| Bits vs Bytes Did anyone else notice that the chart lists the figures in bits and even goes so far as to use the terminology "download bit cap" and "upload bit cap", or am I the only one? It's probably just another case of marketing people not knowing simple networking terms but are you Cogeco folks sure you're not getting capped at a little over 1 GB for Lite, 8 GB for Standard, and around 12 GB for Pro?
I don't know why this always gets to me but for some reason I can't stand reading this kind of mistake all the time...
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4 edits | Also, not mentioned in the article is that Cogeco has also included overcharges in their AUP. While they are NOT currently collecting the charges one wonders why they would include the clause. All users have, in effect, agreed to pay these fees, Cogeco just isn't collecting them .. yet ... at a rate of $10 per gig over your bitcap. Cogeco currently allows you to over your cap by anywhere from 20-30%, so you could be in for a big suprise in the near future! There is no cap on the overcharge other than whatever % they allow you to go over your package allotment. Some users report getting to 90 gig before being locked out, that equals $300 in potential overcharges!
Quoted from their AUP :
COGECO monitors the amount of traffic to and from all
modems to identify usage above the bandwidth limitations. If
the Customer exceeds this limit, the Customer may be charged
up to an additional $1.00 per 100 Megabytes for both upstream and/or downstream traffic.
Other users also speculate that Cogeco's enforcement of these low hard-caps is in order to stifle high gig downloaders (which are being assumed to be downloaded movie/tv content) and encourage them to buy more lucrative tv/ppv packages at Cogeco. This theory also explains why the other major providers (Bell, Rogers) also enforce low bitcaps - to protect their tv/ppv services, while traditional ISPs (such as Teksavvy) can provide the same level of service at competitve prices with unlimited bandwidth. Perhaps Bell/Cogeco/Rogers are not doing the public good by being able to provide multiple services. |
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 TsumePremium
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I also noticed and was about to comment when I saw your comment.
If they are going to advertise speeds in megabits (Mbps) then it looks like their caps are in gigabits (Gb).
Pathetic they are.
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