[kwlug-disc] YAK Internet + Home Phone deal for Kitchener

[Colin Mackay]

So I called them and asked about Usage Based Billing and Unlimited
Downloads...  Apparently it's a typo on the website.   If you look on
redflagdeals.com, you'll see a scan of the actual flyer that went
around.  The flyer actually states 'No Usage-Based billing' and they
confirmed it when I called.  I told them to fix the website.

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/yak-10mbps-unl-internet-home-phone-59-90-mnth-promo-kitchener-waterloo-only-867907/


Is the price for a limited time?

No, the only time the price will change is if you switch packages, or
if you move to an area that doesn't offer the 10Mbps service.


Sounds good, and from the few people I know here at work that use it,
they say it's great and have even experienced speeds upwards of
17Mbps.

Oh, and it's 1Mbps upstream, FYI.


On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Colin Mackay <zixiekat at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Not sure who knows about this, but YAK is offering a 10Mbps connection
>> + a POTS line to Kitchener residents for about $60.00 a month:
>>
>> http://www.yak.ca/app/webroot/exclusive/
>>
>> Apparently, they're installing their own DSLAM cards and getting away
>> from Ma Bell, so they aren't throttled.
>
> They say "not a VOIP phone". That is encouraging.
>
> They say "unlimited downloads", yet they say "usage based billing". What
> does that mean?
>
> They don't specifically say if $60 (regular $75.90) is for a limited time,
> then it goes up afterwards ...
>
> The detail page here is, well, lacking of details ...
> http://www.yak.ca/product/yak-paks/great-rates
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