djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
 ·PHONE POWER
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| I dunno, I think...
Their 3000/640 for $44.91/month (don't forget the CDN-USD conversion) with a 10G/10G cap is still a pretty nice deal compared to what we get here, though it'd be nicer if the D/L was proportional with the speed cap - something like 30G/10G. What's the use of a nice D/L cap if you can't use it quasi-frequently?
128kbps DSL for $19.20 a month with a 5G cap isn't too bad, especially since those users probably aren't going to hit their cap anyway.
They say that 92% of their users use less than 5G/month, but 8% is an awful lot of users and are probably the same power users that are convincing the other 92% to sign up for service.
- Rob |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | The 128 package is $29.95 with a one gig crap. That's pretty sad IMO....
But I suppose it exists as a broadband entry point for grandma...
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Bob Carrick
Premium,ExMod 2002
join:2000-04-24
New York, NY
| reply to djrobx
I will actually be moving to that plan, if all my fighting of this works it will have a 20 gig cap and the 1 meg will have a ten gig cap. Forward on we press! Thanks for the support people.
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sadowski
I Am My Own Doppelganger
Premium,MVM
join:2000-04-14
Buffalo, NY
clubs:
| reply to djrobx
But if you take the conversion into account then they are paying currently only about $25(US) for the standard plan. Who is paying that in the US? But in any event, it still misses the point. If we had to pay $8 or $4 for each extra GB used then that can add up very fast. 5GB is not a lot. Some binaries from news, some streaming anything, all the visits to various websites (including those heavy flash sites) and there's your 5GB. Frankly, I don't care about 3MB/s down. I want better upstream and no data caps, or at least a reasonable one of at least 10GB/month.
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In this world of sin and sorrow, there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican. -- H.L. Mencken |
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nlocklin
Hail To Pitt
Premium
join:2001-03-24
Pittsburgh, PA
clubs:
·Comcast Formerly ..
| reply to djrobx
3000/640 for $44.91/month CDN? That's it! I'm moving back to Canada!  Does Sympatico offer static routable IP addresses? If it did, that would be an incredible deal. Too bad there's not as many IT jobs in Canada. |
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hurleyp
join:2000-06-20
Ottawa, ON
·Rogers Hi-Speed
| reply to Karl Bode
said by Leviathan:
But I suppose it exists as a broadband entry point for grandma...
Yes, I think grandma is exactly the market they're after with the "basic" package. Email and basic surfing with the occasional download of family snap-shots, without having the phone line tied up.
Paul |
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Bender2000
Bite My Shiny Metal Ass
Premium
join:2002-05-06
Roxboro, QC
clubs:
| reply to sadowski
There is absolutely no point in taking US/Canadian conversions into account. You'd be comparing apples and oranges. Think about it....if you live in the states, and you are making a living in US money, (say you make 30k/yr USD), and you pay 45USD for your connection. Then you consider your canadian neighbor who is making a living in Canadian money (say he makes 30k/yr Canadian) and he is paying 45CDN for his connection, then you are both paying the same since your salaries and expenses are in the same unit of currency. There is no point in converting. If canadians had an income in USD then there'd be a point. but us canadians don't make money in USD! |
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biggknifeparty
join:2001-03-03
Winnipeg, MB
| comparing countries?
I think the two are perfectly comparable. It's more of just that Canadians are used to a lower cost of living. Nearly everything (with the obvious exception of cigarettes and alcohol) is cheaper in Canada. Where I live, in Manitoba, water is next to free, energy is around 7.5cents (CDN... that's like 5 cents American) kW/hour (or however that's measured..erg it's late and I forget), food is cheap (except for imported fruits/vegetables) and internet is cheap! Comparatively the average Canadian household income IS inferior to that of the average American, but we have lower expenses so it balances out.
whoa this was just a mindless ramble... at first I thought I had a point to say but apparently I didn't... erg... oh well off to bed I go. g'night |
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