Canadians get screwed by ISP

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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited February 2011
    Don't worry all you Canuckleheads up there in Canadialand! Someone in your country exhibited the existence of gray matter in their cranial cavity!


    Ottowa to Reverse CRTC Decision on Internet Billing
    http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/932571--ottawa-to-reverse-crtc-decision-on-internet-billing?bn=1
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited February 2011
    This is a good warning to those in the US who are thinking of trying the same thing. Public backlash will be enormous.
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  • quadzilla
    quadzilla Posts: 1,543
    edited February 2011
    FYI, the decision has been reversed. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/02/sorry-about-that-canada-rushes-to-reverse-metered-billing-decision.ars
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited February 2011
    quadzilla wrote: »
    FYI, the decision has been reversed. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/02/sorry-about-that-canada-rushes-to-reverse-metered-billing-decision.ars

    Ummm...ok...
    Jstas wrote: »
    Don't worry all you Canuckleheads up there in Canadialand! Someone in your country exhibited the existence of gray matter in their cranial cavity!


    Ottowa to Reverse CRTC Decision on Internet Billing
    http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/932571--ottawa-to-reverse-crtc-decision-on-internet-billing?bn=1

    ....:confused:
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited February 2011
    Unfortunately, the decision has not been reversed (yet). Clement (our industry blah blah minister) asked CRTC to "go back to the drawing table". Knowing that Clement is a fan of big-box monopolies, I really doubt there will be big changes to the proposal. FYI, he is the guy who squashed CRTC's initiative to allow indie ISPs (resellers) to provide DSL with up to 30 Mbps speed. Now we have Bell and Robbers (I mean Rogers, sorry) offer 30 Mbps services, and indies are throttled down to 5 Mbps. Keep people signing the petition and support the effort.
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited February 2011
    Jstas wrote: »
    Ummm...ok...



    ....:confused:

    no one pays attention to you! :eek: Everyone say ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! :wink:

    Are you from the USB or USA? Check your spelling eh! :biggrin: (I know you do it on purpose, jst pulling your lag!)
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited February 2011
    gfong wrote: »
    no one pays attention to you! :eek: Everyone say ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! :wink:

    Are you from the USB or USA? Check your spelling eh! :biggrin:

    It must suck to be Canadian, eh?
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited February 2011
    Jstas wrote: »
    It must suck to be Canadian, eh?

    Ok, someone can not take a joke. Typical educated response! Oh the drama!
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited February 2011
    gfong wrote: »
    no one pays attention to you! :eek: Everyone say ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! :wink:

    Are you from the USB or USA? Check your spelling eh! :biggrin: (I know you do it on purpose, jst pulling your lag!)

    Why you gotta go changing stuff after I quote it?


    Besides, I do do it on purpose. Two reasons. 1.) It gets Canada all riled up and Canadians are funny when they are "mad". 2.) It's more satire on the idea that so many, even here in the U.S. know so little about Canada, it's people and it's culture. Like Canada is some kind of gigantic amusement park. (i.e.: Canadialand)

    Then again, it's not just about Canada either. Most of the rest of the world thinks they know everything about the U.S. here but they really don't know half of what they think they do and that's being generous at that. Same goes for pretty much every other country.

    Except Luxembourg. Those guys are weirdos!

    I find the stereotypes and generalizations hilarious because they are such caricatures of the true image that I can't believe people of reasonable intelligence can or do believe them.

    Then again, maybe that's my first mistake, believing in "reasonable intelligence".
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited February 2011
    Jstas wrote: »
    Why you gotta go changing stuff after I quote it?


    Besides, I do do it on purpose. Two reasons. 1.) It gets Canada all riled up and Canadians are funny when they are "mad". 2.) It's more satire on the idea that so many, even here in the U.S. know so little about Canada, it's people and it's culture. Like Canada is some kind of gigantic amusement park. (i.e.: Canadialand)

    Then again, it's not just about Canada either. Most of the rest of the world thinks they know everything about the U.S. here but they really don't know half of what they think they do and that's being generous at that. Same goes for pretty much every other country.

    Except Luxembourg. Those guys are weirdos!

    I find the stereotypes and generalizations hilarious because they are such caricatures of the true image that I can't believe people of reasonable intelligence can or do believe them.

    Then again, maybe that's my first mistake, believing in "reasonable intelligence".

    Not sure what you mean by me changing your quote. You put a quote about the CRTC rulling, and then someone puts a near identical quote right after yours. You then make another post saying that you already posted that info.
    I make a joke about no one caring what you have to say and you go off about Canada.

    Your topic about the USA could turn into a whole new thread but I fear it would turn to pointing fingers and such like the Emotiva thread did! :)

    I love Canada, as I would suspect you love your country. In most of your posts about Canada you are always poking fun or name calling.
    I am not sure how you think this is acceptable (of course unless you are truly joking) If I was anti-American on this site I am sure I would be banned or at the very least people would get their backs up and start defending the USA.

    I doubt we would agree on this subject of our Countries, and I do not think that the Polk Forums is the place to discuss our differences.

    Have a great day and if you ever visit Ontario, Canada, look me up (Greg Fonger) and I will buy you a beer and we can talk. Maybe both our eyes would be opened a little bit more.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited February 2011
    gfong wrote: »
    Not sure what you mean by me changing your quote.

    You changed your post to say "HAHA! Just Kidding!" after I already quoted it.
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited February 2011
    Jstas wrote: »
    You changed your post to say "HAHA! Just Kidding!" after I already quoted it.

    I see, I did not know you had posted it as I edited it. I understand what you mean now. It was not intended to be like that and I did not know you had even responded. Sorry about that.
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited February 2011
    Willow wrote: »
    We have a 95gb cap a month. To date I have only come close at 91. I am not worried. Way back in the day we had unlimited with bell, mind you a max speed of 5 mb. I prefer having 15 for speed and capped at 95 gigs. This article doesn't say that most people are already on a plan similar to mine. I'm not surprised, that is media!

    If it will be the way CRTC wants, you'll be capped at 25GB/month and ~$2/GB after that. It will be cheaper to buy SSD drives and transfer data with those than over internet.
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  • quadzilla
    quadzilla Posts: 1,543
    edited February 2011
    ViperZ wrote: »
    Unfortunately, the decision has not been reversed (yet). Clement (our industry blah blah minister) asked CRTC to "go back to the drawing table". Knowing that Clement is a fan of big-box monopolies, I really doubt there will be big changes to the proposal. FYI, he is the guy who squashed CRTC's initiative to allow indie ISPs (resellers) to provide DSL with up to 30 Mbps speed. Now we have Bell and Robbers (I mean Rogers, sorry) offer 30 Mbps services, and indies are throttled down to 5 Mbps. Keep people signing the petition and support the effort.

    Yeah, ARS posted another update to that article stating as much. I just skimmed the first one and posted to this thread.
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  • warren
    warren Posts: 756
    edited February 2011
    De Regulation versus Regulation...They want your money if you use it, don't, and they won't get it. Build a better mouse trap, then you get the money. Run for Parliament.
    Some final words,
    "If you keep banging your head against the wall,
    you're going to have headaches."
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,067
    edited February 2011
    Jstas wrote: »
    Canada has the Internet?

    Yep, Al Gore stopped by not to long ago and brought them online. :tongue:
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited February 2011
    dpowell wrote: »
    Yep, Al Gore stopped by not to long ago and brought them online. :tongue:
    But he forgot to leave us global warming.:biggrin:
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