Comments on: Cell Phones. Are They Highway Robbery? http://www.penciltrick.com/index.php/musings/cell-phone-companies-toronto/ Fighting the trained monkey in modern society. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:42:59 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Editor http://www.penciltrick.com/index.php/musings/cell-phone-companies-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Editor Sun, 06 Nov 2005 02:57:33 +0000 http://www.penciltrick.com/?p=9#comment-16 Hi Jason, Thanks for posting. I agree with you about the banking system. I'm planning on doing an article on it soon. I've just been wrapped up starting an online store and haven't had the time. In the meantime, check out PC Banking from Loblaws. Not perfect but mostly free. As to whether Canadians know about this or not, I can't say. There is a great degree of ignorance here but I don't think that's all there is to it. The truth is that modern developed societies like to think that they are above corruption and pettiness but clearly something is not right. I could write pages on this topic of ignorance, "sheepism" and political deceit but I'll keep it short. Hi Jason,
Thanks for posting. I agree with you about the banking system. I’m planning on doing an article on it soon. I’ve just been wrapped up starting an online store and haven’t had the time. In the meantime, check out PC Banking from Loblaws. Not perfect but mostly free.

As to whether Canadians know about this or not, I can’t say. There is a great degree of ignorance here but I don’t think that’s all there is to it. The truth is that modern developed societies like to think that they are above corruption and pettiness but clearly something is not right. I could write pages on this topic of ignorance, “sheepism” and political deceit but I’ll keep it short.

]]> By: Jason http://www.penciltrick.com/index.php/musings/cell-phone-companies-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Jason Sun, 06 Nov 2005 02:42:26 +0000 http://www.penciltrick.com/?p=9#comment-15 Hi.. interesting article and one that I agree with 100%. Having recently moved to Canada from the UK (and under the impression that prices in Canada are almost half of UK.. so I was told) I find it disgusting how the corporations are able to have their way with the consumers here. More disappointingly, Canadians I guess are too good to force them to mend their pricing structures. Being charged for incoming calls, paying so many overhead charges, and still not having the reliability of a good network coverage - I think is appalling. At the risk of digressing from the topic, the banking industry too here is in a similar state. I never had to pay fee to my bank to keep my current (chequing here) account running! Are the Canadians aware of all this? or do they need being jolted harder? Cheers, Jason Hi.. interesting article and one that I agree with 100%. Having recently moved to Canada from the UK (and under the impression that prices in Canada are almost half of UK.. so I was told) I find it disgusting how the corporations are able to have their way with the consumers here. More disappointingly, Canadians I guess are too good to force them to mend their pricing structures. Being charged for incoming calls, paying so many overhead charges, and still not having the reliability of a good network coverage – I think is appalling. At the risk of digressing from the topic, the banking industry too here is in a similar state. I never had to pay fee to my bank to keep my current (chequing here) account running!

Are the Canadians aware of all this? or do they need being jolted harder? Cheers, Jason

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