I hate the fact that as a Canadian, I can't really support any video streaming services relying on P2P simply due to our archaic bandwidth restrictions.
Most Canadian ISPs have combined Up/Down Bandwidth Caps, which are already insanely easy to hit with any sort of media streaming (they usually range from 40-80 GB/mo). Peering any of these services is only going to make matters worse.
Not on any major providers, at least in Ontario.
Bell, Rogers, Cogeco are all definitely metered and limited (for all reasonable price ranges at least, $90+ for unlimited bandwidth is not reasonable compared to prices in other countries).
But in most of the services areas where you can get Bell or Rogers, you can get one of the 3rd party providers like Start or Teksavvy. These providers have an unmetered upstream cap and very generous downstream caps.
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I hate the fact that as a Canadian, I can't really support any video streaming services relying on P2P simply due to our archaic bandwidth restrictions.
Most Canadian ISPs have combined Up/Down Bandwidth Caps, which are already insanely easy to hit with any sort of media streaming (they usually range from 40-80 GB/mo). Peering any of these services is only going to make matters worse.
As a Swede who's been living in Toronto (and been on Teksavvy), I really have to agree.
The caps are really limiting, and worse than that they're something you have to be aware of to not get stuck with overage charges.
The lack of symmetric options is really a problem too. What good is an 'unlimited' upload cap if the bandwidth is 10% of what your download speed is?
It's awful. The Canadian broadband market lacks competition and fiber availability.
They offer unlimited data plans for internet. And it isn't archaic (unless you live outside a city).
Not on any major providers, at least in Ontario. Bell, Rogers, Cogeco are all definitely metered and limited (for all reasonable price ranges at least, $90+ for unlimited bandwidth is not reasonable compared to prices in other countries).
But in most of the services areas where you can get Bell or Rogers, you can get one of the 3rd party providers like Start or Teksavvy. These providers have an unmetered upstream cap and very generous downstream caps.
A download cap of 300Gb on a 150Mpbs link is hardly generous, which is what Teksavvy offers in Ontario.
It's a joke. And the only reason is to make you pay for the more expensive connection. Maybe also to hand you additional charges.
+1 Bandwidth for video is not a problem in the city.
Plus this seems like the sort of technology that may even make less bandwidth congestion. It might even speed up your archaic internet connection.