Netflix deemed Canadian internet caps "Third World"

[ttam]

Source: 

http://gigaom.com/2012/09/13/netflix-canada-caps-human-rights-violation/

http://o.canada.com/2012/09/17/canada-has-almost-third-world-access-to-the-internet-netflix-executive/

 

Netflix basically said that Canadian internet caps are almost a human rights violation. We can all agree with this seeing Linus struggle with his internet often. Pretty interesting to have a large company say what we've been thinking for years. Canadians also get less choices for their $8 package fee than Americans do.

[Nort]

Was just about to post this.

 

Anyway, on the east coast Bell Aliant offers all (Correct me if I'm wrong) of their internet connections, excluding mobile, without caps.

 

Rogers also offers a 30Mbps plan with a 500GB cap for $50/mo, so it's not that bad.

[Guest]

thankfully i have  unlimited downloads 

[rashdanml]

More people need to switch to Teksavvy. I've told my parents to. They offer some of the most reasonably priced internet connections with unlimited downloads. 

[LAwLz]

Personally I suspect that the person who came up with the idea of bandwidth caps might have been the devil, or at least a relative to the devil.

It's such a terrible system and it's only there to 1) suck out more money from people and 2) give ISPs the ability to sell more bandwidth than they can actually provide.

[Prince32780]

I'm with Bell Canada

 

50 Mbps Download

10 Mbps Upload

Unlimited Usage

 

$25, part of a bundle of course, but it's still 25 dollars

[Talsyrius]

I'm with a private isp owned by the same foundation as my apartment, so really lucky here. Can't imagine having such huge problems with the internet connection... I guess Canada have lower population density then Sweden, but still...

 

500mbps up and down (elegedly 1000, but 500 is fastest I have been able to achieve, but could be due to limitations on the other end...)

 

$25/month, but that includes power and water as well

 

Sadly I have to move soon, as I have to be studying to be allowed to stay QQ.

[Beskamir]

Hopefully this will give us better internet...

[evgeni43]

I'm stuck with Shaw because Teksavvy doesn't want to put anything in Sault Ste Marie.

[jrfox87]

The limits are only really bad if you are with one of the big companies, the smaller ones usually have an unlimited plan for less than the big guys charge on their capped plans.

[jrfox87]

I'm with Bell Canada

 

50 Mbps Download

10 Mbps Upload

Unlimited Usage

 

$25, part of a bundle of course, but it's still 25 dollars

What all do you have in the bundle?

[TheBrenz]

I'm with Bell Canada

50 Mbps Download

10 Mbps Upload

Unlimited Usage

$25, part of a bundle of course, but it's still 25 dollars

How the fuck

5mbps down

800kb up

20gb/month (we pay an extra $25 month for unlimited)

$40 ($65 for us)

Also with bell

[Prince32780]

What all do you have in the bundle?

 

 

How the fuck

5mbps down

800kb up

20gb/month (we pay an extra $25 month for unlimited)

$40 ($65 for us)

Also with bell

 

 

$10 home phone, caller id, call waiting, standard stuff. no international/long distance (got comwave for that)

$50 dollars bell fibe tv, there's 3 tiers, good/better/best, got a select plan with better + some other channels

$25 internet

 

all in all the bill at the end of the month is $~95 dollars and some cents with credit

~150 dollars credit each month, it's ridiculous

 

*when bell calls you up and say they have a promotion, don't hang up

[iruixos]

I'm with DCCNet/Eastlink Communications and it's just a nightmare here.

[Sarcasm]

I get shafted every month. The thing about Canadian internet is that it's blazingly fast, but the only problem is that we don't have the bandwidth to use that. I get around 40Mb down, but a grand total of 80GB a month. And if you want an idea of what it's like here, a video from my favorite Canadian.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwHtASd6Jrs&feature=c4-overview&list=UU9kMnSZQd53hE-1sb1f9sdA

[jrfox87]

 

$10 home phone, caller id, call waiting, standard stuff. no international/long distance (got comwave for that)

$50 dollars bell fibe tv, there's 3 tiers, good/better/best, got a select plan with better + some other channels

$25 internet

 

all in all the bill at the end of the month is $~95 dollars and some cents with credit

~150 dollars credit each month, it's ridiculous

 

*when bell calls you up and say they have a promotion, don't hang up

 

Not a bad deal if you need/want TV and home phone then. I couldnt get that though even if I wanted it, Bell fibe products aren't available in my building.

[Prince32780]

Not a bad deal if you need/want TV and home phone then. I couldnt get that though even if I wanted it, Bell fibe products aren't available in my building.

 

I was already paying well over 100 dollars without tv,

the HD channels are nice, even though it's all 720p

 

all I watch is CP24 in the morning, and maybe natgeo, discovery, and some storage wars occasionally

[TheBrenz]

$10 home phone, caller id, call waiting, standard stuff. no international/long distance (got comwave for that)

$50 dollars bell fibe tv, there's 3 tiers, good/better/best, got a select plan with better + some other channels

$25 internet

 

all in all the bill at the end of the month is $~95 dollars and some cents with credit

~150 dollars credit each month, it's ridiculous

 

*when bell calls you up and say they have a promotion, don't hang up

Not a matter of a promotion because it's the best option available right now because I am probably decades away from getting any of their fibe options available

[megadarkwood]

I have bell, I get a crappy router/modem combo with my $80 plan!

25/10 = $70 + unlimited bandwith addon = $80/month!

[Sarcasm]

I have bell, I get a crappy router/modem combo with my $80 plan!

25/10 = $70 + unlimited bandwith addon = $80/month!

10 bucks for an unlimited add on with Bell? That's news to me. I get 80 from Rogers, and with today's games it's nowhere near enough.

[Furkmyster]

I am in Manitoba and pay MTS $60 a month and get 7 down / 1 up.  It is unlimited, but since I live in a tiny town close to the US border, probably the best I will ever see.  Terrible.

[alepodj]

More people need to switch to Teksavvy. I've told my parents to. They offer some of the most reasonably priced internet connections with unlimited downloads. 

Yes Sir Yes,,, TekSavvy Rules my man 

Been there for years cant remember now; not a single issue and always the advertised speeds. 

 

LONG LIVE TEKSAVVY!!!

[JAKEBAB]

um hello what about australia i pay like $120 for 6mb/s down 400kb/s up and 500gb i paid the same when i had 20mb/s down 800kb/s up and only 200gb we are third world lol

[h3ll0]

I have Shaw

50mbps down

3mbps up

400GB Cap

$80/month

[Mooshi]

Can we push all the major ISP CEOS in N.America into an active volcano and replace them with Japanese ones? At least Asia cares about it's internet speeds. Even Hong Kong has better internet with 500mbps @ 25usd censored or not.