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submitted 1 year ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

Cheaper phone plans for Canadians could be closer than we think.

On Monday, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that it’s reached a significant milestone in increasing phone services competition in Canada.

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[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 year ago

I text 0 characters a month and use 0 minutes.

It's all Skype, fbmsgr, hangouts.

Because it's 2023.

[-] k_rol@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

I've never thought of using Skype as being modern. Maybe Discord, Matrix, Teams, Whatsapp...

[-] Auli@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Hangouts in 2023?

[-] MyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Urbanite spotted.

Sometimes I wonder if people in cities have no idea the digital divide exists.

Texting and calling via a cellphone network is a far more reliable where I live, and even at that, there are known dead zones along my road (a main road) where calls drop, and texts either don't send or a painfully slow.

[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Well not sure why you have downvotes, but for me its also used as work phone so texts via sms and regular phone calls are a thing because you can't control customer app choices or device choices, so a standard sms or phonecall is required.

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