250gb cap @ 50Mbps for $99 @ Rogers?!?!?!

[poohbear]

Hello, im just returning to Toronto after living in Tokyo & Seoul for the past 6 years (for work), and coming back to set up internet was insanley shocking!

http://www.rogers.com/web/link/hispe...owDefaultPlans#

Rogers "ultimate" plan is a measly 50Mbps, with a ridiculous 250gb cap, for $99?!??!?!? I almost chocked on my food looking at that. I mean, are there some smaller IP providers that are cheaper because that's highway robbery!!!


Do give you an idea what i was paying in Seoul, i had unlimited broadband, 100Mbps, and i paid $35 a month!!!!! Tokyo, the most expensive city in the world, i had the same plan for $49 a month. Downloading 20gb games on Steam took a about a half hour and i didnt even think about usage caps.


What on earth is happening in Canada? Toronto is the largest city and they're charging $99 for a paltry 250gb @ only 50Mbps? And everyone's fine with this? It's friggin insane! Tell me there are smaller IP providers that provide more reasonable rates? what a shock!

I imagine its done to combat piracy since they're also a cable provider? Would that be correct?

[supaflyx3]

If you want fast internet, move to the west. Out here you can get 100mbit internet for around 79, thats the cheapest you'll find.

[norfolk]

Originally Posted by supaflyx3

If you want fast internet, move to the west. Out here you can get 100mbit internet for around 79, thats the cheapest you'll find.

Yep Rogers and Bell have the monopoly around here.

[Generic User #2]

population density is THE factor for broadband speeds. pretty sure Tokyo is wayyyy more densely populated than any place in canada by several times.

If you want cheaper, faster internet, you need to bring some immigrants back with you :P

EDIT: also, South korea needs to maintain its infrastructure to keep the starcraft players online(and to keep the general population from rioting) ;)

[Arinoth]

It's either that or move out east where Bell Aliant has no caps.

Ultimately, welcome to the ISP joke that we have here in Canada.

[omgwtf]

We should start our own ISP company haha.

[Perineum]

Originally Posted by Generic User #2

population density is THE factor for broadband speeds. pretty sure Tokyo is wayyyy more densely populated than any place in canada by several times.

If you want cheaper, faster internet, you need to bring some immigrants back with you :P

EDIT: also, South korea needs to maintain its infrastructure to keep the starcraft players online(and to keep the general population from rioting) ;)

Nah, if that was the case then Rogers (if they were in Tokyo) would offer 10mbit speeds with a 25gb cap and claim it's all they could do or else they'd have to *gasp* upgrade all the lines.

It happens because we let it happen. Market pays what the "market" will bear.

[geokilla]

See if you can move back to Tokyo and Seoul. I'd love to live there.

You may consider Teksavvy as well, but frankly, they're changing into Bellsavvy. See DSLReports for more information.

[Lamb]

$54.95 @ Electronic box
60/3 250GB

But that's Quebec only it seems...look for Teksavvy Cable in Ontario I guess...?

[omgwtf]

Originally Posted by Lamb

$54.95 @ Electronic box
60/3 250GB

But that's Quebec only it seems...look for Teksavvy Cable in Ontario I guess...?

So you're happy paying this price for that low speed and cap ?