p2pnet
join:2007-04-14
Lake Cowichan, BC
| Quebeckers hit Bell Canada with class action
Union des consommateurs (Consumers Union) and Bell customer Myrna Raphael have lodged a class-action lawsuit against Canada's largest ISP.
Way to go 
Story here - »www.p2pnet.net/story/16098
Cheers! |
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Arbalister
join:2007-11-24
St Catharines, ON | A link should be posted (when we find it) about where to go to join the class. Typically costs nothing, and guarantees you a share in the settlement. |
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Gnaraktol
join:2008-03-18
Gatineau, QC | right here:
»www.consommateur.qc.ca/union-des···e_id=282
only if you're in quebec folks... |
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accusync
join:2004-07-16
Rigaud, QC | and only in french as usual. |
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Gnaraktol
join:2008-03-18
Gatineau, QC
 ·TekSavvy Solutions..
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For those that can't understand the french:
They are asking punitive damages in the following:
- 80% of subscription costs
- $600.00 in false representation damages concerning the speed advertised.
- $1500.00 in damages for invasion of privacy!
That's not a bad paycheck if you ask me! $2100 plus 80% of what you were paying Bell... now the thing is that it's not for "wholesale" customers... it's for their own customers...
One of my buddies in Gatineau might just do that... hehe and he's not throttled yet, but they still lie about the advertised speeds and billing and what not... so he can't lose joining in on this. |
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ftp1020
join:2007-01-30
Canada | reply to p2pnet
If this keeps up, Bell's legal fees are easily going to top whatever profit they thought could be made from these shenanigans. And most companies die not with a whimper, nor with a bang - but in a flurry of lawsuits. |
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Kdee
join:2005-08-26
Etobicoke, ON
| reply to accusync
said by accusync  :and only in french as usual. The IT Nerd Solves that problem for you:
»itnerd.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/···be-them/ |
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eots
join:2003-02-04 | reply to Gnaraktol
Someone in Ontario needs to file a similar class action suit against Bell so the rest of us can join. |
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Kareeser
hm?
Premium
join:2006-07-18
Hamilton, ON | That's a good idea, actually.
Any lawyers want to take this up? I know oodles of people on Bell Canada who'd sign...
Extend it to wholesalers, and you get even more. |
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gdogg
join:2006-02-06
39123 | Love quebec for never putting up with anything. Wish we had the PLQ party in ontario. |
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fiestaware
join:2008-01-07
·Bell Sympatico
·Acanac
| said by gdogg :Love quebec for never putting up with anything. Indeed. |
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gdogg
join:2006-02-06
39123
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Bell Sympatico
1 edit | said by fiestaware :said by gdogg :Love quebec for never putting up with anything. Indeed. My only question is why wouldn't most of that bill be in canadian law.
If I heard about some old mushlim guy cutting the clittorise off his daughter up here in canada. I'd be pissed.
and if it was like school, distractions are not allowed, those veils on the ladies always distract me, I'd prefer if they didn't follow such extreme religions still once in canada, but they can atleast put laws in place preventing the burtal parts of these religions. |
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fiestaware
join:2008-01-07 | I suppose that's what I get. |
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theninjasqua
join:2007-09-26
Oakville, ON
| reply to gdogg
said by gdogg :Love quebec for never putting up with anything. Wish we had the PLQ party in ontario. Thats not always a good thing as history has shown.
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-theninjasquad |
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bgw
@teksavvy.com | reply to p2pnet
Wow! Its about time. |
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An Onymous
@teksavvy.com
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>Wish we had the PLQ party in ontario.
We need a PLO party for us Ontarian... Not to be confused with that other organization. Hopefully, also not outsourced to there either.
I have the impression that the Quebec court is more consumer friendly too. Wish the same for our courts here. |
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Robrr
join:2008-04-19
Toronto, ON | reply to p2pnet
If the succeed it will set a precedent which the courts I think would have to look at here in Ontario |
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Candoo3
join:2005-01-24
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| said by Robrr :If the succeed it will set a precedent which the courts I think would have to look at here in Ontario Unless you are a Sympatico customer, I don't think it would make a diff anyways. Correct me if I'm wrong. |
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An Onymous
@teksavvy.com | If Bell is forced to turn off DPI for their own customers, then they have better turn it off for other ISPs that use
their infrastructure.
Personally I think a precedent to the class action would be more powerful than a CRTC ruling. |
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Sukunai
join:2008-05-07
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| reply to p2pnet
I'm from Quebec and legally speaking a lot of things are unique to Quebec. No idea if that is relevant here (not a lawyer).
But for once I guess we are getting mileage out of the innate classic French disagreeable nature 
Go get em |
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