 Review by j3richo 
Posted: 1.6 years ago
member for 1.9 years, 337 visits, last login: 24 days ago
 Gatineau,QC
 $40 per month (12 month contract)
 "good speeds"
 "insanely low data caps, very high price for extra bandwidth"
 "you'll never get anything more than the absolute minimum they can get away with, no such thing as value for your money."
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Unless all you do all month is check your email, avoid Videotron. Their plans have horrible data caps, I'm currently paying 40$+ for 20 GIGS a month!! and they charge 8$ per extra gig! The worst part is that their plans get worse over time! instead of increasing their caps, they're now lower than they used to be. There is no value here, only ripoffs, I suggest you find a small DSL re-seller and stick with them.
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vomb87
@videotron.ca
| videotron data limits I have high speed internet package and have 20 GB download and 10GB upload limit per month.It is very little and they charge $8 extra for every gigabyte.Instead of increasing the limit they have kept it the same for years.There is no other cable internet company and they are a monopoly(videotron) and do what they want without anyone being able to do anything about it. | |
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Videotron User
@videotron.ca | Re: videotron data limits And how much are you saving with all those downloads?
How much is a CD?
How much is a movie?
How much is a game/software? | |
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DrugSkill
join:2005-11-14
Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, QC
 ·Videotron
3 edits | Re: videotron data limits said by Videotron User :
And how much are you saving with all those downloads?
How much is a CD?
How much is a movie?
How much is a game/software?
That's the point. That's why I still use broadband in Canada. But at 90$ a month...I'm not sure if I'm really saving anything, or if that's just a more convenient way of getting what I want when I want it. Plus original mediums is always better than downloaded stuff. They don't compare to France and Japan ISPs...but again, the demography of those country isn't comparable with ours. The real point why Canadian customers are complaining is the fact that technologies are supposed to evolve, but here in Canada, it's getting worst year after year. We were once better than USA on the broadband area, we are now weaker.
Edit: What the reviewer is not telling is that the High Speed service at 40$/month(if you take the one year engagement -10$, if you take their phone service -10$, original price is 60$/month) have a 50$ overcharge cap. So even if it's 8$ per gig over, it's 40$ + 50$ maximum. It's also important to note that their higher speed tier are'nt offering this overcharge cap, but have a 100gig combined cap(up/down). Which is, in my opinion, insanly stupid. The day they remove the 50$ overcharge cap I cancel the service, anyway I'll cancel it by October, and return to the stone ages. I'll start buying my media, which is just a transfer of money from a corporation, to another. There is more improtant stuff in life than entertainment, like food. | |
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