Help Canada not get screwed by our ISPs
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- decisionman0
@abettertomorrow – Maybe I'm just cynical, but... no, there won't be.
- yup, the US will just bend over and say thanks, it feels great, big brothers been fucking you over for yearsmoldero
- abettertomorrow0
@decisionman – Sorry to disagree but, Yes, there will be
- abettertomorrow0
Is there an "unlimited data" plan?
- abettertomorrow0
Because if so, I would go for that
- georgesIII0
nothing worst then angry canadians,
the world is breathing again
- tOki0
From what I understand, and correct me if I'm wrong, but the cost to an ISP per gb is only a few cents if that...data is not a physical object, the only cost involved is the initial setup and maintenance of the system. Often it's the national telco that's to blame for these costs, since they charge the other operators fees in order to use their networks of fibre/phone lines. Put simply they own the infrastructure, and ISP's have to pass the costs on..
- Naygon0
@ ETM Shaw has more to gain from this then you might think. This leverages their "Shaw on Demand" model which can charge you the same if not higher price for a movie on demand then what Netflix charges for a month of service.
- decisionman0
Dunno. I better keep of QBN for the time being. Using up precious kbs.
See you on the BBS!
- i_monk0
Because of this my bandwidth cap will be dropping from 200GB/month to 25GB/month.
- Julesvm0
@ monNom: I watch basically all my TV / movies on netflix and between me and my girlfriend we average about 120 gigs / month. My ISP is offering overage 'insurance up to 200 / month, but it's going to cost me... so basically my plan just went up about $15/month for shittier service.... thanks canada.
- abettertomorrow0
No free lunch kids...
- Just think about Egyptabettertomorrow
- thanks for the 2 cents!
betelgeuse
- ETM0
The more I hear, the more am confused. No final decision will be made on this until March 1, but some ISPs are already implementing policy like its done. Also, this seems more as a ruling for secondary ISPs to pay back their "fair share" to the primary networks that they resell. In theory, the big ISPs should not even be passing this on to their own direct customers. They're just using it as a smokescreen to to impose tighter limits on customers while making the CRTC the bad guy.
Also, for those who find this amusing, countries and ISPs world wide, including the U.S. are watching to see how this plays out to see if they can implement similar policy.
- prophetone0
- that's me surfing h73 with my girlfriend ally sheedyprophetone
- ...in six months from nowprophetone
- hahah :) H73 ftw.mikotondria3
- ETM0
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Telus saying they don't plan to implement the overage fees is against my first thoughts on them, but their DSL is so slow, nobody would exceed any reasonable limit anyway. I don't think it would draw many new customers from cable, if that is what they hope.
- scrap_paper0
This is all a big money game from the larger ISP's (Rogers, Bel). They just want to squeeze more money out of the consumer and force us to use their media delivery methods.
Overall it costs them NOTHING more to offer no caps and faster internet speeds but they see a financial model that allows them to take advantage.
The CTRC are a bunch of bought and paid for idiots.
- betelgeuse0
"Also, for those who find this amusing, countries and ISPs world wide, including the U.S. are watching to see how this plays out to see if they can implement similar policy."
Except I doubt the U.S. government will provide any support or help to it's consumers. Where as the Harper government knows that letting this go through will make them look bad, and can't take heat like this right now.
- what is Harper planning to do? I take it this still isn't passedDodecahedron
- It could be done without gov intervention if all he major players agree to it and not undermine one another. Colusion.ETM
- Colusion...ETM
- Dodecahedron0
first world problem?
- Won't be first world for long, with shitty 90s style interwebzmikotondria3
- camer0
lol @ "Help Canada..."
i was like, "whaa?? we need help?"
then i signed it.