Even once you shell out for the phone and the plan, the rip off continues!  My buddy just lost his iPhone after only a month with it and Rogers wants him to cough up 655 bucks for a replacement!  He has the three year plan, so now he's on the hook they are bending him over and pushing hard.  This means more evil is in store for the rest of us... We signed for three years, but has ANYONE ever had ANY phone last that long?  My average cell lasts about 18 months.  This means that we will ALL end up having to pay cancellation fees and sign up for ANOTHER plan when the phone wears out.  Bull S@&%t ! Where is Steve Jobs?  He stood in front of that big red map at the launch and told us all that the iPhone 3g would be 199/299 world wide.  He didn't say "if you get a plan " he didn't say " for qualified customers"  he said he wanted to put the phone into as many people's hands as possible.  This is GANGSTERISM!