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Pipecrew · 05-13-2002, 09:25 AM

You guys see this latest email? Not only are they jacking our prices up, but we get charged $8/gig overage

ausboy · 05-13-2002, 09:32 AM

$8 a gig is good.
My ISP charges me $70 a month for my adsl.
I get 3 gig, with overage at 14 cents per MEG.
Now that sucks.
What sucks more is it's the best price I can get for broadband.

FlyingIguana · 05-13-2002, 09:36 AM

in nova scotia we pay like 50 bux a month canadian for dsl. i have a package deal, so its actually like 35-40 or something dumb

Za Ha · 05-13-2002, 09:45 AM

I didnt get the email... what does it say exactly?

Pipecrew · 05-13-2002, 09:51 AM

Dear Valued Member,

To keep pace with our customers' evolving Internet usage needs,
Bell Canada, like all Internet service providers, must continually
invest in expanding and upgrading our network.

Effective June 12, 2002, your monthly rate for Bell Sympatico
High Speed Edition(TM) Internet service will increase to $44.95 --
still one of the lowest rates for high speed access in North America.

Also, effective June 12, 2002, your monthly rate for Sympatico
High Speed Edition service will allow 5 Gigabytes (GB) download
and 5 Gigabytes (GB) upload of bandwidth activity. If your
bandwidth activity exceeds either 5 GB download or 5 GB upload,
an additional charge of $7.95 per GB will be applied to your
Sympatico account. Based on your Internet activity patterns
over the past 3 months, this charge will probably not affect
you.

I just networked my connection too, maybee thats why

RaGe · 05-13-2002, 09:52 AM

I didn't get it yet either. Is it only sending to the primary email on the account? Or maybe its just still being sent out..

The sad thing is, there's really not many other options. Rogers is the only one, and I think they're just as bad. They're also going to be putting caps in for sure now. All of the other companies just resell the Bell lines, it's not any better.

Za Ha · 05-13-2002, 09:53 AM

WTF!!!!!!

that sux
but im gonna cancel before that cause im going on vacation

Bell never again.

Im gonna switch...

Any recommendations other then ROGERS?

Pipecrew · 05-13-2002, 10:04 AM

Yeah it was sent to my primary account! yeah rogers sucks ass, tech support is brutal and the speeds get slower and slower ugh.... yeah nothing else in ontario for DSL that I know of

RaGe · 05-13-2002, 10:07 AM

DSL Reports Canadian Broadband Forum

Great forum there. Lots of info about this and some info on other broadband ISPs in Ontario. Seems that they all just resell Bell's lines though.. Bell and Rogers are the only real choices.

GTS Mark · 05-13-2002, 10:44 AM

Ahhh this is shit. I am on Bell DSL as well... I upload and download a ton of stuff. My monthly internet connection bill will be herrnedous!

DH

ADIDAS · 05-13-2002, 10:50 AM

This is why I went to a T1

RaGe · 05-13-2002, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ADIDAS
This is why I went to a T1

How much was it?

Za Ha · 05-13-2002, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ADIDAS
This is why I went to a T1

I would go too but it is too much trouble in my area...

mic · 05-13-2002, 07:13 PM

I used Rogers for 3.5 year and it become reall shitty. I have DSL for 1 year and now this "premium stuff" - I think regular package will be shit

vidsweb · 05-13-2002, 07:23 PM

I'm on the west coast (the best coast) and we have Shaw out here and it kicks ass biatch!

Super quick and no download limits. Ontario sucks, move to BC!

Pipecrew · 05-13-2002, 07:23 PM

Premium is 119 / month for unlmited fuck that.... gotta be some sort of grandfather clause because when I signed up, I signed for unlimited at 40 a month

eru · 05-13-2002, 07:49 PM

Sucks for you Canadians. I love my cable ISP. $30/month unlimited download/upload. I download at 1MEG (1000KB)/sec and upload at 125KB/sec. That's KB and MB, not kb and mb. I downloaded Netscape Communicator in about 18 seconds.

Optimum Online rules!

-eru

Dreamman010 · 05-13-2002, 10:30 PM

This is nuts! $8/gig ?? holly shit. I'm really happy I have rogers now. Hopefully they wont do the same shit sympatico did. I think they are just tired of all those people being 24/7 on P2P share programs, etc.

Are they going to provide you with stats, so you can see how much traffic you have used?

wannabeapornstar · 05-13-2002, 10:31 PM

theyre going to provide you with the BILL at the end of the month

ADIDAS · 05-13-2002, 10:35 PM

how much does my t1 cost?

costs just a bit more than sdsl but then again I am in San Diego!

One of the most wired cities in the us!

05-13-2002, 09:25 AM	#1
Pipecrew Master of Gfy.com Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,887	Sympatico DSL Users? You guys see this latest email? Not only are they jacking our prices up, but we get charged $8/gig overage

05-13-2002, 09:32 AM	#2
ausboy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: City of Churches Posts: 73	$8 a gig is good. My ISP charges me $70 a month for my adsl. I get 3 gig, with overage at 14 cents per MEG. Now that sucks. What sucks more is it's the best price I can get for broadband. __________________ Lightspeed niche sites. TripleXcash awesome sites. This trade script takes less than 1% and is written in C++

05-13-2002, 09:52 AM	#6
RaGe Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,158	I didn't get it yet either. Is it only sending to the primary email on the account? Or maybe its just still being sent out.. The sad thing is, there's really not many other options. Rogers is the only one, and I think they're just as bad. They're also going to be putting caps in for sure now. All of the other companies just resell the Bell lines, it's not any better. __________________ Get your guaranteed gallery listings on bunnyteens.com! Over 650k hits daily. One of the original thumb TGPs! Click here.

05-13-2002, 10:07 AM	#9
RaGe Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,158	DSL Reports Canadian Broadband Forum Great forum there. Lots of info about this and some info on other broadband ISPs in Ontario. Seems that they all just resell Bell's lines though.. Bell and Rogers are the only real choices. __________________ Get your guaranteed gallery listings on bunnyteens.com! Over 650k hits daily. One of the original thumb TGPs! Click here.

05-13-2002, 10:50 AM	#11
ADIDAS Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego CA USA Posts: 638	This is why I went to a T1 __________________ <img src="http://www.sunlightcontent.com/images/sl_but.gif" border=0> Professional Video Encoding As Low As $2.00 Per Minute ICQ # 125084296

05-13-2002, 09:36 AM	#3
FlyingIguana aspiring banker Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: toronto Posts: 10,870	in nova scotia we pay like 50 bux a month canadian for dsl. i have a package deal, so its actually like 35-40 or something dumb

05-13-2002, 09:45 AM	#4
Za Ha Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Still lost Posts: 5,112	I didnt get the email... what does it say exactly?

05-13-2002, 09:51 AM	#5
Pipecrew Master of Gfy.com Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,887	Dear Valued Member, To keep pace with our customers' evolving Internet usage needs, Bell Canada, like all Internet service providers, must continually invest in expanding and upgrading our network. Effective June 12, 2002, your monthly rate for Bell Sympatico High Speed Edition(TM) Internet service will increase to $44.95 -- still one of the lowest rates for high speed access in North America. Also, effective June 12, 2002, your monthly rate for Sympatico High Speed Edition service will allow 5 Gigabytes (GB) download and 5 Gigabytes (GB) upload of bandwidth activity. If your bandwidth activity exceeds either 5 GB download or 5 GB upload, an additional charge of $7.95 per GB will be applied to your Sympatico account. Based on your Internet activity patterns over the past 3 months, this charge will probably not affect you. I just networked my connection too, maybee thats why

05-13-2002, 09:53 AM	#7
Za Ha Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Still lost Posts: 5,112	WTF!!!!!! that sux but im gonna cancel before that cause im going on vacation Bell never again. Im gonna switch... Any recommendations other then ROGERS?

05-13-2002, 10:04 AM	#8
Pipecrew Master of Gfy.com Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,887	Yeah it was sent to my primary account! yeah rogers sucks ass, tech support is brutal and the speeds get slower and slower ugh.... yeah nothing else in ontario for DSL that I know of

05-13-2002, 10:44 AM	#10
GTS Mark Vrume Mark Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 20,912	Ahhh this is shit. I am on Bell DSL as well... I upload and download a ton of stuff. My monthly internet connection bill will be herrnedous! DH

05-13-2002, 07:13 PM	#14
mic Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 277	I used Rogers for 3.5 year and it become reall shitty. I have DSL for 1 year and now this "premium stuff" - I think regular package will be shit

05-13-2002, 07:23 PM	#15
vidsweb Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Pornland Posts: 698	I'm on the west coast (the best coast) and we have Shaw out here and it kicks ass biatch! Super quick and no download limits. Ontario sucks, move to BC! __________________ Just give'r

05-13-2002, 07:49 PM	#17
eru Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hawai'i Posts: 2,612	Sucks for you Canadians. I love my cable ISP. $30/month unlimited download/upload. I download at 1MEG (1000KB)/sec and upload at 125KB/sec. That's KB and MB, not kb and mb. I downloaded Netscape Communicator in about 18 seconds. Optimum Online rules! -eru

05-13-2002, 10:30 PM	#18
Dreamman010 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 1,081	This is nuts! $8/gig ?? holly shit. I'm really happy I have rogers now. Hopefully they wont do the same shit sympatico did. I think they are just tired of all those people being 24/7 on P2P share programs, etc. Are they going to provide you with stats, so you can see how much traffic you have used? __________________ <a href="http://www2.famoushost.com/home.php" target="_blank"><b><FONT COLOR="FFFF00">www.FamousHost.com</font></b></a><br>Free Hosting With No Headers, Real FTP, <u>Get listed on the biggest TGP's with us!</u>

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05-13-2002, 10:35 PM	#20
ADIDAS Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego CA USA Posts: 638	how much does my t1 cost? costs just a bit more than sdsl but then again I am in San Diego! One of the most wired cities in the us! __________________ <img src="http://www.sunlightcontent.com/images/sl_but.gif" border=0> Professional Video Encoding As Low As $2.00 Per Minute ICQ # 125084296