It’s almost impossible to really answer this. But recently Rogers has decided to argue an old consumer-protecting law that requires them to have “adequate and proper” testing before making claims that they’re awesome. Rogers claims that this law violates their … Continue reading
Probably… but not until USA does it first! http://www.siliconrepublic.com/strategy/item/20156-us-plans-internet-kill/ http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cbbba8/id/42483479/ht/US-Senate-to-revive-Internet-kill-switch-legislation/ http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2376905,00.asp http://www.sys-con.com/node/1694758
Impose an unnecessary fear in users that they’ll go over and have to give up their first born to Bell Canada as payment Increase “theft” of Open Wireless, because why not make someone else pay? Decrease performance at Cafe’s that … Continue reading
Bell was just recently granted “permission” by the CRTC to introduce Usage-Based-Billing (UBB) based on what Bell thinks is an “a-ok” limit on internet usage. And that limit on their standard (most common) 5mbps DSL plan is the infamous “60GB.” … Continue reading
My last tie to Rogers Cable Internet was severed on the weekend. And it felt damn good. Last time I canceled a Rogers it was simple. I took my modem to the store and said “I’m moving.” and voila they … Continue reading
Does anybody write dear internet? Yeah, I do. Dear Internet: Why the fuck do you suck so much? Why can’t you be funny and amuse me every single day? I have to dig and search and lurk and hope I … Continue reading
Google finally said No to Chinese censorship. Every other internet based company that’s walked through the great wall of China has been bending over “blocking” all the bad things that the Chinese government wants to hide from the people. Google … Continue reading
There’s some stuff going around the interwebs about bad news in Canada… If you like what you do on the internet today for an affordable price, you might want to consider this: Hello, We need your help — we need … Continue reading
Rogers’ new notification system for users who have exceeded their “limit” of bandwidth is a gigantic breach of privacy. When you reach 75% of your limit Rogers network will intercept your requests to view web pages and redirect that request … Continue reading
As a long standing customer of yours, using your internet service for the last 11 years of my life, it’s over. Thanks to your new found billing for overages on what is a ridiculously low limit of usage for the … Continue reading