Someone worse than BT?

Technical Ben · Feb 01, 2011, 16:21:32

Canada has had it's country wide service provider, I guess their version of BT, put a 25gb cap all all it's copper.

http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=47214&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10#comments
(Cannot find a local report, sorry)

Hope this does not happen here...

Rik · Feb 01, 2011, 16:29:34

I could see BT doing the same, Ben, but hopefully there's enough real competition here.

pctech · Feb 01, 2011, 18:38:41

I do believe Bell Canada enjoy the same position as BT do over here.

Rik · Feb 01, 2011, 18:50:51

A bit more so, I think, Mitch.

pctech · Feb 01, 2011, 18:54:08

Pretty much all the competition is just as bad here.

I called Virgin to close the analogue TV account the other day as now I have my freesat box noone uses it and had to go through 4 people to get it closed.

Rik · Feb 01, 2011, 18:55:02

I just cancelled my direct debit and wrote to tell them I'd done so. They still haven't cut me off after five years.

pctech · Feb 01, 2011, 18:57:35

Probably not worth the engineer's time.

Rik · Feb 01, 2011, 19:00:48

It isn't, Mitch. He'd have to come here to disconnect, they can't do it centrally.

armadillo · Feb 01, 2011, 23:59:57

In effect, IDnet do that now but they are honest about it and you know what you're getting when you sign up. You pay for what you eat. I have the 30+60 service and I am happy with it. But I would be unhappy if I had paid for an unlimited service and then been restricted to 30+60.

BT was the first ISP I ever signed up with, back in the days of dial up. They sent me a warning about heavy usage. I think I had downloaded about 1GB per month. They suggested I sign up to broadband, failing to take into account that I couldn't because they, BT, had not yet enabled my exchange for broadband and would not do so for another two years.

Rik · Feb 02, 2011, 09:54:39

1GB on dial-up. You must be a patient man, Dill.

Technical Ben · Feb 02, 2011, 12:13:43

About 2 days constant downloading.
Thing is, with IDNet, and the UK, you can pay for more bandwidth. In Canada, they seem to have limited the amount to 25gb. Not "here are some options, 10gb, 20gb, 50gb, etc".
It really limits competitiveness, technology and service. For example, someone buying games at Christmas, with an average of 8GB per game and gets 4, is on thin ice if they get digital delivery!

pctech · Feb 02, 2011, 12:23:46

First thing they teach you on a networking course is that you have to keep a very close eye on what the network is being used for and to ensure that the equipment and media selected has enough capacity to keep up with the demand.

Perhaps Bell Canada have realised theirs doesn't so have introduced the cap because they can't be bothered to upgrade at the moment and are fed up with the complaints/

Maybe BT has a ever so slightly better handle on capacity or just doesn't care.

Lance · Feb 02, 2011, 16:37:28

I think your last three words are about right, Mitch.

Technical Ben · Feb 05, 2011, 13:33:18

The Canadian Government have stepped in saying it's uncompetitive. No idea how BT work it. But if they charged twice as much for resellers than their own product cost, it would be rather unfair.