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EricHiggin on 31 May 2017
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SvennoJ said:

Good to know it will still happen in my lifetime lol.

When I moved to Canada in 2002 we were one of the first to get 'always on' internet. Through cable, no limits, great speed for the time. However, as more people got connected it got slower on average, more unreliable and caps introduced (first only 60GB a month)

Now I live in a small town (11K people), SW Ontario. Beautiful spot so I don't want to move. I guess we're lucky it still works as well as it does. Just don't expect to much of the internet on holidays. The lowest my ps4 registered on a connection test was 139 kbps. Download at night, not because it's cheaper, because it goes much faster. Yet they still advertise with 'upto' 50mbps down, which is technically acurate, just not in peak hours. At least it's still more reliable than vgchartz.

2002? Your lucky. We got our 5mbps dsl in 2012. It was good until about 2014, and its been heavily throttled ever since. Bell and Rogers have had WAY to much control over the system and for far too long. Now that the smaller ISP's are fighting and growing in numbers and in size, its given the CRTC a reason to change the rules to allow for better competition and faster upgrades to the infrastructure. Its far from perfect, and Bell and Rogers still have too much control, but at least it allows for 2020 grade internet to get to the population by 2040. I don't even want to guess how long it would have taken otherwise.

Cable can be fast but sucks since its shared. Dsl is slower and cant travel as far but has dedicated lines. Fiber is the best of both worlds. Its super fast, can travel really far, and has dedicated lines. Once a home has fiber, it won't be needing a physical upgrade for a very long time, and shouldn't need service unless its accidently dug up or someone runs over a com box, which are both unlikely.

Some communities/counties are getting involved and are either working with their local ISP's or going it alone to lay fiber. It's an up front cost, but should end up saving money in the end, as well as bringing in profits while leasing the lines out to ISP's. My county heard about this, and thats why this new project is happening in my area. Not just because its necessary, but because its also a trial to see if its worthwhile, and if so, to try and convince the people that its worth spending county money to expand the project since it will benefit everyone sooner than later, as well as into the future. Being stuck at 5mbps until 2040 would make you a caveman by definition in technological terms. 

I highly doubt it'll actually take until 2040. Maybe the most remote areas, but the majority of Southern Ontario should have fiber by 2030. Once the ball starts rolling, and more people, counties, businesses, etc, get involved, the quicker it'll happen. Plus the fact that most of us aren't going to complain at all, unlike some city people. Being able to rip down country roads and tear up front lawns with no worry will get things done much quicker. "We'll fix the dirt and grass, you just get that fiber hooked up!" lol.