FFS Canada...

[Pok]

http://openmedia.ca/meter

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are about to impose usage-based billing on YOU.

This means we're looking at a future where ISPs will charge per byte, the way they do with smart phones. If we allow this to happen Canadians will have no choice but to pay MUCH more for less Internet. Big Telecom companies are obviously trying to gouge consumers, control the Internet market, and ensure that consumers continue to subscribe to their television services.

These Big Telecom companies are forcing small competing ISPs to adopt the same pricing scheme, so that we have no choice but to pay these punitive fees.

This will crush innovative services, Canada's digital competitiveness, and your wallet.

We urgently need to send a clear message to Ottawa, saying that we won't stand by while some of the most profitable companies in the country indiscriminately add new fees to our Internet bills. Enough is enough.

UPDATE: The CRTC just made a decision that paves the way for new internet fees to be added to your bill. To stop this we need to raise our voices now more than ever.

TL:DR, Canada is going to have nationwide pay per gig usage for the internet because TV is losing out.

If there is ANY political party (Communist, Nazi, a pack of wolves who only have free internet and eating babies as their platform) that will abolish this, I'll vote for them, and never vote conservative ever again.

[illgamez]

Haha USA all the way brah.

[Pok]

Haha USA all the way brah.

Apparently, a similar plan was suggested to a senator, and he replied, "What do you think this is, Canada?"

We'll take 10 of those please.

[tiger1526]

Haha USA all the way brah.

eh, we will get to this point soon enough.

im sure cali will start it to, there always trying to pass stupid bills.

[bonneau_14]

My ISP is a crown corparation.

[shadowsworn]

I don't think you shouldn't be voting conservative anyway :/

[power_gamer_6]

I don't think you shouldn't be voting conservative anyway :/

Same.

"The internet? What is the internet? What do you mean 'information is free'? We've got to stop this!"

[supe]

Its already happening. We're paying 99.99$ for 50mbps internet with only 120gigs limit per month.. So ****ing bull shit.

[illgamez]

I heard Australia does the same thing already. Am I seeing a trend with former British colonies? LMAO

[shadowsworn]

I heard Australia does the same thing already. Am I seeing a trend with former British colonies? LMAO

you mean like the usa?

[illgamez]

1982 independence vs 1776 independence you decide.
Lol for real tho the US doesn't have anything like that.....what the.

[Kluey]

1982 independence vs 1776 independence you decide.
Lol for real tho the US doesn't have anything like that.....what the.

We're not really independent as we still kind of follow the Queen. But whatever.

On-topic: Just out of curiosity, how much do people from USA pay? I've never really compared, :O

[Pok]

1982 independence vs 1776 independence you decide.

The 1982 thing always reminds me of the whole "Canadians didn't burn down the white house in 1812." Just like we weren't really in the second world war.

[power_gamer_6]

Canada was in WWII? Was Tim Horton on the front lines bringing coffee and timbits?

[MrTingTing]

Oh wow, now that's crap

[imhungry]

pretty much everyone is reeling back at this ******ed plan.
though elections is around the corner for us so there's still hope.

also seems like the conservatives have had a much larger part in this than it seems:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r254...e-CRTC-s-fault

as in they actually encouraged the passing of this bill in support of Bell/Rogers.
at least from how i see it (and a ton of others).

[Pok]

also seems like the conservatives have had a much larger part in this than it seems:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r254...e-CRTC-s-fault

as in they actually encouraged the passing of this bill in support of Bell/Rogers.
at least from how i see it (and a ton of others).

Hmm, if you find me a link of parties saying that they'll abolish it (Communist is fine) lemme know.