Thursday, February 3, 2011

25GB

Oh Canada. You really think people these days can survive on a 25GB cap? What will all that media, 'cloud computing', socialisation, news that now takes place online? Oh you crazy - and thats why its scary.

As time passes technology suppose to make things cheaper and more efficient. Why are you adding caps now? Why are you suddenly going backwards? The best part is that according to many internet companies it costs as little as $0.01 to transfer 1 GB. Remember, you're not transferring physical items, but rather electrons instead.

Of course data caps on broadband is something we deal with here in Australia and New Zealand, the difference is that we're in the middle of the fuckin' ocean! What's your excuse Canada? Oh and the broadband situation in AU and NZ is going to get better over time, not worse: http://www.pacificfibre.net/

What I don't like about this whole thing is how something as essential as broadband is provided by companies who puts profits above everything else. Broadband should be provided by the government just like water service, sewer service and roads. Or the other option is to treat them as power companies and heavily regulate them.

18 comments:

  1. jonwintersFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:37 AM

    boo bandwidth caps!

    also, the bg on my blog is just an image i have tiled to make it all look like one large background. i enjoy how chaotic it is.

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  2. murz90February 3, 2011 at 4:38 AM

    I'm happy that I don't live in Canada...

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  3. TJamFebruary 3, 2011 at 5:12 AM

    As a Canadian resident, I've been following this story for a while now. I'm not too happy with this at all, considering I might go through 25 GB's a week in some cases (generally a minimum of 40 GB's a month). Having this cap means that I practically have to cut my current internet usage in half. Not impressed.

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  4. GGMPFebruary 3, 2011 at 5:21 AM

    I think that eventually broadband will be free to all. There's plans here in the UK to put highspeed wi-fi everywhere and make it accessible for free (though it's probably mostly an idea at this stage)

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  5. Justsayin'February 3, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Good post. That sounds dumb. Like charging for air.

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  6. speakers4uFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    i can barely live on 150gb...

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  7. MetatronFebruary 3, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    The government would probably be worse about controlling it though...

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  8. BassislvFebruary 3, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    caps sucks

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  9. GFebruary 3, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    That sucks! I chew through 25GB in a few days...what are you meant to do, go back to dial-up connections?

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  10. JordanFebruary 3, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    that is really, really dumb. fo real.

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  11. my day in a sentenceFebruary 3, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    Data caps? That's so sad.

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  12. FrostyFebruary 3, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    I found that completely ridiculous. Especially with internet getting cheaper and faster.
    I could go through 25 gigs in a day, I'm sorry canada :(

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  13. trippinketsFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:09 PM

    i live in canada, currently on an unlimited plan that will chnage to 25gigs if this passes and idk what im going to do lol.

    i can go through a terabyte in a month

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  14. epicwallpapersandart.blogspotFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    @trippinkets woah! 1TB a month im impressed.
    i wish i had unlimited

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  15. Clarence MillerFebruary 3, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    SIGN THE PETITIONS AGAINST IT! SEARCH UP OPENMEDIA.COM . I ALREADY DID AND THEY ARE REVERSING THIS RETARDED FUCK UP DECISION.

    those lobbyists should be fuckin hanged.

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  16. CrazyJuanFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:06 AM

    We have a 200 gig cap here. It's decadent, I love it.

    http://reasonsoup.blogspot.com

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  17. philFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:39 AM

    Uncapped here in the UK, on Virgin, although there is a 'fair use policy' in force, IE don't take us for mugs!

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  18. RPFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    even in India we can have uncapped internet usage - but the fair use policy sucks!!!

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