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join:2007-01-08
Bowie, MD | Aside from the other issues involved... The actual numbers are not way out there... I am a heavy user (FIOS though), but even I have a hard time hitting 20 to 30 gig a month... although I do not download music/movies (mostly ISO's for various BSD distros) | |
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Bowie, MD | Re: Aside from the other issues involved... Sorry, I should have explained that a little better... legitimate usage...... and that includes using Amazon unbox on my Tivo.. which admittedly is not HD yet, I am sure my content usage would go up at that point... | |
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| Re: Aside from the other issues involved... and what is this proving? the RIAA are the real pirates stealing from the artists.
this is about CONTROL and to remove a residential customer and only offer a business class and greed.
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| Re: Aside from the other issues involved... said by Smith6612  :I don't think the RIAA has anything to do with Roger's capping, if I'm not mistaken. yup especially considering Rogers is Canadian, and the Recording Industry Association of America might have little pull in Canada but I could me mistaking since any Canadian artist of notoriety inevitably signs to an American label.... is there an RIAC????
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Guspaz
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3 edits | haha Welcome to the high expenses
ENJOY that next bill
im going to laugh my butt off as the guy downstairs gets a bill for internet and goes AHHHHHHHH!!
20-30GB?
are you serious do you get tv from bittorrent as i do, its easy for me to do 130-150GB a month JUST for me watching tv
now tell me with the above pricing what I would pay and why Rogers just started doing it self out of business
90 extra GB = 180 $ for a 7 megabit account
WTF
they just made bittorrent or the net UNFEASABLE to get movies or buy anything
SMART MOVE ROGERS
over price the per GB by a factor of 3
Why is it i can buy a business server with 3 terabytes of data for only 80-90USD/month ( 80-90 Canadian ) | |
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My Goal Is To Deny Yours
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
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| Re: haha said by chronoss2008 :Welcome to the high expenses ENJOY that next bill im going to laugh my butt off as the guy downstairs gets a bill for internet and goes AHHHHHHHH!! 20-30GB? are you serious do you get tv from bittorrent as i do, its easy for me to do 130-150GB a month JUST for me watching tv now tell me with the above pricing what I would pay and why Rogers just started doing it self out of business 90 extra GB = 180 $ for a 7 megabit account WTF they just made bittorrent or the net UNFEASABLE to get movies or buy anything SMART MOVE ROGERS over price the per GB by a factor of 3 Why is it i can buy a business server with 3 terabytes of data for only 80-90USD/month ( 80-90 Canadian ) Sounds like you should invest in cable TV and a DVR.  | |
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Fur It Up
join:2007-06-22
Portland, OR
·Comcast
| Or be like me I buy the dvd set if I really like it I may keep it but most likely I resell it on eBay and get about %50 or more of the purchase price back. I advertise the fact this not a chines bootleg version this gives me a hug advantage. Use the money to buy another set new. I never buy DVD on eBay. | |
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greendragon
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Stewartville, MN
| Re: haha quote:
He said movies.
uh huh... Really? Is that all he said?
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do you get tv from bittorrent as i do, its easy for me to do 130-150GB a month JUST for me watching tv
Oh and:
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I highly doubt Rogers wants to encourage you in your illegal activities!
I download movies all the time from Cinemanow.com that I BOUGHT!
Stop being an ass. | |
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TigerLord
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Premium,Mod
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Chicoutimi
·Videotron
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Videotron
| Re: haha How am I being an ass? For weeks, if not months, stories have been popping up about tier packages, enforcing caps, both in the US and Canada.
He said he did 150GB of bittorenting TV shows. All standard encodes are 350MB, 720p ones, which I get, are 1.5GB. Even if did get only 720p HD encodes of legal tv shows recording, that's a 100 hows, or 25 per week. That's hardly believable.
Last week, on another story, someone said he was disgusted at Comcast wanting to enforce caps and it was not sufficient for him as he did 400GB+ per month, or people whining about the throttling.
Look at it from a business' point of view and you might understand the logistics and costs. Hop on the Tekksavvy forums, where almost all canadian heavy users now are, and R0cky explained how it worked. A user doing 500GB per month, be it legal or not, is not solvable for a company.
Why are you surprised? Rogers is simply jumping on the bandwagon and it won't stop there for other ISP. Let us not by hypocritical asses and pretend that "we can easily do 200GB in Linux distros downloading and what else". Anyone who did not see it coming was shortsighted.
We have to adapt. There is Tekksavvy for those who refuse to lower their downloading habbits. If like you you want to download your movies (legal or not) instead of buying them, you'll have to buy less per month or find an alternative.
That's the way it is, sorry to disappoint.
Am I going to judge people's downloading habits? No. Not so long ago I also downloaded 200GB per month. But the money we all save from P2P, setting the legal debate aside, I find it very ironic people DARE to whine at companies trying to enforce caps, which is extremely logic.
As long as they do not breach contracts or try to kill their competitors like Bell is doing, it's all fair game. | |
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Premium
join:2003-09-20
Stewartville, MN
| Re: haha This is why:
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I highly doubt Rogers wants to encourage you in your illegal activities!
I have a problem with statements like that.
Did you get a warning for flaming after posting your comment?
I understand the reasons behind the caps, but it does worry me. I don't have cable and instead have embraced "internet TV". I don't have to pretend to download linux distros while I'm dowloading/streaming content.
Good sites to look at:
Hulu.com
Netflix.com
revision3.com
dl.tv
cinemanow.com
joost.com (not my favorite)
abc.com, cwtv.com, nbc.com, etc.
Now, consider you have muliple people in one house hold doing the same thing I do. Useage will be huge without stealing.
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Chicoutimi
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| Re: haha You are right that TV shows downloading is legal, at least here in Canada, and I even do it to get the HD episodes I do not get here in Canada! I average 50GB a month, with 7-8 shows a week, with 720p HD encodes. I'm not denying that.
But even then 150GB is a far stretch and the quality of episodes on sites like ABC, CTV, NBC, etc, the quality is around 500kbit/sec at those resolutions, you'd need even more than 200 viewings of shows like this to approach the 150GB mark.
I have to say though, I find encouraging those kind of DRM-media distribution sites is a worse offense on the moral code than downloading tv shows, even movies. | |
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Stewartville, MN
| Re: haha I see what you are saying as far as 150GB being a stretch for most people. However, you should consider the internet TV migration in its infancy. In another 1-2 these caps will seem smothering to a lot more people.
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Chicoutimi
·Videotron
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| Re: haha That I completely agree with.
Those caps aren't realistic for 15mbit connections.
The future lies in broadband media distribution. Hopefully soon we will be able to download DRM-free Bluray movies.
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·Videotron
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| Re: haha You are allowed to digitally record something on a PVR.
You are allowed to digitally record something on a DVD using DVD Recorder for TV.
You are allowed to pass on that DVD to friends or acquaintances for their viewing pleasure, as long as you do not charge them for it.
So how is sharing it online any different from the above? | |
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Canada
·Shaw
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| Re: haha said by TigerLord :You are allowed to digitally record something on a PVR. You are allowed to digitally record something on a DVD using DVD Recorder for TV. Really, where? There are no fair use provisions in our current copyright act. | |
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Resident Pentaxian
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Chicoutimi | Re: haha So because it is no covered in the act it's illegal?
It's a gray area if anything. | |
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Premium
join:2002-12-29
Canada
·Shaw
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| Re: haha said by TigerLord :So because it is no covered in the act it's illegal? It's a gray area if anything. No, it's really not a gray area. It's called copyright infringement. Just because nobody has been prosecuted doesn't make it legal. | |
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Chicoutimi
1 edit | Re: haha So why do they allow the sale of PVR and DVD Recording machines in Canada then?
So all the people who taped shows to a VHS all those years were infringing on the copyrights of the shows? | |
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join:2005-05-31
Toronto, ON
·Bell Sympatico
| said by pfak :said by TigerLord :So because it is no covered in the act it's illegal? It's a gray area if anything. No, it's really not a gray area. It's called copyright infringement. Just because nobody has been prosecuted doesn't make it legal. LOL.
Your not grasping the concept here are you.
If there is no law against something its not illegal and only becomes illegal if a law against it is made.
Its the reason no one has been prosecuted. | |
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Premium
join:2002-12-29
Canada
·Shaw
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| Re: haha said by davidbrown :If there is no law against something its not illegal and only becomes illegal if a law against it is made. Its the reason no one has been prosecuted. The thing is, there is a law against it. You are not permitted to redistribute copyrighted works without written permission of the copyright holder.
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join:2005-05-31
Toronto, ON
·Bell Sympatico
1 edit | Re: haha said by pfak :said by davidbrown :If there is no law against something its not illegal and only becomes illegal if a law against it is made. Its the reason no one has been prosecuted. The thing is, there is a law against it. You are not permitted to redistribute copyrighted works without written permission of the copyright holder. There is an exemption for Music, there is no exemption for TV shows or Movies. Ohh you mean the one were the broadcasting rights belong to owners in the states?
Bell actually owns none of the programing rights and the same goes for rogers.
Its actually their own fault in how they worded it and none of our present copyright laws cover the present state of things.
Its the same basic problem that happened with small amounts of weed sometime back, thanks to the goverments foolishness we ended up with no law that covered things.
Not to say local broadcasts aren't covered but for the most part they tend to be free anyway. | |
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join:2003-03-20
Canfield, OH
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| said by pfak :said by davidbrown :If there is no law against something its not illegal and only becomes illegal if a law against it is made. Its the reason no one has been prosecuted. The thing is, there is a law against it. You are not permitted to redistribute copyrighted works without written permission of the copyright holder. There is an exemption for Music, there is no exemption for TV shows or Movies. You missed a part - you need written consent if it involves public viewing, multiple copies/mass distribution, or any monetary gain. If it is only for personal use, you're fine. As for sharing it, you must have never lent anything to anybody in your life, because there's nothing wrong with that in my eyes.
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42 inches of 1080p
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Moncton, NB
| said by pfak :How is TV show downloading legal in Canada? There is no exemption for format or time shifting in the Canadian Copyright Act, nor is there a levy that pays production companies. We pay a levy on ALL recordable media, blank CDs, DVDs, tapes etc. The music industry in Canada went to court to try and get judgements like in the states. The court ruled that since they got the government to impose the levy they were being compensated for music downloads and couldn't go after downloaders. The ruling covers downloading music. Movies & TV shows became a gray area that got lumped in as 'sort of' included. As of yet, no one has tried to test it in a Canadian court to get it overturned. As it stands about the only ones the police will go after is major bootleggers mass producing & selling their copies.
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join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| said by greendragon :I download movies all the time from Cinemanow.com that I BOUGHT! Stop being an ass. I didn't know cinemanow.com make you use bittorent to download it's movies. | |
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Nightfall
My Goal Is To Deny Yours
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
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| Re: haha said by funchords :said by TigerLord :I highly doubt Rogers wants to encourage you in your illegal activities! That's quite an assumption. I guess someone has to drink the Kool-Aid. Anyone downloading 130gb-150gb a month (via bittorrent) has to be downloading some illegal material. | |
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join:2005-07-08
K2P OW2 | Re: haha care to put your money where your mouth is? | |
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join:2001-08-27
Ottawa, ON
| Re: haha said by Nightfall :said by backness :care to put your money where your mouth is? What money? Where did I mention money or a bet? Oh, thats right, I didn't. Umm..he never said you mentioned money. He implied that you are spewing bs out of your mouth (or i guess ur fingers :P), and asking you if you'd like to back up your statement with cash..as in a bet.. | |
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join:2005-07-08
K2P OW2 | then shut up.
Don't comment on others download habbits, it's not polite. | |
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Premium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH
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| Joost is p2p tv fyi. VEOH is another online tv. All use a lot of bandwidth and are fully compliant. What needs to be watched is the emails and forced data usage from the provider. All email, and traffic from the isp needs to not be charged otherwise i see a lawsuit coming on here.
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join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| said by chronoss2008 :Welcome to the high expenses ENJOY that next bill im going to laugh my butt off as the guy downstairs gets a bill for internet and goes AHHHHHHHH!! 20-30GB? are you serious do you get tv from bittorrent as i do, its easy for me to do 130-150GB a month JUST for me watching tv now tell me with the above pricing what I would pay and why Rogers just started doing it self out of business If you're geting tv from bittorrent that you getting your TV illegally. I'm not sure why I should feel sorry for people that are doing illegal things.
90 extra GB = 180 $ for a 7 megabit account
WTF Pay for the 10 mbps tier and get an extra 35 GB, then each extra GB is $1.50 not $2. That would be $82.50 plus the cost differential between the 7 and 10 Mbps tiers. I don't know the cost difference.
they just made bittorrent or the net UNFEASABLE to get movies or buy anything
SMART MOVE ROGERS Actually it is because they do NOT want you using bittorrent. If you were actually getting your movies and tv shows from LEGAL sources such as Amazon or Apple or XBL I'd might have more sympathy. On the other hand oif you can afford to pay for $180 GB worth of content you can afford the overgae fees too.
All that aside I feel those caps are too low. WTF is the point of the ultra light tier? 2 GB then $5 overage?
Why is it i can buy a business server with 3 terabytes of data for only 80-90USD/month ( 80-90 Canadian )
because it's BUSINESS account. You can get one of those if you like. | |
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Hello
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join:2001-03-11
Washington, DC
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| Re: haha said by BF69 :]If you're geting tv from bittorrent that you getting your TV illegally. I'm not sure why I should feel sorry for people that are doing illegal things. Hardly! There is plenty of free TV to be had legally on BitTorrent. It depends on the IP rights ownership and licensing.
Because of the cost of bandwidth, if it's free and legal, it's most likely going to be on BitTorrent (or some other P2P). Only the ad-supported stuff or subscription content is going to be found on commercial servers.
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join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| Re: haha said by funchords :said by BF69 :]If you're geting tv from bittorrent that you getting your TV illegally. I'm not sure why I should feel sorry for people that are doing illegal things. Hardly! There is plenty of free TV to be had legally on BitTorrent. It depends on the IP rights ownership and licensing. Because of the cost of bandwidth, if it's free and legal, it's most likely going to be on BitTorrent (or some other P2P). Only the ad-supported stuff or subscription content is going to be found on commercial servers. Yeah right. Please provide examples. | |
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join:2007-11-18
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| Re: haha said by BF69 :Yeah right. Please provide examples. I get almost all of my shows from revision3.org. | |
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join:2006-05-22
Gloucester, ON
·Rogers Hi-Speed
| The OP forgot to mention that most of those overages are CAPPED at 25$ maximum unless you have 2 price tiers that are grandfathered at 60gb for ultra light (no cap for price) etc... Full details would have helped this.
I do some downloading, online gaming and my kids download music.
We rarely hit over 30-40gb, but its also one reason why they are doing it, etra revenue, and extra funds and hopefully to discourage some (not calling you one) banwidth hogs. | |
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TigerLord
Resident Pentaxian
Premium,Mod
join:2002-06-09
Chicoutimi | Deja Vu Extreme 95GB
Extreme Plus 95GB
Ya, almost twice the speed, same cap. Thank you for the 25¢ discount on Extreme Plus!
Vidéotron started doing this a year ago. | |
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join:2004-10-11
·Velcom
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Radioactif
·Videotron
·Look Communications
| Re: Deja Vu said by TigerLord :Extreme 95GB Extreme Plus 95GB Ya, almost twice the speed, same cap. Thank you for the 25¢ discount on Extreme Plus! Vidéotron started doing this a year ago. Indeed, Videotron started raping its customers by breaching their contracts ! Very classy.
Anyone know if Robbers is doing the same thing to their users ? Or are they at least waiting until the end of their contract ?
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join:2003-10-21
Edmonton, AB
·TELUS
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| Overage price's seem a bit high? 1.25/gig, we know wholesale bandwidth doesn't cost much more than 10 cents/gig?
I guess though, this is aimed at curbing usage, and getting people to use less, rather then find ways for the customers to get access to more bandwidth. That way they can lower the load on infrastructure that already is in bad need of upgrading. | |
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Enlightener
join:2006-01-28
Cedar Park, TX
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2 edits | Wow I'm a little lazy with my math right now, but I've got an AT&T U-Verse MAXX that can sustain around 900K/sec. That's about 2200GB of traffic it could push if running full out for 30 days. Based on a 95GB cap, that looks like they are expecting customers to be 96% idle.
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join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
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| Re: Wow said by Enlightener :Based on a 95GB cap, that looks like they are expecting customers to be 96% idle. I'm sure they don't expecting customers to be 100% active | |
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join:2003-11-07
Carol Stream, IL | Screwed! I guess this will kill the new Netflix service!!!
2 or more PC's downloading a service pack.. Your screwed..
I'm thinking Rogers is going to be loosing a few customers from this one... | |
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join:2007-09-13
Cambridge, NY | Overage the same for all tiers. Why not just make the overage fees at the same set price per tier? Would seem more reasonable than punishing those with less bandwidth speed with a higher overage fee.  | |
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Verizon Fios User
Premium
join:2004-09-30
Flower Mound, TX
| Countdown to class action lawsuit stars now Users getting billed for ping sweeps and other malicious traffic, they better not bill people for ad injections using phorum or some crap like that.
Also website operators should be charging Rogers since they're trying to profit off their services. If those websites were not there nobody would be using a lot of bandwidth so it only makes sense. It's just like a TV channel, cable has to pay them and if they're going to bill for usage I believe that website operators should share in the profits they generate for Rogers.
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join:2006-11-27
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We don't miss you Bush
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| Re: Wow! said by mrchris :That's probably for the older people who just want to do some browsing and check email once a week. Sure, nobody over 50 even knows how to use a computer! I'm sure glad we got you young'uns to show us. | |
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join:2007-08-02
Brampton, ON | wow. wow, talk about screwing customers over.
Ultra lite, full speed will use the 2GB in 8.68hrs, ouch.
at this teir the average user will use their entire monthly cap just doing regular software updates (Windows, antivirus, game updates. | |
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join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| Re: wow. said by mr_hexen :wow, talk about screwing customers over. Ultra lite, full speed will use the 2GB in 8.68hrs, ouch. Assuming you will download for 8.68 hours straight.
at this teir the average user will use their entire monthly cap just doing regular software updates (Windows, antivirus, game updates. I doubt the type of person that only gets the ultra light tier does online gaming and updates their software on a regular basis. | |
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join:2003-11-07
Carol Stream, IL | Re: wow. Why would you say that?? I don't do much gaming but I do do a lot of software updates (4 PC's) and large email's (Pic's, etc.) and I only have a 768/512 DSL line..
I just don;t need to do it fast so why pay the extra $$?? | |
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join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| Re: wow. said by stunod2002 :Why would you say that?? I don't do much gaming but I do do a lot of software updates (4 PC's) and large email's (Pic's, etc.) and I only have a 768/512 DSL line.. I just don;t need to do it fast so why pay the extra $$?? Um....we're talking about the AVERAGE ultra light customer of which you would NOT be one. The AVERAGE customer would not have 4 PCs. Basically anyone that comes to this site on a regular basis would not be an AVERAGE internet user. | |
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Millenniumle
join:2007-11-11
Fredonia, NY | AKA, about 15 minutes per day. Brings it into perspective.
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join:2007-08-19
| Not a Rogers subscriber, but... All I know is that if I start getting billed "overages" by the cable co., then both my phone service as well as BB will go bye bye since I'd have to get phone service from the local telco in order to get DSL service.
Effectively, the cable co. will be shooting itself in the foot if it pulls this overage nonsense. I suspect others like myself will also drop their nice "bundles" of service from the cable co. if overages are assessed and get DSL insead. | |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| Re: Not a Rogers subscriber, but... said by SilverSurfer :All I know is that if I start getting billed "overages" by the cable co., then both my phone service as well as BB will go bye bye since I'd have to get phone service from the local telco in order to get DSL service. Effectively, the cable co. will be shooting itself in the foot if it pulls this overage nonsense. I suspect others like myself will also drop their nice "bundles" of service from the cable co. if overages are assessed and get DSL insead. And then they'll either raise the caps or dump them all together and lower the overage fees. Money talks and if enough of you speak with your wallets that'll be 100X more effective then people who just come here to whine. | |
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join:2007-08-19
| Re: Not a Rogers subscriber, but... said by BF69 :And then they'll either raise the caps or dump them all together and lower the overage fees. Money talks and if enough of you speak with your wallets that'll be 100X more effective then people who just come here to whine. So dropping 2 services from the current provider in favor of DSL service is considered whining? You're getting me coming & going here...damned if I do/damned if I don't. First you state DSL will just cap, and then you state that "enough" cable users should migrate to DSL instead of coming here to whine. Make up your mind, dude. | |
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ARGONAUT
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join:2006-01-24
New Albany, IN | :-( This is only the start.
This will start to look like a cell phone service before long. | |
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DataDoc
My avatar looks like me, if I was 2D.
Premium
join:2000-05-14
Greenville, NC
·Suddenlink
| Re: :-( said by ARGONAUT :This is only the start.This will start to look like a cell phone service before long. You mean they'll rollover the unused Gigs? | |
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ARGONAUT
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join:2006-01-24
New Albany, IN
| Re: :-( said by DataDoc :said by ARGONAUT :This is only the start.This will start to look like a cell phone service before long. You mean they'll rollover the unused Gigs? Good question!
Customers could bring that up with Rogers.
"If you don't use it, why pay for it?".
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join:2008-04-27
Miami, FL | Question. What are the total monthly costs of these packages? | |
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Millenniumle
join:2007-11-11
Fredonia, NY
| ... Impact on customer base? I bet very little. Or more accurately, people will have to change how they do things.
When it hits my area I'll probably have to drop Vonage. Are you reading Vonage? My brief interest in VoD is all gone. Are you reading VoD suppliers? I've been looking at ad blockers again. Are you reading advertisers? Casual browsing will be limited. Are you reading everyone with a web site. I'll have to worry if the link I'm clicking will lead to a 100 KB page or 2 MB multimedia bonanza.
Hey Flash, your gone! Microsoft update, Silverlight, trial software, YouTube, Myspace, on and on - bye bye!
On the plus side, I'll be looking for a router that will throttle and cap my connection. I have children to keep under control. Vendors, are you reading? My modem will be off when not in use so I guess I'll save a little in electric. I'll also be looking for a real-time white-list browser add-on. With the click of every link a window pops up showing every url being requested, as it's requested, so that I can decide if they go through or not. We'll want to remove the crap before it gets downloaded and added to our bill.
So while many things are sure to die, there will be new opportunity out there. | |
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Millenniumle
join:2007-11-11
Fredonia, NY | Re: ... In a nutshell, we'll have to treat web use like long distance, and I don't think any of us sat around killing time calling long distance. | |
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confq
join:2008-04-26
Toronto, ON
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you know there is legal game downloads you can download from xbox 360 that average 1 gig and up. and guess what? ya that is using up bandwidth from the cap. It is very easy to go over 60 GB doing legal activities. 60 GB is good for people who are not multimedia heavy. I would be happy with 120 limit, that is decent. 60 is just too damn small for todays content. I use to download HD version of all the shows I watch at revision 3 etc but, not now. I have to get lower quality so I don't hit my cap  | |
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| The way I see it Without having read all the comments, if this was already mentioned, meh. The overages are only to a maximum of $25 a month, or so I'm told by level one tech support. We all know how reliable they are. So for an extra $25 a month, I get unlimited download, it sucks, but it's better than a $600 bill that I wasn't expecting.
Also look at it this way. I'm paying Rogers to provide me with TV, movies via TMN, and internet. What difference does it make if I get my TV at the prescribed time, via DVR, or via internet? Same for movies. If I watch a movie at 9PM, or DVR it and watch it later, what's the difference if I download the same movie and watch it later? I'm paying Rogers to provide me content, not dictate how or when I consume the content.
There is the argument that by not watching the commercials I'm stealing the content, but they're commercials, and I don't care. If I see one that's interesting I'll watch it. 98% of the rest that aren't interesting I'll fast forward, or flip channels, or leave the room to pee, or get a drink. Product placement is already a reality so I get plenty of commercialism during the actual broadcast. Not to mention the commercials I can't skip when I do go to a theatre to watch a movie. | |
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@teksavvy.com | Re: The way I see it I don't know where you get your information but if you go to rogers' website you'll find there's no ceiling limit meaning you could be on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars each and every month. | |
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slowdeath
@rr.com
| This is good and bad This going to happen is users are just not going to surf as much anymore.
They will have time limits to view a site,favorites list will become the in thing to use, flash player must be removed so the user doesn't have to pay for it constant use of useless ads,no more downloading music cheaper to buy in store original copy,no downloading of movies or streaming of movies,no e-mail alert from every know website you go to no on line gaming,no watching news videos cheaper to watch tv,no downloading of software cheaper to buy it in the store no more searching for endless shopping deals on google, no auto updating because some run every hour,. Well it seems like the internet may become a dead zone sooner than we all think.
Watch how it drops off and causes massive closing of websites and internet based corporation.
And those prices for the extra are just to out of this world for most users.
So enjoy the internet now because it's going to be a very lonely place and it's new name will be pay for surf
with a pricey outlook. IMO This is what i would do if my isp does the following change to the internet. | |
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netgear
Restless Native
Premium
join:1999-12-20
Arlington, TX | More than fair... Those are very reasonable caps and overages. Were TWRR to follow suit, I think reasonable people would be hard pressed to whine.
Good job, Rogers. | |
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@rr.com
| Re: More than fair... I wouldn't whine. I would call TW and say they can either get $150/month that I'm paying now for rr/HDcable/phone and waive all overage fees...or get $0 from me and I take my business elsewhere. $150 or $0. Seems pretty simple for them to make a decision. If they think my switching costs are high enough to prevent me from leaving they are stuck in 1999. | |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
·Colbanet
·TekSavvy Solutions..
1 edit | They don't seem reasonable to me.
My ISP provides, with my $30/mth DSL service (5mbit), 200GB transfer, overage charges of $0.25 per GB. I can also extend my cap by 100GB for $10/mth, or $0.10 per GB.
My ISP also measures your bandwidth usage as the average over the last two months to help users avoid getting charged for spikes in usage; they know that the usage spikes of individual users averages out over their multi-gigabit network, so it doesn't really hurt them to measure like that.
Now, my ISP is already charging me up to 10x cost (a 1000% markup) for that overage. I don't mind, though, because my ISP's prices and policies are reasonable. They deserve to make a bit of money.
Rogers, on the other hand, has got a ~16000% markup. To me, that is completely insane.
EDIT: I'll note that many major ISPs in Canada have had caps and overage charges for years now (5+ for some like Bell, though that was on and off), so it's not as big a deal up here. | |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC | Re: More than fair... Some people might call me a bandwidth hog for using 180GB in a month. Except... That's still under my cap, and doesn't even incur overage charges :P | |
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gurn
@rogers.com | could you add that its caped at $25 You mention all other stats of the new charges accurately but you left out that its capped at $25 | |
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Froggy
@teksavvy.com | Re: could you add that its caped at $25 Bollocks!! There is no limit only how much money they can take from your bank account. Where did you dream up 25 dollars from? | |
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Rogers Starts Billing For Overages in July
