ScrewedInOttawa
@rogers.com
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Re: What are my options here in Ottawa
Start buying a lot of postage stamps!
Seriously, I spent a lot of time looking for an alternate ISP in the south end of Ottawa that doesn't use Rogers or Bell. There are wireless and satellite options, but are very expensive with restrictive bandwidth use.
When Rogers increased the downlink speed to 3 Mbps from 1 Mbps for the same price on the Lite plan, I held my nose and switched from Teksavvy DSL ( at 2400 Mbps ) to Rogers.
Spite will get you nothing, go for the service that's the best value for your $. |
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Disillusioned
@ncf.ca
| I do appreciate your comment, but until the masses come to realize what a sad state broadband is in this country, apathy ("hold my nose" and choosing the lesser of two evils) will only allow the incumbents to continue down this path.
I wish more people would wake up to the true lack of broadband access/competition in Canada and the fact that at present, competition is a fallacy. The network (common carrier) really does need to be separated from the service provider (retailer) to allow for true open competition to come to fruition in Canada. Reading through some reports, North America suffers greatly due to this, and is hindering broadband development greatly. |
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