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Re: Go figure... said by Jerm:The big question I have: Why is it always these Canadian Cable ISPs that trottle? Agreed. The thing is in Canada, people don't sue like they do in the states. We have no balls to stand up to the big CO's, and we are sheep that accept whats thrown to us.
However, seeing that we have rights here that protect what we can download which is different than in the states. I can see this slapping Rogers upside the head if people got together and made a class-action.
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Troyus
join:2005-06-26
Richmond Hill, ON | reply to Jerm
sad but true... I just noticed this tonight...went to download a torrent, and the speed was messed! I usually get about 500-700KB/s and this time, it started off fast...then dropped to 150KB/s! And that was the highest I could get it...usually around 90KB/s now 
I just installed SecureIX, so I'm seeing how that will help.
Regarding the previous post about Sympatico, when did they impose 30GB caps? I never heard of that...could you link me? |
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ecoPremium
join:2001-11-28
Wilmington, DE | reply to Snickerdo
Re: Go figure... As of Sept. 2006 over 76% of internet subscribers in the US were broadband subscribers. Maybe I can't say 70% of the total population, but then again, my country has 10 times as many people as you with a MUCH larger rural population percentage. Our broadband subscriber total does however equal to 2 and a half times your total population.
Oh, and it's a shame so much of that 70% of your population has to put with with bandwidth throttling and data caps that we don't have to deal with. |
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 SnickerdoPremium
join:2001-02-28
Niagara Falls, ON
1 edit | said by eco:Oh, and it's a shame so much of that 70% of your population has to put with with bandwidth throttling and data caps that we don't have to deal with. Hah, but see, you have no proof to show that Canadians have to deal with data caps and throttling exclusively, and just the same you have no proof that Americans aren't dealing with this already. In fact, to the contrary, I regularly see people bitching and moaning about 'hidden' Comcast caps - is not Comcast the largest cable company in the USA with the most cable subscribers, in a similar market position as Rogers is in Canada? Looks like you lose there, buddy. Your argument, for the most part, is all conjecture. That in itself throws your 'argument' to the wind. Claiming that poor ISP practises don't affect the US is stupidity at its finest.
Last I had read, our adoption rate among Internet subscribers was over 80%, with 60% of the total overall population using broadband. We had the same level of broadband penetration back in 2003 that the USA has now. It's just the way the game is played, and we're starting to tap out our subscriber base. Bitch and moan all you want, but when it comes to availability we're in a better position than the USA and as a result more users have made the switch. Our rural populations are almost identical - USA is 21%, Canada is 20%, so you lose that argument right there, and I highly recommend you do some research into the demographics of each country. Both countries are expected to top out at around 80% based on the number of users who 'want' Internet access. That's just the way it is. No need to get into a pissing match about it.
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Re: sad but true... Just check their web site... they are hiding it in the small print now
All new users = 30-gig cap |
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Re: Go figure... Unless something has changed recently, ATT (former SBC) allows customers to set up servers on DSL connections. The TOS restriction for running servers was dropped years ago. |
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 MysticGogetaThe Robot DevilPremium
join:2005-03-14
League City, TX | reply to AnotherAnon
said by AnotherAnon :
STFU. A big reason why CDN ISP's are first to throttle these protocols is cuz it's not really illegal to download digital content here; so therefore damn near everyone does it regularly. When you get into the States people are so fearful of the **IA's that most people abstain.
I'm not afraid I download every day and I dislike Canada because I thought there people I met there were extremely rude.
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Troyus
join:2005-06-26
Richmond Hill, ON | reply to checkThem
Re: sad but true... found it, that's definitely not good heh. |
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SnickerdoPremium
join:2001-02-28
Niagara Falls, ON | reply to MysticGogeta
Re: Go figure... said by MysticGogeta:I'm not afraid I download every day and I dislike Canada because I thought there people I met there were extremely rude. You of all people, being from Texas, should probably put your money where your mouth is and keep quiet when talking about labelling an entire culture/region just because of the way a few people think/act. Way to stereotype people because of a bad experience, tex.
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 TOPDAWGPremium
join:2005-04-27
Midland, ON | reply to MysticGogeta
Yeah Canada sucks why must I live here Cold taxes are way to high crap health care system. |
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 JammerMan79Premium,VIP
join:2004-05-13
Prince George, BC
kudos:10 | uhuh...
New york state has pretty much the same weather as the toronto region, where are you in canada?
"crap health care system"? Could be worse.. could have a system that leaves people "out in the cold" so to speak. You've got more than 40 million people without health insurance.
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MysticGogetaThe Robot DevilPremium
join:2005-03-14
League City, TX | reply to Snickerdo
First impressions leave a impact you of all people should understand that until I'm proven wrong.
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SnickerdoPremium
join:2001-02-28
Niagara Falls, ON | said by MysticGogeta:First impressions leave a impact you of all people should understand that until I'm proven wrong. If we're going to stick to the sterotypes...
Why the hell should I believe anything a stupid ignorant Texan says? If you brought your Texan superiority attitude with you to Canada, you deserved everything you got. Don't come back, we don't want you here.
... did you enjoy that? No? Exactly. Smarten up.
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