bouche Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 This is not a good sign for customers and it's only the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 The CRTC are Harper's lap-dogs now. Look out baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgnor Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Big business pays more for bandwidth than we do... better cable costs more too... I still think it's bunk but it fits right in with our system, I think the liberals would eventually let it slide too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAlphaNerd Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Fair Trade has a Posse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Damn, well I guess I won't be leaving Rogers for Tekksavy after all then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Damn, well I guess I won't be leaving Rogers for Tekksavy after all then... I'd rather be supporting Tek Savvy than Ted Rogers If the crappy bell grid around here could handle higher speed i'd switch over to TS in a second. I'm trapped with Cogeco cable company (but their service is fast and the lines never drop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMatt Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 I laughed at "Man at work"s comment from the article"To me downloading is like street hockey. Go ahead and have fun but don't impede traffic."Boy I miss a good game of street hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 I totally agree in theory... However if TS can't provide the service, that's doesn't leave me with too much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 I totally agree in theory... However if TS can't provide the service, that's doesn't leave me with too much...But they can. They have "dry loop" pricing. It's still over the Bell lines, but you don't have to be a Bell subscriber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 I dunno what it is, but quebec's videotron provincial monopoly is completely outside of this battle. They are providing pretty damn good service without any filtering or throttling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 I always wanted to switch to TekSavvy but the Bell trunk lines around me couldn't promise high enough speed. Looks like Bell is going to really try to fuck with their wholesale clients now. Fuckers. My buddy just got this in his email today:Dear Valued Customer,We are writing to you today as many activities are underway to shape/reshape Internet use as you all know it. Over the last year some of you have been made aware and/or have seen activities on throttling in the news or in your daily lives. Another proceeding relating to the Internet in Canada required Telecom providers (Bell/Telus/etc.) to provide ISPs with wholesale service speeds that match those that they offer to their own retail customers. Specifically, Bell has been directed by the CRTC to provide matching speeds which would allow us all to have more flexibility in our day to day online requirements. Instead of adhering to these directives, Bell decided to take this issue to the federal Cabinet and at the same time file a tariff application with the CRTC proposing to introduce Usage Based Billing (UBB) on its wholesale customer accounts.What does this mean for you, the consumer?Bell provides TekSavvy with last mile, wholesale DSL access services, which TekSavvy uses to provide you with your Internet access. If Bell were to be allowed to introduce UBB on this service, a cap of 60GB would be imposed on all of its users, with very heavy penalties per Gigabyte afterwards (multiple times more than our current per Gigabyte rate of $0.25/GB on overages). This would inherently all but remove Unlimited internet services in Ontario/Quebec and potentially cause large increases in internet costs from month to month.If you'd like to make your comments/concerns known about what Bell is attempting to do, please do so here:http://support.crtc.gc.ca/crtcsubmissionmu/forms/Telecom.aspx?lang=eSelect the word "Tariff" from the drop down list.Add the following in Subject Line "File Number # 8740-B2-200904989 - Bell Canada - TN 7181" and make your thoughts known!The deadline for filing your comments is today at midnight, so hurry!Regards,Rocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 fwiw, there may be a privacy rights issue here ... last week the Privacy Commissioner indicated they are looking into Deep Packet Inspection as a violation of a user's privacy. CBC article here. DPI is what allows ISPs to identify file sharing activity and is said to be akin to the post office opening all of your mail to see what's inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 Thanks for the link phishtaper. I was having a discussion about this the other day and my friend couldn't remember the article, pretty sure this was the one he was speaking of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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