[LINK] Your AAP article re Digital

Rick Welykochy rick at praxis.com.au
Mon Oct 22 07:57:30 AEST 2007


Scott Howard wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 20, 2007 at 10:50:56PM +1000, Jan Whitaker wrote:
>> Shaw Cable in Canada offers 5 Mb/s, 60 GB for about AUD $33/month.
>> <http://www.shaw.ca/en-ca/ProductsServices/Internet/>
> 
> Given that poor research is the theme I can't help but jump in here...
> 
> Shaw's 5Mb/sec deal is an _introductory offer_ and is thus not readily
> comprable to standard pricing.
> 
> The full ongoing price of this product is CAD$40.95, or around A$48

Mea culpa. I missed the "intro".


>> Rogers Telecom in Canada offers similar for about AUD $38/month.
>> <http://www.rogers.com/>
> 
> Similar?  1Mbps is similar to 5Mbps?  (I'm presuming you're referring to
> their "Lite" plan, which is C$32.95, and 1Mbps/128Mbps

Granted. Sloppy research. I could not find a mention of the actual speed.

Let's try a couple more from Canadia... (willing to be shot down!)

TekSavvy 5 Mb/s unlimited download for about AUD $34/mon
<http://www.teksavvy.com/res_unldsl.htm>

Cogeco Cable 10 Mb/s upload+download 60 GB about AUD $55/mon
<http://www.cogeco.ca/en/high-speed-internet-_o.html>


How does one compare unlimited download to limited?
How about 60 GB download max to 60 GB down+up?


As Mr Chirgwin says, it is quite a difficult task to compare these
prices and bundles with each other, let alone internationally. And how
does CDN disposable income compare to that in Aus ... perhaps specifically
to Sydney or another urban centre? Canadian median house prices come in at
about $350 K, for example. Food and clothing are cheaper there than here.
But then again, wages are prolly a bit lower in Canada.

Perhaps a better universal comparison benchmark is "how many hours
does one have to work to buy such and such".

We might be better off now than, say, twenty years ago, but it takes two
fulltimers to raise a family and buy a house in order to live a lifestyle
that compares to twenty years ago. The previous generation (those now retiring,
say) paid off their houses in their late 40's / early 50's. Can the same be said,
in general, today?


(I was quite surprised to find that the $CDN is higher than the $US.
When did that happen?)


cheers
rickw



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