<div dir="ltr">For what it's worth, I've been pretty happy with Acanac for DSL. I think the pricing used to be even more competitive, or maybe it was just the 1st year introductory rate.<div><br></div><div>I did have one slight disappointment recently. I called to ask about how to move to dry loop. They were quite helpful about that. However, I also inquired about whether I could get VoIP thrown in, since I'm basically on an older version of the DSL plan that now includes VoIP for free. They said it was only on offer for new clients. Certainly not the end of the world, but it seemed to me they could have at least considered throwing it in for me - I've been a stable customer for a while.</div>
<div><br></div><div>All in all I would recommend them, especially if they are still offering substantial savings for the longer terms. I'm happy to pay annually and get a deal.</div><div><br></div><div>On that note, if anyone goes with Acanac, please consider saying that I referred you. I would get a free month out of the deal.</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 9:01 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com" target="_blank">kb@2bits.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<p>He is now on DSL with Acanac, not cable, in north west Waterloo so those plan you see on the site is not what he currently has. </p>
<p>He also has VoIP with them too for $600 a year paid in advance. He has a streaming box (similar to what Roku et al). When the box is streaming a movie, VoIP suffers.</p>
<p>What he is planning to do is getting cable with Acanac for $750 a year upfront so VoIP.</p>
<p>He is not tech enough to investigate/know QoS and what not.</p><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 2, 2013 7:13 PM, "unsolicited" <<a href="mailto:unsolicited@swiz.ca" target="_blank">unsolicited@swiz.ca</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Wow, quite the savings at Acanac, $264/yr, if you pay the $527.40 up front (instead of $791.40).<br>
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Looks like Acanac only has 2 plans, so he must be on the lower (or wouldn't have been able to tell you of his plans to up it) - would be interested in knowing if your friend is happier with the up'ed plan.<br>
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- do you have any sense from what he said to you that his difficulty is a bandwidth, not a QoS issue? e.g. Would his router or any switches be QoS aware?<br>
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Joe - looks like the kwlug-disc archive is at <a href="http://kwlug.org/pipermail/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org/" target="_blank">http://kwlug.org/pipermail/<u></u>kwlug-disc_kwlug.org/</a> - perhaps useful to you. Strange - I thought I remembered it having a search ability. I don't see one now. Seems googled, though, search terms of "cable site:<a href="http://kwlug.org/pipermail/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org" target="_blank">kwlug.org/pipermail/<u></u>kwlug-disc_kwlug.org</a>" may prove fruitful to you.<br>
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On 13-12-02 12:00 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:<br>
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I did some research a month or so ago, since I want to stay with<br>
cable internet, but change Rogers. I deferred the decision until my<br>
Rogers contract is up and the cancellation penalty expires.<br>
<br>
The plan I interested in is: 3 mbps upload / 35 download<br>
<br>
Here is what I found:<br>
<br>
1. Start.ca, no contract <a href="http://start.ca/services/highspeed" target="_blank">http://start.ca/services/<u></u>highspeed</a> 35/3<br>
unlimited $59.95 no contract<br>
<br>
They offer an upload boast to 35/10 with unlimited for $69.95 if you<br>
want that. They also waive the $50 installation fee if you have<br>
active cable with Rogers now.<br>
<br>
2. Acanac <a href="http://acanac.ca/cable.html" target="_blank">http://acanac.ca/cable.html</a> 30 mbps downlaod $65.95 month<br>
to month, with discounts for longer term.<br>
<br>
A friend uses them and their service is generally good, but he<br>
experiences VoIP issues when streaming video to his TV, so plans to<br>
upgrade to a higher bandwidth plan (not sure which plan he has now,<br>
but he pays $600 upfront for a year). They bundle VoIP for free on<br>
some plans.<br>
<br>
3. Teksavvy <a href="http://teksavvy.com/en/residential/internet/cable" target="_blank">http://teksavvy.com/en/<u></u>residential/internet/cable</a> 35/3<br>
300GB $49.95 35/3 unlimited $79.95<br>
<br>
4. Distributel, no contract 35/3 mbps unlimited $59.95<br>
<br>
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On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Joe Wennechuk<br>
<<a href="mailto:youcanreachmehere@hotmail.com" target="_blank">youcanreachmehere@hotmail.com</a><br>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:youcanreachmehere@hotmail.com" target="_blank">youcanreachmehere@<u></u>hotmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
<br>
Does anyone have a cheap cable modem for sale? I would like to<br>
purchase cable internet and keep my costs down as much as possible. I<br>
was looking at Acanac. I know this discussion has already transpired,<br>
but who out there is using Cable for Internet, which provider? Are<br>
they good? How is the Price? any recommendations.<br>
<br>
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