Comments on: iTunes Movies Come to Canada and the UK! http://www.tipb.com/2008/06/04/itunes-movies-come-to-canada-and-the-uk/ The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:59:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.tipb.com/2008/06/04/itunes-movies-come-to-canada-and-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-7876 Mike Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:17:18 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=2639#comment-7876 <p>Skype works great (audio and video) and just recently d/l a file over bit-torrent with an average speed of 746 kbps. Again, no throttling or caps with Source Cable. I know that some of the guys at work have run into caps and overage charges on Rogers.</p> <p>Guess I'll stay where I am. No Rogers here and no Bell in my neighbourhood!</p> Skype works great (audio and video) and just recently d/l a file over bit-torrent with an average speed of 746 kbps. Again, no throttling or caps with Source Cable. I know that some of the guys at work have run into caps and overage charges on Rogers.

Guess I’ll stay where I am. No Rogers here and no Bell in my neighbourhood!

]]> By: Rene Ritchie http://www.tipb.com/2008/06/04/itunes-movies-come-to-canada-and-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-7792 Rene Ritchie Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:41:43 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=2639#comment-7792 <p>We have only to look at headline stories of Bell throttling DSL bit-torrent connections down to 30kbps (And if Bell resells your DSL, no matter who you think your local provider might be, your caps and throttles are there, just waiting to bite you at Bell's whim), Rogers throttling down Skype, Videotron imposing stingy data caps, the battle over 'net neutrality and a potential Canadian DMCA, and we have only to look at the chart comparing data rates, speeds, and accessibility to see how far behind some countries, especially Scandinavian an Asian powerhouses like Japan and Korea we really are. (Figure 10x the speed for /10 the cost).</p> We have only to look at headline stories of Bell throttling DSL bit-torrent connections down to 30kbps (And if Bell resells your DSL, no matter who you think your local provider might be, your caps and throttles are there, just waiting to bite you at Bell’s whim), Rogers throttling down Skype, Videotron imposing stingy data caps, the battle over ‘net neutrality and a potential Canadian DMCA, and we have only to look at the chart comparing data rates, speeds, and accessibility to see how far behind some countries, especially Scandinavian an Asian powerhouses like Japan and Korea we really are. (Figure 10x the speed for /10 the cost).

]]> By: Mike http://www.tipb.com/2008/06/04/itunes-movies-come-to-canada-and-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-7791 Mike Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:34:31 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=2639#comment-7791 <p>"Steep data rates"?? "Stingy data caps"?? I live in Hamilton, Ontario and get 8 Mbps DSL service (typical rate is >900kbps) over cable for $35 a month. No caps. No throttling. I don't think your local experience defines "Canada".</p> “Steep data rates”?? “Stingy data caps”?? I live in Hamilton, Ontario and get 8 Mbps DSL service (typical rate is >900kbps) over cable for $35 a month. No caps. No throttling. I don’t think your local experience defines “Canada”.

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