| DialUP to the Rescue? I don't disagree with any of the comments here. I guess this is what comes from the public being misguided enuf to find broadband actually *useful*, and now that so many are on it, Bell Canada, Rogers, et al, are going to take advantage.
About monthly caps: 3 years ago I used DialUp for Usenet. Yes, it was slow(er), but since DialUp is based on "traditional" non-sexy technology, I'm prepared if need be to return to unlimited access for 20$ a month even at reduced speed.
Because, if so we called "hogs" pay the broadband ISP's ransom, you can be damn sure they'll slowly reduce the caps/increase the rates. Might as well send a clear message from the start -- ditch their service altogether. The starving DialUp ISPs will be grateful for the increased business: they actually locally compete against each other unlike the near-monopoly of national broadband, and so for the time being prices will be held in check by market forces as it should be.
In the end, in Canada, we might see the growth of pirated satellite Internet service, much as is going on with satellite TV. And the govt and Rogers/Bell can do $hit about it!  |
