March 1 is a dark day for canadians

So glad I have my internet with Cogeco.

So glad I have my internet with Cogeco.

Emraldo

Cogeco has the same model of bandwidth caps and overage charges as Bell, Rogers, et al. :?

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So glad I have my internet with Cogeco.

PBSnipes

Cogeco has the same model of bandwidth caps and overage charges as Bell, Rogers, et al. :?

and I heared people talking about Cogeco going following suite in the future

I am so ashamed to be Canadian right now.:(

lordreaven

[QUOTE="gamer-adam1"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]Is that a fact? I find that too ridiculous to believe. Competition tends to benefit the consumer but if there is none...Hexagon_777

Logic is companys get more money and we get less.....thats what you get for living in canada

Im with Shaw Cable Donw think they are doing thisMkavanaugh77

I am on Telus, am I safe??

iloverikku11

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So what's your point? That because Australia gets screwed it's fine if other countries get screwed too?

Yongying

No, my point is that people should pay for what they use. We do so for every other commodity (electricity, water, fuel, etc), why not for internet bandwidth? Why should someone who uses 25GB pay the same as someone who uses 250GB of downloads?

why? the hell i don't know why, you probably wouldn't even care if electricity, water and fuel rose 200% in price.

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I am on Telus, am I safe??

deangallop

Telus MIGHT drop it down to 25gb, if things go well for Bell

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][QUOTE="gamer-adam1"]ya it is. Its a Law, thats why in Canada pretty much all cellphones plans offer and cost the same, and why Internet and cable is pretty much the same no matter who you go with. its not ment to benefit the coustmer, its to benefit Bell, and Rogers mostly.gamer-adam1

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Meh people need to realise that bandwidth is a commodity. Toughen up, you can't expect anything for free.

daqua_99

No, but we can expect reasonable and fair business practices, as opposed to the blatant price-gouging and anti-competitive practices behind these implementations of bandwidth caps and UBB.

We've been having all this in Australia for years. Most of the lines here are owned by one company, Telstra, and there is virtually no stable unlimited system. You want unlimited, you get a crappy connection, as your ISP puts you as lowest priority.

I pay $60 a month for 20mb/s, though I only get ~2mb/s. I have a 50GB download limit.

Australia may well be worse than china when it comes to the Internet, why should I care what your policies are?

i call for a revolution. we must raid the streets. this is an outrage. down with with bell!GreatEmpire

Rogers as well this getting stupid:evil:

I have a 16 Mbps download with 2 Mbps upload at home with AT&T and it only costs like $50 a month regular, however right now we are getting it for $23.99/month With unlimited bandwidth.. ahhh I love my Internet.. Sucks to be you Canada.ferrari2001

yup march 1st 1000's of people will be going from Unlimited DLC and lower to 25 gb, cause apparently, Most canadians dont use more than 5 gbs a month

Since a fair number of people don't seem to understand the issue entirely, I'd suggest everyone read this.

Man, I'm pretty glad I live in America.

Though Verizon better not be getting any ideas...

[QUOTE="gamer-adam1"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]Is that a fact? I find that too ridiculous to believe. Competition tends to benefit the consumer but if there is none...Hexagon_777

[QUOTE="gamer-adam1"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]Where's the logic in that? I don't follow!Hexagon_777

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][QUOTE="gamer-adam1"]Logic is companys get more money and we get less.....thats what you get for living in canadaTylendal

My thought is this might be an alternative method of combating piracy. Their last attempt was shot down, but the Conservatives have been itching to put into place measures designed to curb it. This seems like a devious way of accomplishing that goal. Obviously I don't like it at all, as I use Steam a great deal. However, I don't download so much that I wouldn't be able to cope with the new limits.

I do hope they'll re-consider the 25 GB limit. It's too low for my liking.

[QUOTE="Tylendal"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]That certainly doesn't fit the Canadian stereotype of every Canadian being nice. The Canadian government is screwing its people over by allowing such laws.Hexagon_777

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][QUOTE="Tylendal"] Links please? I say again, I'm pretty sure the only restrictions are to prevent unfair business practices.Tylendal

Isn't this going to work against the National Film Board? They have plenty of full length films online.

one_plum

Yes - although I doubt the Conservatives care about the National Film Board or anything else that doesn't produce widgets...

[QUOTE="Tylendal"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]I am just going by what this honest Canadian citizen is telling me. He wouldn't lie to me, would he?Hexagon_777

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[QUOTE="gamer-adam1"]ya it is. Its a Law, thats why in Canada pretty much all cellphones plans offer and cost the same, and why Internet and cable is pretty much the same no matter who you go with. its not ment to benefit the coustmer, its to benefit Bell, and Rogers mostly.Tylendal

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Isn't this going to work against the National Film Board? They have plenty of full length films online.

pianist

Yes - although I doubt the Conservatives care about the National Film Board or anything else that doesn't produce widgets...

[QUOTE="Tylendal"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]Where's the logic in that? I don't follow!

carrot-cake

Can't imagine the internet with a cap. That's pretty close to my daily usage.

Can't imagine the internet with a cap. That's pretty close to my daily usage.

fooZar777

im proud to be an americain where my internetz are cheap

I honeslty don't see how this will effect me. I'm under telus optik right now and we basically stream our TV through there new service called Telus Optik. 25gb would be used up in like a day not to mention we got like 6 PC's running off one router and everybody in my house watches youtube. I know my family isn't the only family like this either.

Let's see how long this really lasts.

I have telus and ive had a cap for years, its advertised right on the plan

Hey Canadians, there's a solution floating around the internet that will allow you to get around the cap.

Unfortunately said solution requires a 30GB download.

I did not see this as dark day, we have always been like that. 15 cents per mb if passed cap, consider yourself lucky that they only charge you $2/gb.

lol canada's internet already f****** sucks compared to other countries and now they want to charge more for less. F*** them.

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Can't imagine the internet with a cap. That's pretty close to my daily usage.

Tylendal

Have they actually come out and said this?

The cons thus far have always sided with the corporations over the consumers...

I did not see this as dark day, we have always been like that. 15 cents per mb if passed cap, consider yourself lucky that they only charge you $2/gb.

stevoqwerty

~~ATTENTION~~ This is a message to all Canadians ~~ATTENTION~~

Sign the petition at: http://openmedia.ca/meter

"Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are about to impose usage-based billing on YOU.

This means we're looking at a future where ISPs will charge per byte, the way they do with smart phones. If we allow this to happen Canadians will have no choice but to pay MUCH more for less Internet. Big Telecom companies are obviously trying to gouge consumers, control the Internet market, and ensure that consumers continue to subscribe to their television services.

These Big Telecom companies are forcing small competing ISPs to adopt the same pricing scheme, so that we have no choice but to pay these punitive fees.

This will crush innovative services, Canada's digital competitiveness, and your wallet.

We urgently need to send a clear message to Ottawa, saying that we won't stand by while some of the most profitable companies in the country indiscriminately add new fees to our Internet bills. Enough is enough.

UPDATE: The Liberals and the NDP have now come out AGAINST Internet metering. We're winning, Canada - now onto the government in power! "