Archive for April, 2007

Net Neutrality Canada site: taken down! (Your Internet Service Provider wants to double charge for the internet)

Saturday, April 21st, 2007

Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) wants to double charge for the internet
Many ordinary internet users are unaware: there’s a war being fought by the net savvy for everyone’s right to get to the internet. Net Neutrality centers on the argument that:
Everyone pays for their own Internet connection.Google is paying lots of money for lots of […]

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Would you be happier on a Mobile Virtual Operator’s network?

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

Would you be happier on a Mobile Virtual Operator’s network?
Given I am currently on Rogers, and the sort of service I would pay extra for (mobile data) is just a rip off, I’m looking at other options, and scaling back my ambitions. My contract with Rogers is up in about 10 days (and what’s with […]

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The stupidity of Canadian Telcos with their exorbitant data rates

Monday, April 9th, 2007

In the same the theme as my posting Rogers: 1.124 mb? That will be $57.55 please, my friend Thomas Purves just posted the above stark graphic contrasting the rates people living in Canada pay compared to others around the world. In the following I summarize an investigation of my own and what I think are […]

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