MeteredBill
@cgocable.net | reply to Krispy
Re: Usage Billing
Thanks for clearing somethings up like prices and max charge.
The rest of it is just pure corporate propaganda, and you should be ashamed of yourself Krispy. |
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peterboro1
join:2006-11-03
Peterborough, ON
| reply to rickardsred
said by rickardsred  :Its amusing that cogeco implements usage based billing right around the same time that bell applies to the CRTC for changes to tarrifs that would impose the same 60GB cap and usage based billing on all DSL resellers. Welcome to the internet in canada. Enjoy your 60GB wherever you go.... If I read the Nexicom reps reply in the thread I posted that won't be the case in Peterborough with their dsl. |
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krauserx15
join:2006-05-20
 ·Mountain Cable
| reply to hse
said by hse :So if you pay the overages, is there any limit to how much you could download? From what I've been told yes, you can download as much as you want but once someone in your area calls in to complain about speed you'll be in trouble. |
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ContentProvider
@teksavvy.com
| reply to Krispy
The truth of the matter is that Cogeco wants to be a content provider, not an internet service provider.
This is why their usage based billing fees are in line with what it costs to purchase actual content (i.e. per gigabyte price of buying a DVD or Blu-Ray movie) rather than what the bandwidth itself is actually worth.
Traditional television is threatened by competition from cheaper or even free internet streaming video. And since that is where they make most of their profits, Cogeco is moving to metered billing so that you will be paying them $5 for every movie you watch regardless of whether you buy it from them or from their online competitors.
Talk about "bandwidth hogs" and this ridiculous attempt to pretend that bandwidth is a scare resource are nothing more than thinly-veiled attempts to turn customers against each other so that they won't blame the real culprit: Cogeco. This is nothing more than sheer unbridled corporate greed. There is no possible way to justify markups of over 1000% on bandwidth costs. |
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Shyte
Premium
join:2002-02-27
NF, ON
| reply to krauserx15
Re: Usage Billing
said by krauserx15 :said by hse :So if you pay the overages, is there any limit to how much you could download? From what I've been told yes, you can download as much as you want but once someone in your area calls in to complain about speed you'll be in trouble. So basically you will have unlimited for $80 a month on the standard package then?? |
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krauserx15
join:2006-05-20
·Mountain Cable
| said by Shyte :So basically you will have unlimited for $80 a month on the standard package then?? That's right, assuming they don't try and pull something out of a hat. I'll be scheduling all my heavy downloading very late. They shouldn't have a problem with this because late night bandwidth is basically half a cent per GB and everyone is sleeping. Who knows though, I really don't trust Cogeco right now but we'll see in the coming months. |
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bbuchanan
Premium
join:2004-02-05
Peterborough, ON
| reply to MeteredBill
said by MeteredBill :
The rest of it is just pure corporate propaganda, and you should be ashamed of yourself Krispy.
Why should Krispy be ashamed??
Krispy only provided you with information so that you are aware of what is happening. It isn't Krispy's decision to implement usage billing.
I actually applaud Krispy for standing up and being the one to publicize this. Would you have preferred to hear it from a CSR, or when you see the charges first appear on your bill instead?
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Nexicom - »www.nexicom.net |
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vuarra
join:2005-10-11
Hamilton, ON
·Cogeco Cable
| reply to Krispy
I understand the intent of what Krispy has written, but I am taking the whole thread with a grain of salt.
As I have written in another thread, any Cogeco staff has the right to post here, and give their point of view. The Cogeco staff also proclaim that this is not Cogeco's point of view.
I must wait until I get an official letter from Cogeco that states what Krispy has written.
I am also miffed that Bell has refused to upgrade the copper in my Keith neighbourhood, and as a result, I cannot get any better than 1 MiB/s from DSL sources. This is a shame because I have no real choice other than Company A and Company B. |
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justthefactspls
@cgocable.net | Yes, and a big grain indeed.
This needs to be posted on the COGECO website. Put the prices per GB and details.
Just put it on the package details page. Voila. Simple. |
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kushiro
join:2009-02-16
Niagara Falls, ON
| reply to Krispy
Re: Usage Billing
Could I have a clarification, please?
It's been stated that charges will commence June 1st? Does that mean charges will be laid for May overages, or that the overages will apply to bandwidth overages from June 1st onward?
Not happy with these developments, but still need to know what they mean.
cheers |
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cogecoutsider
@cgocable.net
| reply to Krispy
"6. What about commercial?
Currently commercial accounts are not in scope for June usage billing. I don’t have a concrete ETA on when it will be implemented for commercial "
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So does this mean that in the interim all commercial accounts are "unlimited"? |
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Scrappy2
join:2007-09-28
Kingston, ON | reply to Krispy
1 word -Competition
And you wouldn't see these things
No Competition and a company can do whatever they'd like. |
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Anonymous_
Anonymous
Premium
join:2004-06-21
127.0.0.1
clubs:
·RoadRunner Cable
·Time Warner Cable
 ·Time Warner VOIP
2 edits | reply to IloveToast
said by IloveToast :This has to be a april fools joke... Even bell has a 100 gig cap on their 40 dollar tier with max charges.Cogeco is a joke. hey it's better then Time wanner cables 5GB cap for 30$ !!!!LMFAO!!!!
40GB cap on the 15/2 tier LOLMF 59.99 |
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EverydayUser
@cgocable.net
| reply to Krispy
I came across this after a coworker ranted about Cogeco's new billing but I don't have a problem with freeloaders being hit with an extra charge. You use more - you should pay more. The majority of customers are shouldering the costs these kids are racking up which isn't fair. Just my two cents. |
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Shamans
join:2007-09-22
·Cogeco Cable
3 edits | reply to bbuchanan
said by bbuchanan :said by MeteredBill :
The rest of it is just pure corporate propaganda, and you should be ashamed of yourself Krispy.
Why should Krispy be ashamed?? Krispy only provided you with information so that you are aware of what is happening. It isn't Krispy's decision to implement usage billing. I actually applaud Krispy for standing up and being the one to publicize this. Would you have preferred to hear it from a CSR, or when you see the charges first appear on your bill instead? I agree. If there was no warning before hand, I would've been really really upset. The bandwidth caps is similar to the usage billing in that people who use more bandwidth have to pay more... So the situation is similar/same. I'm just hoping that they will allow a large amount of bandwidth transfer on a standard/ business starter account (say 200+ gigs).
Krispy's just the messenger and I hate Cogeco's recently policies with a passion. |
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