[Newsbot]

Title: CRTC approves usage-based internet billing
Category: Tech
Posted By: HaRdLy
Date: 2010-05-06 12:27:58
Canadian

[martin14]

ok C, you can bitch about this, cause its a complete joke.

Going back to pay for usage, with all the graphics ads, music and short videos all over the place as we get constantly bombed with internet advertising......


I can use 3-4 GB a day with no problem.

What a great cash grab in your socialist internet system.

Cant remember the last time I even heard of monthly limits on internet



Right.. but C, remember, the solution to this is COMPETITION

[PublicAnimalNo9]

If anyone needed a reason to tell Bell to get fucked, this is it. Words cannot express my utter disgust at this ruling.

$1:

Bell has argued that it needs to implement usage-based billing to curtail the congestion caused on its network by heavy downloaders.

Try udgrading/updating your service you cheap fucks. You've been overcharging your cutomers for decades now, I'd think you'd have enough money to actually IMPROVE your services instead of screwing everybody cuz you can't or won't keep up with technology.

$1:

The CRTC issued an order in December 2008 that gave wholesale ISPs access to the faster networks of phone companies such as Bell and Telus, but the federal government last year ordered the regulator to reconsider the decision.

Between that and Harper's decision to ram the DMCA through, we can see where our current gov't stands on Canadian access to internet technology.

Good job assholes

[Public_Domain]

[RUEZ]

Way to go CRTC.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:

I say the solution is a Public Internet Provider.

Nah, it just requires not kowtowing to the will of an outdated, outmoded, monopolistic dinosaur and allowing competition a fair shot.

[Bodah]

Bell sucks.

Considering the fact their still charging me a fee for touchtone technology on my phone just proves their a bunch of greedy pricks.

Bell isn't my ISP thank god.

A public ISP isn't the answer either considering there is no need for a CBC version of a Federal ISP for Canadians, do you really want a government mandated "Bilingual" Canadian internet?

Free market is the way to go.

[saturn_656]

As soon as we have an alternative to Bell for phone service in our area I am done with them. That is the very last tie I have to cut with them.

I would never have Bell as an ISP or any other ISP that rents infrastructure from them like TekSavvy. I hate the thought of any of my money ending up in their pockets.

The Canadian government should hack Bell into little pieces like its American cousin AT&T was.

[Lemmy]

Fuck the CRTC...put me in charge and that's the first lot of twats that'd get their pink slips.

"lot of twats", that rhymed, sort of.

[commanderkai]

Fuck you CRTC.

Edit: Interestingly enough I already have this. I pay 40 or so bucks to get onto the Internet, and if I surpass a 60 gig limit, I get charged extra per gig.

rants-raves-f12/why-i-hate-all-canadian-internet-providers-t84451.html?hilit=%20Bandwidth

A rant about my experiences

[herbie]

Well I guess I have a contract to sign before they all get onboard.
As a small ISP I have some telcos that charge me for every single wholesale Gig but don't ever enforce the limits on their own retail customers.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

commanderkai commanderkai:

Fuck you CRTC.

Edit: Interestingly enough I already have this. I pay 40 or so bucks to get onto the Internet, and if I surpass a 60 gig limit, I get charged extra per gig.

rants-raves-f12/why-i-hate-all-canadian-internet-providers-t84451.html?hilit=%20Bandwidth

A rant about my experiences

What Bell essentially has done is sold you a service you can't use. Well you can, but you pay extra for paying extra. Allow me to elaborate a bit.
Bell offers 2.5 gbps as their max speed, for an inflated price of course, but yer still limited to 60 gigs of bandwidth.
At 2.5 gbps, you can do 60 gigs of bandwidth in a little over 5 hours.
Now, why are they charging a monthly charge for a service that's really only useful for 5 hours a month? Or more importantly, why the hell are they being allowed to get away with it?
This is just another piece of evidence for my claim that Bell seriously misrepresents their products and services and the CRTC is JUST as guilty for letting them get away with it.

[Regina]

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

commanderkai commanderkai:

Fuck you CRTC.

Edit: Interestingly enough I already have this. I pay 40 or so bucks to get onto the Internet, and if I surpass a 60 gig limit, I get charged extra per gig.

rants-raves-f12/why-i-hate-all-canadian-internet-providers-t84451.html?hilit=%20Bandwidth

A rant about my experiences

What Bell essentially has done is sold you a service you can't use. Well you can, but you pay extra for paying extra. Allow me to elaborate a bit.
Bell offers 2.5 gbps as their max speed, for an inflated price of course, but yer still limited to 60 gigs of bandwidth.
At 2.5 gbps, you can do 60 gigs of bandwidth in a little over 5 hours.
Now, why are they charging a monthly charge for a service that's really only useful for 5 hours a month? Or more importantly, why the hell are they being allowed to get away with it?
This is just another piece of evidence for my claim that Bell seriously misrepresents their products and services and the CRTC is JUST as guilty for letting them get away with it.

[Monkeyman]

Are there places where Bell is the only ISP available? For me, I don't care, I don't use Bell and if I did I'd switch... but are there people who have no choice if they want to be online at all?

[commanderkai]

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

What Bell essentially has done is sold you a service you can't use. Well you can, but you pay extra for paying extra. Allow me to elaborate a bit.
Bell offers 2.5 gbps as their max speed, for an inflated price of course, but yer still limited to 60 gigs of bandwidth.
At 2.5 gbps, you can do 60 gigs of bandwidth in a little over 5 hours.
Now, why are they charging a monthly charge for a service that's really only useful for 5 hours a month? Or more importantly, why the hell are they being allowed to get away with it?
This is just another piece of evidence for my claim that Bell seriously misrepresents their products and services and the CRTC is JUST as guilty for letting them get away with it.

I switched to the cable company this year...they're not much better (same bandwidth issue) but less hidden charges. The future is in Windsor and it's going to bite you all in the ass.