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So much for unlimited internet ! (pg. 16)
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| E2EK1EL |
| quote: | Originally posted by UXC
Wanna sell it? lol
The big companies actually disallowed the transfer of phone services a few years ago when they began their stranglehold. I remember seeing a load of those Fido plans on Ebay then |
Just call Roger's customer relations to gain access to this plan, it's nothing special and it's been out for months now.
Unlimited North America Calling w/ SMS - $50.00
Unlimited Local Calling - $35
Also, no such thing as "roaming" within canada w/ Rogers. Roaming is when you jump on another carrier to gain access to Voice and Data. He ment "unzonned", no long d charges apply even if he's out of Ontario when he makes that call.
Lets get back on topic with our internet freedom pls. |
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| VDub |
| quote: | Originally posted by UXC
Also I never said it was a necessity for life, nor did I compare it with anything that was necessary in such a way. I said it was important, more than what VDub compared it to.
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I'm sorry...
I missed how you said that internet is more important then fuel...
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! |
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| infinity HiGH |
| quote: | Originally posted by VDub
Well let's see...
We're paying around $4.58 per gallon right now so all of these places for example...
Spain Madrid $4.55
Japan Tokyo $4.24
Czech Republic $4.19
Romania Bucharest $4.09
Andorra $4.08
Estonia Tallinn $3.62
Bulgaria $3.52
Brazil Brasilia $3.12
Cuba Havana $3.03
Taiwan Taipei $2.84
Lebanon Beirut $2.63
South Africa $2.62
Nicaragua $2.61
Panama Panama City $2.19
Russia Moscow $2.10
Puerto Rico $1.74
Saudi Arabia $0.91
Kuwait Kuwait City $0.78
Egypt Cairo $0.65
Nigeria Lagos $0.38
Venezuela $0.12
And yes I do realize that there are places that charge a lot more but SO WHAT right??
And btw, we are not close to being the most expensive for internet...
Source for bigger image...
Japan is awesome though... |
Poland is cheaper than Canada when it comes to internet, and it's faster. Plus it's unlimited (they had bandwidth caps until about 2 years ago, maybe more), and they don't throttle your connection if you're using torrents, so I dunno how accurate that image is. I also don't see how America ranks behind us. I've never, ever heard of somebody in the US having slower service than in Canada.
As for the list of countries with cheaper gas: did you actually read that list? You're comparing Canada to places like Nicaragua, Niger, Brazil, etc. We're slightly more expensive than Spain, Czech Rep, and Japan. |
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| Abercrombie |
| All this went up in Canada when Nortel kicked the bucket. Canada was the leader in so many internet categories because we had a technological innovator and builder. Those were the days. |
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| Stilez |
Looks like the Liberals have joined the NDP and have gotten on board in support to reverse the CRTC's UBB ruling.
The whole issue, & now movement, have gained steam over the weekend.
CBC News - Technology & Science - Reverse internet billing decision, Liberals say
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/...nt-garneau.html |
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| Jer |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stilez
Looks like the Liberals have joined the NDP and have gotten on board in support to reverse the CRTC's UBB ruling.
The whole issue, & now movement, have gained steam over the weekend.
CBC News - Technology & Science - Reverse internet billing decision, Liberals say
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/...nt-garneau.html |
As far as I'm concerned, the Liberals are as scummy as the Harper Tories when it comes to this . Pandering? I think so. |
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| infinity HiGH |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stilez
Looks like the Liberals have joined the NDP and have gotten on board in support to reverse the CRTC's UBB ruling.
The whole issue, & now movement, have gained steam over the weekend.
CBC News - Technology & Science - Reverse internet billing decision, Liberals say
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/...nt-garneau.html |
reverse it and introduce legislation that forbids any company to ever try like this again. |
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| UXC |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
you said it was like water for some people...I would say that is comparing it to a necessity of life...wouldn't you?
If you have a set fee per gig then only other costs are going to be fees from the provider for administration, etc. Everyone in the world will pay the same price to download that all important Two Girls One Cup video. |
Two girls one cup? Seriously? If that is what you think this conversation is about... no wonder you dont get it.
You are right I did say its like water for me and people like me, I'm guessing its not the case for others but for me I guess I missed that, my entire life will seize if I had no connection. Id be alive, but anything I've ever worked for or working on will be null and void. Is that like water? depends on how important you think your life's work is.
Now knowing that information do you actually have a point? You want standardized global internet prices? |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by UXC
Two girls one cup? Seriously? If that is what you think this conversation is about... no wonder you dont get it.
You are right I did say its like water for me, I'm guessing its not the case for others but for me, my entire life will seize if I had no connection. Id be alive, but anything I've ever worked for or working on will be null and void. Is that like water? depends on how important you think your life's work is.
Now knowing that information do you actually have a point? You want standardized global internet prices? |
why not have a standardized price for bandwidth usage? The more you use the more you pay....seems fair for everyone. |
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| UXC |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
why not have a standardized price for bandwidth usage? The more you use the more you pay....seems fair for everyone. |
You seem to still miss the point where the prices are inflated. And content aware billing too. |
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| Orko |
| quote: | Originally posted by VDub
Well let's see...
We're paying around $4.58 per gallon right now so all of these places for example...
And yes I do realize that there are places that charge a lot more but SO WHAT right??
And btw, we are not close to being the most expensive for internet...
Source for bigger image...
Japan is awesome though... |
That is not even close to the whole story. That is straight cost per Megabit of service. That has nothing to do with utilization or duty cycle. For the price paid, how long can you use your connection? Those rates do not include usage based billing.
Added to this, we pay around $40 for 5Mbps. But most people do not actually receive 5Mbps of usable service, due to the type of technology. Take somebody in Japan, who uses real fiber, they get what they pay for.
And traffic neutrality is another issue. By throttling encrypted traffic, or things like FTP, speed available drops even more. South Korea, 50Mbps to the door, with zero restrictions.
*Buzzer sound* try again. |
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