Comment Re:You canadians need a regulator with some teeth (Score 1) 238
Oh how I wish I could get another internet provider. I live in the middle (literally) of a major Canadian city (Ottawa) and my options for high speed internet access (anything above 'Lite') requires the purchasing of cable internet. Which is supplied by only one cable company, Rogers. Who then traffic shapes and caps the hell out of the connection. Sure I can download at 8Mbps but my cap space runs out in under 48hrs if I do that. Try seeding a linux distro back to the community, nope sorry that is traffic shaped, no seeding. Not to mention like clock work every year or less I get a notice in the mail that prices are going up on my tv and internet because of all the great service they're providing me... which really, hasn't changed at all. So I'm now paying more for the same level of service that I've had for the last 5 yrs... and next year.. I'll pay more. They say, it's not a monopoly, you have options.. yeah, if I pay to get fiber strung to my house from an independent ISP at $200 a foot, or use my phone line with a 56k modem. End rant.