On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Colin Mackay <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:zixiekat@gmail.com">zixiekat@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Here is my speed test:<br>
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<a href="http://www.speedtest.net/result/794189427.png" target="_blank">http://www.speedtest.net/result/794189427.png</a><br></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
It's sitting at about 4.3Mbps, which is no more than I got with Bell.<br>
Downloading hits 550kB/sec. I'm happy with the speed. I'm a patient<br>
man that came from the days of 300 baud modems, so I don't mind<br>
waiting for files to download. </blockquote><div><br>That is kind of slow. About half the speed of Rogers.<br>
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Here is mine:<br>
<br><a href="http://www.speedtest.net/result/794206388.png">http://www.speedtest.net/result/794206388.png</a> <br>
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I get 1 MB/sec regularly.<br>
<br>If Rogers did not have cap (60GB in my case), which I occasionally exceed, I would have stayed with them. That, and the fact that the phone is a POTS <br>line with free features thrown in ...<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
The big reason I moved, was the<br>
torrenting. I torrent whenever there is an option to torrent and in<br>
the free software realm, there is a lot out there. I tend to help out<br>
by downloading Linux distros and letting them sit and seed for a while<br>
as well.<br>
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I've had Yak for a week and have not really seen any issues. Phone<br>
quality is as good as can be expected from a phone line and since it's<br>
a POTS line, I can use a phone that's actually powered off the line if<br>
needed.<br>
<br>
>From what I can tell, port 25 is being blocked. I tried a few servers<br>
out there, but consistently could not connect. Anyone know an open<br>
SMTP server I can connect to for testing?<br>
<br>
Installation<br>
<br>
Yak performed no in home installation at all as I did not get one of<br>
their modems. I have a SpeedTouch Extended Range DSL modem that I<br>
use. They only have someone come out if you get a modem from them.<br>
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This is the ADSL / POTS splitter that Bell installed:<br>
<a href="http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=Universal+ADSL%2FVDSL+Indoor+POTS+Splitter&btnG=Google+Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=" target="_blank">http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=Universal+ADSL%2FVDSL+Indoor+POTS+Splitter&btnG=Google+Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=</a><br>
PDF: <a href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=2&ved=0CBIQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hometech.com%2Fpdf%2Fcc-cpsdt0a_1.pdf&ei=3L7US_2QMISBlAfqktzsDA&usg=AFQjCNG6fEyPxjRR6bIPC9cYAXLrnCTHxw&sig2=q62--WIVBD6W9Km-uaJF0g" target="_blank">http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=2&ved=0CBIQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hometech.com%2Fpdf%2Fcc-cpsdt0a_1.pdf&ei=3L7US_2QMISBlAfqktzsDA&usg=AFQjCNG6fEyPxjRR6bIPC9cYAXLrnCTHxw&sig2=q62--WIVBD6W9Km-uaJF0g</a><br>
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The terminals on the side are spring loaded. Strip the wire, push<br>
down on the terminal, insert the wire and release. Filters the whole<br>
home, then you just run an unfiltered line to the DSL modem. No more<br>
filters hanging around.<br></blockquote><div><br>Thanks for the details. Very helpful.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin <<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com">kb@2bits.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 3:42 PM, <<a href="mailto:zixiekat@gmail.com">zixiekat@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> 1. Haven't checked if port 25 is blocked outbound.<br>
>><br>
>> 2. Yes, they are required for any DSL line, from what I understand. I do<br>
>> have a DSL splitter/filter at the demarcation point in my home. That was<br>
>> installed by Bell. I'll see if I can dig up some information on it.<br>
><br>
> So, Yak did not install them because you already had one there? What if<br>
> there is none. Is it part of the installation that they do?<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> 3. No issues with the phone or internet connection that I have noticed.<br>
><br>
> Good to hear.<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> I am not being throttled, that's for sure. No usage based billing.<br>
><br>
> Excellent.<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> I'll go into more detail when I get a full sized keyboard.<br>
><br>
> Looking forward to it.<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Sent from my BlackBerry.<br>
>><br>
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>> Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:23:15<br>
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