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I can't seem to connect to Twitter on Telus right now. Anyone else getting this?
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Oct 7, 2014 08:48
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Try a different DNS, such as 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4 , and http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/twitter.com is always a good tool
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Oct 7, 2014 13:43
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Acer Pilot posted:I can't seem to connect to Twitter on Telus right now. Anyone else getting this? Belkin router? http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2014/10/07/belkin-router-outage-belkin-routers-unable-to-connect-to-internet/
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Oct 7, 2014 18:29
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Is this the right place to say "gently caress Rogers"? Because I went to check their packages to see if anything had changed, making me eligible for a better bandwidth cap or something, and they've changed all their packages to "Hybrid Fibre" - I can't really tell what's different from the packages they offered a few months to a year ago, besides the name, price increase and possibly a cap reduction? Also, whoever thought overage charges in the realm of 1$-2$ per Gig are reasonable in any way should burn in the fiery pits of hell.
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Oct 16, 2014 18:04
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Oxyclean posted:Is this the right place to say "gently caress Rogers"? Because I went to check their packages to see if anything had changed, making me eligible for a better bandwidth cap or something, and they've changed all their packages to "Hybrid Fibre" - I can't really tell what's different from the packages they offered a few months to a year ago, besides the name, price increase and possibly a cap reduction? Marketing. People are starting to think of 'fibre' as the future of internet, so playing up to this is going to be a thing from now on. Also, if they can convince the CRTC that Hybrid Fibre is anew product, they can avoid the TPIA requirements for it, and then use it to close the door on independents.
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Oct 16, 2014 18:25
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It also refers to the hybrid fibre coax nodes they use. Basically it's fibre to your neighbourhood node, then coax cable to the demarc. Right now the independents do have access to it. I have a 150/15 package from Teksavvy that uses an HFC node.
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Oct 16, 2014 18:34
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Zartans Lady Mask posted:Telus Optik internet has served me so well for the past year, but then i move apartments and it starts looking like this. I haven't run this analysis before, but I don't have Optik TV and I've had good internet so far. 
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Oct 16, 2014 18:35
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infernal machines posted:It also refers to the hybrid fibre coax nodes they use. Basically it's fibre to your neighbourhood node, then coax cable to the demarc. Yes, and Hybrid Fibre-Coax has been around for decades, and I don't think there is anywhere in the Rogers plant where it isn't in use. This new usage of the term is 100% branding/marketing, nothing more.
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Oct 16, 2014 19:12
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So because me and my family have the 3-product bundle with Rogers, coupled with threatening to cancel our service since a new contract would mean a much higher monthly cost, we were able to lock in 60mbps/unlimited bandwidth with free router rental for the same price, which amounts to just under $50/month over the next two years. Granted, I've had many run-ins with Rogers tech-support over the years because of the usual shoddy service, so since they've gotten an earful from us several times, including threatening to move to Bell, they've at least been lenient with trying to assuage me with rebates and such (especially after one lovely episode where it took 6 visits from 6 different techie drones until one fixed a very simple problem in hindsight). That said, I took at look at the new "fibre-hybrid" packages, and how the hell is the cheapest internet option $51 for only 10mbps with 25Gb? I see they cut back on their previous promotion of offering unlimited bandwidth since now the price of the cheapest unlimited option is over $80/months...if it weren't for negotiating with Rogers just now our internet would be costing us $110! gently caress these guys; at least when the two years are up I'll just raise my voice again and threaten to cancel until they offer me another discount. Would be nice if Google Fibre could come to Ontario before I retire.
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Oct 16, 2014 20:57
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Oxyclean posted:Is this the right place to say "gently caress Rogers"? Because I went to check their packages to see if anything had changed, making me eligible for a better bandwidth cap or something, and they've changed all their packages to "Hybrid Fibre" - I can't really tell what's different from the packages they offered a few months to a year ago, besides the name, price increase and possibly a cap reduction? The system they use to measure data use is always 24-48 hours behind, too. I hope you don't like downloading on the ragged edge of the caps... gently caress Rogers. There is always a price increase, and it is always worse. Rogers delenda est. 
Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 21:22 on Oct 16, 2014 |
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Oct 16, 2014 21:15
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Coxswain Balls posted:Belkin router? Nope. Telus said it was probably them but "they don't know why."
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Oct 16, 2014 21:24
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I found out something interesting with Bell pricing in my area, not sure if it's true elsewhere. They get away with price increases as they are guaranteeing a certain discount and not the base price. They can raise the base price all they want. gently caress Bell.
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Oct 21, 2014 22:14
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bigmandan posted:I found out something interesting with Bell pricing in my area, not sure if it's true elsewhere. They get away with price increases as they are guaranteeing a certain discount and not the base price. They can raise the base price all they want. gently caress Bell. Telus does that too. I assume Shaw does as well.
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Oct 21, 2014 22:21
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bigmandan posted:I found out something interesting with Bell pricing in my area, not sure if it's true elsewhere. They get away with price increases as they are guaranteeing a certain discount and not the base price. They can raise the base price all they want. gently caress Bell. This is how they're currently loving the third party providers as well.
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Oct 22, 2014 06:29
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8ender posted:This is how they're currently loving the third party providers as well. Tell me about it. I work for a ISP/CLEC (in southern Ontario) and dealing with Bell's bullshit everyday is awful. Good thing we're laying our own fibre!
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Oct 22, 2014 20:47
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Had Bell fibreop out here on the east coast for the last year, very fast, it was great. Occasional drops in connection but liveable. Then I heard Rogers now has "hybrid" fibre in my area, and got about the same package for $45 cheaper, at the cost of about 20mbps upload speed (50/10 instead of 50/30). The install was a disaster, I asked and was quoted for 3 HD boxes and only got one, the tech called me and told me about this and told me to call sales and get the other two added to the order. I did, still left without installing those for the roommates. The state the coax was in was loving awful, hanging out everywhere. I was working insane hours until Thursday so never really got a chance to try anything out. Speedtest reports as-advertised speeds, but downloading anything is giving me flashbacks to dialup. I have 3 torrents going right now and their speeds don't add up to 80kbps, plus this page will probably hang and this wont post when I hit submit. I have to be getting throttled somehow, is there any way around this? To go back to Fourth Reich Communi- I mean Bell, and get what we have will cost about double after the first 3 months. Looks like I'll have to bite the bullet if I cant find a way around this because its just not adequate.
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Oct 28, 2014 23:51
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codo27 posted:Had Bell fibreop out here on the east coast for the last year, very fast, it was great. Occasional drops in connection but liveable. Then I heard Rogers now has "hybrid" fibre in my area, and got about the same package for $45 cheaper, at the cost of about 20mbps upload speed (50/10 instead of 50/30). Have you checked if teksavvy or some other similar reseller is in your area?
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Oct 29, 2014 00:14
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Looks like we do, if I want to pay $50 a month for a 15mbps DSL sewage line, and still have to go somewhere else for TV.
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Oct 29, 2014 00:26
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Is there any rocket-stick style mobile internet that's not a ripoff in Vancouver? Where I'm living has internet provided as part of the rent, but the owner is own vacation for the next two weeks and he apparently hasn't paid it since it's been cancelled. I looked at the Shaw one, but the way it's worded implies that you have to have an existing shaw cable/internet to use it, which I don't want. The rogers one seems to be on a at least 2 year(!) contract basis. I'm looking for a cheapy pay as you go kind of thing. Ideally it'd just be a usb stick that I plug in and 'just works', no long term contract, reasonably price, downtown vancouver coverage. I need it mostly so I can RDP into work without things looking like a slideshow (which they currently do when I hotspot my phone).
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Oct 29, 2014 01:38
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WIND has 1gb for $15/mo
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Oct 29, 2014 02:24
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Hmm, well they claim to sell it, but the 4 stores I called are saying it's 'out of stock'. When is it coming into stock, I ask? 'We're not sure'. What was it last in stock? 'Over a month ago.'
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Oct 30, 2014 02:10
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Shaw Cable posted:Effective January 1, 2015, Shaw is increasing regular monthly rates on all Internet plans to support continued investment in building and supporting the Internet experience you need now and in the future. Welp. 
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Nov 20, 2014 09:07
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Cogeco is also raising their prices by $3 per month for all plans below their "Ultimate 60"
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Nov 20, 2014 16:37
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Telus did the same starting with November billing.
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Nov 20, 2014 18:29
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bigmandan posted:Cogeco is also raising their prices by $3 per month for all plans below their "Ultimate 60" Gotta pay for that Portuguese cable bungle somehow.
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Nov 20, 2014 19:40
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drat, hadn't noticed my Telus had gone up $3 until it was pointed out. I'm not on contract with them, can I get a lower rate by signing up for a 3 year stint or are they just doing that for new customers like with the free tv promo? Edit: oh interesting, apparently as of June Telus lets you pay $15 (if out have 3 services) or $30 (1 or 2) for unlimited. So the Telus 50 on its own would be $83+30 = 113.. Hm time to just cancel the optik TV and go with that I think. priznat fucked around with this message at 20:47 on Nov 20, 2014 |
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Nov 20, 2014 20:39
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Didn't the majors (telus especially) inherit the vast majority of their original infrastructure from crown corporations? E.g. shouldn't they be paying us back?
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Nov 21, 2014 01:54
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Scaramouche posted:Didn't the majors (telus especially) inherit the vast majority of their original infrastructure from crown corporations? E.g. shouldn't they be paying us back? That's the only reason why you've got resellers like teksavvy and the like. It's also the reason why the Telcos are installing fibre since it doesn't have the same limitations/ownership issues. And a side point, they didn't inherit the cabling - they are the same company(ies) as back then.
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Nov 21, 2014 02:21
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They also seem to enjoy raising rates in unison because in Canada you can get away with that sort of flagrant oligopoly.
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Nov 21, 2014 06:44
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Shaw is doing the exact same thing. I'm hoping that they'll use some of that "infrastructure" (read: executive bonus) money to split the node I'm on. Cable companies consider 150+ customers on a node to be saturated. My node has over 800... Sad part of the situation is that Shaw's still faster than Telus 95% of the time or I'd switch in a heartbeat. I guess what I'm saying is if these companies would use the money for what they SAY they're using it for, we'd be living in some sort of internet paradise, and I'd welcome a little re-nationalization of data and telephone infrastructure at this point. I mean how bad could a government-owned data infrastructure possibly be?
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Nov 22, 2014 05:37
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Kly posted:Telus did the same starting with November billing. gently caress Telus, really. I am so glad I went to the Teksavvy 25/5 unlimited plan last year. In news, Bell is getting on the streaming bandwagon. http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-launches-cravetv-streaming-service-to-complement-cable-1.2858729 But... you need to subscribe to TV services to get it.  quote:It will not, however, be available to anyone with just a high-speed Internet connection, meaning it's not an obvious alternative to so-called cord cutters who have left cable behind in favour of online-based content services. I haven't had cable/satellite for years but I would consider a good, high content on demand service with current TV shows to supplement Netflix. Doesn't look like I'll be doing that anytime soon.
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Dec 3, 2014 19:41
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slidebite posted:gently caress Telus, really. I am so glad I went to the Teksavvy 25/5 unlimited plan last year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAn-mdS-otE&t=53s 53 seconds in. Pretty much explains the telcos' knowledge of streaming.
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Dec 3, 2014 22:08
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slidebite posted:gently caress Telus, really. I am so glad I went to the Teksavvy 25/5 unlimited plan last year. What's worse is that bell/telus/shaw/rogers are all buying up Canadian rights to every show they can get their hands on, so chances are we'll all HAVE to get some sort of supplemental to Netflix service if we don't go the  route to get newer stuff after cutting out cable TV, because it's not like they're going to let Netflix buy rights.
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Dec 4, 2014 09:05
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At least Netflix has the rights to the single most important made-in-Canada show: Trailer Park Boys. Water under the loving fridge.
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Dec 4, 2014 15:24
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originalnickname posted:What's worse is that bell/telus/shaw/rogers are all buying up Canadian rights to every show they can get their hands on, so chances are we'll all HAVE to get some sort of supplemental to Netflix service if we don't go the This doesn't mean that they'll be able to get exclusive rights. They will for some things, but probably not for most.
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Dec 4, 2014 16:06
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Switched to Beanfield. This is my results over Wifi. I'm happy.
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Dec 4, 2014 18:01
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What hood do you live in? They don't seem to service my postal code but I wrote in and maybe something can be worked out like Jesus Christ using his second coming to lay fibre in my hood. Their service looks amazing.
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Dec 4, 2014 18:28
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Zigmidge posted:What hood do you live in? They don't seem to service my postal code but I wrote in and maybe something can be worked out like Jesus Christ using his second coming to lay fibre in my hood. Their service looks amazing. I'm in Liberty Village
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Dec 4, 2014 18:30
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slush posted:Switched to Beanfield. This is my results over Wifi. I'm happy. I kinda wished I lived in Toronto now, because goddamn those prices are insane (100mbps d/u for $45/m, 250mbps for $75)  500mbps for $200 seems a bit... odd...
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Dec 4, 2014 18:33
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Migishu posted:I kinda wished I lived in Toronto now, because goddamn those prices are insane (100mbps d/u for $45/m, 250mbps for $75) You'd also have to live in a lovely condo that costs $375k+ to get those speeds.
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Dec 4, 2014 18:37
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