Rogers gets a beating courtesy of Apple

It looks like Rogers is again the black sheep of all the wireless providers opening their doors to possible new iPhone customers on July 11th.

AppleInsider is reporting that Cupertino giant, Apple, is giving the only wireless provider of the iPhone in Canada, Rogers (come this Friday), a punch to the face after a conference call Monday evening. This is retaliation by Apple after Rogers Communications announced ridiculous rates on June 27th for the iPhone seen here.

What’s the damage? Apple Retail stores in Canada will not be selling the iPhone. Meaning Canadians wanting to pick-up the iPhone 3G this Friday will have to head to a Rogers or Fido (sister company of Rogers) retail store.

But that’s just the beginning. Apple will be rerouting a large portion of their Canadian iPhone 3G shipments to Europe, where the iPhone demand is expected to be higher than expected. This means that Rogers/Fido stores are limited to only 10-20 iPhone on the launch day.

If you are still one of the lucky ones picking up the iPhone this Friday, it might be a good idea to get there early than previously planned.