Resolve... weakening -- toys... shiny...

About a year ago I posted a rant about the iPhone, about cell phone pricing in Canada, and especially about why I would never, ever sign a cell phone contract again. I've been pretty firm in my resolve up till now, but a couple of weeks ago Apple announced the latest version of the iPhone, the 3G S, and I just had to take a look. This in turn led me to take another look at the available plans, and, erm, well, hrrrmmm, ahh... <tugs at collar uncomfortably>

 

Phooey. I'm tempted, I admit it. Fido, especially, got my attention with its assertions of honesty in billing -- i.e. no 'system access fee' or similar claptrap. (Check out this article -- I especially like the line about people actually getting traction against utter ripoffs like this.) So I looked over my billing history with Virgin Mobile and, if you squint a bit, the difference in dollars is not that big. at least on the minimum bandwidth plan that Fido offers of 500 MB per month.

 

That noose is looking more like a silk cravat every day...