Canadian ISP bandwidth outrage...

[Pug]

Sure some of my Canadian brethren have already read about this, but the CRTC (Canadian Radio and Television Committee) has decided to basically put ridiculous limits on bandwidth for a lot of isp's... it sort of spells out the end of streaming video and any other large downloading in Canada. It's ridiculous because they offer services where you can d/l up to 1.5 mbps, yet you have a 20 gig limit... what do you think?

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/net-usage-allowances-slashed-crtc-ruling-20110131-102539-204.html

 

[Fade]

Don't get me started on this shit, I'm about to punch someone in the face. Ugh.

 

[dacalion]

Wow, I really don't know what to think. At first I was thinking this was one of those things that will sting at first but in the long run...it will be for the better but I'm not sure that would be the case.

Internet d/l'ing has really changed the game and so much so that I think if they TOTALLY stopped it, the game will never return to what it was before file sharing and d/l'ing. I mean most of the things that changed during this era can not come back. So I'm sure this is a step in the right direction but it's not the answer by far.

 

[DJ Excellence]

sounds a lot like France ....

It's ridiculous because they offer services where you can d/l up to 1.5 mbps, yet you have a 20 gig limit... what do you think?

 

[Relic]

Sounds like bullshit. You guys need to take to the streets before they shutoff social networking.

 

[Sucio]

People will find ways around it....feeding off of other networks, etc.

 

[DJ Excellence]

Montrealers: another reason not to move to Toronto.

"only be able to use 25 gigabytes per month in Ontario and 60 gigabytes per month in Quebec"

 

[Relic]

I think thats some shit yall should really be rioting on , I dont get shit like that..
What is the purpose for this?

 

[Fade]

I think all you guys should be concerned about this because if my internet goes off or down or whatever, I won't be on as much so IllMuzik will go in the toilet!

 

[Relic]

Cant you switch to an American server or something.. I mean wtf can anyone do with 25mbs a fuckin MONTH?/?
I have songs bigger than that!

 

[DJ Excellence]

You mean US-based ISP ?

Cant you switch to an American server or something..

 

[Relic]

YEs thank you , what I said could have been anywhere on the continent, lol, there goes that dumbness I was talkin about!

 

[Fade]

IllMuzik is on an American server, Houston or Atlanta, can't remember where they moved to...

 

[Pug]

One of the main reasons it's happening is because of cable/sat television. Online streaming like netflix has killed profit, so the big guns (Bell / Rogers) in Canada want to limit peoples access to their own distribution. It's a dick move, and honestly, there needs to be more competition, right now it's almost a monopoly between two telecom giants...

 

[dacalion]

One of the main reasons it's happening is because of cable/sat television. Online streaming like netflix has killed profit, so the big guns (Bell / Rogers) in Canada want to limit peoples access to their own distribution. It's a dick move, and honestly, there needs to be more competition, right now it's almost a monopoly between two telecom giants...

ahhh didn't know that, I thought it was about file sharing and pirating. I have Netflix but imo, it's not even close to replacing cable in my home...lol.

 

[Relic]

Greed.

 

[Formant024]

1,5mb..wow it beats dial-up but overhere, if you get 20mb contract delivering 1.5 permanently without a resolve then you get money back since isp is not living up his contract.