[kwlug-disc] OT: Teksavvy DSL plans

[CrankyOldBugger]

I'm with you on "never deal with Rogers again", and you can add Bell to
that mix for me.

However, in the decade or so that I was with Bell for internet, I did burn
through a few modems.  Three or four, I would guess.  More than a few times
I found myself sitting in the car in a hotel parking lot, trying to get my
email over the hotel's wi-fi while I waited for a new Bell modem to arrive
by courier.  However I've been with TekSavvy then vmedia for a total of
maybe four years now and I'm still on the same original modem.

So I guess it's just a matter of luck!

I don't have my current modem in my hand at the moment, but I do believe
it's a Thompson xx4076 model.  AFAICR.


On Tue Jan 20 2015 at 8:13:50 AM Dan Hergott <143news at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've thought about switching to Internet over cable.  However I have
> found that several people I know who have Rogers cable for Internet have
> their modems die on a regular basis.  Not too big of a deal for them as
> Rogers replaces the cable modem for free.
>
> However if you're not using Rogers as your ISP  over cable you have to
> generally purchase your own cable modem.    Having to purchase a new
> cable modem when a large, voltage modem killing spike comes down your
> Rogers cable line would be too expensive for myself to deal with.
>
> I've been running my DSL modem  for 8 years or more without problems and
> the 6meg speed is fast enough for myself and my wife to use for our needs.
>
> My wife and I will never deal with Rogers again.
>
> Dan Hergott
>
>
> On 15-01-20 12:02 AM, B.S. wrote:
> > But Bell's FTTN is changing that equation. Essentially, bringing that
> > 5km distant endpoint to your local neighbourhood.
> >
> > Regardless, Bell will never be able to deliver speeds that cable does,
> > as Khalid points out. And ignore Roger's 'hybrid fibre' marketing
> > nonsense - in the end, what matters is the connection media actually
> > coming in to your residence. With Roger's, that's cable, with Bell,
> > that's twisted pair - unless and until one or the other brings in
> > actual Fibre. Until then, cable will win out. Add in voip.ms and you
> > can toss Bell / twisted pair.
> >
> > I've just / am going through this right now - Acanac is a better deal
> > than Vmedia now - let alone with the current $20/month 1st 3 months
> > deal. And their TV solution, should you ever go to it, is all channel
> > local PVR, not a some channels PVR to the cloud nonsense of Vmedia.
> > And looks like TV offerings of any non-netflix type is going to be
> > tied to ISP provider for some time to come. e.g. Rogers shomi is tied
> > to having their internet.
> >
> > My switchover to Acanac is to occur next weekend; modem already
> > received. No visit supposed to be necessary. I didn't opt for TV at
> > this time. Still have / am satisfied with basic (analog) cable TV -
> > but once/if Rogers ever forces me off that (killing my Pioneer PVR in
> > the process) I may look at Zazeen again. Thus my current investigation
> > as to whether or not XBMC / Plex / etc. can duplicate my current basic
> > cable needs turnkey like. (No, not a presentation.) I'm trying to
> > watch LESS TV, not more! Argh.
> >
> >
> > On 01/15/2015 08:37 AM, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
> >> Remember DSL is subject to how far you are from the Bell switch.  5km is
> >> about as far as you can get without serious speed degradation.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu Jan 15 2015 at 1:02:14 AM Marius Kintel <marius at kintel.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Jan 14, 2015, at 07:22 AM, Dan Hergott - newsletter email <
> >>> dhuwnews at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Charles:
> >>>> I am not sure what the upload is on the DSL 25 plan, but it is only
> >>> 1Mb/s on the DSL15 plan.
> >>>>
> >>> I’m on the Teksavvy DSL 25 plan and get 10 up.
> >>>
> >>> According to Bell, this is theoretically impossible. Needless to
> >>> say, I’m
> >>> a customer of the company with the better theories ;)
> >>>
> >>>   -Marius
> >>>
> >>>
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