Internet Usage Limits Should Raise ....
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yeah its pretty rough. i need to monitor my usage all the time. its the damn internet for crying out loud....as if they don't charge enough for it already...they had to implement this limit. i think it was imposed earlier this year too. i have rogers...its caps me at 60gb. anything over is $2 per gig and caps at $25. pretty stupid. i can run through 100gb a month when im not careful.
Cycleguy007
Banned
I did...
11-12 years ago, I became a subscriber of Rogers "WAVE", which eventually just morphed into their high speed service, ran into some issues, so I dumped them 5 yrs ago and moved to Bell. Which solved those issues, but then recently they started this throttling BS and usage fees...
So, finally have been able to say FUCK YOU to them now as well!
Primus... no throttling, (as near as I can tell anyway) & no usage limits.
11-12 years ago, I became a subscriber of Rogers "WAVE", which eventually just morphed into their high speed service, ran into some issues, so I dumped them 5 yrs ago and moved to Bell. Which solved those issues, but then recently they started this throttling BS and usage fees...
So, finally have been able to say FUCK YOU to them now as well!
Primus... no throttling, (as near as I can tell anyway) & no usage limits.
That's just a symptom of a larger issue which is Canada lags behind other industrialized countries (22 out of 30 countries) based on the affordability, accessibility and speed of the country's broadband Internet.
Cycleguy007
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This:
Probably has a lot to do with our very low population density relative to our land mass... Our population is scattered over GREAT distances.
Not all of canada has these issues, I know in Nova Scotia, years ago they got the same amount from the federal gov, to help setup internet and networking, as the larger provinces, and they up and spent it all on fiber optic and high end switching gear. So, now a company called eastlink, offers unlimited 15Mb connects. I don't think the other companys have limits either but don't offer the same speeds. But as a country we are huge and have a pretty small population and setting up that kind of access is hard. download limits SUCK! But there is not a lot you can do about it, other than trying to switch providers, and hope they figure it out. If you do switch please make sure the customer service agent makes a note that you are switching because of the cap. If enough do that maybe they'll catch on.
And your ISP pays his ISP by the gigabyte. Why should the 20% of the users who consume 80% of the bandwidth pay the same monthly fee.
Robbers
Always call Rogers Sales Dept periodically and tell them you have been
a loyal customer for several years and ask them if there are any special offers you might be entitled to. Recently I signed up for the Rogers Stick.
They only charged me an extra $5.00/ month plus they upgraded several of my services at no extra charge. I wish I had called them sooner.
Always call Rogers Sales Dept periodically and tell them you have been
a loyal customer for several years and ask them if there are any special offers you might be entitled to. Recently I signed up for the Rogers Stick.
They only charged me an extra $5.00/ month plus they upgraded several of my services at no extra charge. I wish I had called them sooner.
I have a plan with Bell that caps at a 100 gig and a $1/gig if I go over. I moniter my usage closely too. Last month I used 99.9 gig.
That's one tip that a lot of frugal and get rich slowly blogs mention. Call your service providers (no, not those!) every six months and demand the best prices and value.
Be sure to shop and research the competition before calling so you know whatever your current provider offers is competitive.
AFAIK, both Bell and Rogers charge a specific charge per GB but it caps out at around $25-30. So that's the max you would end up paying.
