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Re: So who will be first will Officall prices/ Announcement Comstock, Bolton, Brantford, Collingwood, Keswick, Orillia, Pefferlaw, Stratford, Alliston, Aurora, New Dundee, Orangeville, Woodstock |
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Still 1Mbps upload? |
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said by morisato:Well Looking at Acanac as an example they saved almost 55% on the CBB rate and Instead of Reducing prices for higher tiers are Forcing speed upgrades on Low tiers to eat up the savings so they can Keep prices the same. I believe they are Upping 6 to 10 where possible, 12 to 15, and [bold]15 Mbps Gold users stay as they are until renewal when they will renew as the new silver.. is what i read it as. Seems Like the Higher end users got the shaft to me p:)[/bold]
I Myself would have Hoped for across the board price drops and Let Users Decide if they want to upgrade rather than have it forced upon them. Would be my personal preference
The current Gold Plan will be the new Silver Plan and Paul said there will be and extension at the end of the term.
In Quebec the Gold Plan = 16Mbps will be downgrade to the silver plan 15Mbps. How the extension period will be calculate still not clear? May be Paul can give an example...
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Current gold plans will be converted to Silver and issued an extension based on what is left on the term. The extension has no monetary value.
»community.acanac.com/acanac/view···start=60 |
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Cable-ON Rogers 18Mbps Proposed Retail Rate $39.95: Rate limited to 8Mbps during peak hours.
It be cold day in Hell before I would pay to be limited during peak hours. If TSI pulls this I'll be gone so fast their head will spin. |
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join:2005-04-27
Midland, ON
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anyone know if Distributel has said if their prices will change? I may go with them if rogers does not give me a good deal. |
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said by AGoldSilver :The current Gold Plan will be the new Silver Plan and Paul said there will be and extension at the end of the term.
What about the suckers or those who can't afford more and are still stuck on the decrepit "upto" 6-meg legacy DSL (average 4-meg or so)? Since they can't upgrade those in speed, is there a price drop of 5$ or so? |
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join:2006-06-23
Chatham, ON
kudos:14 | reply to neuromancer1
said by neuromancer1:Cable-ON Rogers 18Mbps Proposed Retail Rate $39.95: Rate limited to 8Mbps during peak hours.
It be cold day in Hell before I would pay to be limited during peak hours. If TSI pulls this I'll be gone so fast their head will spin.
We won't be doing any of that.
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said by PickTHEnick :said by AGoldSilver :The current Gold Plan will be the new Silver Plan and Paul said there will be and extension at the end of the term.
What about the suckers or those who can't afford more and are still stuck on the decrepit "upto" 6-meg legacy DSL (average 4-meg or so)? Since they can't upgrade those in speed, is there a price drop of 5$ or so? The Bronze price will remain the same. As soon as the higher speeds become available they will also have the opportunity to upgrade free of charge. |
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said by neuromancer1:Cable-ON Rogers 18Mbps Proposed Retail Rate $39.95: Rate limited to 8Mbps during peak hours.
It be cold day in Hell before I would pay to be limited during peak hours. If TSI pulls this I'll be gone so fast their head will spin.
Please keep in mind that it's the max rate limit. It may not happen at all or only for a short time during the peak period. |
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said by AGoldSilver :said by morisato:Well Looking at Acanac as an example they saved almost 55% on the CBB rate and Instead of Reducing prices for higher tiers are Forcing speed upgrades on Low tiers to eat up the savings so they can Keep prices the same. I believe they are Upping 6 to 10 where possible, 12 to 15, and [bold]15 Mbps Gold users stay as they are until renewal when they will renew as the new silver.. is what i read it as. Seems Like the Higher end users got the shaft to me p:)[/bold]
I Myself would have Hoped for across the board price drops and Let Users Decide if they want to upgrade rather than have it forced upon them. Would be my personal preference
The current Gold Plan will be the new Silver Plan and Paul said there will be and extension at the end of the term. In Quebec the Gold Plan = 16Mbps will be downgrade to the silver plan 15Mbps. How the extension period will be calculate still not clear? May be Paul can give an example... quote:
Current gold plans will be converted to Silver and issued an extension based on what is left on the term. The extension has no monetary value.
» community.acanac.com/acanac/view···start=60 If a client has 6 months left on the term and the price difference is for example worth $43 the client would get an extra month of free service added to the end of the term. If it's only worth $21 then only 15 days will be added. |
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said by Acanac Inc:said by PickTHEnick :said by AGoldSilver :The current Gold Plan will be the new Silver Plan and Paul said there will be and extension at the end of the term.
What about the suckers or those who can't afford more and are still stuck on the decrepit "upto" 6-meg legacy DSL (average 4-meg or so)? Since they can't upgrade those in speed, is there a price drop of 5$ or so? The Bronze price will remain the same. As soon as the higher speeds become available they will also have the opportunity to upgrade free of charge. But doesn't the "next upgrade" to this require the ~95$ tech visit and fee? After legacy it's FTTN or whatever. Is Acanac waiving the fee and absorbing it?
Also, who knows when better speeds will be available.
So these people who are punished with low speeds just due to where they live still get to pay that full inflated price?
I don't mean to direct this at you, Paul. I'm directing it at all DSL resellers.
Seems to me that those who are paying ~43$ for decrepit legacy DSL won't see a price change. And the so-called indie's will just continue making them pay inflated costs for this decrepit "up to" legacy service.
I hope at least one, so-called indie, will lower price for these people. Seems they are being left out in the cold. |
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said by TSI Marc:said by neuromancer1:Cable-ON Rogers 18Mbps Proposed Retail Rate $39.95: Rate limited to 8Mbps during peak hours.
It be cold day in Hell before I would pay to be limited during peak hours. If TSI pulls this I'll be gone so fast their head will spin.
We won't be doing any of that. Good to know, Marc, Thanks, it's a terrible idea and I'm glad TSI won't be doing this. |
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join:2010-08-02
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kudos:2 | said by neuromancer1:Good to know, Marc, Thanks, it's a terrible idea and I'm glad TSI won't be doing this.
I don't think I'd notice a speed decrease even if it were to happen (so far it hasn't) and I don't think it's worth an extra 38% to my bill even if I might for the few hours it could happen. It's not for everyone, but it's far from a terrible idea and exactly why it's good to have the little competition we do. |
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said by Acanac Inc:said by PickTHEnick :What about the suckers or those who can't afford more and are still stuck on the decrepit "upto" 6-meg legacy DSL (average 4-meg or so)? Since they can't upgrade those in speed, is there a price drop of 5$ or so?
The Bronze price will remain the same. As soon as the higher speeds become available they will also have the opportunity to upgrade free of charge. In the forum announcement, you said that current Bronze users who cannot get FTTN will be taken off the prime-time limiting... "If your line does not qualify for FTTN Bronze no rate limit will be applied from March 1st on."
But, you didn't mention that above... Is that still true?
HOWEVER... since you say rate-limiting is rarely implemented, those existing 6M users are not really getting ANY value from your reduction in DSL costs.
And what about NEW 6M customers, if they happen to hang around your website and actually try to order? Would they pay the BRONZE price, get 6M, and get "no speed limiting" on their account? Again, that's of no real new value considering the wholesale cost reductions.
It's not like FTTN is going to magically become available everywhere; just look at the state of FTTN here in London! |
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The Bronze price will remain the same. As soon as the higher speeds become available they will also have the opportunity to upgrade free of charge. In the forum announcement, you said that current Bronze users who cannot get FTTN will be taken off the prime-time limiting... "If your line does not qualify for FTTN Bronze no rate limit will be applied from March 1st on."But, you didn't mention that above... Is that still true? HOWEVER... since you say rate-limiting is rarely implemented, those existing 6M users are not really getting ANY value from your reduction in DSL costs. And what about NEW 6M customers, if they happen to hang around your website and actually try to order? Would they pay the BRONZE price, get 6M, and get "no speed limiting" on their account? Again, that's of no real new value considering the wholesale cost reductions. It's not like FTTN is going to magically become available everywhere; just look at the state of FTTN here in London! +
said by PickTHEnick :But doesn't the "next upgrade" to this require the ~95$ tech visit and fee? After legacy it's FTTN or whatever. Is Acanac waiving the fee and absorbing it?
Also, who knows when better speeds will be available.
So these people who are punished with low speeds just due to where they live still get to pay that full inflated price?
I don't mean to direct this at you, Paul. I'm directing it at all DSL resellers.
Seems to me that those who are paying ~43$ for decrepit legacy DSL won't see a price change. And the so-called indie's will just continue making them pay inflated costs for this decrepit "up to" legacy service.
I hope at least one, so-called indie, will lower price for these people. Seems they are being left out in the cold.
Ahem.
But let us not just pick on Acanac.
There is also Teksavvy, Ebox, Start, and a multitude of others who are hiding at the moment. |
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You should consider offering 20Mbps between 10Mbps/40$ and 30Mbps/60$ like Velcom just did. I think it would be very popular. |
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said by neuromancer1:Good to know, Marc, Thanks, it's a terrible idea and I'm glad TSI won't be doing this.
It's something, but it's not terrible. Acanac's packages are 25% ($18~21) cheaper than TSI's Cable offerings, and there's only one usage offering: unlimited. Acanac is going for a more value oriented approach, and attracting a bigger slice of customers who don't need that speed 24/7 and are looking to save on their montly bill.
If it's not your cup of tea (like me, I will stay with TSI for 24/7 full speeds), so be it. But it doesn't give you the right to vilify Acanac. This is what competition is supposed to do, spawn creatively different products and services. |
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Velcom just updated their pricing.
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Not picking on them; I would just like to know what they're doing for 6M Legacy users (including relatives of mine), if anything.
I don't actually object to their speed-limiting plans in prime-time. Not for everyone, but it's good to have choices.
I would GUESS their fee for 6M to FTTN (did theirs used to be $76?) is being waived, since they say those eligible customers will not have to do anything to get the upgrade.
Yes, we will just have to wait and see what the others have to offer. It certainly appears there were some deals from Bell involved, even before the CBB rate changes. |
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