rumpumpachump
@cogeco.net | reply to Jamesy
Re: Jason Laszlo (Bell spokesman)'s real thoughts on this issue
Where is the teksavvy chatroom? |
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morningstar
join:2007-02-15
London, ON
1 edit | reply to Jamesy
What an asshole. |
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Kdee
join:2005-08-26
Etobicoke, ON | reply to Jamesy
Another story on this:
»itnerd.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/···you-too/ |
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CanadianIron
join:2006-10-08
Beverly Hills, CA | reply to Jamesy
Haven't heard from him recently... |
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Angelo_
The Network Guy
Premium
join:2002-06-18 | reply to Jamesy
he hid his profile from the public now LOL |
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CanadianIron
join:2006-10-08
Beverly Hills, CA | reply to Jamesy
It's generally a good idea to do that on facebook anyways. |
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Kdee
join:2005-08-26
Etobicoke, ON | reply to Jamesy
Nobody has heard from him because he's so throttleicious!  |
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CanadianIron
join:2006-10-08
Beverly Hills, CA
1 edit | reply to Jamesy
Looks like they have a new spokesman now:
"Bell says 60 GB is enough for 30 high-definition movies at 2 GB each or 168 one-hour television episodes at about 350 MB each.
"If you want to download movies, you can download a mess of them," spokesman Mark Langton says."
»www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008···ads.html |
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cbp
join:2005-11-24
Montreal, QC
| 2GB for a HD movie??? What is that guy smoking?
A normal dvd movie is ~4.3GB.
My latest 720p movie is 4.3GB and it is like this because it was made to fit on a dvd.
A 1080p movie is ~12+ GB.
Any other movie where it says HD blah blah is not high def. I need 720p or more on my 42 incher.  |
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jy3s654h9o
| Buy the DVD then?
Stunning. OK, so you're cool with grabbing content for free, but to express it so openly in public almost as if it's an entitlement just f*ing astounds me.
I almost can't call Bell for their actions based on attitudes like that. Just... wow. |
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qweloo
join:2007-10-04
h3p 2c4
 ·Bell Sympatico
1 edit | reply to Jamesy
Maybe you should evolve from the DVD ... Maybe you will survive in business long enough to realize the only constant is change and adapting to it to make your customers happy.
Maybe you should take a hint from the year after year after year of lower sales that your customers dont want to buy overpriced DVDs or CDs anymore ? They want choice and cheap prices.
Maybe you didnt realize yet that Apple itunes movies is the new winning business model and customers are entitled to their content. Although their prices is still high they are at least in the good direction.
Good luck competing with that kind of choice, cheap prices, speed and convenience with your DVDs.
Bell and the recording industry should maybe listen to their customers, adapt to what their customers wants and find a way to profit by fulfilling those needs instead of trying to deny reality, lie, hide, lobby, sue their way through a losing battle. |
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CanadianIron
join:2006-10-08
Beverly Hills, CA | reply to Jamesy
VOD is definitely the way of the future. |
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ScytheNoire
join:2008-04-08
Windsor, ON
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Jason is a dink. I think the picture and comments show that. He's probably in hiding now. Should be fired, but weasels and liars always seem to survive.
As for the downloads, try getting an MMO download. Downloading the Age of Conan pre-order client and it's 13.4GB!
Yes, 13.4GB for the game client download, via torrent. Imagine how long that would take at 30k throttled speed? Ugh.
How many of those can I download with 60GB a month?
And there's a lot of other games that use torrents for downloading, like Age of Conan, and other popular games like World of Warcraft, which is also a huge download (over 7GB) you can get legally from Blizzard that uses torrents.
There are a ton of legit uses for torrents and other programs that are currently being throttled, not to mention the invasion of privacy.
Bell needs to be terminated. |
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CanadianIron
join:2006-10-08
Beverly Hills, CA
| reply to Jamesy
"According to a list compiled by spokesperson Jason Laszlo, Bell has resolved about 100 complaints from Toronto Star readers since Jan 1 of this year.
Now that's something to be grateful for."
»www.thestar.com/Business/article/426756 |
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gdogg
join:2006-02-06
39123
2 edits | reply to Jamesy
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On a serious note, burn in hell |
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CanadianIron
join:2006-10-08
Beverly Hills, CA
1 edit | reply to Jamesy
lthough Bell Canada still operates call centres in Canada, it outsources a number of jobs to such places as India.
``We have chosen to work with offshore partners to address the reality of a shrinking pool of available workers here in Canada - especially in the bilingual market,'' says Bell Canada's associate director of media relations Jason Laszlo. ``Staffing Canadian call centres has become a challenge for many companies in various industries. Looking offshore has proven a viable solution. By carefully selecting and training our offshore teams, we can ensure they meet Bell's expectations and standards.''
»www.canada.com/topics/technology···3b971028
also:
"The iPhone is compelling. Apple has a strong brand and cache," says Jason Laszlo, associate director of media relations at Bell Canada.
"But Bell offers the same services on smart phones, with streaming music and video capabilities. The GSM network is the biggest globally, but the CDMA network that our smart phones, like the Samsung ACE or BlackBerry World, run on is the fastest and largest in North America.
"Products like that have the best of both worlds because it also offers GSM capability," Laszlo adds. "And what customers want is convenient communication."
»www.thestar.com/SpecialSections/···e/431584 |
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mazhurg
Premium
join:2004-05-02
Portage La Prairie, MB
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·MTS
| said by CanadianIron  :``We have chosen to work with offshore partners to address the reality of a shrinking pool of available workers here in Canada - especially in the bilingual market,'' says Bell Canada's associate director of media relations Jason Laszlo. Translation: Darn, them Canuks don't want to work for peanuts! That'll show 'em! |
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IOP8ih30
@utoronto.ca | reply to Jamesy
"especially in the bilingual market"
Is he really saying it's easier for Bell to find bilingual call centre workers in India, than in Canada? |
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spepin77
join:2007-12-06
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CanadianIron
join:2006-10-08
Beverly Hills, CA
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"Both Bell and Rogers representatives told the Globe and Mail that they are investing in Fibre to the Node or the closer Fibre to the Curb technology, with the last mile remaining as their DSL and cable lines.
Jason Laszlo, spokesperson for Bell Canada said this is where the bottle necking occurs in high bandwidth usage. "
»www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/···ogy/home |
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