Comments on: Canadian ISPs: “Consumers will make good choices if we don’t inform them” http://www.stormbrew.ca/2009/07/15/canadian-isps-consumers-will-make-good-choices-if-we-dont-inform-them/ Tech and Business and Random Thoughts Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:06:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Adam J. Humphreys http://www.stormbrew.ca/2009/07/15/canadian-isps-consumers-will-make-good-choices-if-we-dont-inform-them/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Adam J. Humphreys Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:31:06 +0000 http://www.stormbrew.ca/?p=75#comment-68 It's an issue country wide with the exception of Videotron in Montreal which has amazing down and upload speeds regardless of the medium used. I was fortunate to have 10 months of incredible internet from them but I'm sure given time they'll follow suit to the other ISP's. It’s an issue country wide with the exception of Videotron in Montreal which has amazing down and upload speeds regardless of the medium used. I was fortunate to have 10 months of incredible internet from them but I’m sure given time they’ll follow suit to the other ISP’s.

]]> By: Graham Batty http://www.stormbrew.ca/2009/07/15/canadian-isps-consumers-will-make-good-choices-if-we-dont-inform-them/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Graham Batty Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:58:41 +0000 http://www.stormbrew.ca/?p=75#comment-22 Eric: they are required to wholesale their service, but the wholesalers currently end up having to live with whatever traffic shaping the main provider does. There's another article about Bell's day talking to the CRTC (on Tuesday) where they explain this, I'll see if I can find the link in a bit. Bell actually has two tiers for the wholesaled providers depending on where they are in the chain, before or after the shaping. Eric: they are required to wholesale their service, but the wholesalers currently end up having to live with whatever traffic shaping the main provider does. There’s another article about Bell’s day talking to the CRTC (on Tuesday) where they explain this, I’ll see if I can find the link in a bit.

Bell actually has two tiers for the wholesaled providers depending on where they are in the chain, before or after the shaping.

]]> By: Eric Warnke http://www.stormbrew.ca/2009/07/15/canadian-isps-consumers-will-make-good-choices-if-we-dont-inform-them/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Eric Warnke Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:08:15 +0000 http://www.stormbrew.ca/?p=75#comment-20 Great post! I was under the impression that the ISP's are already required to wholesale their services. Great post! I was under the impression that the ISP’s are already required to wholesale their services.

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