Ok... I'm VERY disappointed in Canada as a country that claims to have one of the highest rate of internet users on the globe per population.
The average cost of Cable/DSL for somewhat of the so called High Speed (10mbps down and 1mpbs up) is in the range of ~$60 CDN per month. Just got news from two friends: 1. Friend in Kyoto is having a full blast of amazing 1gbps ** synchronous** internet for less than $150 CDN. 2. Friend in developing nation Moldova former USSR, is paying $15 USD for his 20 Mpbs down and 10 Mbps up. Basic testing with Video via H264 in Asterisk is demonstrating flawless crisp video calls. With speeds such as above in Kyoto and Moldova every household could be an ITSP. To be quite frank, I wouldn't mind paying $250 / month for the capability of 20 Mbps upstream. Can anyone shed some light as to whether we in Canada (in Toronto to be more specific) could reach this speed at this moment at the technical level with the current cable & dsl infrastructure? Or is it just the greed and self imposed limitation set by the incumbent internet carriers that are unnecessarily preventing us from greater potential speed? Would appreciate some insight. Best regards, Reza. -- Toronto based VoIP / Asterisk Trainer, I.T. Consultant and Hosted PBX Solutions Provider. +1-647-476-2067. http://www.linkedin.com/in/seminar
