UPDATE: I was contacted by Melanie from Rogers Communications Inc. She was kind enough to confirm this story for us:
Saw that Android in Canada wrote about this yesterday but wanted to confirm that the rumour was right and give you the official word.
We now have another smartphone to add to our growing LTE device lineup. HTC announced today the launch of the newest LTE smartphone, the HTC Raider. Rogers will begin shipping today and the device will begin arriving in stores tomorrow. The HTC Raider will be available for Rogers customers for $149.99 on select 3-year plans.
All the details are up on RedBoard.
Thank you Melanie for the confirmation, greatly appreciated.
The HTC Raider (aka HTC Holiday hasn’t been made official for any Canadian regions just yet, but we can likely add one more to the list. The Raider, an Android 2.3 device boasting a 4.5-inch qHD display, will bring its LTE radio to Rogers in Canada, making it among the network’s first devices to use the next-gen 4G technology. Rumors originating at MobileSyrup state that the Raider could be available as soon as November 1st.
For those looking to activate a new plan with Rogers, here is a great deal. Starting up a new family plan with at least two lines supporting voice and data will be eligible to receive a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 free of charge. Not a bad time to consider your network options if happen to reside north of the border.
You can expect the flood gates to be fully open now. We will see LTE after LTE enable phones flooding the market within months. So many in fact, it will almost be sickening lol. Especially for phone fanatics such as myself, who has to own nearly every phone. This is going to get really heavy on the pocket book for sure.
This is a big change for Rogers, we don’t normally see them stock up on HTC phones.
[via MobileSyrup]
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