Comments on: Bandwidth Caps Force Netflix to Cut Video Quality in Canada http://gigaom.com/2011/03/29/netflix-bandwidth-caps-canada/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:35:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jay B. http://gigaom.com/2011/03/29/netflix-bandwidth-caps-canada/#comment-613238 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:35:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=323218#comment-613238 Exactly. As long as they’re able to offer you any service they want at any price they want, they’ll continue to do so. Most of these bandwidth caps that Canadian ISPs offer are completely crazy. They offer you an ultra-fast connection, claim that it’s great for watching HD TV and films online, but then – oh, sorry, we almost forgot to tell you that after you’ll spend a few hours watching, we’ll charge you a fortune for anything over the limit. And 20GB monthly cap is a joke these days.

]]> By: Rexus http://gigaom.com/2011/03/29/netflix-bandwidth-caps-canada/#comment-612857 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:08:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=323218#comment-612857 Blame the CRTC for allowing the Canadian telecoms to have a total monopoly over internet and phone services.

]]> By: Dan Overes http://gigaom.com/2011/03/29/netflix-bandwidth-caps-canada/#comment-612790 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:02:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=323218#comment-612790 I already had an email from my rural ISP telling me they do not have the bandwidth available to support NetFlix or HD youtube videos and thus do not “support” them. Of course, they cap my monthly internet usage at 20GB and then charge me $3/GB above that anyway so it’s a non-starter for me.

I’m tired of Canada being a digital ghetto compared to what the U.S. gets for services.

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