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By Richard Hughes, on February 19, 2013, at 6:25 pm Richard Hughes-Political Blogger
The other day I wrote a piece about cell phone reception, dead spots, and the controversy that can swirl around these things.
I later learned that Director Giles had come out swinging at a ‘Electoral Area Services Meeting’ as she had done some time back, against such a proposal citing health risks and the unpleasant aesthetics of the towers.
Soon shoppers will be able to call home on their cell phones from Country Grocer!
Well that was then but surprise, surprise a change of heart and an endorsement for a smaller tower to be installed behind Rona’s Hardware
. . . → Read More: Cowichan Conversations: CVRD Director Gerry Giles Has Endorsed A Cell Phone Tower For Cobble Hill!
By Richard Hughes, on February 18, 2013, at 2:50 pm Richard Hughes-Political Commentator
How many times have you tried to retreive a call while at Cobble Hill’s Valley View Shopping Centre and had it drop off? Other times the calls do not connect at all! The annoyance in being able to remind your mate to pickup a carton of milk which you forgot to put on the list is frustrating. If the reception was better you could just caall or text them but alas the signal will not get through.
I noticed a We’ve got ‘Wi-Fi’ sticker on the door at Country Grocers the other day but did not try
. . . → Read More: Cowichan Conversations: We Need More Cell Phone Towers in South Cowichan, Or Do We ?
By Lindsey Pinto, on December 9, 2012, at 3:00 pm
This week, Canadians learned that big telecom company Telus will be further limiting how much its customers can use the Internet. Soon after, we learned that big telecom company Bell will be jacking up their prices for Internet. After fighting for Internet openness and affordability for years, the pro-Internet community knows: this is price-gouging, pure and simple.
It’s no secret that when it comes to the Internet, Canadians pay higher prices for worse services than people in most countries in the industrialized world. This is largely because a small handful of Big Telecom companies control upwards of 94% of the
By OpenMedia.ca, on December 5, 2012, at 4:00 pm
Telus has announced plans to cut back on user bandwidth for its Internet service starting early next year. This Internet disservice comes after Telus met with OpenMedia to state that they were wanting to make amends with Canadians.
Now is the time for Canadians to take action in making the switch to Distributel, TekSavvy or another independent ISP at OpenMedia.ca/Switch. Help us keep Big Telecom on their toes by making a contribution to OpenMedia at OpenMedia.ca/Allies.
Article by Daniel Tencer for The Huffington Post
Some Telus customers are upset after the phone and internet service company started sending
. . . → Read More: OpenMedia.ca: Huffington Post: Telus introduces new Internet disservice
By Reilly Yeo, on November 27, 2012, at 4:00 pm When several senior representatives from Telus asked us to meet with them we knew immediately what we wanted the meeting to include: direct citizen stories about disrespectful and expensive cell… . . . → Read More: OpenMedia.ca: You told us, we told them: A report-back from our meeting with Telus
By OpenMedia.ca, on November 9, 2012, at 2:39 pm If you had the chance – what would you say to the heads of Canada’s Big Telecom giants? It’s a tiring process trying to talk with someone – anyone – from within Big Telecom who seems t… . . . → Read More: OpenMedia.ca: Bringing Big Telecom down to earth: Help up create a new set of rules for Canada’s telecom giants
By Stephen Elliott-Buckley, on April 27, 2012, at 2:16 pm Shaw, the Corporation
If you are a lower mainland Shaw Cable customer you may have noticed a quite vague notification of a $5 [plus HST] bill increase coming in June. It is followed by a great deal of vague advertising fluff indicating that something awesome was about to happen, but no actual details in order to get a sense of whether this is just a money grab by Shaw or if it’s an actual cost increase with value for money.
Below is the vague PR nonsense on the Shaw bills and a very frustrating Twitter DM exchange I just had
. . . → Read More: Politics, Re-Spun: Shaw Cable’s Dismissive, Dodging Customer Service
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