Posts tagged services

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 <- (not available ANYWHERE as of May 31)
• 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.)[UPDATE! textPlus is now available in Canada as of February 16, 2010]
• Motorola Droid (or GSM/UMTS version called the “Milestone”) – no carriers yet – available in Canada on Telus as of February 2010
• 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) – available as of March 2010 on Rogers, Telus, and Bell. Orders as AT&T compatible, ships to Canada. Paid apps are supported.
• FitBit – won’t ship to Canada; hasn’t been approved for sale in Canada.