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The other issue with Canadian telecom is that certain companies are essentially given a government monopoly in certain areas. Where I live, cogeco provides cabl
by andy9775 10y ago
The other issue with Canadian telecom is that certain companies are essentially given a government monopoly in certain areas. Where I live, cogeco provides cable Internet and Bell DSL. However, in the next city Rogers does cable and another does DSL. The logic is that one company owns one line and does maintnence on it. Also encourages companies to raise prices and decrease service since you have no other choice.
As for cell phones, it comes down to competition. I know that Saskatchewan as saskatel and the offerings from Rogers, Bell Telus used to be half of what you would pay on other provinces (haven't checked this lately).
- tonyarkles 10y agoStill true re: Sasktel, as far as I know. I've had a lot of family and friends leave the province, but try to keep their 306 number for as long as possible, to stay locked into their existing Telus or Bell contracts while living in another province. For reference, I pay $90/mo for 13GB of data, unlimited talk including long distance, unlimited SMS. Could it be cheaper? Sure. My old plan was "unlimited" (throttled after 10GB), but was only around $65. Had to change plans when I broke my old phone.