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kiwid posted:More issues with TekSavvy cable tonight (is it really a surprise?) My packet loss is getting worse and worse with every re-route they're announcing on DSLr  I think it's time to just get a book for the night. (to be fair though, multiple fibers cut affecting multiple transit providers, a little out of their control on this one) John Capslocke fucked around with this message at 03:06 on Apr 1, 2014 |
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I'm on Teksavvy and had the cable issue like everyone else the other day. But when I logged onto my VPN, I was able to get regular speeds. Just out of curiosity, how does that work out?
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Apr 2, 2014 14:39
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iLikeMidgets posted:I'm on Teksavvy and had the cable issue like everyone else the other day. But when I logged onto my VPN, I was able to get regular speeds. It was a routing issue and your VPN probably changed this.
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Apr 2, 2014 14:57
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What is it with ISP gods hating Ontario? It seems that there is always some sort of cluster gently caress going on.
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Apr 2, 2014 21:01
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slidebite posted:What is it with ISP gods hating Ontario? It seems that there is always some sort of cluster gently caress going on. Oh, it's not the gods, this is purely man made. Corporate made, to be exact. It's the inevitable effect of a duopoly. As long as the duopoly exists, this level of service will only go down.
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Apr 2, 2014 21:59
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Point taken, but in Alberta we have an oligopoly as well (actually more like a monopoly to Telus in many, many areas) and we have nothing like the bullshit service Ontario seems to be stuck with. Is it also a DSL/Cable thing maybe?
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Apr 2, 2014 23:28
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slidebite posted:What is it with ISP gods hating Ontario? It seems that there is always some sort of cluster gently caress going on. "Pfft. Why upgrade when we're the only game in town? I've got my CEO bonus to think about here!"  "Let the next guy deal with it."
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Apr 3, 2014 04:48
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Welp. TELUS is starting to roll out data caps starting June 1. http://www.telus.com/en/bc/get-help/service-updates-changes/internet-and-email/article.do?topic=&subtopic=
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Apr 4, 2014 04:20
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Chris Knight posted:gg Rogers So it wasn't just me, then. Mine took a gigantic beer poo poo on me and it has yet to recover, and @rogershelps insists everything's fine. My VPN helps but it still can't render my connection usable the way it was, and thanks to Bell's stubborn insistence to run modern service to my 30 year old neighbourhood I can do precisely nothing about it. Well, except go outside or do something other than play games. On the scale of Actual Problems it doesn't rate, but as internet access goes it's utter garbage.
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less than three posted:Welp. TELUS is starting to roll out data caps starting June 1. I wonder how they will try to gently caress over teksavvy on the wholesale side with this.
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Apr 4, 2014 06:56
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less than three posted:Welp. TELUS is starting to roll out data caps starting June 1. It's crazy that they think 500gb is a resonable cap for 100mb service.
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Apr 4, 2014 16:48
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I only get 300gb on my TekSavvy cable 100 
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Apr 4, 2014 18:15
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300GB barely covers heavy Netflix usage.
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Apr 4, 2014 18:20
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Hard for me to hit 100 hours a month. We never went over even when we had a roommate who was perpetually on it, though she probably wasn't watching a lot of HD content.
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Apr 4, 2014 18:28
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kiwid posted:300GB barely covers heavy Netflix usage. Dang, define heavy. The wife and I netflix (HD if available) a ton, plus other streaming video sources, steam games, etc, and I'm usually 250-300gb a month overall. That being said, I hate caps lower than 500gb since a heavy month I might go up to/slightly over even that. Goddamn Eastlink is so crappy for that 
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Apr 4, 2014 18:48
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Just got this in my e-mail:quote:Hello there,
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Apr 4, 2014 18:56
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I tried looking for my Telus data usage, should it be on the e.bill under "Usage"? That just displays my name and address. Is it some flash related thing that doesn't show up because I'm on an ipad? I'm probably going to be well under the 400GB for the 50Mbps plan, but that still seems low. I really don't like caps, makes me antsy. But now there's no option. Dammit.
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Apr 5, 2014 05:00
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priznat posted:I tried looking for my Telus data usage, should it be on the e.bill under "Usage"? That just displays my name and address. Is it some flash related thing that doesn't show up because I'm on an ipad? Usage is available after April 21.
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Apr 5, 2014 05:02
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less than three posted:Usage is available after April 21. Aha. I could have sworn I saw it on there before, or in the pdf version of the paper bill I downloaded. Shaw have any good plans these days? He asked, half-jokingly..
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Apr 5, 2014 05:04
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priznat posted:Aha. I could have sworn I saw it on there before, or in the pdf version of the paper bill I downloaded. Shaw also has usage caps that are exactly the same as Telus', but they're not strictly enforced unless you're in a saturated area. Who knows if that'll change in the future if UBB becomes an "industry standard", though.
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Apr 5, 2014 05:16
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Yeah I knew that Shaw has the caps too I was just wondering if they had any deals to entice new signups these days. My Telus contract was up in Feb so I'm a free agent for the right deal. Shaw doesn't really do promos though since they don't have contracts, I guess. I should do a price compare and see if it's worth bothering, I'm sure with the amount of collusion in the marketplace between the two they have it worked out so it's not worth the bother to switch one way or the other.
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priznat posted:Yeah I knew that Shaw has the caps too I was just wondering if they had any deals to entice new signups these days. My Telus contract was up in Feb so I'm a free agent for the right deal. Shaw doesn't really do promos though since they don't have contracts, I guess. We've got some six month promotions, but I'm not seeing anything on the site right now for our 50Mbps package. I can dig around when I'm in at work tomorrow and get back to you, though. We also have 2 year contracts and 3 year purchase plans, but that's more for getting free rental PVR equipment, or paying for said equipment in monthly installments.
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priznat posted:Yeah I knew that Shaw has the caps too I was just wondering if they had any deals to entice new signups these days. My Telus contract was up in Feb so I'm a free agent for the right deal. Shaw doesn't really do promos though since they don't have contracts, I guess.
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priznat posted:Yeah I knew that Shaw has the caps too I was just wondering if they had any deals to entice new signups these days. My Telus contract was up in Feb so I'm a free agent for the right deal. Shaw doesn't really do promos though since they don't have contracts, I guess. Get teksavvy cable you can get 25mb unlimited for 45.
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Apr 5, 2014 08:45
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I think Distributel also operates in BC? They're unlimited by default. Will probably be the exact same thing as Teksavvy unlimited, either way.
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Sprawl posted:Get teksavvy cable you can get 25mb unlimited for 45. Or that. Only reason I'd say DSL is if he's using Telus and happy with the service he'd be getting pretty much the exact same service with the exception of a slower upload... which doesn't impact me.
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Sprawl posted:Get teksavvy cable you can get 25mb unlimited for 45. I wish it was $45 for 25 unlimited in Cogeco land, 20/2 unlimited (think its 10 up in my area now though) is $80/mo.
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Also if you live in a building that has it, Novus is pretty awesome, although they've had UBB for years.
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I will check out Teksavvy too (no issues with switching from DSL to cable, I had cable before Optik). I will kind of miss having cable TV though, even though I seem to watch it less and less. I wish iTunes season passes were more reasonable for HD shows (ie $20 a season vs the $40 they usually are), I'd go that way instead.
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priznat posted:I will check out Teksavvy too (no issues with switching from DSL to cable, I had cable before Optik). I will kind of miss having cable TV though, even though I seem to watch it less and less. Chromecast is available in Canada now for your TV needs: https://www.google.ca/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromecast/ Chromecast + US Netflix + downloading Canadian shows is totally better than paying TELUS $80/mo for essentials plus a few extra channels.
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less than three posted:Chromecast is available in Canada now for your TV needs: https://www.google.ca/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromecast/ Yeah I have an appleTV already and use unblock-us so I am mostly there.. The 25Mb Cable for $45 or the 25Mb DSL for $55 unlimited look pretty good from Teksavvy.. Are they fairly reliable in the GVRD? I'll miss having live sports on TV and CBC Newsworld though but I can deal.
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Apr 5, 2014 20:30
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priznat posted:I'll miss having live sports on TV and CBC Newsworld though but I can deal. Plex Media Server has channels for the CBC and a bunch of other more specialised sports channels. Install channel, then Chromecast.
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I'm about to switch from Bell Aliant FibreOp to Rogers. How hosed am I? Going from 80/30 d/u to 45/10? Plus, the TV stuff... (I need to, because out-of-town country livin') DadWilly fucked around with this message at 02:45 on Apr 6, 2014 |
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Apr 6, 2014 02:42
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Safetyland posted:I'm about to switch from Bell Aliant FibreOp to Rogers. How hosed am I? Condolences, broski. They're both devils, but one's a faster devil.
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Chris Knight posted:gg Rogers Anyone still having trouble with Rogers cable internet (or resellers) in the GTA? I started having problems a day or two after that, and it's been problematic on and off since then. I'm on Start, if it matters. The one time it was completely nonfunctional, I called Start and they arranged to have a Rogers tech come over in a couple of days. It fixed itself before then with no communication from Rogers. Since then it's been working most of the time but with intermittent DNS issues and/or huge packetloss and bad latency. Christ this loving internet duopoly we have is such garbage. As far as I understand, Start has different infrastructure from TekSavvy and so they should be better insulated from Rogers fuckups, and they claim to not have any issues of their own. If that's true other Rogers customers should still be having problems.
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The Telus site says: For select customers in Prince George, BC and surrounding areas, additional usage charges will apply for usage over your Internet plan’s monthly data allowance beginning June 1, 2014. So it's only for that area. Alberta should still be safe for now. Also, wtf, 250GB for 25mb. Did that just drop? I could have sworn it was like 400GB.
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eXXon posted:Anyone still having trouble with Rogers cable internet (or resellers) in the GTA? I started having problems a day or two after that, and it's been problematic on and off since then. I'm on Start, if it matters. The first problem was Rogers, then a few days later Hurricane Electric had throughput issues.
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Just found out the new building i'm in has both Bell Fibre and Rogers Fibre, and no copper service. Thus, I can't get any third party services. Looks like i'm boned.
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slush posted:Just found out the new building i'm in has both Bell Fibre and Rogers Fibre, and no copper service. Thus, I can't get any third party services. Looks like i'm boned. Eh? Or is Bell fibre actual FTTH now instead of marketing bullshit? Edit: vvvvvv Yeah, the thing is, for the longest time Bell claimed it had fibre when all it had was FTTN. Jan fucked around with this message at 20:14 on Apr 9, 2014 |
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^^^ I mean yeah, marketers will be marketers. But their fibre can be both FTTN and FTTH now, with no real indication of which you're getting (until you go to try to get TPIA). No one can resell FTTH though. FTTN is not the same as FTTB (Building)/FTTH (Home/Unit). A lot of times new developments signs contracts to X/Y, they offer to install the fibre for "free" during construction, as a result, you're limited to the companies that foot the bill. And often have no copper in the building for legacy connections. John Capslocke fucked around with this message at 21:02 on Apr 9, 2014 |
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