A rare posting
I don't post much because... well, I just don't. So when I do, you know it's important.
I want EVERYONE to go to www.davidmcguinty.com and sign his Bil C555 petition. (Link to the petition is on the top left corner of the home page.) It's a new bill called the Telecommunications Clarity and Fairness Act. Amongst other details, it wants to:
- ..."prohibit against the levying of any additional fee or charge that is not part of the subscriber’s monthly fee or monthly plan rate" i.e. the BS system access fee
- "stop locking cellular phones to a specific provider such that they cannot be used on another provider's network"
- "provide clear and accurate information with respect to network management practices that reduce advertised speeds or interfere with the ability of consumers to access, use, send, receive, or offer lawful content, applications, or services over broadband networks"
- "[stop] an assessment of network management practices that favour, degrade or prioritize any packet transmitted over a broadband network based on source, ownership or destination"
Even though Rogers decided to back down from their atrocious plan to rape all consumers with the iPhone - somewhat - the fact that they won't go UNLIMITED is ridiculous.
(For the record, I have a $50 cell phone bill each month, which gives me 150 daytime minutes (which I don't really use), unlimited evenings and weekends, unlimited calling and texting to my five most-called numbers each month, voicemail, call display, call waiting and - here's the kicker - UNLIMITED mobile browsing, downloading, MSN and e-mail access. I had to fenangle my way with Telus, but I got it. It CAN be achieved, as I'm proof. Meanwhile, Erin's paying more than 50% more for nowhere near as much of everything.)
I want EVERYONE to go to www.davidmcguinty.com and sign his Bil C555 petition. (Link to the petition is on the top left corner of the home page.) It's a new bill called the Telecommunications Clarity and Fairness Act. Amongst other details, it wants to:
- ..."prohibit against the levying of any additional fee or charge that is not part of the subscriber’s monthly fee or monthly plan rate" i.e. the BS system access fee
- "stop locking cellular phones to a specific provider such that they cannot be used on another provider's network"
- "provide clear and accurate information with respect to network management practices that reduce advertised speeds or interfere with the ability of consumers to access, use, send, receive, or offer lawful content, applications, or services over broadband networks"
- "[stop] an assessment of network management practices that favour, degrade or prioritize any packet transmitted over a broadband network based on source, ownership or destination"
Even though Rogers decided to back down from their atrocious plan to rape all consumers with the iPhone - somewhat - the fact that they won't go UNLIMITED is ridiculous.
(For the record, I have a $50 cell phone bill each month, which gives me 150 daytime minutes (which I don't really use), unlimited evenings and weekends, unlimited calling and texting to my five most-called numbers each month, voicemail, call display, call waiting and - here's the kicker - UNLIMITED mobile browsing, downloading, MSN and e-mail access. I had to fenangle my way with Telus, but I got it. It CAN be achieved, as I'm proof. Meanwhile, Erin's paying more than 50% more for nowhere near as much of everything.)