Canada’s (almost) ‘third-world’ Internet access

[viper37]

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Viewing hours are almost... are very similar [in Canada] to the US. The problem in Canada is not content, the problem in Canada, which is one of our strongest markets, is they have almost third world access to the internet. Not because it's constrained for any reason except for money. They have very low datacaps with all the broadband providers in Canada and they charge an enormous amount if you go over your broadband cap. It made us be much more innovative about compression and delivery technology so we are less broadband consumptive in Canada... It's almost a human rights violation what they charge for internet access in Canada.

Damn right!

[Jacob]

Yeah, it's a bunch of bs perpetrated by pseudo-monopolists.

[Barrister]

It's unfortunate that Sarandos immediately loses all credibility he has when discussing the otherwise reasonable point of our crappy internet when he calls it "almost a human rights violation".

[Grey Fox]

First World Rights, motherfucker.

First step in fixing the problem. Effective separation of Distribution & Retail. For Bell, Rogers, Videotron, Shaw. Everyone.

[viper37]

It's unfortunate that Sarandos immediately loses all credibility he has when discussing the otherwise reasonable point of our crappy internet when he calls it "almost a human rights violation".

are our governments extending internet access to semi-remote areas with public fundings?  I think so.  Federal government and provincial governments alike all have plans for extending high speed internet access to cover an area as wide as possible.  I'd say this has come to qualify as a human right of some sort.  Same thing for telephone and electricity companies forced to offer their services to people up to a certain distance from a public road.  Over time, it has become a right.

[Barrister]

It's unfortunate that Sarandos immediately loses all credibility he has when discussing the otherwise reasonable point of our crappy internet when he calls it "almost a human rights violation".

are our governments extending internet access to semi-remote areas with public fundings?  I think so.  Federal government and provincial governments alike all have plans for extending high speed internet access to cover an area as wide as possible.  I'd say this has come to qualify as a human right of some sort.  Same thing for telephone and electricity companies forced to offer their services to people up to a certain distance from a public road.  Over time, it has become a right.

Government providing a service does not mean something becomes a right.

[viper37]

Government providing a service does not mean something becomes a right.

Actually, pretty much.  Once it's given, it's assumed as a right.

[Barrister]

Government providing a service does not mean something becomes a right.

Actually, pretty much.  Once it's given, it's assumed as a right.

Nope.

[crazy canuck]

Government providing a service does not mean something becomes a right.

Actually, pretty much.  Once it's given, it's assumed as a right.

Governments make budgets every year in which they give and take away these "rights".

[Malthus]

"Stuff First Worlders Complain About". 

[crazy canuck]

"Stuff First Worlders Complain About". 

Who knows what might happen when angry young men cant download their porn quickly.

[Razgovory]

"Stuff First Worlders Complain About". 

Who knows what might happen when angry young men cant download their porn quickly.

My internet connection goes out at about 1 in the morning every night.  It's like clockwork.  I'm going to protest at an Embassy.  I'll see if I can find that US embassy that Marty thought might be in Kansas.

[viper37]

Governments make budgets every year in which they give and take away these "rights".

and lo&behold, there are massive protests every time.  Just try to change Canada's health care law.  Or imagine a city like Toronto or Vancouver decides to not offer clean water to all citizens as a way to balance its budget.  Say from now on, only 1/4 f the city gets unlimited access to clean water for a premium, 1/4 has a quota after wich there is no more water, and the other half must install their own pumps and filtration system.

AFAIK, access to water is not a right.  You can't sue your village for not providing an aqueduct or a sewer network with a filtration system.

[viper37]

"Stuff First Worlders Complain About". 

People in 3rd world countries probably don't complain about waiting 16-24 months for a hip replacement, so we shouldn't complain.  Heck, they don't even complain about lack of clean water, so why all the fuss about Walkerton???

[Malthus]

"Stuff First Worlders Complain About". 

People in 3rd world countries probably don't complain about waiting 16-24 months for a hip replacement, so we shouldn't complain.  Heck, they don't even complain about lack of clean water, so why all the fuss about Walkerton???

'Fast porn downloads: as important to our lives as our own hips ... and water'.