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Parent commenter and now you - what's story of wired Internet in Canada? Some law or Canada is in general extremely inaccessible? I mean I've heard it's colder

Parent commenter and now you - what's story of wired Internet in Canada? Some law or Canada is in general extremely inaccessible? I mean I've heard it's colder and nicer America but is it that bad?

bombcar 6y ago
America is sparsely populated - and Canada is even worse. Miles and miles and miles outside the cities where there’s just not much of anything.
michaelmior 6y ago
I saw this coming :) It's not that bad. My parents just happen to live in farming territory a way outside a town of around 3,000. There's maybe three houses on their street and no one else really nearby so there's not a lot of financial incentive to run wires out there for providers. Like most places, the majority of the population lives in more densely populated areas and don't deal with these kind of issues.
dghlsakjg 6y ago
Canada has a landmass larger than the US with a population smaller than California. Where it is developed everything is much like the US (actually better, telecom rules make it so that cable providers are required to allow alternate ISPs access). But outside of populated areas the availability of services drops off very quickly. I live about a mile from a Costco and I don’t have access to public sewer or garbage collection.
- crossroadsguy 6y ago
  Thank you. That clears it. By the way as an Indian I have always been attracted to your country, but it's just the cold that stops me from even attempting. (And I don't mean the "immigration" attraction, I had my chance in NL and after a backpacking trip I realized it was not my cup of tea). Same with Europe. Australia seems too far and in the middle of nowhere disconnected from every other place. I imagine it will be too lonely there. Coming back to Canada I also think we outsiders know very little about the place compared to say your neighbours and a place like the UK. I am heavily into watching cinema. Would you please recommend some filmmakers that show Canada in a way that people get to see how and what the life is there?

Parent commenter and now you - what's story of wired Internet in Canada? Some law or Canada is in general extremely inaccessible? I mean I've heard it's colder and nicer America but is it that bad?

bombcar 6y ago

America is sparsely populated - and Canada is even worse. Miles and miles and miles outside the cities where there’s just not much of anything.

michaelmior 6y ago

I saw this coming :) It's not that bad. My parents just happen to live in farming territory a way outside a town of around 3,000. There's maybe three houses on their street and no one else really nearby so there's not a lot of financial incentive to run wires out there for providers. Like most places, the majority of the population lives in more densely populated areas and don't deal with these kind of issues.

dghlsakjg 6y ago

Canada has a landmass larger than the US with a population smaller than California. Where it is developed everything is much like the US (actually better, telecom rules make it so that cable providers are required to allow alternate ISPs access). But outside of populated areas the availability of services drops off very quickly. I live about a mile from a Costco and I don’t have access to public sewer or garbage collection.

crossroadsguy 6y ago
Thank you. That clears it. By the way as an Indian I have always been attracted to your country, but it's just the cold that stops me from even attempting. (And I don't mean the "immigration" attraction, I had my chance in NL and after a backpacking trip I realized it was not my cup of tea). Same with Europe. Australia seems too far and in the middle of nowhere disconnected from every other place. I imagine it will be too lonely there. Coming back to Canada I also think we outsiders know very little about the place compared to say your neighbours and a place like the UK. I am heavily into watching cinema. Would you please recommend some filmmakers that show Canada in a way that people get to see how and what the life is there?