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Thank you Bamabalacha for making me look less crazy  I've sat on hold with tech. support twice for around half an hour each time, but haven't had a chance to make it all the way through the queue. Maybe this evening.
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Start is cool because when I go to check my usage I see this: Usage statistics for your cable connection are not currently integrated into this web tool. Overage charges will not apply for you until after this tool has been completed and available for review.
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Nice. Who's service area are you in? I'm with Start in Cogeco land and I can see my usage.
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I'm in a Rogers area. I've been on it for two months so they sure seem to be taking a while to set it up, if it's just a matter of time.
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Mar 3, 2013 19:53
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I've been online with Start.ca Cable for about a week after switching from Teksavvy Cable. The 45/4 speeds are wonderful and I can pull 5+MB/sec down all day long with no congestion noticed so far. The increased upload is wonderful for working from home. Service was great too. They called me about four times during the process to update me on progress. Total downtime was about 4 hours while Rogers switched me from Tek to Start. The last call from them was to instruct me to power cycle the modem and then I was online.
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Teksavvy is starting to put out their new rates based on CRTC decision fallout on DSL reports:Taksavvy Marc posted:Hey Gang,  Taksavvy Marc posted:Hey Gang, slidebite fucked around with this message at 18:43 on Mar 4, 2013 |
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Cogeco territory, as in cable? Edit: Probably a stupid, obvious question, but I am just a bit surprised.
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Kachunkachunk posted:Cogeco territory, as in cable? Yeah. Their prices, as regulated by the buffoons at the CRTC, are comically high.
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It is quite high. I only look at the unlimited plans, but if the upstream is okay, I might do it. Currently doing 16Mbit DSL with Teksavvy and with a condo move coming up later, I wonder if I should move to Cable with Teksavvy. Or try Start.ca. The problem is, I'm still paying upwards of $75 or so a month for 16Mbit due to the inclusion of dry loop fees. Edit: Checked my invoices. Last one was $59.99 for 16Mbit unlimited + $9.10 for dry loop (band B) fees, + Canada/Ontario Rape Tax. Works out to $77.01. I'd still pay a bit more on Cogecoland's 20Mbit via Teksavvy, but I'd get another few megabits. I'm just left with a sour taste in my mouth either way, ugh. On the other hand, I think that unlimited might not be necessary if you use the ultra high speed options via Teksavvy. You can spend your unmetered time each night to download stuff (queues). 300GB at 30Mbit might be what I'd shoot for later. And Teksavvy is good about changing the plan up, at request. Kachunkachunk fucked around with this message at 21:08 on Mar 5, 2013 |
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So part of my internet issues was simply this weird YouTube/twitch.tv caching server: http://mitchribar.com/2013/02/time-warner-cable-sucks-for-youtube-twitchtv/ Blocking it makes everything actually stream lighting fast again. The instructions say Time-Warner Cable, but it seems to affect Rogers and TekSavvy customers too, at least from looking at broadbandreports.com.
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Ohhhh man, thank you very much. I've noticed it being completely turd-tastic at my fiancee's parents' place for YouTube, so that has to be it.
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Mar 5, 2013 21:44
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teethgrinder posted:So part of my internet issues was simply this weird YouTube/twitch.tv caching server: Holy poo poo, it does make a difference. Followed the steps on his page here: http://mitchribar.com/2013/02/how-to-stop-youtube-sucking-windows-guide/ for Win7 and seems to have worked really well. Thanks for the heads-up!  PS - Is there a way to put that into the Zyxel router instead of per machine?
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8ender posted:I've been online with Start.ca Cable for about a week after switching from Teksavvy Cable. The 45/4 speeds are wonderful and I can pull 5+MB/sec down all day long with no congestion noticed so far. The increased upload is wonderful for working from home. Maybe the plans offered in your area are different, but I only get 60/2. Is there a way to request higher upload speeds? I'm a web dev, so it'd be incredibly beneficial.
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Anybody else that did that IP block above for youtube notice any difference with Steam? I don't know if it's just me, but it seems "slow" when navigating now. Don't know if it's a coincidence or not.
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I just did the IP block (ensure you're using Reject as your rule, not any form of Drop), and things are good all around, even Steam. Can you link or post about what games/pages are slow? Edit: I read some time ago that disabling "Automatically Detect Settings" for your IE (thus system-wide) connection settings improves Steam's responsiveness. Make sure you did that as well.
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Steam seems fine now, must have just been a fluke this afternoon. Thanks for checking though.
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Anyone have much experience with Velcom in Brampton? http://www.velcom.ca 25/10 DSL w/ dry loop and 400GB for $46 seems pretty tempting...
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MeestarK posted:Anyone have much experience with Velcom in Brampton? Dat website
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Cool, so Rogers won't actually let you get Unlimited usage on their Ultimate service. From 150/10 with a 250gb cap to the tier right below it which is 45/4 but, of course, unlimited now for an extra $10/mth on top of it so $84.99 a month without any sort of bundles.
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quote:When a Canadian tried to cancel his cellphone contract after his legs were crushed in a freak accident and he lost steady income, he was told "You would have needed to die" to be let off the hook. Yeesh. I'm glad Openmedia.ca is compiling this, hopefully the CRTC actually pays attention.
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^^For what it's worth, when my sister-in-law suddenly passed away before Christmas, Rogers cancelled her service stupid easy for me. As in, I didn't even have to jump through the flaming hoops I was expecting. I said she had passed away, this is her name and acct# and they said sorry for your loss and have a nice day. In other words, saying you're dead may not be a crazy idea!  ^^For those of you in Telus land, Teksavvy has confirmed that the 50mbps tier of DSL is available. I am trying to confirm pricing and availability for my neck of the woods. If it isn't a big premium, I'll probably jump up. slidebite fucked around with this message at 19:21 on Mar 8, 2013 |
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Cogeco just notified me that they're bumping my bitcap from 175 to 275gb on Apr. 1 I mean 275 is probably the point where I'm okay with a bitcap. 175 was getting a little tight with four people browsing youtube, netflix, nhl gamecenter, downloading games on PSN and Xbox Live, Origin, Steam, etc. Nice to see that all of a sudden 200GB+ is no longer a huge plague on big carriers' systems like they were  ing about.
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Ooh! I just got an email from Teksavvy to notify me of upcoming downtime in my area between 1 AM and 6 AM March 11th-14th due to "significant network upgrades".quote:Will I now be able to get a faster package? I wonder if it's the upgrade to an aggregated POI, or if it's just a stepping stone towards that coming later? Still, that's a lot sooner than I expected to hear about any upgrades!
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I got that too, I was excited until I scrolled down and sawquote:Will this change affect the speed of my connection? 
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VERTiG0 posted:I got that too, I was excited until I scrolled down and saw They mean as a direct result of this downtime. So far as i know, they're still planning increases further down the line. This is probably just part of that process.
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My guess is that they want to finish doing the maintenance first and just be able to flip the switch on the upgrades at a later date.
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teethgrinder posted:So part of my internet issues was simply this weird YouTube/twitch.tv caching server: Is there instructions to do this on a dd-wrt router? My youtube has been lovely for awhile now and glad I saw this.
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Can you get to a console somewhere? Apparently you can enter this into it on DD-WRT: iptables -A INPUT -s 173.194.55.0/24 -j DROP iptables -A INPUT -s 206.111.0.0/16 -j DROP
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teethgrinder posted:Can you get to a console somewhere? Apparently you can enter this into it on DD-WRT: Cool thanks. I will try that tonight when I'm home.
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Zigmidge posted:They mean as a direct result of this downtime. So far as i know, they're still planning increases further down the line. This is probably just part of that process. I dunno where you are, but if you're on TSI/Rogers, speeds will not be going up until they completely switch over to the aggregated POIs.
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mediaphage posted:I dunno where you are, but if you're on TSI/Rogers, speeds will not be going up until they completely switch over to the aggregated POIs. I don't think this is true. From an early DSLReports post on the subject: TSI Marc posted:Additionally, it's important to highlight the key differences between the old and new branches. The biggest difference is that in the old branch, Rogers entire footprint was divided into roughly 50 different points of interconnect or POI as we call them. Under the new branch, we have a single place where we have access to their entire footprint. This is why its called Aggregated-TPIA. Some will be this month, the rest are supposed to transition over before the end of the year, assuming things go smoothly. But, I don't think any of it goes live at least until they announce their new pricing plans and such based on the CRTC's latest decision. thexerox123 fucked around with this message at 18:42 on Mar 12, 2013 |
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iLikeMidgets posted:Cool thanks. I will try that tonight when I'm home. Let us know if it works!
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iLikeMidgets posted:Cool thanks. I will try that tonight when I'm home. edit: holy poo poo, finally functional YouTube on PS3. teethgrinder fucked around with this message at 01:09 on Mar 13, 2013 |
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thexerox123 posted:I don't think this is true. From an early DSLReports post on the subject: Yes, but those areas aren't serviced by TSI at the moment. So if you're a TekSavvy customer already, it's clearly not on those areas.
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teethgrinder posted:Can you get to a console somewhere? Apparently you can enter this into it on DD-WRT: Well I went ahead and did it on my Netgear WNR3500L with DD-WRT after reading teethgrinder's post. Night and day difference with Youtube. Holy poo poo!
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teethgrinder posted:I couldn't figure out how to do it on my Tomato router at first. I just had to enable SSH on it, and do it that way. Well holy crap, it seems to be working! I haven't put it much to the test yet but I haven't had any lag as of yet. Glad to see everyone are having good results as well
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teethgrinder posted:Can you get to a console somewhere? Apparently you can enter this into it on DD-WRT: Where do I do this in DD-WRT? I'm on Windows 7 if that matters. Not sure what you mean by console.
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mediaphage posted:Yes, but those areas aren't serviced by TSI at the moment. So if you're a TekSavvy customer already, it's clearly not on those areas. Fair enough. There are at least 6 POIs in Toronto proper and even more in the outlying areas (at least 2 in Etobicoke, 1 in Mississauga), so I wouldn't have been at all surprised if there were POIs around here that they weren't using before that might overlap, but it does look like they've been servicing most if not all of the ones in the area here already. I guess I just didn't see it as a given that any POI they weren't using = an area not being serviced.
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