| 08:07:28 | spatialguru: | anyone else using rogers wireless for cell phone with data access ? |
| 08:07:37 | spatialguru: | note they have whoopingly cheap new data plans |
| 08:08:17 | spatialguru: | e.g. I went from 120minutes + 7MB data for $60 |
| 08:08:18 | spatialguru: | to... |
| 08:08:30 | spatialguru: | 200 minutes + 6GB data for $61 |
| 08:08:31 | spatialguru: | :P |
| 08:09:04 | spatialguru: | if you sign up now you can get 6GB for $30, but if you wait until after Oct 1 it will be $100 |
| 08:09:25 | spatialguru: | I'm thankful to the iphone users forcing rogers to re-evaluate data plans hehe |
| 08:21:21 | spatialguru: | danmo: do you use rogers wireless? |
| 08:21:47 | spatialguru: | fyi they have some much cheaper data rates now |
| 08:29:15 | mloskot: | spatialguru: hopefully, next time Victoria will host foss4g, in 2018, RW has yet cheaper prices :- ) |
| 08:30:17 | dpatton: | danmo: ping |
| 08:32:25 | spatialguru: | mloskot: apparently some iphone users didn't like a $100,000+ bill when they failed to have a cheap data plan :o |
| 08:32:50 | mloskot: | spatialguru: :- ) |
| 08:33:40 | spatialguru: | that darn fine print ; ) |
| 08:34:31 | cpm: | telcom == fraud |
| 08:35:15 | spatialguru: | at least rogers has now set maximum bill rates and improved data plans.. but yeah i hear ya |
| 08:35:55 | jmckenna: | i use rogers wireless but don't have a data plan...u rich guys kill me! |
| 08:36:25 | jmckenna: | : ) |
| 08:36:26 | spatialguru: | ha $30 for 6gb.. heck, at that rate I'm dropping my pathetic vonage line and going to use SIP phone through wireless |
| 08:36:42 | spatialguru: | and actually reduce my costs : ) |
| 08:37:03 | : | * jmckenna gives enough money to rogers as is |
| 08:37:24 | spatialguru: | heh, what you paying for? ring tones? :- ) |
| 08:37:29 | spatialguru: | muhaha |
| 08:43:58 | : | * mloskot is wondering if browsing adult sites from his e50 can be he reason he pays so big montly rates |
| 08:44:29 | spatialguru: | i'm still eying that e71 |
| 08:44:50 | mloskot: | yeah, bigger screen, prettier girls ,- ) |
| 08:44:58 | spatialguru: | :o ohhh.. |
| 08:45:00 | : | * spatialguru runs away |
| 08:51:34 | danmo: | dpatton, spatialguru: I'm here now |
| 08:58:29 | spatialguru: | hi danmo - I just knew you used a treo for cool stuff... so thought I'd mention the improved rogers wireless data plans, in case you weren't aware |
| 09:01:06 | danmo: | spatialguru: I switched to a cheaper rogers plan several months ago... 5MB of data + voice mail, call display, 2500 SMS, etc for 20$ on top of my voice package |
| 09:01:22 | danmo: | I don't use the data much any more ( too slow and clunky ) so that works fine for me |
| 09:03:36 | danmo: | good to hear there are now some even better plans ... it used to be around 40$ for 7MB if I remember correctly... or some ridiculous number like that |
| 09:05:08 | spatialguru: | yes, right |
| 09:05:19 | spatialguru: | well now you can get 6GB for $30 :P |
| 09:05:39 | danmo: | not sure if I'd call that cheap |
| 09:06:16 | danmo: | it's easy to suck 10MB of bandwidth just by browsing the web a few minutes |
| 09:06:24 | spatialguru: | heh.. note the G in GB : ) |
| 09:07:02 | danmo: | ha! GB!!! That's a great deal then! |
| 09:07:17 | danmo: | Are you allowed to use your cell as a modem for your laptop on that package? |
| 09:07:31 | spatialguru: | i assume so.. and will find certainly be finding out : ) |
| 09:07:41 | spatialguru: | the $30 rate is alimited time thing.. to hook the iphone users ; ) |
| 09:07:53 | spatialguru: | sign up before oct1 when it becomes $100 |
| 09:08:05 | spatialguru: | you can sign up for $30 for the remaining length of your plan |
| 09:08:05 | crschmidt: | pfft, iphone |
| 09:08:12 | spatialguru: | heh |
| 09:08:20 | danmo: | is it only for iPhone or does it work for other phones as well? There may be a catch... I know I tried to get another data plan at some point and it was not allowed for the Treo |
| 09:08:25 | : | * jmckenna grr Rogers...... is wondering if tyler is a rogers salesman on the side |
| 09:08:30 | spatialguru: | it's a general data plan, as far as i can tell |
| 09:09:02 | spatialguru: | heh jmckenna - trying to save a few bucks for those already nailed by rogers |
| 09:09:27 | spatialguru: | i consider that any radio waves the pass through my body should be free for me to access : ) |
| 09:09:53 | jmckenna: | : ) |
| 09:10:41 | danmo: | BTW, spatialguru, next time you see TylerM, ask him if he could confirm that he's still okay with managing the Fusion CLAs... he will see a thread on this if he's on the incubator list |
| 09:28:12 | : | * tomkralidis wishes cell phone rates/plans were more like they are in Europe |
| 09:28:35 | : | * cpm wishes lots of things were more like europe |
| 09:28:52 | mloskot: | tomkralidis: really? I've been sure we have very high rates in EU |
| 09:29:08 | mloskot: | cpm: I'm sure you're not talking about gas prices :- ) |
| 09:29:17 | : | * bitner is a red-blooded 'merican, eats freedom fries |
| 09:30:05 | tomkralidis: | mloskot: when I was last in Greece, a Vodafone was very affordable with free incoming! I must have spent maybe 20 Euros for the month |
| 09:30:07 | bitner: | heh, if we had higher gas prices, chances are there'd be a lot more impetus for automakers to actually innovate towards efficiency |
| 09:33:01 | mloskot: | tomkralidis: I pay 60 USD /month and I have 50 USD of this left to use for calls/sms/internet. I pay 0.25 USD / minute inside PL. I pay 1 USD/min for outcoming calls while I'm traveling inside european community and I pay 0.50 USD for all incoming calls while traveling in EU. |
| 09:33:25 | mloskot: | I'd say it's very expansive comparing prices for US<->Canada calls, not to mention internet access |
| 09:34:01 | tomkralidis: | vodafone? |
| 09:34:22 | mloskot: | tomkralidis: it's Polish provider PlusGSM but Vodafone controls it AFAIK |
| 09:34:43 | mloskot: | tomkralidis: and I use business plan, that is supposed to be cheap :- ) |
| 09:35:11 | tomkralidis: | lol. my personal plan comes out to just a bit more than that. |
| 09:36:22 | mloskot: | tomkralidis: and if I want to buy 50MB pack of GPRS transfer I pay extra 8 USD |
| 09:36:35 | mloskot: | tomkralidis: you mean Vodafone? |
| 09:36:55 | tomkralidis: | no, here I'm with Rogers. The only good thing is per second billing |
| 09:37:08 | mloskot: | got it |
| 09:41:47 | cpm: | mloskot, actually, kinda. here in the US fuel is insanely cheap, which keeps us insane. having decent alternative transport seems to work well. |
| 09:42:35 | mloskot: | cpm: so, you'd not like fuel prices in PL ;- ) |
| 09:44:56 | cpm: | how are they relative to the eu? |
| 09:45:15 | : | * danmo signs off for a week ( B ) |
| 09:45:29 | mloskot: | cpm: comparable, but a bit higher |
| 09:45:32 | ChrisGo: | Gas would be cheaper in the US if people stop complaining about drilling :- ) |
| 09:45:43 | mloskot: | cpm: it's more than 2 USD/liter |
| 09:46:07 | bitner: | ~2x US cost |
| 09:46:38 | crschmidt: | 13:47:20 < oltrac> 2 ( U.S. dollars / liter ) = 7.57082357 U.S. dollars / US gallon |
| 09:46:47 | mloskot: | bitner: last sept in Victoria, I've seen 1 gallon in Can = 1 liter in EU |
| 09:46:53 | ChrisGo: | Saudi Arabia is .45 cents a gallon lol |
| 09:47:12 | bitner: | over the last year our gas prices have gone way up |
| 09:47:18 | cpm: | I'd love to play the oil game with ya'll, but for the folks who think this is going to last forever, and that cheap oil is the greatest good, I can say only, , umm, sure. Okay. Keep that thought. |
| 09:47:25 | cpm: | have a good weekend all. |
| 09:47:42 | ChrisGo: | It gona last forever we are just ants on this big ass marble : ) |
| 09:47:46 | : | * mloskot 's back to calculations |