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Canadians Pay Extra For Their Wireless Hardware

Posted by timothy on from the y'know-value-added-and-all dept.

Todd Alivoy writes "Looks like Canadian wireless subscribers have been getting hosed when looking to get new hardware. This isn't the first time Canadian carriers have managed to charge far more than thier US conterparts for the same services. Anyone up there know why? It sure isn't the exchange rates." The linked article shows the price disparity for 14 phones available in both markets.

4 of 352 comments (clear)

  1. Re:$699 for a phone? A SCO fee? by Pakaran2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, no... Finland is Lunix... Canada is OpenBSD, idiot.

    I wonder if you can run OpenBSD on a cellphone. the antenna would probably be off by default though...

  2. Certainly seems that way... by RobinH · · Score: 5, Funny

    I had a blackberry through Rogers/AT&T, and once I got the U.S. roaming package on there, it cost me $57 (CDN) per month. That's more than my 3000 kb/s cable modem internet connection (under $40 per month). I loved the blackberry, but decided to cancel the subscription.

    Then, the day after I decided to cancel it, we were broken into and they stole it off the table. Reporting it stolen actually saved me the cancellation charge (~$50), and I figure whoever ended up with the hot item is getting payback by paying the high fees.

    That's what I tell myself anyway. Maybe it was that Michael Moore guy... I heard he was snooping around Windsor opening people's doors.

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    "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." - Mark Twain
  3. Toilets by raider_red · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone want to arrange a deal where we trade cheap cel-phones for high-flow toilets? I think we could work something out.

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    It's good to use your head, but not as a battering ram.
  4. Re:Simple by Bill_Royle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Call it clustering if you wish, I'll call it a prelude to an invasion.