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Re:Polish charity gets huge phone bill thanks to stork by sandworm101 on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @10:57AM (#17457592)
>> ~$30/GB

Does that include Canada? That is about HALF the advertised rates where I am. The real rates, after all the fees, are inevitably higher. Please send a few storks my way.

https://www.telus.com/en/bc/mobility/plans/

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Re:Polish charity gets huge phone bill thanks to stork by toomanybeersies on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @08:30PM (#17460161)
Is there a particular reason that BC has obscenely expensive phone plans?

For comparison:

I used to get a Spotify subscription, unlimited calling and SMS, and 1.5 GB of data for $30 in New Zealand. I now currently get 12 GB and unlimited calling+SMS for $40 in Australia.

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Re:Polish charity gets huge phone bill thanks to stork by sandworm101 on Thursday July 05, 2018 @06:48PM (#17467519)
Because we are too Canadian. We are too polite. We don't complain. We tend to just accept things. And there is little competition. So large corporations push consumers around.
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Re:Polish charity gets huge phone bill thanks to stork by ReverseCold on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @01:48PM (#17458549)
Canada looks like 5GB/25USD.
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Re:Polish charity gets huge phone bill thanks to stork by sandworm101 on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @01:58PM (#17458594)
byob in bc. 80$/month for 1gb/month, advertised price.
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