I read TechCrunch all the time on monday they posted about a new startup Movies Networks Incrporated. The service provides High Definition movies via internet to users. The post discusses thechical differences from it’s major competitors Brightcove and Maven. I think the general feel of the post and the comments is that High definition on demand is the way of the future.
I totally agree, however here is my problem: what are we going to do in Toronto with hight defenition videos when both Rogers Wireless and Bell put caps of 60gb for internet traffic. I mean 60 gb should be enough for 15 movies – assuming you don’t do anything else online that month online. The same goes for everything else : online applications like Google Docs or online back up services eat your traffic. Really, looks like everything is moving these days online and what do we do here in Toronto? We limit the internet usage.
Is it just me or are we going backwards? Leave a comment if you agree that 60 gb for a new era of internet is just NOT enough.
I have bell and since I’ve started paying for my own bills since a couple months ago I’ve noticed the bandwidth cap of 60GB and the fact that they charge more for each GB you use beyond the cap. I also noticed that they haven’t changed it since 3 years ago which is ridiculous. Files sizes are getting much larger than they used to and have almost doubled over the past 3 years. The average game is now close to 8GB compared to 4 GB and then seeding the game 100% = 16GB just for one game. Then browsing image forums and streaming video must be another 20GB. I find myself hitting the 60GB cap in the middle of the month so I was practically forced to buy their extra 30GB in bandwidth for an extra $10/month in order to avoid $30 in excess usage.