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The cost of data plans in Canada have been a much talked about subject since the arrival of the iPhone 3G in Canada and the United States. After taking much heat for their unpopular iPhone 3G data plans in Canada, Rogers announced their six gigabytes for $30/month deal at the last possible moment. iPhone 3G users in the States can surf all they want with no data limitations for the same $30 a month. So what happens with a United States based iPhone 3G crosses the border into Canada? A good ole fashoned wallet gouging that’s what.

The unlimited data offered by AT&T for the iPhone is all good while you are in the United States, but as soon as you go outside the country, you can hand over your wallet. Prior to the writing of this article, AT&T only offered two data roaming plans: one at $24.99 for 20MB and another at $59.99 for 50MB. We are now hearing that AT&T is expanding their data plan roaming offering and sources close to the issue say that you won’t be saving any money but you will get a little more data. The new plans are said to be 100MB for $120 OR 200MB for $200.

Sorry my Canadian friends, Rogers has yet to announce any ground-breaking improvements to the data plans that they currently offer and have not as of this writing expanded their data roaming plans for those of you who want to visit the good old US of A. I’ll keep you updated if any more news on this issue come down the pipes.

Thanks to the Wired Blog for the awesome AT&T Death Star logo

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