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Sorry about that! Canada reverses metered Internet decision... -- (link)

Posted by Don Homer (aka DonHomer) Feb 3 '11, 09:03

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link (arstechnica.com)

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As far as I can tell, the ruling had to do with the big guys being permitted to meter the internet they are forced to resell to the little guys. - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 09:14 1
- Your last IM point hit the nail on the head, but we're possibly six to ten weeks out of an election and it was just the type of nuisance issue they... - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 09:57
Last paragraph is interesting. The resersal may not matter? - sycor Feb 3, 09:10 15
- See above. I suspect that a lot more people were screaming bloody murder than were actually impacted by the change. - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 09:16 5
  - Also, Shaw only started charging for overages/UBB on Feb 01 2011. So it's a brand new feature of their service. - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:18 4
    - *knocks a zero off their next check to Harper* -- nm - Bell Canada Feb 3, 09:20 3
      - Nope. Corporate donations banned over half a decade ago. Individuals can only donate $1,100 annually. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 09:46 2
        
        Geez. What a bunch of communists. - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 09:48 1
        
        It's actually a little low in my mind. Especially when every dinner ticket, raffle draw and convention cost is incorporated into that. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 09:53
- The point is, the original ruling meant that start-up ISPs who buy the big boys DSL bandwidth wholesale were no longer allowed to offer Unlimited data - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:15 7
  - The backlash is seeming more and more out of proportion. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 09:18 6
    - Personally, I'm way more offended at ISPs breaking into browser sessions and modifying the incoming HTML. That's highly offensive to me. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:19 [Image] 5
      - extremely offensive - bit with greasemonkey you should be able to block that crap. -- nm - decline Feb 3, 09:23 2
        
        That's beside the point; they're still tampering with the incoming data. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:24 1
        
        oh, agreed. -- nm - decline Feb 3, 09:25
      - Actually, I've wanted a way for my ISP to warn me if I'm nearing my cap, but I don't know if I like this method. -- nm - Mop (213 lbs) Feb 3, 09:21 1
        
        Shaw launched a modem usage graph service on their website, so I can see what I'm at. That's fine for me. - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:23
- Right, I've read four different variations of this column and all of them mention that. -- nm - David Feb 3, 09:12
Well, they sure have avoided lots of sternly worded blog posts! -- nm - con_carne Feb 3, 09:10
Ah, we meet again Konrad von Finkenstein! -- nm - Roger More Feb 3, 09:06
it was an insane decision in the first place. at least they changed it before it even came into effect. -- nm - Andie Feb 3, 09:04 4
- Sadly, my ISP will still be doing UBB - so they charge extra for higher speeds, and they also charge extra for amount downloaded. Pick ONE! Geez. :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:05 3
  - change it. we're moving to TekSavvy. -- nm - Andie Feb 3, 09:06 2
    - Naw, I like Shaw. Reliable, full-package (cable TV, PVR, internet, telephone), and fantastic customer support in my experience. - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:08 1
      - (Oh, and I posted last night that based on the last 3 months, my monthly average usage is 8GB - and my cap is 100GB.) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 3, 09:08

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