I’m not suggesting there should be one rate, I’m suggesting there should be an “unlimited” option. If people intend on using far less, then they should have that option.

However, why anyone would get an iPhone with no intention of using it to its full capacity is completely beyond me – why not just get a little NOKIA handset?

The entire point with the iPhone, and most of the other devices, however, is that they are “designed” to constantly access the network – it’s built into their functionality. From a “functionality” point of view, it’s not like gasoline, it’s more like a rear view mirror – it’s an important part of the car, and it’s just not the same experience driving it without one.

Canadian wireless companies don’t understand this – and they’re the idiots selling them.

However, in terms of the internet plans, I have no problem with them charging for usage. If the pipe is only so big, and you’re consuming 10x as much of the pipe as I am, why shouldn’t you pay more? Capacity, while expandable with capital expenditures, is certainly a finite supply. Most everything else in our society is charged based on consumption, why shouldn’t internet use be the same? To have the same price for everyone is like saying we should all pay $50 to fill up our cars with gas. Doesn’t matter how much we pump, it should be a flat $50.

Also, about twenty years ago someone told me that Bell Canada was the only land-line carrier in North America that got away with charging extra for touch-tone (TM) dialling. If true why is it still happening?