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The DSL prices went down. Cable prices go up ... Say thanks to CRTC

Colba's price won't drop because the ADSL2+ package doesn't use the services effected by the CRTC's recent decisions. (Those decisions relate to FTTN DSL services)

Forgot to include the obligatory joke about using the internet at the office for personal purposes on our tax payer's dime.

There's always EBOX. No dryloop fee

Just like other ISP's, who do the same thing, they incorporate the dry loop fee into the package. what's your point?

gnumantsc was just stating that it's not an additional fee like teksavvy, etc....

Does it smell and taste better when it's marketed as included? What about max overage $25 max on TSI vs the sky is the limit on Ebox ?

There's an overhead cost to offering a service as a separate billable item. There's also usually some minimum profit per line item that businesses want to see.

As for max overages, TSI has upped those on higher cable tiers. There's a reason why there's now a 135$ difference in between cable-150 300GB and Unlimited. They also don't list a max overage on that tier.

Which is why it's good to have a choice. I still don't see the point you are trying to make about them including it in the price? With Ebox what you see is what you pay, with companies that don't include it in the price, it's an extra in most people's eyes. All depends on how you look at it but I've never heard of anyone bashing on a company because they show the total bill rather than having separate charges all the while splashing this deceivingly low package price on the main page and then putting the additional fees in small print somewhere hard to find.....to each his own I guess

FWIW, you'll be hard-pressed to find a 30 down/10 up package with a 500 GB (making it virtually unlimited for the majority of people) for $60/month with anyone else in Quebec without them having some sort of catch or shenanigans like half-speed peak throttles, etc. Neither will you find the support that Ebox gives it's customers anywhere else period.

I asked what your point was by putting out a one-liner saying it's included in their price, you're the one that scaled it into a debate and still haven't answered that question......

FYI, if you're going to take jabs at a company, maybe you should prepare yourself prior to posting your comments for some objections to your statements.

There's more to the value of a bundle than price alone....

But in my sordid opinion, TSI is dropping the ball on Quebec, big time, in favour of Ontario. I wouldn't be surprised if they even pulled out of offering Quebec cable by 2014. Their prices stink unless you get the very lowest of cable offering. I wouldn't go near TSI in Qc personally, unless you wanted the lowest cost & lowest speed offering as bbwarrior pointed out.