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Streaming in Burnaby

Burnaby has densified faster than almost anywhere in Canada, and the towers around Metrotown and Brentwood create the same in-building bottleneck Toronto has — with one important difference: Novus wires many of these buildings directly, so the fibre question here is answered building by building.

Internet in this market

Novus operates its own fibre into a substantial number of Burnaby high-rises, which means some towers have a genuinely independent option that Telus and Shaw do not match. Ask which providers are wired into the building before signing a lease, not after.

Providers: Telus, Shaw, Novus, Rogers.

What people watch

• Canucks
• Whitecaps
• BC Lions

Local detail

Burnaby's population is majority visible-minority with very large Chinese and Korean communities, and a high share of residents are students or staff connected to SFU and BCIT. Both facts push demand toward international programming and toward mobile and laptop viewing rather than a single household television.

Population: 250,000

Burnaby questions

Does it matter which provider is wired into my tower?

More than the plan you choose. A building on direct fibre behaves completely differently at 8pm from one where every suite shares an ageing coax riser. If your building has a Novus or Telus fibre option, it is usually the single biggest improvement available to you.

Can I watch on a laptop instead of a television?

Yes. Any device that runs a compatible player works, and a laptop is often the easiest place to test during a trial because you can change networks quickly. Just remember that laptop Wi-Fi performance is not a good predictor of how the living-room television will behave.