Imagine my surprise when over supper last night I saw a report from Radio-Canada about Rogers offering a new high-speed cellular network between Moncton and Halifax. A North American first right here in Atlantic Canada!

Knowing full well the cost of using a data plan with the wireless providers in Canada, the first thought that I had was “this is cool”. This was of course after I hearing the cash registers at Rogers go ka’tching!

So back to the subject of the post, are you going to use video calling and will you be able to afford it? It’s a nifty service for sure and it’s a safe bet that over time it will be indispensable just like email and texting have become. But right now, the data plan costs are much too high compared to other markets.

If we could only get a legitimate iPhone service and affordable data plans in Canada that would allow us to take full advantage of mobile device services I would be the first in line to signup. But that’s not the case and won’t be for a while because of the makeup of the competitive landscape in Canada.

I can just imagine that the new running joke in a few years will be “can you see me now?” all while waiting in line at the bank to get a second mortgage to pay for the data plan.