I think your problem is that you are using the packaging setup for residential services.

Now if you use the Small Business packages you will find it to be much more for your money.

I know Cogeco does charge residential overage but absolutely does not charge extra for business overage.

Customer service tends to be friendlier when you are a "Business" as well. They also don't verify that you are a business so it's simply a matter of choosing that package.

http://your.rogers.com/business/productsservices/internetservices/access/businessinternetaccess.asp
http://www.cogeco.ca/cable/on/en/business/internet/forfaits.html
Compare them yourself and you will shake your head at why somebody would pay for the residential package.

Where I work we sell super amplified phones for people hard of hearing. I sell a lot of them for people in factories or other loud environments. They are very loud and even have a boost function.

http://shop.clarityproducts.com/products/categories/category333.asp

I'm sure other similar brands exist but this is the only one I have hands on experience with.

My favorite this week:

Anti-Gay Minister Busted Using RentBoy.com!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYDlXfaivD4

You think they would focus on the actual sex trade (You know the people enslaving kids) rather than what deviant genre of porn people are into. Or what thumbnails from 1998 of child porn are cached on their computer.

Even when they book these evil fucks who rape kids they are usually out on the street faster than crimes as hilarious as Marijuana possession.

Remember kids, when faced with the dilemma to sell pot or rape somebody, think of the potential consequences and put on your rape face.

Unfortunately the future of PC gaming through traditional (dedicated server) means is in jeopardy as far as mainstream titles are concerned.

PC games used to have an online edge because even if a game was created across many platforms the PC game would have Modding capabilities as well as dedicated servers. This edge would continue as games would become timeless and online play would only be limited by community support rather than some douche behind a desk crunching numbers.

Unfortunately this differentiation has been eroded by the idea that simplification sells.

SOURCE: http://modernwarfare2.infinityward.com/

XBConnect is pretty sweet.

Allowed playing of the Original Halo online before Xboxlive existed.

Also allowed for playing of Halo 2 online well before the official release date

Not to mention all the modded Halo versions that can only be played online via a VPN

VPN allowed for much more freedom with regards to game choices and banning of cheating players.

Once again the community compiled something more useful than the locked down mainstream service.

The innards of the xbox can easily fit into a cheap home theater PC case. It also happily produces sound without a monitor.

I (and room mates) would never even be listening to internet radio without the xbox. It was just a natural fit since in Northern Ontario radio stations are pretty repetitive for ambience. Turned all of us onto music we would absolutely never be exposed to otherwise.

Most people have a few spare xbox's kicking around. I know I do, might as well hack the shit out of them and put them to work.

Original Xbox with Linux + XMBC

Kind of sad that original Xbox is more useful than any current console offering.

God bless open source.

Most people can pick one up for 20$ these days

The bonus is the ease of use, plug and play

I guess everybody should start getting a little more worried about their open wifi connections.

Hopefully Cogeco will continue to charge overage fees to residential customers only. Us "Business" on commercial accounts aren't subject to such fees, yet.

I think Bell needs to work harder on providing Broadband to all Canadians rather than ripping off those who already have it.

Seriously though. I can just see Obama with 5 options in front of him.

President Schwarzenegger: Ach! Everything is "crisis this" and "end-of-the-world that"! No one opens with a joke! I miss Danny DeVito.

Russ Cargill: You like jokes, huh? Well, stop me if you've heard this one.
[holds up cage with the mutant squirrel]

President Schwarzenegger: [gasp] Look at all those angry eyes and pointy teeth! It's like Christmas at the Kennedy Compound!

Russ Cargill: Mr. President, you chose me, Russ Cargill, most successful man in America, to head the EPA, the least successful government agency. Why did I take the job? Because I'm just a rich guy who wants to kick some ass for good old Mother Earth. I want to give something back. Not the money, but something. That's why I've narrowed your choices down to five unthinkable options.
[spreads the files on the President's desk]

Russ Cargill: Each one will cause untold misery and...

President Schwarzenegger: [points to File #3] I pick Number Three!

Russ Cargill: Really? You don't want to read them first?

President Schwarzenegger: I was elected to *lead*, not to *read*. Number Three!

Kind of a Scary Prophecy when it's all in context, eh?

"So is Microsoft no longer evil? I'm sure some slashdotters will find a way of turning this nice move by Microsoft into something sinister."

We all know this is part of the Microsoft agenda to convert human souls into Mechwarriors.

That little prick Gates is behind it all. His smug smile and endless charity all a guise to cover his plan for world domination.

Open your eyes people

Yes, in Canada we have chipped cards EXACTLY as per the link you posted.

http://www.td.com/privacyandsecurity/tdctcard.jsp

I have the same chip on my credit card. I begged for a non-chipped card because they are slightly slower to use.

Can't take out money that's not there ;)

My friend was recently run over (Age 20), crossing a highway drunk.

I thought it sucked when we found out and turned into the news to see his dead body, bloody on the highway. At the same time a select few saw the aftermath up close ("Cleaned up")These are things people see and have to clean up.

These images remind us all of our fragile mortality. I ride my motorcycle much more conservative since my friends passing.

If people saw reality more often, I think reality would become less grim as people realize how eggshell life really is.

There's an..... APP for that.... :P