Comments on: High-Speed Internet = High Prices in Canada http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/ Thoughts on Startups, Entrepreneurs and the Web Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:25:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: korea http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-345579 korea Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:04:22 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/#comment-345579 In south korea, internet package with download speed of 100mb per second is just $30 per month. When I was visiting Canada from Korea, I was surprised how slow the internet was and how expensive it was. Korea is implementing 1gb/second internet by 2012. lol In south korea, internet package with download speed of 100mb per second is just $30 per month. When I was visiting Canada from Korea, I was surprised how slow the internet was and how expensive it was. Korea is implementing 1gb/second internet by 2012. lol

]]> By: Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-255804 Mark Evans Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:22:41 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/#comment-255804 Shrike, Internet prices here start at about $45/month for basic high-speed, and then go up to $100/month for ultra high-speed service. There are bandwidth caps in place, which are now fairly generous. But it appears as if metered usage is on the horizon, which will likely see ISPs introduce plans based on data usage as opposed to speed. By the way, I've done some post recently looking at the metered usage issue. Thanks for the comment. Mark Shrike,

Internet prices here start at about $45/month for basic high-speed, and then go up to $100/month for ultra high-speed service. There are bandwidth caps in place, which are now fairly generous. But it appears as if metered usage is on the horizon, which will likely see ISPs introduce plans based on data usage as opposed to speed.

By the way, I’ve done some post recently looking at the metered usage issue. Thanks for the comment.

Mark

]]> By: Shrike http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-255800 Shrike Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:12:41 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/#comment-255800 Dang. Just realized this is a really old post... Dang. Just realized this is a really old post…

]]> By: Shrike http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-255799 Shrike Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:12:20 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/#comment-255799 Could someone please explain this to me (a finnish citizen, trying to figure out WTF is going on in Canada). So, Canadians pay about 55 CAD (about 40 EUR) per month for "High-Speed Extreme" connection, which is how fast? On top of that you pay extra after certain amount of data has been transferred, how much is this then? I'm paying about 30 EUR (about 41 CAD) for Full Rate 8/1 Mbit/s per month, no limits what so ever. This in southern Finland. Could someone please explain this to me (a finnish citizen, trying to figure out WTF is going on in Canada).

So, Canadians pay about 55 CAD (about 40 EUR) per month for “High-Speed Extreme” connection, which is how fast? On top of that you pay extra after certain amount of data has been transferred, how much is this then?

I’m paying about 30 EUR (about 41 CAD) for Full Rate 8/1 Mbit/s per month, no limits what so ever. This in southern Finland.

]]> By: Armil@high speed http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-242305 Armil@high speed Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:14:30 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/#comment-242305 This is great! I am so glad to know this very important information. Hoping for another reliable post! This is great! I am so glad to know this very important information. Hoping for another reliable post!

]]> By: Sam http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-193540 Sam Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:09:11 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/#comment-193540 Business is business. If I were Rogers/Bell/Telus, I will set the same prices. THIS IS THE GOVERNMENT'S FAULT. CRTC never did anything to make more carriers to compete. Business is business. If I were Rogers/Bell/Telus, I will set the same prices. THIS IS THE GOVERNMENT'S FAULT. CRTC never did anything to make more carriers to compete.

]]> By: Rickster http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-187660 Rickster Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:44:42 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/#comment-187660 Canada is a HIGH "taxing" country -basically, thats what our government does. We would be dillusional as Canadians if we thought our own Canadian gov't and their best freind's , our very own telecom-Duopoly-Pirates themselves, weren't RIPPING us off every day. Its obvisouly in "their" best interests, and ya they couldn'y give a hoot about the Canadian Consumers' -except, that they consume themselves. At one time we may have been Beavers, but now sadly we're more like Lemmings,-grudgingly agreeing to these ever higher (with ever-worse service) monthly Internet rates from nothing less than a totalitarian telecom corporate canadian dictatorship. It is disgusting, these same so-called Canadian corporations open up "sweat" shops in poorer 3rd-world countries to pocket even more "illegal" profits at tremendous Canadian job losses. BUT, just you or me try to work in one of these countries and our own Canadian government punishes us by TAXING us even more. -ya you know exactly what I mean. ! Save for a few real Canadians' left, the rest of us deserve what we got -we voted for them ALL, and bottom-line we don't do a thing about it, except complain politely like Lemmings off a cliff. :) wanna get off the treadmill ?, maybe these are a start. <a href="http://netneutrality.ca" target="_blank">http://netneutrality.ca</a> <a href="http://saveournet.ca" target="_blank">http://saveournet.ca</a> Canada is a HIGH "taxing" country -basically, thats what our government does.
We would be dillusional as Canadians if we thought our own Canadian gov't and their best freind's , our very own telecom-Duopoly-Pirates themselves, weren't RIPPING us off every day.
Its obvisouly in "their" best interests, and ya they couldn'y give a hoot about the Canadian Consumers' -except, that they consume themselves.

At one time we may have been Beavers, but now sadly we're more like Lemmings,-grudgingly agreeing to these ever higher (with ever-worse service) monthly Internet rates from nothing less than a totalitarian telecom corporate canadian dictatorship.

It is disgusting, these same so-called Canadian corporations open up "sweat" shops in poorer 3rd-world countries to pocket even more "illegal" profits at tremendous Canadian job losses.
BUT, just you or me try to work in one of these countries and our own Canadian government punishes us by TAXING us even more. -ya you know exactly what I mean. !

Save for a few real Canadians' left, the rest of us deserve what we got -we voted for them ALL, and bottom-line we don't do a thing about it, except complain politely like Lemmings off a cliff. :)

wanna get off the treadmill ?, maybe these are a start.
http://netneutrality.ca
http://saveournet.ca

]]> By: William Smith http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-184229 William Smith Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:03:13 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/#comment-184229 The ISP's are using the same pricing model as Canadian wireless providors, treat the essential technology (high speed internet is becoming essential for future economic prosperity) as a luxury and price accordingly. As long as current delivery model exists, this situation will not change. The ISP's are using the same pricing model as Canadian wireless providors, treat the essential technology (high speed internet is becoming essential for future economic prosperity) as a luxury and price accordingly. As long as current delivery model exists, this situation will not change.

]]> By: Bryan http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-161236 Bryan Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:03:57 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/#comment-161236 Here is what I did--I told them today to downgrade me from Extreme to Express. Instead of downloading at 1MB/s, which I never did since they throttle, I will download from now on at 700KB/s. The cap is same to me--max $25 on top a month. Basically, I want to thank Rogers for making me do the math and making me save $10 a month from now on. THANK YOU ROGERS!!! Here is what I did–I told them today to downgrade me from Extreme to Express. Instead of downloading at 1MB/s, which I never did since they throttle, I will download from now on at 700KB/s. The cap is same to me–max $25 on top a month. Basically, I want to thank Rogers for making me do the math and making me save $10 a month from now on. THANK YOU ROGERS!!!

]]> By: Snowalker http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-68027 Snowalker Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:55:16 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/01/12/high-speed-internet-high-prices-in-canada/#comment-68027 Hi, I am on rogers from nov 07 and I'm very disappointed about them: 1. bad customer service (it was more then 24h, maybe 48h spent waiting at the phone and talking with an operator, in 6 months) 2. right now is a download limit (60giga) and it wasn't from the beginning, from that time when I choose Rogers, or whatever wasn't specified in the rogers offer... 3. very slow upload 4. they has put on my bill services that I never chose before (in 2 months I payed more than $200, and the regulary bill is around $100...) 5. there is an option they can take the money directly from my visa account, I've select this bills payment option and they never send to me a bill, through my mail. When a was to the bank they told me that I need to talk with Rogers if I want to change the payment method. Wtf? It's my bank account and I expect to have total access to. ...and so on, there are many more problems with rogers internet provider Hi,
I am on rogers from nov 07 and I’m very disappointed about them:
1. bad customer service (it was more then 24h, maybe 48h spent waiting at the phone and talking with an operator, in 6 months)
2. right now is a download limit (60giga) and it wasn’t from the beginning, from that time when I choose Rogers, or whatever wasn’t specified in the rogers offer…
3. very slow upload
4. they has put on my bill services that I never chose before (in 2 months I payed more than $200, and the regulary bill is around $100…)
5. there is an option they can take the money directly from my visa account, I’ve select this bills payment option and they never send to me a bill, through my mail. When a was to the bank they told me that I need to talk with Rogers if I want to change the payment method. Wtf? It’s my bank account and I expect to have total access to.
…and so on, there are many more problems with rogers internet provider

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