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Lan wrote on 2011-01-31 20:03
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 CRTC just made a decision that paves the way for new internet fees to be added to your bill. To stop this we need to raise our voices now more than ever.
Where's my frying pan? Some heads are about to get beaten in D:<
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Cannibal wrote on 2011-01-31 20:04
Haha, Canada.
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Cynic wrote on 2011-01-31 20:11
Thank goodness I'm not moving to Canada!
...Yet. QQ
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Okitaru wrote on 2011-01-31 20:12
Hah... apparently my ISP as of last month or so, wants to limit 100GB/month unless you pay $100 more... I assume either it didn't happen or we had a locked in deal, because I've used way past that and it's been two? maybe three months? I can't remember if it started November or December...
Anyways if this happens anywhere else (assuming my ISP did stay with it, so that means this applies to the USA), watch as MMOs and things die out when people refuse to pay for the obscene amount of money to use internet.
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Tedio wrote on 2011-01-31 20:14
Son of a *****!
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Chihaya wrote on 2011-01-31 20:16
That's really stupid...
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Chockeh wrote on 2011-01-31 20:22
WHAT THE ****!?
This better not affect companies like videotron (Well, I'm with Bell right now).
Can this be a reason why my internet bill charged me 129$ extra?
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Mrlucky77 wrote on 2011-01-31 20:23
SHAW, YOU BETTER NOT BETRAY ME
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Shizukani wrote on 2011-01-31 20:27
That's pretty idiotic.
Then again, I probably shouldn't be surprised. All companies want to do nowadays is milk the money out of you.
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Bride wrote on 2011-01-31 20:30
hahaha owch XD
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Lan wrote on 2011-01-31 20:31
It's for Bell somewhat.
I have rogers o3o.
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Joker wrote on 2011-01-31 20:57
Won't happen other companies will stay the same making people switch ISP providers and then theres this thing called competition. only problem is if your locked in a 2 year contract with no visible loopholes of getting out ... you would either have to pay more or... pay a cancellation fee
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Kayate wrote on 2011-01-31 20:59
Sucks to be in Canada
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Tatsu wrote on 2011-01-31 21:41
...First time I'm happy about the fact that I don't live in Canada!
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Shizukani wrote on 2011-01-31 21:42
Quote from Tatsu;313010:
...First time I'm happy about the fact that I don't live in Canada!
First time? You don't like the U.S.?