[kwlug-disc] Waterloo ISPs

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I challenge you to consume even 15Mbps continuously. (Or any one service 
to feed you that fast continuously, for that matter.)

'Lower speed' doesn't mean 'insufficient'. This is the marketing fallacy 
going on. Let alone increased speed and lower cap - who cares! Drop the 
speed and the cap -> happier people. (If your ISO download takes 5 
minutes, or 15, who cares - you're off doing something else in the mean 
time, regardless.) [Doesn't the move to higher speeds mean they had the 
capacity? So much for the CRTC arguments made some while ago.]

Remember, DSL maxes out at 5Mbps, is considered sufficient for netflix 
plus a couple of simultaneous voip calls. With 3x that, I doubt you'll 
notice. [Unless you have 4 different people simultaneously consuming 4 
different shows, all HD / 1080i, at the same time.)

 > Yeah, I have Zap-the-Cap turned on, and Teksavvy doesn't count
 > bandwidth between 2am-8am.

Hopefully that's a modem / their end thing? Not an 'app' that has to run 
on any connected device?

 > It depends on your location, too.  Where I am, Teksavvy is the
 >  cheapest Internet + VoIP combination.

So take the VoIP out of that equation, to be fair. If the whole bundling 
thing has been a bugaboo, I don't get how we're all falling back into 
that trap with VoIP. Just run it over your regular ISP.

I get the "it ain't broke" factor, though. But something to keep in mind 
at one's next move.


On 14-08-22 03:59 PM, William Park wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 02:25:58PM -0400, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
>> I was put off of VMedia by all of the negative comments on ispreports.com,
>> until I realized that all of the ISPs there have their whiners.
>>
>> Pricewise, using 60d/10u unlimited as a reference, VMedia is $65, TekSavvy
>> is $95, Distributel is $90, Acana is $75.
>>
>> I asked the TekSavvy rep what was she going to do to keep my business
>> (being that I was paying $65 for 28/1), and she said that they can't change
>> the prices, but they have "the Zap the Cap feature that when you order a
>> plan that is 300 GB, you turn the Zap the Cap on and you can have unlimited
>> service for the price of the 300 GB plan. The tool needs to be left on for
>> the whole month to have unlimited service for the price of 300 GB. With Zap
>> the Cap enabled, your speeds will be reduced to 15 MBPS between 8pm and
>> 12am. Outside of the 8pm to 12am window, you will receive your full package
>> speed."
>
> Yeah, I have Zap-the-Cap turned on, and Teksavvy doesn't count bandwidth
> between 2am-8am.
>
>>
>> 1/4 normal speeds during Prime Time?  What good is that?
>>
>> So I think I'm going to investigate VMedia some more.  They have the best
>> prices, and Khalid seems to like them.
>
> It depends on your location, too.  Where I am, Teksavvy is the cheapest
> Internet + VoIP combination.  I can find better prices individually, but
> I'm not going to fight for $10 monthly difference.  Going to KWLUG
> meeting is $10 fuel + food/beer/coffee + tax + tip...  :-)
>
>
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