Comments on: Speaking at DemoCamp17 http://www.thomaspurves.com/2008/02/22/speaking-at-democamp17/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:44:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: albert lai http://www.thomaspurves.com/2008/02/22/speaking-at-democamp17/comment-page-1/#comment-15038 albert lai Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:29:00 +0000 http://www.thomaspurves.com/2008/02/22/speaking-at-democamp17/#comment-15038 fantastic presentation at democamp the other day!<br><br>nice standing ovations! ; fantastic presentation at democamp the other day!

nice standing ovations! ;

]]> By: Thomas Purves http://www.thomaspurves.com/2008/02/22/speaking-at-democamp17/comment-page-1/#comment-12254 Thomas Purves Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:56:14 +0000 http://www.thomaspurves.com/2008/02/22/speaking-at-democamp17/#comment-12254 Roaming users are a big cash cow for the carriers, esp Rogers as they have the GSM monopoly. Rogers typically charges 5cents/Kb or 50/MB for foreigners roaming on data in canada, and 50/MB for canadians roaming in the US or elsewhere (far far in excess of what the foreign carriers charge Rogers). This is why a lot of canadian business users who travel a lot have close to $1000 /month blackberry bills (PER BLACKBERRY). Talk about a gruesome tax on anyone trying to grow a global business in Canada. Not good for Canada's long term prosperity. Roaming users are a big cash cow for the carriers, esp Rogers as they have the GSM monopoly. Rogers typically charges 5cents/Kb or 50/MB for foreigners roaming on data in canada, and 50/MB for canadians roaming in the US or elsewhere (far far in excess of what the foreign carriers charge Rogers).

This is why a lot of canadian business users who travel a lot have close to $1000 /month blackberry bills (PER BLACKBERRY).

Talk about a gruesome tax on anyone trying to grow a global business in Canada.

Not good for Canada’s long term prosperity.

]]> By: paulo http://www.thomaspurves.com/2008/02/22/speaking-at-democamp17/comment-page-1/#comment-12249 paulo Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:21:54 +0000 http://www.thomaspurves.com/2008/02/22/speaking-at-democamp17/#comment-12249 I would have loved to see the presentation - slides, please. :) One day we'll have data rates that don't make us cry.... I would have loved to see the presentation – slides, please. :) One day we’ll have data rates that don’t make us cry….

]]> By: J-P http://www.thomaspurves.com/2008/02/22/speaking-at-democamp17/comment-page-1/#comment-12248 J-P Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:06:33 +0000 http://www.thomaspurves.com/2008/02/22/speaking-at-democamp17/#comment-12248 I caught you at DemoCamp yesterday. I was quite prod to realize that it was a local Torontoian who had published that graph on wireless rates around the world I saw everywhere last summer. I find Canada’s postion a bit ironic given that we were a leader in wireless communication back in the 1950s when were built the cross country microwave network. I caught you at DemoCamp yesterday. I was quite prod to realize that it was a local Torontoian who had published that graph on wireless rates around the world I saw everywhere last summer. I find Canada’s postion a bit ironic given that we were a leader in wireless communication back in the 1950s when were built the cross country microwave network.

]]> By: albert lai http://www.thomaspurves.com/2008/02/22/speaking-at-democamp17/comment-page-1/#comment-12247 albert lai Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:35:09 +0000 http://www.thomaspurves.com/2008/02/22/speaking-at-democamp17/#comment-12247 fantastic presentation at democamp the other day! nice standing ovations! ; fantastic presentation at democamp the other day!

nice standing ovations! ;

]]> By: matt roberts http://www.thomaspurves.com/2008/02/22/speaking-at-democamp17/comment-page-1/#comment-12245 matt roberts Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:31:18 +0000 http://www.thomaspurves.com/2008/02/22/speaking-at-democamp17/#comment-12245 have fun. sadly wont be going. have fun.

sadly wont be going.

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