Viewers in Canada??

andoxviii · July 20th, 2007, 5:59 PM

Hello everyone,

Just wondering if anyone knows if I can see this episode air on TV. I live near Toronto, Ontario in Canada.

I have Rogers digital cable, bell expressvu satellite, and DISHnet satellite.

Thanks images/smilies/biggrin.gif

I am referring to the episode airing on July 25th. It would be nice to watch it at the same time everyone else does, without waiting 1-2 days to download it off torrents.

Koenig · July 20th, 2007, 6:04 PM

No.

Mopar Man · July 20th, 2007, 10:30 PM

It will be on BBC Canada.

DiuSee · July 20th, 2007, 10:33 PM

boooooooo, they should put it on CBC Canada.

Speedtouch · July 20th, 2007, 10:42 PM

Woo! Another great reason to live in the UK. There are more bad reasons though. Like the wonderful summer weather we had today. It flooded London.

Mopar Man · July 20th, 2007, 10:45 PM

Beautiful weather here in southern Ontario, around 80 degrees, no humidity, not a cloud in the sky!

Cobol74 · July 20th, 2007, 10:46 PM

^ On the 25th I'd rather be here tho'.

DiuSee · July 20th, 2007, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Mopar Man

Beautiful weather here in southern Ontario, around 80 degrees, no humidity, not a cloud in the sky!

I disagree, it's raining quite a bit these few days, but most other days its like that. But when there is humidity, it turns into smog images/smilies/wacko.gif

Karoug · July 20th, 2007, 11:06 PM

Where i live we have no weather at the moment.. It really sucks! images/smilies/mellow.gif

3Colin · July 21st, 2007, 6:50 AM

CBC airs the newest series of Doctor Who. Therefore, they should show Top Gear.

I know that's terrible logic, but it's the best I have.

epp_b · July 21st, 2007, 7:07 AM

I doubt BBC Canada will air it. They usually have crummy old re-runs of everything.

Viper007Bond · July 21st, 2007, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by andoxviii

without waiting 1-2 days to download it off torrents.

WTF? It takes me under an hour to download a 350MB TV episode and I'm stuck on 1.5mbit. images/smilies/blink.gif

NHeer-Design · July 21st, 2007, 5:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

WTF? It takes me under an hour to download a 350MB TV episode and I'm stuck on 1.5mbit. images/smilies/blink.gif

Exactly the same for me. Maybe it depends where in the world you are? Maybe they're on a 200kb/s connection?

epp_b · July 21st, 2007, 6:36 PM

Two days?? What kind of crappy connection do you have? It usually only takes me a couple of hours. I just tested my connection at www.speedtest.net, and it reports 2223 kbps down / 355 kpbs up

3Colin · July 21st, 2007, 7:37 PM

It's likely that ando is using Rogers as his ISP. They throttle torrents severely. I can get ~3000 kbps downstream if I use Speedtest, but I would never try to use a torrent here.

epp_b · July 21st, 2007, 8:20 PM

Quote:

It's likely that ando is using Rogers as his ISP. They throttle torrents severely. I can get ~3000 kbps downstream if I use Speedtest, but I would never try to use a torrent here.

Ah, that's probably it. Dang Rogers and their monopolistic refusal to obey common carrier laws images/smilies/mad.gif

Try using protocol encryption; sometimes that helps.

andoxviii · July 23rd, 2007, 4:17 PM

I'm using a 5 mb/sec down, 880 kb/sec up.

It's not that I don't have the speed to download them, but they usually aren't available right away. If it airs on Wednesday in the UK, it will not be available for me to download until Early Thursday morning, and then I will have to download before work and see it at the earliest when I get home from work on Thursday images/smilies/sad.gif

So I have to wait atleast 1 day

Oh, and I'm not on Rogers...They screwed all their customers several years ago and I've been on DSL ever since.

GM_IV · July 23rd, 2007, 6:50 PM

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Originally Posted by andoxviii

Oh, and I'm not on Rogers...They screwed all their customers several years ago and I've been on DSL ever since.

Sounds like typical Rogers service. Your lucky to have DSL in your area since Bell is so slow at expanding.

andoxviii · July 23rd, 2007, 7:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GM_IV

Sounds like typical Rogers service. Your lucky to have DSL in your area since Bell is so slow at expanding.

Yeah, I had to wait a little while to get DSL, but its worth it. The issue in Ontario is that Rogers has a monopoly on cable service, so they can charge whatever they want and treat their customers however they want because like you said, many people cannot choose to go the DSL route.

(If and) when you do get DSL in your area, don't get Bell....they are more expensive and have lower service speeds. Go with a smaller company, they try to please customers since they actually want your business.

DiuSee · July 23rd, 2007, 8:12 PM

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Originally Posted by andoxviii

Yeah, I had to wait a little while to get DSL, but its worth it. The issue in Ontario is that Rogers has a monopoly on cable service, so they can charge whatever they want and treat their customers however they want because like you said, many people cannot choose to go the DSL route.

(If and) when you do get DSL in your area, don't get Bell....they are more expensive and have lower service speeds. Go with a smaller company, they try to please customers since they actually want your business.

Which companies, cuz Bell does suck. I get about 120 Kb/s down

July 20th, 2007, 5:59 PM	#1
andoxviii Joined: Nov 1st, 2006 Last Online: November 20th, 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Age: 23 Posts: 64 Car: '00 Honda Civic hatchback Rep Power: 0	Hello everyone, Just wondering if anyone knows if I can see this episode air on TV. I live near Toronto, Ontario in Canada. I have Rogers digital cable, bell expressvu satellite, and DISHnet satellite. Thanks I am referring to the episode airing on July 25th. It would be nice to watch it at the same time everyone else does, without waiting 1-2 days to download it off torrents. Last edited by andoxviii; July 23rd, 2007 at 4:18 PM.

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Mopar Man Banned For Being A Lying Asshat Joined: May 7th, 2007 Last Online: April 17th, 2008 Location: Toronto Age: 23 Posts: 636 Car: 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Mega-Cab Rep Power: 0	Beautiful weather here in southern Ontario, around 80 degrees, no humidity, not a cloud in the sky!

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3Colin Joined: Jun 28th, 2005 Last Online: November 18th, 2009 Location: Markham or Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Posts: 340 Car: Subaru Legacy Rep Power: 0	CBC airs the newest series of Doctor Who. Therefore, they should show Top Gear. I know that's terrible logic, but it's the best I have.

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epp_b Unexperienced lover. Joined: Jun 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 6:43 AM Location: Canadaland :) Posts: 7,426 Car: 1995 Nissan 240SX Rep Power: 144	I doubt BBC Canada will air it. They usually have crummy old re-runs of everything.

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epp_b Unexperienced lover. Joined: Jun 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 6:43 AM Location: Canadaland :) Posts: 7,426 Car: 1995 Nissan 240SX Rep Power: 144	Two days?? What kind of crappy connection do you have? It usually only takes me a couple of hours. I just tested my connection at www.speedtest.net, and it reports 2223 kbps down / 355 kpbs up

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3Colin Joined: Jun 28th, 2005 Last Online: November 18th, 2009 Location: Markham or Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Posts: 340 Car: Subaru Legacy Rep Power: 0	It's likely that ando is using Rogers as his ISP. They throttle torrents severely. I can get ~3000 kbps downstream if I use Speedtest, but I would never try to use a torrent here.

July 23rd, 2007, 4:17 PM	#17
andoxviii Joined: Nov 1st, 2006 Last Online: November 20th, 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Age: 23 Posts: 64 Car: '00 Honda Civic hatchback Rep Power: 0	I'm using a 5 mb/sec down, 880 kb/sec up. It's not that I don't have the speed to download them, but they usually aren't available right away. If it airs on Wednesday in the UK, it will not be available for me to download until Early Thursday morning, and then I will have to download before work and see it at the earliest when I get home from work on Thursday So I have to wait atleast 1 day Oh, and I'm not on Rogers...They screwed all their customers several years ago and I've been on DSL ever since. Last edited by andoxviii; July 23rd, 2007 at 4:18 PM. Reason: adding something...

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