Day: September 20, 2007

Well, it pays to do some research. I looked up my office building (Place du Portage) on Wikipedia as I had heard some grand rumours over the years like the entire complex holds 50,000+ employees, or it’s the second largest Government building in the world next to the Pentagon.

If you’ve heard me spew out this garbage, let it be known that if Wikipedia is right, then I am wrong.

Turns out that the entire building houses 10,000 employees and my tower houses 3,500 employees. Surely not the sprawling metropolis I thought it was!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_du_Portage

Turns out that if your cell phone company is telling you that the System access fees they charge you ($7-$9) are due to some federal cellphone regulation, then they be plain lying to yo’ face.

http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/258049

My favourite part is when they speak about how it is comparable to buying a radio for $100 and then having them charge an extra $10 JUST BECAUSE. It does make sense when you think about it. The System Access Fee is just more of the monthly cost. Stop running around the point and put it into the monthly fee directly!

I must admit I am jealous of the marketing that went into that one. Genius.

“Gentlemen, let’s just take $7 off of the monthly price and tag it as a SYSTEM ACCESS FEE!”
(round of applause and an instant promotion to that guy who suggested it).

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