Episode 13 – Some Mildly Informed UBB rambles

Summary: So, this time around we rambled a little loosely around UBB (Usage based billing), a CRTC ruling that was throw out earlier this year as it clearly kills the independent internet providers ability to compete with Rogers, Bell, Shaw and Telus. The involved parties are currently in discussions with the CRTC around new ways to charge for internet usage (fair and competitive ways). We'll have to wait and see what happens. We made quite a few suggestions as to how you can cut the cord... well not literllay. Some of you still subscribe to broadcast television, we go over the in short the services we currently use to get content (some are grey in legal means). I go over the "it's too much work" arugment that people use to avoid the superior online alternatives. -jesse Weekly links The Interplay Film Festival - They're still accepting film submissions, get on it The Lobby - Edmonton Alternative & Cult Movies (Great Cult Video Store) Blockbuster by Tom Stone (Movie industry book) Stitcher Radio - smartphone replacement app for traditional talk Radio (over 5000 programs) Jango Radio - online music streaming, uses a recommendation engine, it's fantastic and it has an app for most smartphones. Western Digital Live Plus Media Player - 90 set-top box that plays netflix as well as any content you connect to it via external hard-drive or network sharing. Best Buy OR Recertified for $65 from NewEgg TvTorrents.com - Fast private torrent site for tv shows. Bitsoup.org - Fast private torrent site for Movies and More. WTF with Marc Maron - Great biweekly showbiz podcast, conversational interviews eztv torrents - good public torrent site