p2pnet
join:2007-04-14
Lake Cowichan, BC
| Quebeckers hit Bell Canada with class action Union des consommateurs (Consumers Union) and Bell customer Myrna Raphael have lodged a class-action lawsuit against Canada's largest ISP.
Way to go 
Story here - »www.p2pnet.net/story/16098
Cheers! | |
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Arbalister
join:2007-11-24
St Catharines, ON | Re: Quebeckers hit Bell Canada with class action A link should be posted (when we find it) about where to go to join the class. Typically costs nothing, and guarantees you a share in the settlement. | |
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join:2004-07-16
Rigaud, QC | Re: Quebeckers hit Bell Canada with class action and only in french as usual. | |
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Gnaraktol
join:2008-03-18
Gatineau, QC
 ·TekSavvy Solutions..
| For those that can't understand the french:
They are asking punitive damages in the following:
- 80% of subscription costs
- $600.00 in false representation damages concerning the speed advertised.
- $1500.00 in damages for invasion of privacy!
That's not a bad paycheck if you ask me! $2100 plus 80% of what you were paying Bell... now the thing is that it's not for "wholesale" customers... it's for their own customers...
One of my buddies in Gatineau might just do that... hehe and he's not throttled yet, but they still lie about the advertised speeds and billing and what not... so he can't lose joining in on this. | |
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eots
join:2003-02-04 | Re: Quebeckers hit Bell Canada with class action Someone in Ontario needs to file a similar class action suit against Bell so the rest of us can join. | |
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Kareeser
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Premium
join:2006-07-18
Hamilton, ON | Re: Quebeckers hit Bell Canada with class action That's a good idea, actually.
Any lawyers want to take this up? I know oodles of people on Bell Canada who'd sign...
Extend it to wholesalers, and you get even more. | |
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gdogg
join:2006-02-06
39123 | Re: Quebeckers hit Bell Canada with class action Love quebec for never putting up with anything. Wish we had the PLQ party in ontario. | |
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fiestaware
join:2008-01-07 | Re: Quebeckers hit Bell Canada with class action I suppose that's what I get. | |
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theninjasqua
join:2007-09-26
Oakville, ON
| said by gdogg  :Love quebec for never putting up with anything. Wish we had the PLQ party in ontario. Thats not always a good thing as history has shown.
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An Onymous
@teksavvy.com
| >Wish we had the PLQ party in ontario.
We need a PLO party for us Ontarian... Not to be confused with that other organization. Hopefully, also not outsourced to there either.
I have the impression that the Quebec court is more consumer friendly too. Wish the same for our courts here. | |
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ftp1020
join:2007-01-30
Canada | If this keeps up, Bell's legal fees are easily going to top whatever profit they thought could be made from these shenanigans. And most companies die not with a whimper, nor with a bang - but in a flurry of lawsuits. | |
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bgw
@teksavvy.com | Wow! Its about time. | |
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Robrr
join:2008-04-19
Toronto, ON | If the succeed it will set a precedent which the courts I think would have to look at here in Ontario | |
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Candoo3
join:2005-01-24
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| Re: Quebeckers hit Bell Canada with class action said by Robrr :If the succeed it will set a precedent which the courts I think would have to look at here in Ontario Unless you are a Sympatico customer, I don't think it would make a diff anyways. Correct me if I'm wrong. | |
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An Onymous
@teksavvy.com | Re: Quebeckers hit Bell Canada with class action If Bell is forced to turn off DPI for their own customers, then they have better turn it off for other ISPs that use
their infrastructure.
Personally I think a precedent to the class action would be more powerful than a CRTC ruling. | |
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| olebiker
join:2008-04-16
Glenburnie, ON | Re: Quebeckers hit Bell Canada with class action Quebec has different civil law than Ontario or any other province. At least it did when I lived there many years ago. | |
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Quake110
join:2003-12-20
Ottawa, ON
·Velcom
| Re: Quebeckers hit Bell Canada with class action said by olebiker :Quebec has different civil law than Ontario or any other province. At least it did when I lived there many years ago. Yup, Canadian provinces uses the common law (British) while Québec has the Civil code. | |
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cbp
join:2005-11-24
Montreal, QC
| I will apply since I am with H3ll.
When signing up, do I use the name on the contract or my own, or both?
"Avez-vous constaté depuis octobre 2007 des ralentissements à votre vitesse d'accès Internet? Oui.
Si oui, veuillez indiquer les applications sur lesquelles vous avez constaté des ralentissements:"
[Did you see any internet slowdowns since October '07?
If so on which applications?]
Which other applications besides torrents are irrefutably throttled?
If anyone tested this yet, are other application throttled as well when you use them in parallel with torrents? | |
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chronoss2008
Premium
join:2008-03-29 | So what. We could still sue a company and request for class action. If enough people had issues that could be presented. | |
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