to pay an extra $100 for 1GB of data. This means that Fido/Rogers is actually $35 cheaper for the same functionality.

Cheers.