The future of fast is coming to Toronto on September 28
By: calendar iconAugust 30th, 2011 a 10:50am

Samsung Galaxy S II LTE smartphone from RogersGood news, Toronto. In just a few short weeks, you will be among the fastest cities in the world when Rogers lights up LTE in the city. Starting on September 28, you will have access to the fastest mobile technology in the world, starting with the launch of Rogers LTE Rocket stick that you can plug into your laptop to access top speeds.

Later this year, Rogers will offer an LTE device that will be capable of maximum theoretical download speeds of up to 100 Mbps on the Rogers LTE network. Today, devices are capable of maximum theoretical download speeds of up to 75 Mbps and Ottawa LTE customers are experiencing typical download speeds ranging from 12 Mbps to 25 Mbps. This is significantly faster than the speeds Canadians experience on any other wireless network today. As device selection evolves, maximum theoretical download speeds on the Rogers network will increase to up to 150 Mbps.

Rogers has a great line of LTE devices coming this fall which includes: the Samsung Galaxy S II LTE smartphone; the LTE Rocket mobile hotspot (Sierra Wireless AirCard 754S); Rogers LTE Rocket stick (now available in Ottawa); an LTE tablet from a leading manufacturer; and the previously announced HTC smartphone. Stay tuned. We’ll let you know more details about devices as soon as we can.

But you don’t have to wait to sign-up for any of these great LTE devices. Starting today, Rogers customers in Toronto and Ottawa can register for their LTE wireless devices through the new Rogers Reservation System at www.rogers.com/lte.

Buckle up, Toronto – the future of fast is here.

Sara Holland is a regular contributor to RedBoard

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  1. osh says: August 30th, 2011 a 9:03pm

    i have a bell unlocked galaxy s2 on rogers right now…i get speeds of up to 8mb pretty regularly. its pretty fast now, im not sure if i need LTE but i am curious, i have the 6gb data plan, i might switch to the rogers galaxy if the plan isnt too much, im not sure if i like the bigger screen too… how much will a LTE data plan cost?

  2. osh says: August 30th, 2011 a 9:10pm

    $45 1.5 GB if usage is greater than 1.5 GB, the next tier will be charged
    $60 3 GB if usage is greater than 3 GB, the next tier will be charged
    $75 6 GB if usage is greater than 6 GB, the next tier will be charged
    $90 9 GB If usage is greater than 9 GB, $10 per additional GB will be charged

    this is what i found on the rogers LTE site…. is this what it will be for phones?
    if so, my 6gb for $30 plan will do fine….my phone is connected to wifi at home and work and i really dont need a jackrabbit in my hand for $45 more a month!

  3. Professor Frink says: August 30th, 2011 a 9:26pm

    One Word Pumped!!!

  4. Alph says: August 31st, 2011 a 9:32am

    I’m looking at the current LTE map of Ottawa and service does not seem to go east of downtown. Is that right? Weirdly, LTE service goes north of Arnprior, where 3 cows and a chicken will get excellent service, but about 80,000 people living in Orleans do not. What’s up with that?

  5. Desmond says: August 31st, 2011 a 9:41am

    Will the LTE data pricing for a smartphone be the same as that of an LTE rocket stick?

    I.e. pay minimum of $45 for 1.5GB data? I think that most subscribers would compare that to Rogers’ current $30 for 6GB data offering and see no incentive to move up to LTE. Sure it’s faster, but for an extra $15/month and 4.5GB less data. And as it stands now, streaming off youtube (which is the most data intensive activity) on Rogers’ hspa network works fine.

    I think the technology and devices that are coming are fantastic – I just think that it will be difficult to lure people to upgrade with those prices.

  6. Mike says: August 31st, 2011 a 11:22am

    Sara,

    I’d like to know if I’m forced to buy an LTE plan with the phone. Please let me know, I don’t want to pay 50$/month data plan. If this is not the case I will reserve the phone immediately.

    Thanks

  7. jaydee says: August 31st, 2011 a 1:45pm

    The Rogers site says the LTE version of the Galaxy S2 has a 1.2 GHz processor but I’ve seen other sites that say the LTE version of the Galaxy S2 will have a 1.5 GHz processor. Is the Rogers site incorrect? Will it actually have a 1.5 GHz processor?

    Also, will Rogers LTE version be larger overall than the 4.3″ screen version?

  8. frankocean says: September 1st, 2011 a 1:11am

    Hi Sara,

    I was wondering if the processor on the galaxy s2 lte is 1.2ghz or 1.5 ghz and what is the exact resolution of the screen. Thanks.

  9. xenec says: September 1st, 2011 a 8:04am

    Samsung announced the device as 1.5ghz dual core, but the Rogers site says 1.2ghz dual, can we get clarification on which one is right?

  10. xenec says: September 1st, 2011 a 8:05am

    Sorry, forgot to add to my comment that it was about the Galaxy SII LTE.

  11. Dave says: September 1st, 2011 a 8:35am

    The Rogers websites have the processor of the Galaxy X 2 LTE at 1.2mzh, but Samsung has the specs at 1.5mhz. Can Rogers confirm if the Samsung spec is correct or that Rogers is getting a slowed down version?

  12. jaydee says: September 1st, 2011 a 9:46am

    Can anyone from Rogers confirm that the Rogers version of the Samsung Galaxy S2 will only have a 1.2 GHz processor not the 1.5 GHz that has been posted elsewhere? (http://j.mp/oywzvJ)

    Also, what are the overall dimensions of the Rogers version? Is it much larger than the other version? (125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm and 116 g)

  13. gml says: September 1st, 2011 a 7:19pm

    I really don’t like these technological teases. Why not just announce the areas/phones/prices when they are determined? I think people are so annoyed by the Apple-type tease that they would reward some forthrightedness…

  14. RC says: September 1st, 2011 a 7:52pm

    Question about the reservation fee. If I subsequently buy the phone, will the reservation fee be applied towards the final purchase price (ie, like a deposit)? Or is it on top of the purchase price?

    • Rogers_Chris says: September 7th, 2011 a 2:11pm

      Hey RC,

      The $40 reservation fee (+ taxes) is used to secure your order and place in line. We will credit the $40 (+ taxes) back to your Rogers account 1) when your device ships from our warehouse or 2) when you cancel your reservation online. We will send you an email notification when your device ships including the courier company tracking number that will be used to ship the device to the store.

  15. iwantLTE says: September 2nd, 2011 a 12:46am

    i honestly believe pricing for LTE should only affect those with small data caps as they will probably go over and it would be in their interest if they upgrade their data, with that said i believe those of us who have been paying premium for 6GB data or is on that plan should be left alone as we have enough data and pay alot already.

    • LTE says: September 5th, 2011 a 1:42pm

      How are you paying a premium for 6Gigs? its $30 a month and is a promotional plan. People paying the regular $30 for 1 Gig are the ones paying the premium and shouldn’t be paying anymore for LTE.

  16. Lucas says: September 2nd, 2011 a 10:28am

    Hahahah I find it funny that like 5 people in a row asked the exact same question with the exact same response, I think I ruined the run though

  17. Anonymous says: September 2nd, 2011 a 8:02pm

    What does it matter? Compared to other cellular companies throughout the world we are still one of the highest charged.

  18. SamsungIloveu says: September 3rd, 2011 a 4:03am

    I was wondering if i would need to get an LTE plan on this phone If I already had 6gb worth of Data on my existing plan?…. plus how much would this phone cost [predictions]?

    • Rogers_Chris says: September 5th, 2011 a 3:15pm

      For the Samsung Galaxy SII LTE smartphone, it will be compatible on our network for both LTE and HSPA+ and even Edge. We can’t predict or guess at the cost, though. We’ll have those details closer to launch.

  19. Adrian says: September 3rd, 2011 a 2:42pm

    Wow, really happy rogers came through with this,, great job. I just have a couple of questions before I decided to purchase. 1. Is the phone going to have the samsung exynos dual core processor, and is the picture in the article the exact model? Because there is also the bell version and the at&t with the capacitative buttons on the bottom instead of the big home button.

    Thanks Rogers!

  20. RMB says: September 3rd, 2011 a 10:55pm

    I hope rogers does right by their long time customers here, as some of us have been sitting ideally by while we watch Bell and Telus have been getting all the good phones over the last year. Securing the Galaxy S2 along with a 10.1 galaxy tablet is a really good start, one which I can certainly applaud rogers for. But lets one up Bell and provide us with a phone that has upgraded specs (i.e. 1.5 GHz processors) and not giving us the same phone months after Bell. I also really hope we get rewarded for our loyalty by maintaining the 6gb data packages right through to LTE. I think how rogers approaches this will make or break this transition to LTE for allot of us.

    Rogers, please give us the phones we want, and reward your existing customers with letting us carry over our 6gb data packages over to this new blazing LTE network. Do this and you will crush Bell and Telus!

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