Comments on: Canadian Wireless Providers are Charging Customers an Arm and a Leg with Mobile Access Data Plans http://www.gosammy.com/2007/04/10/canadian-wireless-providers-are-charging-customers-an-arm-and-a-leg-with-mobile-access-data-plans/ goSammy is the blog of Sam Lu. I am a web developer/college student who is interested in design and programming and also likes to discuss tech news and the web. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:22:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul Dixon http://www.gosammy.com/2007/04/10/canadian-wireless-providers-are-charging-customers-an-arm-and-a-leg-with-mobile-access-data-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-12883 Paul Dixon Wed, 20 May 2009 00:02:35 +0000 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/04/10/canadian-wireless-providers-are-charging-customers-an-arm-and-a-leg-with-mobile-access-data-plans/#comment-12883 I agree with the statement that Canadian rate plans are exremely high. with so few providers in the country it leaves people with little choice as to who to go with. The Canadian goventment needs to open up the market so more providers can offer service to canadians. It also seems to me that rogers and bell will give you anything just to get you to sign a contract then they dont care about you after that. I agree with the statement that Canadian rate plans are exremely high. with so few providers in the country it leaves people with little choice as to who to go with.
The Canadian goventment needs to open up the market so more providers can offer service to canadians.
It also seems to me that rogers and bell will give you anything just to get you to sign a contract then they dont care about you after that.

]]> By: Aiden http://www.gosammy.com/2007/04/10/canadian-wireless-providers-are-charging-customers-an-arm-and-a-leg-with-mobile-access-data-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-12186 Aiden Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:58:27 +0000 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/04/10/canadian-wireless-providers-are-charging-customers-an-arm-and-a-leg-with-mobile-access-data-plans/#comment-12186 Soon the party will be over, the competition will come over on a barge and we should see some major back pedalling from Rogers, Telus, and Bell. I heard from some friends that Rogers is calling their customers way ahead of their due date to lock them in to nice long term contracts again. The monopoly is over by the end of this year, so don't sign up for any long term contracts, wait it out and make them pay. I hope we get real competition this time and not the usual, Canadian style of competition. Aiden. Soon the party will be over, the competition will come over on a barge and we should see some major back pedalling from Rogers, Telus, and Bell.

I heard from some friends that Rogers is calling their customers way ahead of their due date to lock them in to nice long term contracts again. The monopoly is over by the end of this year, so don’t sign up for any long term contracts, wait it out and make them pay.

I hope we get real competition this time and not the usual, Canadian style of competition.

Aiden.

]]> By: Sam Lu http://www.gosammy.com/2007/04/10/canadian-wireless-providers-are-charging-customers-an-arm-and-a-leg-with-mobile-access-data-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-12155 Sam Lu Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:03:37 +0000 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/04/10/canadian-wireless-providers-are-charging-customers-an-arm-and-a-leg-with-mobile-access-data-plans/#comment-12155 I think every Canadian would agree that our wireless providers need to catch up with the quality of service in other countries but it looks like things are starting to change for the better. Take the government's actions for example — the auctioning of a new wireless spectrum will hopefully bring in a new provider to add more competition to the duopoly of Telus and Rogers. Telus has also came up with a very very decent data plan as of late which is $20/month for <b>unlimited</b> data. The only restriction is that no tethering is allowed, but hopefully this new trendsetting by Telus will put pressure onto Rogers to follow suit. I think every Canadian would agree that our wireless providers need to catch up with the quality of service in other countries but it looks like things are starting to change for the better.

Take the government’s actions for example — the auctioning of a new wireless spectrum will hopefully bring in a new provider to add more competition to the duopoly of Telus and Rogers. Telus has also came up with a very very decent data plan as of late which is $20/month for unlimited data. The only restriction is that no tethering is allowed, but hopefully this new trendsetting by Telus will put pressure onto Rogers to follow suit.

]]> By: angryman http://www.gosammy.com/2007/04/10/canadian-wireless-providers-are-charging-customers-an-arm-and-a-leg-with-mobile-access-data-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-12153 angryman Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:41:34 +0000 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/04/10/canadian-wireless-providers-are-charging-customers-an-arm-and-a-leg-with-mobile-access-data-plans/#comment-12153 I just got a SMS from Rogers which says that they going to apply long-distance rates on top of my current air time rate to all long-distance incoming calls. This is just ridicules. In Canada we have worse mobile service in the world and this is not a joke. Most developing countries have lower price rate for much better quality mobile service. I will vote for anyone on next election who can promise that we will have the mobile service provider that can deliver high quality service with a reasonable price rate. There is no one country in Europe has so high price rate and so poor quality service!!! I just got a SMS from Rogers which says that they going to apply long-distance rates on top of my current air time rate to all long-distance incoming calls.
This is just ridicules.
In Canada we have worse mobile service in the world and this is not a joke. Most developing countries have lower price rate for much better quality mobile service. I will vote for anyone on next election who can promise that we will have the mobile service provider that can deliver high quality service with a reasonable price rate. There is no one country in Europe has so high price rate and so poor quality service!!!

]]> By: Rumor: iPhone Coming to Canada Jan/Feb 2008 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/04/10/canadian-wireless-providers-are-charging-customers-an-arm-and-a-leg-with-mobile-access-data-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-8755 Rumor: iPhone Coming to Canada Jan/Feb 2008 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:04:17 +0000 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/04/10/canadian-wireless-providers-are-charging-customers-an-arm-and-a-leg-with-mobile-access-data-plans/#comment-8755 [...] Just yesterday, the Canadian government released details that it wants more competition in the wireless provider sector. What this equates to would be lower rates, and that would be a really good thing. [...] [...] Just yesterday, the Canadian government released details that it wants more competition in the wireless provider sector. What this equates to would be lower rates, and that would be a really good thing. [...]

]]> By: Sam Lu - goSammy » iPhone Rate Plans Revealed. What’s in Store for Canada? http://www.gosammy.com/2007/04/10/canadian-wireless-providers-are-charging-customers-an-arm-and-a-leg-with-mobile-access-data-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-3948 Sam Lu - goSammy » iPhone Rate Plans Revealed. What’s in Store for Canada? Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:19:35 +0000 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/04/10/canadian-wireless-providers-are-charging-customers-an-arm-and-a-leg-with-mobile-access-data-plans/#comment-3948 [...] I mentioned before, Canada has really atrocious data plans. Due to this, I’m kind of skeptical that rate plans for the iPhone in Canada can be as [...] [...] I mentioned before, Canada has really atrocious data plans. Due to this, I’m kind of skeptical that rate plans for the iPhone in Canada can be as [...]

]]>