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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.

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  1. Government regulation? by mhesseltine · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Don't Canadians have to pay a surcharge on recordable media to offset the effects of piracy? If so, couldn't this be the same type of thing? The government implementing a tax to offset some perceived injustice made available by wide-spread WiFI?

    Although, more than likely, as others have pointed out, it's simply supply and demand.

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