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JayBulworth posted:For the Montreal goons out there, what about ADSL2+? http://www.colba.net/main.php?lang=en&cont=&choix=&webmail= Why didn't I know there there was independent ISPs running ADSL2+ in Montreal? Why is there so little advertising for it?
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I think it's probably because it's hard to market something that has such spotty coverage. (Unless you're Bell)
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Feb 5, 2011 15:44
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Someone has to be there to sign for the package or they won't deliver. You can ask them to drop it on their second attempt, but if there's nowhere safe to drop it (even though you said they could), they won't leave it.
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Feb 5, 2011 17:39
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For me it's the opposite. Canada post is poo poo for speed, but they have a location 2 blocks from where I live so I can easily go pick up. UPS is the same, but faster, and their location is on the same block as me. Fedex on the other hand doesn't even bother to try to deliver. They just stick a note on my door whether I'm home or not, without ringing, with instructions for me to take a hike out to the nearest run-down industrial area where no public transit ventures in order to pick it up. They are faster than Canada Post though.
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Feb 5, 2011 17:57
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Yeah pretty much all of my interactions with UPS have been annoying and frustrating ("oh we tried to deliver it but no one was there" when I stayed home the whole day and the driver obviously is lying.. Or refusing to leave a package on a step or tucked behind the house and the pickup location is way the gently caress down in Delta or whatever). Whereas Canada Post I have a couple post offices nearby, both of which are open til 9-10pm so it's easy for a pickup after work. I even had Canada Post attempt a delivery on a Sunday before xmas which was completely amazing. Speed wise I don't notice much difference between UPS or CP. The exception is when I order something from the US amazon and it forces me to do the $20 expedited, that is amazingly fast shipping. (via UPS). But for DVDs/Games/Books from amazon.ca it's never a time crunch so I prefer the ease of actually getting the delivery of Canada Post  On topic, I got a call back from Telus from my internet sign up, they were all ready to schedule an appointment for me but I threw a wrench in the process by asking if instead of the free xbox promo if I could get the $15/service/month for the year instead. They will have to figure this out or something and call me back  . Ah well glad I'm not in a rush!
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Feb 5, 2011 19:28
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From an American who has to ship to Canada every year for a project my company works with, Canadian Customs fucks with UPS hard. I have no idea why, but if I send it with a customs doc on FedEx, it takes about a day to clear Customs. When I send it UPS (literally, an identical package in every way, same customs doc and eveything) it sits in customs for two weeks while Canada Customs stares at it from across the facility. Sending via USPS is similar to sending via FedEx, but more expensive so I don't use it much. I think UPS either pissed off the Customs Service up there, or they present everything as "potential bomb" when trying to drag it through Customs.
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Feb 5, 2011 20:28
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Migishu posted:Why didn't I know there there was independent ISPs running ADSL2+ in Montreal? Why is there so little advertising for it? I didn't know about it until a co-worker told me about them myself. I'm not sure why there is so little marketing about them out there either. I think I'm going to switch when my current ISP contract runs out in April. The only reservations I have with switching is that there is not a lot of good reviews about them and I have only been able to find one review of their ADSL2+ service.
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Feb 5, 2011 20:56
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JayBulworth posted:I didn't know about it until a co-worker told me about them myself. I'm not sure why there is so little marketing about them out there either. I think I'm going to switch when my current ISP contract runs out in April. Let me know how it goes. The thing I love about Teksavvy is that they have no contract, so it's hard to go with them since you're committed for a year.
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Feb 5, 2011 21:44
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ZShakespeare posted:For me it's the opposite. Canada post is poo poo for speed, but they have a location 2 blocks from where I live so I can easily go pick up. UPS is the same, but faster, and their location is on the same block as me. Fedex on the other hand doesn't even bother to try to deliver. They just stick a note on my door whether I'm home or not, without ringing, with instructions for me to take a hike out to the nearest run-down industrial area where no public transit ventures in order to pick it up. They are faster than Canada Post though. For me, CP Xpresspost takes about the same amount of time as standard service from FedEx and UPS, usually a day or two more. However the fact that I can go pick up the package from the post office two blocks away if I miss it is far worth the extra delivery time compared with having to go to the nearest UPS or FedEx depot. Then don't even get me started on UPS fees for cross border customs. 
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Feb 6, 2011 00:02
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less than three posted:For me, CP Xpresspost takes about the same amount of time as standard service from FedEx and UPS, usually a day or two more. It's to the point that I tend not to order from Amazon because of their bizarre insistence on sending via UPS. If it's Canada Post and I miss the delivery, there's a post office 2 blocks away. If it's UPS, I have to take a half day off work (useless because half of the time they don't ring the buzzer) or wait for it to arrive, wait another day for it to go back to the warehouse, and the day after that drive across the city to a shady warehouse that closes at 6:00 before they burn my package out of spite.
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less than three posted:For me, CP Xpresspost takes about the same amount of time as standard service from FedEx and UPS, usually a day or two more. UPS and DHL, cross your fingers you pick it up before it goes back to their depots. You can avoid those fees so long as you pick it up when they arrive. If it gets to the depot, get ready for fees higher than the goddamn shipping. My best shipping experience, internationally speaking, is from the UK. It's probably a result of Canada maintaining it's 'crown country' status, but shipping from there is either free/next to nothing, and never takes longer than a week or two regardless of the package size. For the US, Canada Post 24/7. There's a reason Amazon uses them. I really hope they get a proper distribution facility so .ca gets the .com selection. I'm not naive enough to hope for fair pricing given how long the CDN's been at parity, but not having to wait once a year to visit family and pickup a bunch of stuff while in the US would save a lot of time and effort. The news about Wind really sucks. Been happy with their $15 a month plan for almost a year now, figures the telco's would be trying to gently caress with 'em.
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Feb 6, 2011 21:48
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Isizzlehorn posted:The news about Wind really sucks. Been happy with their $15 a month plan for almost a year now, figures the telco's would be trying to gently caress with 'em. Agreed. Their coverage in Edmonton is really rough right now, but it's REALLY improved over the last 6 months ( a coworker has it), and I was looking forward to getting away from Rogers. Telus has horrible customer service for their mobile networks, and Bell will hunt down the things you love and destroy them one at a time. Rogers is sadly the best option right now, although miraculously all 3 of the available telco's have almost identical plans. Strange...
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Feb 6, 2011 23:22
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PhancyPants posted:Agreed. Their coverage in Edmonton is really rough right now, but it's REALLY improved over the last 6 months ( a coworker has it), and I was looking forward to getting away from Rogers. Well, when all the execs belong to the same country clubs, it's hard to look them in the eye over a brandy and cigar if you aren't going to match their prices.
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Feb 7, 2011 18:04
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Isizzlehorn posted:figures the telco's would be trying to gently caress with 'em. Funny thing is that it isn't even the big telcos doing this. It's the minor player "Public Mobile" who brought the suit.
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Feb 7, 2011 21:02
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Squibbles posted:Funny thing is that it isn't even the big telcos doing this. It's the minor player "Public Mobile" who brought the suit. Yeah, but the CEO of Public is ex-Bell Mobility (and before that Rogers.)
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His history with the big telcos is probably a distant second to Public being unable to compete with Wind. They're a convenience store brand and drop calls if you go outside their coverage zone, putting them a distant third behind Mobilicity.
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Feb 7, 2011 22:08
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Just placed my order for Internet to switch to Telus. $15 for Optik High Speed, $15 for Optik TV for 12 months. The guy told me tomorrow is the last day for the promotion, if anybody else was thinking of switching.
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Feb 8, 2011 00:25
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I just got a voicemail from the president's office at Rogers. Apparently they took notice of my crank e-mail where I threatened to pull all my family's TVs and cellphones (easily $500/mo) if they imposed UBB on cable wholesalers. They're going to call back, so this should be really interesting.
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Feb 8, 2011 00:40
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less than three posted:Just placed my order for Internet to switch to Telus. Ugh I got a call back from Telus last week for my online sign-up, and I said I wanted the $15 promo. They said they'd figure it out and call me back but they haven't, what the hell.
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Feb 8, 2011 00:50
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priznat posted:Ugh I got a call back from Telus last week for my online sign-up, and I said I wanted the $15 promo. They said they'd figure it out and call me back but they haven't, what the hell. Call 1-877-495-8508. Direct to the loyalty guys who can sign up and set an installation date.
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Feb 8, 2011 00:51
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less than three posted:Call 1-877-495-8508. Cool, what time are they open til? I'd prefer to do it when I get home from work if possible but otherwise I can sneak off to a conference room or something.
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Feb 8, 2011 00:54
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priznat posted:Cool, what time are they open til? I'd prefer to do it when I get home from work if possible but otherwise I can sneak off to a conference room or something. I have no idea. Just try calling I guess?  I would assume they're open for at least another hour.
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Feb 8, 2011 01:17
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less than three posted:I have no idea. Just try calling I guess? Okay, okay!  It's odd how I have issues about calling places from my work but can catch up on forums and whatnot with no problem! PRODUCTIVITY!
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Feb 8, 2011 01:19
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priznat posted:It's odd how I have issues about calling places from my work but can catch up on forums and whatnot with no problem! I think that's fairly common among people. I'll gladly sit and surf the web etc. There's something about personal calls on the clock that seems different. You can minimise a window quickly. Doesn't really work for phone calls.
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Yah and being in a cube farm phone calls are public information.. Anyway I went out to the lobby to make my call and it's all set, they even can come out on a saturday to do the hookup! A female friend of mine recently got hers hooked up in north van and the installer picked her up. Full service indeed 
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Feb 8, 2011 01:48
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Shumagorath posted:I just got a voicemail from the president's office at Rogers. Apparently they took notice of my crank e-mail where I threatened to pull all my family's TVs and cellphones (easily $500/mo) if they imposed UBB on cable wholesalers. Please, for the love of God, tell me you have the ability to record phone calls.
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Feb 8, 2011 02:22
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less than three posted:Just placed my order for Internet to switch to Telus. Did you have to sign a contract? How much is it after the 12 months?
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ZShakespeare posted:Did you have to sign a contract? How much is it after the 12 months? No contract. The Internet is $37 after 12 months, basic TV is $23. Come 12 months I'm just going to cancel the TV. edit: Considering I'm paying Shaw $57 right now (plus a $2 increase starting April) even if I kept the TV after 12 months it'd still be the same for both services as Shaw charges for one. less than three fucked around with this message at 02:36 on Feb 8, 2011 |
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less than three posted:edit: Considering I'm paying Shaw $57 right now (plus a $2 increase starting April) even if I kept the TV after 12 months it'd still be the same for both services as Shaw charges for one. Yep, I'm planning on keeping the TV so I am doing the 3 year contract to get the free PVR rental. Seeing as I've been with shaw for going on 10+ years I figure it won't be much of a hassle to get locked down for 3. I just missed being able to watch hockey too much  (drat living in a signal shadow for HD OTA). Also the Telus PVR/tuner looks light years more advanced than shaw's ancient hunks of crap.
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Feb 8, 2011 03:21
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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. Buddy was telling me today that TekSaavy now has a cable service, which I want, because of unlimited internet and non of this overcharge poo poo. Unfortunately it is only in Toronto and they can't expand because there are no more IPv4 addresses to use.
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Feb 8, 2011 03:39
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less than three posted:No contract. Just jumped on this as a new customer (not switching or anything). $42/month for Internet + Basic TV + Sports + 1 box for a year is too good to pass up. Thanks for the heads up!
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Feb 8, 2011 03:44
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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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Feb 8, 2011 04:49
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teethgrinder posted:Many of my Ottawa friends apparently qualified as of this week. Thats good news! Hopefully they can expand further.
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Feb 8, 2011 04:51
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Don't forget there's another committee hearing at 3:30 today. I believe the author of the petition is going to be there among with other relevant people unlike last time.
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Feb 8, 2011 15:45
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Dudebro posted:Don't forget there's another committee hearing at 3:30 today. I believe the author of the petition is going to be there among with other relevant people unlike last time. Which timezone?
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Feb 8, 2011 16:16
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pixfix posted:Thats good news! Hopefully they can expand further. Looks like yes - I sent them an email asking about UBB, dryloop costs, and whether there's any plan to roll out cable to Guelph on the near future: TekSavvy Support posted:Also Guelph is on the list in the next cpl months (we hope). We have just signed for the rights to bring our services via cable to that area. We look forward to being able to meet your internet related needs ASAP. You're probably not in Guelph, but drop them an email and ask about your area - they seem to be pushing cable expansion.
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Feb 8, 2011 16:26
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PhancyPants posted:Which timezone? EST. George Burger and the dude from Vaxination are part of the panel this time. http://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/ParlVu/ContentEntityDetailView.aspx?ContentEntityId=7272
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Feb 8, 2011 16:36
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less than three posted:EST. Hahaha, this should be good. Is it with the Konrad von rear end in a top hat guy again?
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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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