Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet
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| Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet | |
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| Type | Subsidiary of Rogers Communications |
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| Headquarters | Toronto, Canada |
| Industry | Internet Service Provider |
| Products | Cable Modem, DSL, Email |
| Owner | Rogers Communications |
| Website | www.rogers.com/internet |
Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet is a broadband internet service provider in Canada, owned by Rogers Communications. Rogers previously operated under the brand name Road Runner in Newfoundland.
In 2004, Rogers partnered with Yahoo! to offer Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet to its members. The free service offers unlimited e-mail storage, plus access to Premium Yahoo! Services at no charge, including a Flickr PRO account. Members lost free website space when this went ahead, but are now offered an account with Yahoo! Canada GeoCities.
In addition, the service includes complimentary software for subscribers, including a modified version of Norton Internet Security.
[edit] Product changes
On March 18, 2008, Rogers has started to increase speeds for its Ultra-Lite and Extreme customers. The new speeds are 512 kbit/s download for Ultra-Lite, and 10.0 Mbit/s download and 1.0 Mbit/s upload for Extreme.
To raise profitability, Rogers has been reducing monthly data transfer limits for their lower-tier services. The Ultra-Lite package has gone from a 60 GB limit to a 2 GB limit and Lite package has gone from a 60 GB limit to a 25 GB limit. If the limit is exceeded, the customer may be subject to $1.25/GB overage to a maximum of $25.00. Despite the reduced service for users, the monthly fees have remained the same.
Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet users are now being warned through their browser by having code injected into it by the ISP and e-mail that they have reached their limit but they are not charged for additional usage at the time warned. However, they state that June will be the first month that they will start to bill.
| Download Speed | Upload Speed | Monthly Bandwidth Limits | Overage Charge | Maximum Overage Charge | Regular Price CAD | |
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| Grandfathered Ultra-Lite | 500 kbit/s | 256 kbit/s | 60 GB | $5.00/GB | No Max | $24.95 |
| Grandfathered Lite | 1.0 Mbit/s | 256 kbit/s | 60 GB | $3.00/GB | No Max | $34.95 |
| Ultra-Lite | 500 kbit/s | 256 kbit/s | 2 GB | $5.00/GB | $25.00 | $24.95 |
| Lite | 1.0 Mbit/s | 256 kbit/s | 25 GB | $2.50/GB | $25.00 | $34.95 |
| Express | 7.0 Mbit/s | 512 kbit/s | 60 GB | $2.00/GB | $25.00 | $44.95 |
| Extreme | 10.0 Mbit/s | 1.0 Mbit/s | 95 GB | $1.50/GB | $25.00 | $54.95 |
| Extreme Plus | 18.0 Mbit/s | 1.0 Mbit/s | 95 GB | $1.25/GB | $25.00 | $99.95 |
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