Following on the Montreal Gazette editorial, the Ottawa Citizen has published a lead editorial lamenting high prices and lack of competition. The editorial is supportive of the new complaints commission, but concludes that "there's a long way to go."
Ottawa Citizen on Wireless in Canada
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Only $100?
The article states: \”…a comparable service package to the one offered by AT&T for $60 U.S. a month would cost nearly $100 in Canada.\”
I\’d like to see their numbers supporting a $100 bill. I just had a $87 charge on my bill for 2.3 MB of data.
Enough whining. Maybe you need to learn how to shop.
TELUS has a plan (see: [ link ] gives 250MB for $100. I can think of lots of products that charge different prices at different levels of consumption.
Also, hotels charge what they can for rooms. Usually a lower price can be had, just by asking.
Why is it that in Mexico, there is no charge for incoming cell calls and free text messaging? Why is it that a Spanish company, ‘Movie Star’, can operate in this highly regulated and competitive marketplace programs that provide a $40.00 cell phone (Nokia/Motorola), who immediatly upon connection provide you with a $50.00 credit and charge 00.11 cents for a 30 minute call to anywhere in the US or Canada?