I don’t mind paying for what I use when it comes to software, web services and data pipes. So when I first heard that Canadians were going to have to pay for data by the GB I didn’t think it’d be that big of a deal. Then I read into the details on some of the pricing plans. It’s really bad news for those that are cutting the cord and streaming/downloading a lot of content.
A friend of mine emailed me the above graphic, which really puts what Canadians are going to be charged per GB into perspective. The $2 per GB is for everything exceeding 25GB per month in some cases, which is more than the cost of some SSDs.
Gee, $2/GB. We’re pretty happy here in New Zealand that the price for data has come DOWN to $2/GB in the last couple of years. One of the main ISPs was charging $0.20/MB above your data cap until recently!
This is the most obscene concept I’ve ever read about. I download 160GB/month easily, and that’s legitimate work-related applications and such… nevermind what I may do on YouTube, Hulu, Netflix, etc.
Don’t big business and government work well together? They oversee the peons quite well. Look out America, your next!
My next what? Your is not the same as you’re, which means- you are, as in you are next.