Internet caps drastically lowered as CRTC ruling takes effect

[Blaster]

Here's some more bad news. I guess the companies can do just about anything these days in order to maximize their profits and nickle and dime you every chance they get. I've always said that we are...

[satchick]

Politics aside, a 25GB download cap is completely unreasonable in a society where just about everything is internet based. This will only have a negative effect on businesses that rely on the internet for their daily operations, video conferencing and VPN users will probably go over 25GB in no time at all.... Even a casual user surfing the web and watching the occasional YouTube video will exceed 25GB in a month...

Digital download sales and on-demand streaming have skyrocketed recently, but that will probably change now... I think this is a case of Bell and Rogers looking to protect their television business rather than preventing network congestion. This model of uncompetitive business needs to end, we are supposedly a free market, other competitors should have the right to step in and pick up the slack, and either Bell and Rogers upgrade their infrastructure, or lose customers to a new player.

[dishuser]

Politics aside, a 25GB download cap is completely unreasonable in a society where just about everything is internet based. This will only have a negative effect on businesses that rely on the internet for their daily operations, video conferencing and VPN users will probably go over 25GB in no time at all.... Even a casual user surfing the web and watching the occasional YouTube video will exceed 25GB in a month...

Digital download sales and on-demand streaming have skyrocketed recently, but that will probably change now... I think this is a case of Bell and Rogers looking to protect their television business rather than preventing network congestion. This model of uncompetitive business needs to end, we are supposedly a free market, other competitors should have the right to step in and pick up the slack, and either Bell and Rogers upgrade their infrastructure, or lose customers to a new player.

I've watched many youtube vids plus downloaded many movies and never went over 15-20gb/month
now if I were to have a service like hulu or netflix that would change for sure

[andrshaw_3]

im with an internet provider that is unlimited. My max speed is about 1.99 mb/sec. Its wireless high speed. I pay $49 plus tax a month for the service. hopefully it stays unlimited because i paid a buttload of money for the equipment...but i own it if i cancel the service. Maybe i can hack the radio somehow....lol

[satchick]

If your provider leases their tier 1 feed from Bell it won't be unlimited for long........ I do believe Rogers is going to Usage based billing as well (I don't know why, what a great way to grab all of Bell's pissed off customers).

My biggest complaint is that I'll be paying the same price for an 87% reduction in service. I can reasonably expect my bill to double with my usage.

[TLG]

It is maddening!! how bureaucrats spend their time looking for ways to reach deeper
into middle and low income families pockets to take what little is left after taxes!!

[Blaster]

Politics aside, a 25GB download cap is completely unreasonable in a society where just about everything is internet based. This will only have a negative effect on businesses that rely on the internet for their daily operations, video conferencing and VPN users will probably go over 25GB in no time at all.... Even a casual user surfing the web and watching the occasional YouTube video will exceed 25GB in a month...

Digital download sales and on-demand streaming have skyrocketed recently, but that will probably change now... I think this is a case of Bell and Rogers looking to protect their television business rather than preventing network congestion. This model of uncompetitive business needs to end, we are supposedly a free market, other competitors should have the right to step in and pick up the slack, and either Bell and Rogers upgrade their infrastructure, or lose customers to a new player.

Very good point satchick. Yet Bell and Rogers are the only two big players in this picture, unfortunatly. The example is how they just simply buy out any new cellphone company that comes out with local all inclusive plans, at least here in Ontario. I'm not getting political in here, it is against the rules. But we all know that the change has to come from...an honest politician..:tehe::tehe:

[Arshlep]

I just got a quote for sat internet in Ontario and the bandwidth limit is 250 GB[ A DAY]. Are they saying that the limit will drop to 25GB per day. And yes is going to be so nice to get out from under Rogers thumb.

[427rat]

To protest this ruling look up openmedia dot ca

[abby]

what a bunch of crap,or communisum same deal there giving it to us up the a-- once again,only in canada.

[chong6969]

I just got a quote for sat internet in Ontario and the bandwidth limit is 250 GB[ A DAY]. Are they saying that the limit will drop to 25GB per day. And yes is going to be so nice to get out from under Rogers thumb.

I'd read the fine print again it's more like 250MB's a day with Sat internet not worth the money if u live in rogers land

[ft@t@lk™]

you can also keep track of your internet usage online in real time
check with your ISP's tech support department

[satchick]

Looks like Harper has stepped in and ordered a full review of this ruling:

From the Globe and Mail:

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is taking the unusual step of intervening in an ever mounting controversy over Internet billing.

Mr. Harper on Tuesday put more heft behind Industry Minister Tony Clement’s decision to launch a probe of a regulatory decision that raises the cost of Internet service, announcing he, too, is second-guessing the ruling.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/tech-news/pm-orders-review-of-internet-billing/article1890567/