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List: Services Not Available in Canada [UPDATE]

Here is a semi-complete list of everything I’ve come in contact with that aren’t available in Canada:

  • Lala (international copyright issues) -> See Video <-
  • Pandora (international copyright issues) -> See Picture <-
  • Hulu (international copyright issues; this includes embeds for any associated companies including the Comedy Channel for example) -> See Picture <-
  • Google Voice (won’t forward to Canadian numbers; suspicion is that it’s CRTC regulations on E911 services) -> See Picture <-
  • Amazon MP3 -> See Picture <-
  • Amazon Prime
  • Amazon streaming TV and movies
  • Netflix Streaming (Netflix physical media rentals are provided by Zip.ca)
  • textPlus (won’t accept Canadian phone numbers; although, GOGII is conducting a beta regarding that, see here.) <b>[UPDATE! textPlus is now available in Canada as of February 16, 2010]</b>
  • Motorola Droid (or GSM/UMTS version called the “Milestone”) – no carriers yet
  • Nexus One (won’t ship to Canada; Nexus One uses irregular UMTS bands that none of the major 3 Canadian carriers use; AWS is going to be provided by WIND mobile — currently in Toronto only)
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Xmas Wish List: 5 Services Canada Doesn’t Have

These are the services that I wish were available to Canadians in the same way as they are to Americans

  1. Google Voice
  2. Hulu
  3. Spotify
  4. Last.fm
  5. Netflix (physical and real)
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