Comments on: Customers rally for Internet Neutrality http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/28/customers-rally-for-internet-neutrality/ Technology and Innovation news in Montreal Tue, 22 May 2012 17:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Handyverträge http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/28/customers-rally-for-internet-neutrality/#comment-915788 Handyverträge Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:37:56 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/28/customers-rally-for-internet-neutrality/#comment-915788 Would you be involved in exchanging hyperlinks? Would you be involved in exchanging hyperlinks?

]]> By: Ariel Roberge http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/28/customers-rally-for-internet-neutrality/#comment-457448 Ariel Roberge Thu, 29 May 2008 20:42:50 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/28/customers-rally-for-internet-neutrality/#comment-457448 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">MTW: Net neutrality in Canada http://tinyurl.com/5a5km6</span></span> MTW: Net neutrality in Canada http://tinyurl.com/5a5km6

]]> By: Jason http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/28/customers-rally-for-internet-neutrality/#comment-25070 Jason Thu, 29 May 2008 16:30:49 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/28/customers-rally-for-internet-neutrality/#comment-25070 I am a customer of Velcom. Bell is throttling Velcom's traffic and Velcom can do nothing about it. They are viloating their comittment to offer 5 Mbit lines to customers by throttling them. They made this move so that they can get away with providing shitty service. Whats the point of reselling 5 mbits to a DSL provider if you will limit them to 0.4 Mbits? Same thing with thier own customers. Why charge for 16 Mbits and then throttle to 0.4 mbits on applications that need the speed? I will join the inevitable class action that pop's up. Their website is good evidence of false advertising. Better take sceenshots since the morons have not put any legal disclaimer to say 16 mbits does not apply to applications that need it! I am a customer of Velcom. Bell is throttling Velcom’s traffic and Velcom can do nothing about it. They are viloating their comittment to offer 5 Mbit lines to customers by throttling them.

They made this move so that they can get away with providing shitty service. Whats the point of reselling 5 mbits to a DSL provider if you will limit them to 0.4 Mbits? Same thing with thier own customers. Why charge for 16 Mbits and then throttle to 0.4 mbits on applications that need the speed?

I will join the inevitable class action that pop’s up. Their website is good evidence of false advertising. Better take sceenshots since the morons have not put any legal disclaimer to say 16 mbits does not apply to applications that need it!

]]> By: Vasily - RollAName.com http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/28/customers-rally-for-internet-neutrality/#comment-25039 Vasily - RollAName.com Thu, 29 May 2008 13:42:09 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/28/customers-rally-for-internet-neutrality/#comment-25039 Ironic. I actually signed up for their fastest service and 3 days later I had to cancel 2 things happened that made me switch back to Videotron: 1. 16mbps was never reached, the highest speed I've seen was 5mbps after running multiple tests at different times of the day. 2. Starting at 4pm any P2P tools I normally use didn't work properly anymore, including Skype as mentioned by Carl in the previous comment. 3 days of service cost me $100 in early cancellation fees. Ironic. I actually signed up for their fastest service and 3 days later I had to cancel

2 things happened that made me switch back to Videotron:

1. 16mbps was never reached, the highest speed I’ve seen was 5mbps after running multiple tests at different times of the day.

2. Starting at 4pm any P2P tools I normally use didn’t work properly anymore, including Skype as mentioned by Carl in the previous comment.

3 days of service cost me $100 in early cancellation fees.

]]> By: Carl Mercier http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/28/customers-rally-for-internet-neutrality/#comment-24908 Carl Mercier Wed, 28 May 2008 18:29:45 +0000 http://montrealtechwatch.com/2008/05/28/customers-rally-for-internet-neutrality/#comment-24908 I can't use Skype anymore at home because of the throttling. I don't even use a gig of download a month and yet, I'm penalized. That's a shameless move they made. I'm going to call them and cancel my service soon; I mainly use the connection for Skype. Watch that if they want to charge me "early cancellation fees". I can’t use Skype anymore at home because of the throttling. I don’t even use a gig of download a month and yet, I’m penalized.

That’s a shameless move they made. I’m going to call them and cancel my service soon; I mainly use the connection for Skype.

Watch that if they want to charge me “early cancellation fees”.

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