Rogers Communications seems to be dropping support for a low-speed wireless broadband service, Broadband Reports says. Apparently Rogers has discontinued its "Portable Internet Basic" tier. That plan, costing $24.95 a month, supplied 256kbps downstream and 64 kbps upstream. The "Rogers Portable Internet High Speed" costs $49.95 a month and supplies 1.5 Mbps downstream and 256 kbps upstream.
Both services have a 30 GByte monthly usage cap. Rogers apparently now wants to offer just a single tier of service, the 1.5Mbps version, though they've lowered the price to $44.95.
At least some users will complain about the inability to buy the lower-speed tier. Personally, I think it is odd to offer a 256 kbps "broadband" tier in the first place, though Rogers might have considered a tier offering more bandwidth than 256 kbps and less than 1.5 Mbps.
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The "Portable Internet Basic" Tier has been cancelled. All existing customers will continue to receive this service at a monthly cost of $29.35 (tax included). The speed has been upgraded for close to 1 year, supplying 500 kbps downstream and 256 kbps upstream. The increase in upstream from 64 kbps was to make VoIP calling possible. This service has a 10 GByte monthy usage cap.
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