Data Roundup

It's been a big week (and it's only Thursday)

Rogers has launched a couple of earth-shattering value packs, and data is different than it was last month. Just thought I'd sum everything up into one neat and tidy little posting.

BlackBerry Messaging Voice and Data Bundle

• $45
  
• 200 mins plus 50 bonus mins (bonus mins available on 3 year renewal)
• Unlimited Evenings and Weekends (9PM by default)
  
• Unlimited BIS Email
• Unlimited Instant Messaging
  
• 10,000 Text/Picture/Video Messages (Rogers, when will you just completely embrace the word unlimited?)
• MY5 Canada Wide OR Unlimited Incoming OR Unlimited Network Calling OR 5PM Evenings
• Only available on a 3 year contract
  

Smartphone Voice and Data Bundle (any device)

• $45
  
• 200 mins plus 50 bonus mins (bonus mins available on 3 year renewal)
• Unlimited Evenings and Weekends (9PM by default)
  
• 500MB Data
  
• MY5 Canada Wide OR Unlimited Incoming OR Unlimited Network Calling OR 5PM Evenings
• Only available on a 3 year contract

$30 Smartphone Data Value Pack (Add to any voice plan)

• $30
• 10,000 Text Messages
• 10,000 Picture/Video Messages (Except iPhone obviously)
• Caller ID
• Visual Voicemail (iPhone only) or Enhanced Voicemail (everything else)
• WhoCalled
• 500MB DATA!! (includes BIS service if you're on a BB)
• COUNTS AS DATA TO TRIGGER HARDWARE DEVICE DISCOUNTS!
• Only available on a 3 year contract
  

$20 BlackBerry Messaging Value Pack (Add to any voice plan)

• $20 (your bill will show $30 with a $10 bill credit)
  
• 10,000 Text Messages
• 10,000 Picture/Video Messages (Except iPhone obviously)
• Unlimited BIS Email
• Unlimited Instant Messaging
  
• Caller ID
• Enhanced Voicemail
• WhoCalled
• COUNTS AS DATA TO TRIGGER HARDWARE DEVICE DISCOUNTS!
• Only available on a 3 year contract

Just to clear up the apparent confusion surrounding whether there is a $10 credit on the $30 value packs, the BB Messaging Value Pack automatically comes with a $10 credit, but apparently it wasn't being added automatically on the launch date and reps had to manually add it. The 500MB Value Pack is not supposed to come with a $10 credit, and if you managed to get it, odds are the rep you dealt with is going to get in some trouble.

Rogers seems to be entering a new era of affordable data. It's kind of weird. Everything here is, as always, subject to change.

TRG

PS. I heard a rumor that $15 value packs might be getting a makeover next Tuesday. Check back then to see if my source is a liar or not.