What I just emailed to Apple

Dear Apple,

I am writing to ensure that you are aware of the situation surrounding the release of the iPhone in Canada.

The sole supplier of the iPhone in Canada is first, asking every Canadian interested in the iPhone to sign a 3 year contract - way too long for a mobile agreement. What happens when a better iPhone is released? No one in Canada will able to buy it.

Second, not only are the data prices way too high, there isn't even an option for us to sign up for an unlimited data plan like there is in the US. What's an iPhone if you can't use the internet on it? Just another phone which isn't worth buying.

I wish we could get a plan here that came close to what AT&T offers in the US or something comparable to what the rest of the world is being offered. Unfortunately Canada isn't really seeing the release of the iPhone this month, we are just seeing the release of another phone with a bunch of unaffordable options.

If there's anything you can do to make the iPhone work the way it's meant to in Canada, there's a country-load of people that would love to use it.

In the keynote adress Steve Jobs promised the iPhone would be affordable. Well in Canada, it's mission failed for Apple.

O.L.