Beware of carrier marketing departments

I got this gem in the mail from Rogers last night: on the front of the envelope, it says in big red letters “browse the internet for FREE on your phone.”

Free mobile internet? Whuzzah?

Of course, the letter inside has some minor details: “now there’s no charge to launch your phone’s Internet browser or to shop in select categories from your navigate mobile Internet home page… If you’d like to check e-mail, chat, or need immediate access to the Web, select the following chargable [emphasis mine] mobile internet categories.”

Yep, the store is the internet, as far as Rogers is concerned.

Coincidentally I got this message the same night I picked up my new smartphone with Wifi. More on that later…

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