| This is just unacceptable I've switched to Teksavvy because 1. there was already a DOWNLOAD CAP so I was pretty sure that eventho some users can abuse the networks somtimes, the DOWNLOAD CAP would take care of things to not get out of control.
Also, the DOWNLOAD limit was clear, and I wouldn't fall from unlimited to 25GB the next month on a 1yr contract like waveII did with me.
That download cap also reassured me on the fact that if there was a cap, they wouldn't limit anything else since it would kind of be very restrictive in the end. You reach 100GB, fine, wait or pay for the excess. You know what you're getting into.
With 30K/sec cap, that's about 78GB of download in a month if used non-stop, so clearly just by numbers, this would change what I paid for (assuming I was on the internet only for P2P). Okay this is arguable, my point here is just to put the numbers on the table.
I am seriously frustrated by the DSL business here in canada... I mean, companies pay huge sums to lock you in place with contracts or whatnot (not blaming teksavvy here) change features all over the place, then pay huge sums and do serious mishaps to get users back? to screw them up again...I mean, spend that money a little bit better and you won't get that much competition and you will keep a satisfied loyal userbase.
Teksavvy has been abused in this, they are offering a CLEAR service and numbers are on the table, they rely on their suppliers business sense and client approach in order to be able to provide this service with the optimal offering in order to satisfy their clients. Force majeur can sometime mix the cards, but in this case, this was brutal and total bullying. You can't cut off services without prior notice or without a plan B (and if it's for network integrity (Bullshit but still) well you can cut off during peak times to start with, and inform the people of the whys and all.
At 3AM I was still at 30K/s... so clearly, someone made a stupid drastic decision @bell. If they want to move everybody from DSL to cable, this was just about the smartest move ever.
Hey someone at bell looking for a job at videotron maybe? |
