Canada isn't really 'international' from the point of view
of the U.S., but we see price differentials on lots of
products as well.
The worst thing is that you can't always put it down to taxes or
import duties because when you do the math, and add in shipping,
you're left with the unmistakeable impression that prices are set
to whatever the market will bear.
I'm not saying that Livingston is worse than any other U.S.
manufacturer, but the ISP discounts off list are lower than
those available stateside, and those discounts are applied to
an exchange rate which is about 5% worse than what you can get
at a bank. Go figure.
Regards,
Brian.
Corbin Network Services, Inc.
Box 1960, Sparwood, BC, Canada
V0B 2G0
Member, Canadian Association of Internet Providers
Network operations, programming, and training.