 nekkidtruthYou fail at life.Premium
join:2002-05-20
London, ON
 ·Rogers Hi-Speed
| Deregulation Bell has been trying very hard to become deregulated. They have been trying for quite some time now. From what I've read, this can happen if their user base drops below a specific threshold. This is just another attempt to do that.
Their customer service has deteriorated and their service has been stuck in second gear since 2001 in a lot of areas (especially in Southwestern Ontario). They tried to implement caps in the past and saw a huge backlash. Maybe they finally realized this was the easiest way to get people to cancel their services so they can finally become deregulated so they can of course, lower their prices and fix their network! (Or so they claim they would do if they were to become deregulated.) Yeah right!
I hope Bell rots.
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| can someone explain why internet services are regressing to lower levels of capabilities? We're moving backwards instead of forwards. I mean this is a horrible turn of events for the consumer. |
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| reply to nekkidtruth
Their Internet service is not regulated. You're thinking about them wanting to be de-regulated from a local phone perspective. |
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sdfry
join:2006-11-30
Manotick, ON | reply to nekkidtruth
So all this chatter is nice, what is the action plan? There are options from other providers. Vote with your wallet and do like we did - change to an alternate provider.
In our case in Ottawa, we switched to the National Capital Freenet. You want to talk about value? How about C$29.95 per month for 5M/800K service with 40G cap.
Products and services are priced based on what the market will bear. The only way to push back on these prices is when enough subscribers choose other providers! |
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So all this chatter is nice, what ya gonna do about it? There are options from other providers. Vote with your feet and do like I did - change to an alternate provider. In our case in Ottawa, we switched to the National Capital Freenet. You want to talk about value? How about C$29.95 per month for 5M/800 service with 40G cap. I say again, vote with your wallet! |
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 sitrix
join:2002-04-15
Tacoma, WA | reply to drunkgoat
Sure, it's simple... GREED! Last mile providers see a lot of companies (such as Google) making a lot of money on Internet and with fast growing popularity of Internet amongst general population, those last mile providers want to make as much money as possible charging anyone they can in any way they can . Eventually those companies will make so much money that they will use it as a way to choke any innovation or competition... Sad!  |
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nekkidtruthYou fail at life.Premium
join:2002-05-20
London, ON Reviews:
·Rogers Hi-Speed
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said by travisc:Their Internet service is not regulated. You're thinking about them wanting to be de-regulated from a local phone perspective. No, not at all. They claim that their Internet services will see price changes as well as a better infrastructure if they become deregulated (local phone side of things). I'm well aware of what is/isn't deregulated with Bell. Bell has made many promises in all corners of their services if/when they become deregulated. It's part of the bigger picture. They will do anything at all possible to get themselves deregulated.
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