[Eastern Ontario] Blogtv and Cogeco in Cogeco http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20957458 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:46:50 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:46:50 EDT Re: [Eastern Ontario] Blogtv and Cogeco http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20981223 Chainzz : I do agree that Cogeco needs the cap, however I think a system if they could get it in place on buying extra bandwidth blocks would help kill some of this Teksavvy hype.

I am sure I use my fair share, I have gotten letters in the past. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20981223 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:09:00 EDT Re: [Eastern Ontario] Blogtv and Cogeco http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20976103 BettyPuddle : The simple way to see how much you're using and how much you're wasting is check is on selfcare at my.cogeco.ca

Secondly, there IS a business package that has unlmited, but it's double the price of the package with the 200GB limit.

And it really isn't a matter of how big the company is, you guys are right. It's about the demand -vs- supply thing... Have to keep the servers working quickly, the customer's surfing with as little issue as possible, and the share holders satisfied so you don't go bankrupt :)

Most ISPs though have worked to upgrade and continue to expand their networks, and are based on a setup that did not expect the kind of expansion the internet has seen over the last ten years or so. (my 2 cents lol)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20976103 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:19:16 EDT Re: [Eastern Ontario] Blogtv and Cogeco http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20970482 Snickerdo :
said by Comfrtbly See Profile :

Shaw does have a cap, but is very rarely enforced. Unlike Cogeco and their heavy-handed tactics.
It never used to be enforced on Cogeco either. Things change, and they can with Shaw too.
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said by beatsnpieces See Profile :

Comcast is in America. We're talking about Canadian ISPs and let's face it, Canada is far behind the US when it comes to broadband infrastructure. Which is sad considering America is far behind most of the rest of the developed world.
Actually, Canada's broadband infrastructure is considerably -better- than what they have in the USA, it always has been and still is (FIOS doesn't count, either. We'll see what happens when Verizon starts bleeding money from every orifice that they have). The reason we're seeing these caps right now is because Canadian companies were investing in broadband back in the early 90s, and 50% of the Canadian population was using broadband back when the US was just starting to get into it. The Canadians are now trying to turn a profit on their investment. The exact same thing that is happening here now will be happening in the US, Europe and Asia in 2-7 years when shareholders start demanding profits on their investment.

Nice try though, the whole "America is ahead" when it comes to broadband is a popular, yet incorrect, myth. You can't be faulted for this.
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said by urbanriot See Profile :

said by beatsnpieces See Profile :

If you want internet service with no caps you have to go with one of the smaller independent ISPs that do not have a large enough customer base to make caps necessary.
HAH, while I tire of these cap threads as much as the next guy, customer base has nothing to do with caps and it's completely about making money.

Comcast has 12.9 million high-speed internet customers and has a 250GB cap.

Cogeco has, what, 500,000 cable internet subscribers?

Nice try, but the argument that only smaller ISP's can offer a cap higher than 60GB is fail.
Comcast is in America. We're talking about Canadian ISPs and let's face it, Canada is far behind the US when it comes to broadband infrastructure. Which is sad considering America is far behind most of the rest of the developed world.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20965087 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:56:00 EDT Re: [Eastern Ontario] Blogtv and Cogeco http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20964933 urbanriot :
said by beatsnpieces See Profile :

If you want internet service with no caps you have to go with one of the smaller independent ISPs that do not have a large enough customer base to make caps necessary.
HAH, while I tire of these cap threads as much as the next guy, customer base has nothing to do with caps and it's completely about making money.

Comcast has 12.9 million high-speed internet customers and has a 250GB cap.

Cogeco has, what, 500,000 cable internet subscribers?

Nice try, but the argument that only smaller ISP's can offer a cap higher than 60GB is fail. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20964933 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:19:25 EDT Re: [Eastern Ontario] Blogtv and Cogeco http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20964921 Snickerdo :
said by timmins316 See Profile :

I was told by two people shaw and rogers had no caps and people on both those networks have no caps what so ever.
You were told wrong.

Also, you can get a 200GB cap for $100/month on Cogeco, which is extremely competitive if you need that much bandwidth.

My only beef with Cogeco is that they cut you off if you go over. I'm sure most people would prefer some sort of overage system or block buying like what's offered by Teksavvy.
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said by timmins316 See Profile :

Why do other company's have no cap?
Bell:
Total Internet Essential: 2gb 17.95
Total Internet Essential Plus: 20gb 27.95
Total Internet Performance: 60gb 37.95
Total Internet Max: 10: 100gb 47.95
Total Internet Max 16: 100gb 77.95

Rogers:
Ultra Lite: 2gb 24.95
Lite: 25gb 34.95
Express: 60gb 44.95
Extreme: 95gb 54.95
Extreme Plus: 95gb 99.95

Telus:
High Speed Lite: 10gb 19.95
High Speed Enhanced: 60gb 30.95
High Speed Extreme: 60gb 35.95

Videotron:
Basic Internet: 2gb 27.95
High Speed Internet: 20gb 40.95
Extreme High Speed: 100gb 64.95
Extreme High Speed Plus: 20gb 79.95
Ultimate Speed Internet 30: 30gb 64.95
Ultimate Speed Internet 50: 50gb 79.95

Shaw:
High Speed Lite: 10gb 29.95
High Speed: 60gb 40.95
High Speed Extreme: 100gb 50.95
High Speed Nitro: 150gb 101.95

Cogeco:
Lite: 10gb 29.95
Standard: 60gb 44.95
Pro: 100gb 69.95

Considering that all of the other companies on this list are many times larger then Cogeco I daresay Cogeco is quite competitive, even more so considering that Cogeco is the ONLY company on that list that does not charge any overage fees for exceeding the cap. If you want internet service with no caps you have to go with one of the smaller independent ISPs that do not have a large enough customer base to make caps necessary.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20959677 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:04:35 EDT Re: [Eastern Ontario] Blogtv and Cogeco http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20957540 exseven : the bandwidth cap doesnt discriminate

and for reference

(240 000 000 kilobits) / (600 (kb / s)) = 111.111111 hours

thats a lot of video blogging (30GB (half cap) divided by max bitrate that blogtv recommends)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20957540 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:10:00 EDT [Eastern Ontario] Blogtv and Cogeco http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20957458 timmins316 : Hi, I've been a valued user over the last few years for Cogeco and I wish there wasn't a cap on bandwidth like other company's. I used blogtv.com a lot and it uses a ton of bandwidth but streaming sites such as blog should be excluded, the evolution of web camera sites has become a vast abundance of much newer cam sites like stickam and apparently their bandwidth hogs. Putting caps on customers for such usage is stupid and assinine. For people who like cogeco and want to stay with cogeco should have no more bandwidth restrictions. Why do other company's have no cap? Thats what I don't understand about these so called big companys not giving into customer needs and wants. Why does cogeco force customers to look for different ISP's when the one you got is soo good but have a cap limit. It's not fair to users who like using blogtv as their vice and they have to limit the usage and get bigger packages. That's stupid in my mind and shouldn't happen whatsoever. Why caps in the first place, you are just frustrating other customers with their bs. Yes blog is an evolution and it won't be stopped, not by cogeco or some cap limited ISP. Cogeco is great for speeds but come on caps. Shouldn't need those when the company is making millions already. Not fair to people who want to use camera web sites and be a camera whore. Rant over. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20957458 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:49:55 EDT