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cowofwar posted:And honestly, 30gigs of bandwidth is laughable in this day and age.
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His profile says Dublin.
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Nov 17, 2010 05:54
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Time to quit the internet
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Dec 23, 2010 19:15
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I have to say, the speeds offered by the majors has ZERO influence on me. The total transfer allowed is the only thing that matters now. Yeah I download a lot, but 500 KB/sec is seriously fine. I browse fast and have very low latency in games. Downloads come when they come. I don't NEED super-right-now-this-instant gratification. And even still, it's like 10 minutes for 350 MB. I buy my Steam games, and I have them all downloaded in the morning. Speaking of game downloads, I just spent 10 GB on PSN demos last night. It's like demos would no longer even be free with Bell or Rogers. I think the last GT5 patch was over 600 MB. All this clamping down on bandwidth is coming at a time where it's easy to legitimately hit the caps with digital distribution, NetFlix & YouTube. Even my iTunes downloads are significant traffic some months.
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Dec 23, 2010 20:12
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Fricking FEAR was a 16 GB download heh.
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Dec 29, 2010 04:16
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less than three posted:So my outrage has been noticed and CBC Marketplace asked me to do a TV interview tomorrow.
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Jan 6, 2011 23:55
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Trying to grab everything I own from Steam/PSN/GOG before anything happens. Christ, 24 GB just for Dragon Age.
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Jan 9, 2011 07:52
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Familys and roommate situations can easily push the bandwidth usage up. Okay, all five of us each need our own connection now!
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Jan 10, 2011 09:40
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Cheap being quite the relative term. They're going to have to pry my apparently infinite cap, $36/mth Teksavvy internet from my cold dead hands. (I've gone WAY over the 200 GB cap without a word nor fee)
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Jan 14, 2011 22:08
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I'm on the DSL version. They have an online tool which used to work, but it seems to be broken the vast majority of the time. I need to figure out how to measure bandwidth by port or connected device or what. It would be nice to know how much I'm using vs. my roommates watching Netflix 24/7. (I don't have a problem with them doing it, but I need data for when I'm finally capped.)
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Jan 14, 2011 23:47
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Will that RFlow collector thing in DD-WRT allow me to monitor bandwidth by connected device? I'd like to know before I go through all the effort of setting it up, because just putting DD-WRT on there messed up things like iPad Netflix. Back to Tomato for now...
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Jan 16, 2011 01:59
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It means they can charge resellers up to 15% less than they charge their own retail customers. So basically we're hosed. Resellers have to mark it up to cover their own costs, never mind have some kind of profit. All pricing will be similar to Bell & Rogers'. edit: Is this saying the new rates take effect March 1st? Why am I having so much trouble comprehending the document? teethgrinder fucked around with this message at 19:53 on Jan 25, 2011 |
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Jan 25, 2011 19:49
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The joke is it says "similar service." Since they're so focused on bandwidth, it'll end up meaning that TekSavvy customers will pay as much as Bell ones for GB transferred, but at 1/10 the speed. edit: Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Comedy teethgrinder fucked around with this message at 20:20 on Jan 25, 2011 |
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Jan 25, 2011 20:17
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/tech-news/crtc-issues-small-isps-discount-on-usage-based-billing-fees/article1882339/ The journalist that wrote this is ridiculous. The small ISPs are getting a 15% discount! The CRTC is so generous!!
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Jan 25, 2011 21:52
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The Globe has reversed it's misinformed, idiot position from yesterday: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/tech-news/usage-based-internet-ruling-draws-fire/article1882339/ They now recognise the negative effect on legitimate services though they don't explicitly understand how stupid the "discount" is. What scares me is this, though it could still be bad journalism: quote:Large providers have long argued that network space, especially in wireless, is scarce and hence valuable in a world where everyone is streaming or downloading bandwidth-intensive video. ...could you imagine if they convinced the CRTC using "wireless saturation" as a rationale for bandwidth caps and metering? teethgrinder fucked around with this message at 15:22 on Jan 26, 2011 |
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Jan 26, 2011 15:19
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Viktor posted:Looks like Bell Canada has all the rates up: http://www.bell.ca/shopping/PrsShpInt_Access.page  So I'm paying $30/mth for effectively unlimited but nominally 200 GB, afterward I can get 25 GB for $32/mth, woooooooooooo!! I can reduce my usage drastically, but the main thing is that I live with two other people and we all watch completely different TV hah. At least I've downloaded all my Steam stuff with insanely large installs now.
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Jan 26, 2011 18:38
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Netflix probably carries more Canadian content proportionally than any other media company in Canada besides the CBC. (Because it's what's easiest for them to get rights to.)
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Jan 26, 2011 19:48
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I might actually save money for a few months and get vastly faster speeds. Going to switch from Teksavvy DSL to Teksavvy Cable, which thankfully exists where I live. I'll pay a slight premium for the 10 MBPS service and then cancel the home phone. I'm tempted to keep my DSL for a while because the cap really is unlimited, but I may as well switch over ASAP in case there's a rush.
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Jan 27, 2011 20:11
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Scylla posted:I spoke to a Teksavvy sales rep a few moments ago, and she told me that they wouldn't have DSL Unlimited anymore, even for current subscribers (which is what I have). I'm going to pre-emptively switch to TekSavvy Cable though so I don't have to worry about it or get stuck in a rush of customers, but I suspect then my 200 GB cap will actually be enforced. And then some time in the summer UBB will hit cable too, but at least Rogers actually provides some speed to resellers, unlike Bell.
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Jan 27, 2011 21:01
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Good point. And it's probably already successful. Come on, 75 GB is totally more than enough for everybody. Stop downloading porn. And games (that you paid for). Buy Linux on a disc. Don't work from home. Don't watch TV without a Telecom-Approved cable or satellite connection. Don't have roommates or kids, or alternatively, each house-occupant should have their own internet connection.
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Jan 27, 2011 22:37
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priznat posted:I think it's actually a plot by zip.ca to keep their lovely mailed DVD subscriptions viable.
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Jan 28, 2011 00:00
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You hit the nail on the head there. The whole situation is ludicrous.
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Jan 28, 2011 00:45
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And Australia is 7.6 million square KM, also much of it uninhabited. What's your point, Nitr0?
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Jan 28, 2011 19:37
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A "grandfathered user" is someone that's been a continuous user on the same line since Feb. 1, 2007, holy gently caress. I've moved since then  Guess there's no loss in me moving to cable ASAP. That document is awfully confusing though with all the options. I can't believe what a clusterfuck this situation is.
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Jan 29, 2011 20:57
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Unsurprisingly I get a busy signal trying to call TekSavvy to switch to cable. Even when Rogers goes UBB, at least it'll be faster/better service than the DSL. Hopefully the pricing will be somewhat sane.
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Jan 31, 2011 17:55
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43 minute hold queue after finally getting through to TekSavvy.
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Jan 31, 2011 19:42
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Bonzo posted:^^^^ In their defense, that's not usually how long it takes. I assume everyone is calling today since the email went out of Saturday. Usually I never have to wait, and the person that answers solves the issue. edit: Anyway it's done, and I may have cable in as little as a week. I'm excited to go from 5M service to 8M, hah. teethgrinder fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Jan 31, 2011 |
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Jan 31, 2011 19:51
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kuddles posted:And as a surprise to nobody, the National Post editorial team is taking the stance that this will effect nobody, that we're all a bunch of whiners, and that Bell is only charging what it needs to in order to survive, as determined through their heavy research of asking a Bell spokesperson about it. http://business.financialpost.com/2011/02/02/crtc-chief-to-testify-before-parliament/ He's probably also the only one writing about it there under 30. He even mentions Steam.
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Feb 2, 2011 22:48
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Not everyone at the Post is a ridiculous old fuddieduddie, i.e. Jameson Berkow seems to have a clue. But Andrew Coyne sure doesn't know when to call it a day, sheesh. edit: ^^ holy gently caress the "shareholder" in that video was an ignorant assclown. Unbelievable. teethgrinder fucked around with this message at 05:46 on Feb 3, 2011 |
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Feb 3, 2011 05:39
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You can switch to TekSavvy Cable when it's offered in your area for higher than 5mbit. I still think the speed is reasonable, but whatever. But yeah, if the Tories had supported the CRTC decision, they'd have lost the entire next generation of voters.
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Feb 3, 2011 05:47
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Moist von Lipwig posted:Ughhhh, I'm getting interviewed for a CBC piece on the UBB issue. Anyone have any soundbites that wouldn't make me sound like an idiot on You could repeat that image too just explaining that it would now be cheaper and faster to courier hard drives around the country.
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Feb 3, 2011 18:31
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For all the crap we've given Finckenstein, he was one of the judges responsible for upholding that uploading music to the internet isn't a violation of Canadian copyright law (according to Wikipedia): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_von_Finckenstein
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Feb 4, 2011 04:37
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The interviewer perpetuated the strange fallacy where they make it sound like the independent ISPs just use Bell or Rogers' infrastructure for free. Not with bandwidth, but for maintenance and support of it.
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XYZ posted:So I guess I should wait until March to switch to TekSavvy cable?
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Feb 4, 2011 19:15
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My 'real-world performance' in downtown Toronto is that I download at 500 KB/sec and upload at 60.
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Feb 4, 2011 19:28
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Powershift posted:http://www.financialpost.com/news/usage/4221725/story.html Honestly this is the most disgusting thing I've seen in the debate thus far. And I used to unabashedly love the National Post.
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Feb 4, 2011 21:56
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less than three posted:He's an executive at Bell, literally. 
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Feb 5, 2011 01:20
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I don't believe anyone was arguing against that either?
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Feb 5, 2011 01:37
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pixfix posted:I live in an apartment building (going to college atm) and all I can use is Rogers. It loving blows because I can't stand them.
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This Rocky Gaudrault looks like a trustworthy fellow  http://opinion.financialpost.com/2011/02/07/internet-usage-debate-the-real-myths/ Well thank you Post for finally printing some rebuttal, but notice how completely differently the article is framed.
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