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So I'm about to move to Edmonton and I've heard talk of resellers and such that tend to offer the same or better services for close to or cheaper then the major broadband companies. Is this still true, and if so, which ones should I take a look at in south Edmonton?
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Feb 13, 2014 06:52
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Mederlock posted:So I'm about to move to Edmonton and I've heard talk of resellers and such that tend to offer the same or better services for close to or cheaper then the major broadband companies. Is this still true, and if so, which ones should I take a look at in south Edmonton? I've never heard of anything like that. Granted I haven't looked much; I just use NAIT's internet connection.
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Feb 13, 2014 06:59
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Mederlock posted:So I'm about to move to Edmonton and I've heard talk of resellers and such that tend to offer the same or better services for close to or cheaper then the major broadband companies. Is this still true, and if so, which ones should I take a look at in south Edmonton? Teksavvys cable services that use shaws connections are way cheaper and just as good.
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Feb 13, 2014 14:27
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I live in Southern Alberta, and other than the intial setup fiasco, Teksavvy has been pretty drat good and the ability to get a true unlimited option is nice. I am sure I pay more per month than I need to, but if I download a poo poo-ton of stuff (Netflix, PSN, Steam) it's nice knowing Telus isn't going to try and gently caress me over.
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Feb 14, 2014 06:48
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Well they're going to try, but by attacking TekSavvy.
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Feb 14, 2014 16:00
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Is there a reason why Telus only gives the promo giveaway stuff (free tv, discount on first x months etc) to new customers and existing ones at the end of their contract have no incentive to re-up for another 3 year bit? I was thinking of doing it to get the TV (I know, it's not ~really~ a deal, etc) but now I'm just gonna be a potential free agent on month to month. Do they just trust that I and people like me are simply too lazy to switch? Because if so they're probably right.  So lazy.
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Feb 19, 2014 06:40
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priznat posted:Do they just trust that I and people like me are simply too lazy to switch? Because if so they're probably right. Yep. I've been off contract for like a year and lost my freebies, but calling Shaw... 
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Feb 19, 2014 07:00
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Plus Shaw doesn't offer any freebies (or do contracts iirc?), bah. Probably due to collusion!
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Feb 19, 2014 07:59
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Call Telus and tell them you're upset that you can't get the promo offers. As long as you haven't had one of the "gifts" in the past and have a good payment history with them they'll probably get it for you.
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Feb 19, 2014 08:03
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Telus's Tv offerings are far superior to Shaws in terms of hardware and channels except if you want 6 boxes to watch 6 channels/recordings simultaneously telus can only do 3 but generally shaws internet is way better if you want anything beyond basic internet speed.
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Feb 19, 2014 08:23
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Has Teksavvy started tracking usage for people on Rogers lines yet? I thought it was supposed to start in January.
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Feb 19, 2014 16:53
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zergstain posted:Has Teksavvy started tracking usage for people on Rogers lines yet? I thought it was supposed to start in January. The tracker is up but they're not billing anyone yet. A bunch of people aren't getting reliable stats so it sounds like there are still bugs to work out.
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Feb 19, 2014 18:29
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EngineerJoe posted:The tracker is up but they're not billing anyone yet. A bunch of people aren't getting reliable stats so it sounds like there are still bugs to work out. Is this for rCable? If so, I'll check mine and compare it against what my router reports to see if they are e... Actually, I guess it depends on how they have it set up, since they don't count overnight bandwidth. Edit: Yeah, it's all over the place. I didn't include the off peak section, but they were all below 1GB download and at most 2-3GB upload. The portal is reporting my total download as being 75GB higher than what my router reports in the end and my router is tracking overnight. http://i.imgur.com/E9lV6CN.png Edit 2: Linked due to resolution. A c E fucked around with this message at 19:42 on Feb 19, 2014 |
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Feb 19, 2014 19:09
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priznat posted:Plus Shaw doesn't offer any freebies (or do contracts iirc?), bah. Probably due to collusion! Shaw got contracts not to long ago, but they are pretty awful. When I was there the companies stance was giving away free poo poo loses too much money. Telus lost a ton of money when they first offered TV to gain subscribers giving poo poo away. It started paying off this year for them though.
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Feb 19, 2014 23:50
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A c E posted:Is this for rCable? If so, I'll check mine and compare it against what my router reports to see if they are e... Yeah, it's for Rogers. You can try complaining on DSLreports to let them know that their poo poo is broken.
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Feb 20, 2014 03:29
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EngineerJoe posted:Yeah, it's for Rogers. You can try complaining on DSLreports to let them know that their poo poo is broken. I'm on the unlimited package, so it doesn't matter to me really but I'll still let them know at some point it's reporting higher than it should.
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Feb 20, 2014 12:32
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priznat posted:Is there a reason why Telus only gives the promo giveaway stuff (free tv, discount on first x months etc) to new customers and existing ones at the end of their contract have no incentive to re-up for another 3 year bit?
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Feb 20, 2014 12:40
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Doesn't look like this has been mentioned here yet, but the Teksavvy Vs. Voltage decision is in. The CBC headline is "TekSavvy ordered to ID alleged movie downloaders" but it's not so simple, there are some real unpalatable things they have to do in order to get those names and limits on what they can do. http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/teksavvy-ordered-to-id-alleged-movie-downloaders-1.2546477 quote:But while the court sided with Voltage's efforts to go after copyright violators, it sought to protect against the company acting, "inappropriately in the enforcement of its rights to the detriment of innocent internet users." The scare tactics trolls like to use basically has had its balls cut off. Any communication with the "accused" has to be vetted by a judge plus they have to pay the ISP for any costs of getting the info. They are also limited on the info given (Name and mailing address only). Not even phone or email info. I can't imagine Voltage is too happy with that decision.
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Feb 22, 2014 19:58
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Yeah. The initial article I read from the Toronto Sun was also one-sided and made it look like a complete loss for individual rights against copyright trolls. Then reading Michael Geist's writeup, I realised that it's a great middle ground. Between having to pay TekSavvy for legal costs and the maximum non-commercial liability being fixed at $5000, it's simply not a profitable option for copyright trolls to harass individual downloaders and bully them into settling. But it still allows legal action to be taken against bigger, so-called "commercial" copyright infringers, which are the only ones these corporations should be allowed to go after, really. (Not that it's been doing them any good.  )
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Feb 22, 2014 21:26
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I didn't see this posted here yet: Telus is getting worse again.quote:Posted January 24, 2014 Although I looked on the last page of my last eBill and there was nothing, so I don't know if that means my plan is unaffected or if it's just not displaying right now because their site is rear end. [edit]Oh there it is, you have to go to print! +$5 a month, bleh Tagra fucked around with this message at 01:27 on Feb 23, 2014 |
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Feb 23, 2014 01:23
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Tagra posted:I didn't see this posted here yet: Telus is getting worse again. "In 2013, we made a number of improvements to our Internet service and network, including the launch of a new email service for all TELUS Internet customers with 5 GB of storage and an improved interface." They're bragging about this? That's 1/3 the storage that Gmail gives for free.
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Feb 23, 2014 04:04
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thexerox123 posted:"In 2013, we made a number of improvements to our Internet service and network, including the launch of a new email service for all TELUS Internet customers with 5 GB of storage and an improved interface." This is Canada. Be grateful they give you anything, serf.
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Feb 23, 2014 06:25
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I can't remember what it was that Rogers-Yahoo canceled on us one time, but they gave us free Flickr Pro accounts to make up for it! ...free Pro accounts that evaporated a year later, with little warning and only the option to buy into the service like everyone else. I wonder how many people actually bothered, that didn't already have it in the first place.
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Feb 23, 2014 18:31
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Tagra posted:I didn't see this posted here yet: Telus is getting worse again.
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Feb 26, 2014 15:21
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My Telus Optik TV contract is finally up, so I'll be cancelling that. That means no more bundled $5 off, plus this new rate increase means somewhere around ~$65/mo for 25Mb with 250GB/mo. TekSavvy's unlimited Cable 25 is only $44.95. I guess I'm switching.
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Feb 27, 2014 17:57
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Well gently caress. Just got an email from TekSavvy saying that they will be enforcing overages starting April 1st. I never really monitor my bandwidth so I signed up for their customer portal to check and it looks like I average around 450GB/month. I'm on the 300GB/month plan. This is straight up zero torrenting. It's almost 100% video gaming (steam/blizzard) and a lot of Netflix... a lot. So, looks like I'm now going to be spending eighty loving Canadian dollars per month for loving internet. edit: Actually, maybe I'll give this "Zap the Cap" thing a try first to see how it goes. kiwid fucked around with this message at 15:15 on Feb 28, 2014 |
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Feb 28, 2014 14:52
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Yikes. My 25/3 true unlimited plan is $57, taxes in. I rarely torrent anything, but between steam and netflix I thought unlimited would be safe. Zap the cap is kind of neat though sounds like something to try. It sucks you have to castrate your connection to make it work though.
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Feb 28, 2014 15:26
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slidebite posted:It sucks you have to castrate your connection to make it work though. Yeah, I was actually interested in moving my 20/2 plan to the 30/2 plan but what's the point if I use Zap the Cap? I work all day so peak hours is when I'm using my internet. I hardly ever torrent but if I did I'd just do it between 2am and 8am when usage is free. There is zero reason for me to ever move up in speed now.
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Feb 28, 2014 15:46
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Zap the Cap is a really clever solution that works within the regulations. I like it.
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Feb 28, 2014 16:29
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EngineerJoe posted:Zap the Cap is a really clever solution that works within the regulations. I like it. Yeah I'll see how it goes. Hopefully it even eliminates some of the congestion I've been seeing in my area on Cable.
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Feb 28, 2014 17:46
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kiwid posted:Well gently caress. I lived on 60gb for years. You can do it. Hope you like 240p streams
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Feb 28, 2014 18:03
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kiwid posted:Yeah, I was actually interested in moving my 20/2 plan to the 30/2 plan but what's the point if I use Zap the Cap? It doesn't sound like you're sharing your connection, so why do you even need the 20 plan? I'm on Distributel's 10Mbps and that handles Netflix Super HD just fine.
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Feb 28, 2014 19:02
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Feb 28, 2014 19:57
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Jan posted:It doesn't sound like you're sharing your connection, so why do you even need the 20 plan? I'm on Distributel's 10Mbps and that handles Netflix Super HD just fine. Speed mostly. When I want to download something, perhaps like a 15GB game, I don't want to wait 8 hours.
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Feb 28, 2014 20:00
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ArcaneMan posted:I'm on the TekSavvy Cable 25 and I got that cap email... but I thought that plan had unlimited 2am-8am already? What's the point of Zap the Cap? Well Zap the Gap is 8-12, which is, presumably, rush hour. 2AM-8AM is presumably the opposite of that. Zap the Gap encourages less usage during rush hour, and the 2-8 thing encourages you to move your usage to the opposite of rush hour, regardless of whether you use Zap the Gap or not.
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Feb 28, 2014 20:12
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Thanks, yeah I read the times wrong.
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Feb 28, 2014 20:17
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kiwid posted:Speed mostly. When I want to download something, perhaps like a 15GB game, I don't want to wait 8 hours. I suppose that's fair. I decided to go with 10Mbps first and increase it if I ever felt the need, which I haven't so far. I'd rather pay a premium for unlimited usage than higher bandwidth, there's a peace of mind from never worrying about usage caps, especially being an avid user of Netflix. Whenever I install a huge new game from Steam, I just run it overnight. They even make it easy for new releases by allowing preloading.
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Feb 28, 2014 21:16
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Zap The Cap gives you unlimited cap all day instead of just from 2-8am in exchange for reduced speeds during 8pm-midnight.
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Feb 28, 2014 21:17
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EngineerJoe posted:Zap The Cap gives you unlimited cap all day instead of just from 2-8am in exchange for reduced speeds during 8pm-midnight. Yeah now that I think about it more, I'm not as mad as when I was thinking I'd have to go up a plan. 9mbit/s for 4 hours in trade of an unlimited cap is reasonable.
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Feb 28, 2014 21:24
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You guys only have Teksavvy as a third party option? I'm on Distributel on the unlimited option. Currently my internet is down, but I think it was because the windy weather here in Toronto knocked something out of place. Their customer service has been great so far. Can't say the same for Acanac, which isn't even open on the weekends as far as I know. I used to use Acanac. There's also https://www.start.ca as well, but I'm not sure about their coverage areas. I believe they're the only third party that resells Cogeco's areas.
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Feb 28, 2014 22:20
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