so who do canadians go to for better internets ?

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Splatulated wrote on 2014-06-09 03:51

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if this is true
SlurpTASTY wrote on 2014-06-09 03:56

I use shaw they give you the real hookup.
Username wrote on 2014-06-09 04:24

I use bell because the internet buisness is [SPOILER="SPOILER ALERT"]FUCKING SCREWED[/SPOILER]
That and thats all my town can get. Bell Bell Bell. Fucking worst internet for 3 years for me, they only started redeeming. Still, in my part of canada. [SPOILER="REAL CANADIAN SPOILER"]Our Internet is compareable to squished testicles. Crushed but still.. useable.[/SPOILER]
Eotenisc wrote on 2014-06-09 04:49

Dunno I've never been to Candia.
Splatulated wrote on 2014-06-09 05:31

Quote from Username;1224597:
I use bell because the internet buisness is [SPOILER="SPOILER ALERT"]FUCKING SCREWED[/SPOILER]
That and thats all my town can get. Bell Bell Bell. Fucking worst internet for 3 years for me, they only started redeeming. Still, in my part of canada. [SPOILER="REAL CANADIAN SPOILER"]Our Internet is compareable to squished testicles. Crushed but still.. useable.[/SPOILER]

doesnt bell put hidden fees in the bill and then still not tell you what they are when you ask them to tell you what the fees are for
Username wrote on 2014-06-09 12:59

Quote from Splatulated;1224630:
doesnt bell put hidden fees in the bill and then still not tell you what they are when you ask them to tell you what the fees are for

I dont know where you are implying that. However the bill lists all the amounts, how much you used, your package price. It all adds up. Bell is more pricy. But thats ALL I HAVE.
Osayidan wrote on 2014-06-09 14:00

Yeah we're pretty fucked. there's no affordable options comparable to European or Asian countries where 100 Mbps up/down is considered normal.

People try to defend that saying those countries are smaller and all that bullshit but that makes no sense. Look at what google is doing (and now several other ISPs also trying to keep up). They're targeting individual cities, not the entire country. Canada has a handful of densely populated cities that are entirely logical to network with fiber and easily offer 100 Mbps to everyone, but noooope.
Elleanior wrote on 2014-06-09 14:11

We use Telus, and it's treated us very well. I don't know what you guys are on about.
Gaby5011 wrote on 2014-06-09 14:48

B>100 mb/s download speed internet.
At my parents' place, it's a good 1.2 mb/s. At my girlfriend place, same company, same contract, 500 kb/s. Rarely reaching 1 mb/s.
Odin wrote on 2014-06-09 16:48

When Canadians want better internet, they move to Europe.

Unfortunately for most of America or Canada there simply is no better option for internet.
Chockeh wrote on 2014-06-09 17:48

I use Bell too.

T_________T
Username wrote on 2014-06-09 23:06

As a country, canada is big, but not all its land is used asmuch as other countries. So getting internet in a small town far away from a city is not an easy feat.
Bell is crummy, but besides Telus and Rogers and Xplornet. Thats about it. Most places only have access to one or two at most, if any at all. Borderline Amish in terms of internet to half of canada.

Atleast we got good looking girls, bacon, hockey and poutine.
Osayidan wrote on 2014-06-09 23:24

Well when I talk about good internet I completely ignore non-urban areas. There's no excuse for the main cities of Canada to not have top tier internet easily accessible to anyone at very affordable prices.

If I try really hard I can probably get 100/100 at my house, but I'll have to start a "fake" business, claim my house is a non-residential building, and pay multiple thousands of dollars setup fee and easily 600+ $ per month for the line itself.

I can also get 100 mbps download speed but a shitty, non-proportional 20 mbps upload for about 200$ a month, and it has a 250 GB/m limit. I don't consider that good quality, and 200$ is not "accessible".
TLCBonaparte wrote on 2014-06-10 00:49

I am pretty happy with my DSL connection, gets about 500kb/s during download. Best of all, not crappy limit per month, I can download whatever I want for however long I want, monthly limit can go suck a potato.