I agree: I paid a hefty price to make a point. But I also was surprised at how much better I felt for having made that point: it defies logic.

Regarding Rogers and coverage: I’m not sure about that. I have found some strange gaps in Rogers coverage during my travels. But I suspect they have more modern infrastructure, as they pretty much had to deploy it from scratch.

As pertains to iPhone versus Android: it’s a religious debate. For me, I have an “investment” in Apple products, money and comfort-level wise. Combining that with the specific apps I wanted, and the iPhone was somewhat of a no-brainer for me. That said, the android-based phones are pretty nice, and you have a far wider choice of hardware options. Most notably the availability of phones with slide out keyboards, which certainly has its appeal.