Comments on: Liberals: “We have a real competition problem in this country” http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/10/31/liberals-we-have-a-real-competition-problem-in-this-country/ Mobile News & Reviews for Canadians Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:51:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Sid Ali http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/10/31/liberals-we-have-a-real-competition-problem-in-this-country/comment-page-1/#comment-28089 Sid Ali Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:05:33 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=15089#comment-28089 That's fine, but when I want to buy a pair of shoes, I don't only have three different stores to choose from. There are a hundred different stores selling hundreds of different types of shoes at all levels of pricing. With shoes, there is actually a competitive marketplace, with cell phone service, there are only three options all at the same price; that's hardly a competitive marketplace. That’s fine, but when I want to buy a pair of shoes, I don’t only have three different stores to choose from. There are a hundred different stores selling hundreds of different types of shoes at all levels of pricing. With shoes, there is actually a competitive marketplace, with cell phone service, there are only three options all at the same price; that’s hardly a competitive marketplace.

]]> By: Dave http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/10/31/liberals-we-have-a-real-competition-problem-in-this-country/comment-page-1/#comment-28005 Dave Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:59:30 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=15089#comment-28005 Is there something unfair about a 50% margin? SportChek makes a fifty percent margin when they sell you a pair of Nikes? Why don't we have an online, fed gov sponsored online running shoe calculator?? Is there something unfair about a 50% margin?

SportChek makes a fifty percent margin when they sell you a pair of Nikes? Why don’t we have an online, fed gov sponsored online running shoe calculator??

]]> By: Dave http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/10/31/liberals-we-have-a-real-competition-problem-in-this-country/comment-page-1/#comment-28004 Dave Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:56:54 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=15089#comment-28004 er, sry - intended to say "...not without cost to the carriers..." er, sry –

intended to say “…not without cost to the carriers…”

]]> By: Dave http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/10/31/liberals-we-have-a-real-competition-problem-in-this-country/comment-page-1/#comment-28003 Dave Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:55:54 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=15089#comment-28003 Are you kidding me? Text messages are not with cost to the carriers - Rogers, Bell, Telus, and soon to be WIND, Dave, and Public are BUSINESSES and they have collectively spent BILLIONS of dollars building their networks to offer you wireless voice/text/data service. Just because the cost to do so is largely fixed and there is limited variable cost to sending one text, does not mean it's free. What is unfair about paying for a service? Get on an unlimited text plan and be done with it... Are you kidding me?

Text messages are not with cost to the carriers – Rogers, Bell, Telus, and soon to be WIND, Dave, and Public are BUSINESSES and they have collectively spent BILLIONS of dollars building their networks to offer you wireless voice/text/data service. Just because the cost to do so is largely fixed and there is limited variable cost to sending one text, does not mean it’s free. What is unfair about paying for a service? Get on an unlimited text plan and be done with it…

]]> By: Sid http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/10/31/liberals-we-have-a-real-competition-problem-in-this-country/comment-page-1/#comment-27999 Sid Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:45:08 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=15089#comment-27999 When the existing companies can make a 50% margin, that's hardly a hyper competitive marketplace. Even the CWTA only counts 5 carriers in their reports, the 3 big ones and MTS and sasktel, not the two dozen as claimed above. That PR guy is full of shit. When the existing companies can make a 50% margin, that’s hardly a hyper competitive marketplace. Even the CWTA only counts 5 carriers in their reports, the 3 big ones and MTS and sasktel, not the two dozen as claimed above. That PR guy is full of shit.

]]> By: Khav http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/10/31/liberals-we-have-a-real-competition-problem-in-this-country/comment-page-1/#comment-27922 Khav Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:23:22 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=15089#comment-27922 "Many choices"? "Hypercompetitive marketplace"? Whatever meds Bernard Lord is on, they need to either cut the dose or increase it, because clearly what he's doing now isn't working. “Many choices”? “Hypercompetitive marketplace”? Whatever meds Bernard Lord is on, they need to either cut the dose or increase it, because clearly what he’s doing now isn’t working.

]]> By: Anonymous http://mobilesyrup.com/2009/10/31/liberals-we-have-a-real-competition-problem-in-this-country/comment-page-1/#comment-27911 Anonymous Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:32:45 +0000 http://mobilesyrup.com/?p=15089#comment-27911 Agreed. We all pay for text messages when sending them costs the companies a grand total of $0.00 extra. (Your text message signal is always active) Agreed. We all pay for text messages when sending them costs the companies a grand total of $0.00 extra. (Your text message signal is always active)

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