Quote Originally Posted by kup View Post
Our Internet infrastructures are so screwed up that even with stuff like Netflix, Stan, etc, we don't really have the proper bandwidth and even their contents are stunted due to monopolizing deals with Foxtel.
Nailed it!

I don't even have the bandwidth to stream youtube during peak times Every streaming service is useless to me. I'm not paying $10 per month for something I can't use / watch. The benefit of torrents is that it downloads the whole show therefore there is no buffering. I'd rather wait several hours for a show to download than sit through constant buffering

So what are my other choices - ask a friend who has the ability to duplicate / record shows to be my 'supplier'. Basically, what we were doing 20 years ago when people would swap VHS tapes with each other. I personally don't see the difference except for the fact it's much easier for me to download them myself.

Once Australia's internet capabilities are up-to-scratch with the rest of the developed world, then we might see some change.