[TheBosch]

Here's the deal I've currently arranged with Telus. This is after much haggling as well as the fact I've been a customer for 3 years already. The deals OK, but nothing like in the states. The thing that really pisses me off is the system access fee!

19.3 - 200 daytime mintues, unlimited evenings @ 5pm & unlimited weekends // $7 - 2500 text // $25 - unlimited data // $15 - unlimited long distance (Canada + US) // free - unlimited incomning // free - vm3 / call display

Plan Total: $66.3

Plus: $7.5 - System access fee // $.5 - 911 fee // $3.72- Tax

Grand Total: $77.30

[lowkey]

The System Access fee is an outright fraud. If any other industry tried to do what the telcos did with the System Access fee they would be charged and convicted as criminals. In Canada the wireless cartel does whatever they want. They have a defacto oligopoly and are criminals in my mind.

more info: http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/services/cellphones...

Excerpt: "The verdict on the “system access fee”? It’s a made-up charge by the wireless companies disguised as a government fee – the only thing it accesses is your wallet."