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When switching from Cable to DSL, do they behave differently? I swore when I had Cable that utilizing upload would KILL download. Whereas on DSL using out bound has little effect on inbound. Or am I crazy?
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Ziploc posted:When switching from Cable to DSL, do they behave differently? Yeah, it varies by location and config but theoretically cable was originally designed to be much more of an asymmetrical network (e.g. lots of info coming to you, not much info coming from you) whereas DSL builds are theoretically more symmetrical. This isn't a 100% truism across all instances of cable and DSL, being heavily implementation specific.
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May 8, 2019 19:31
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If the upload is slow enough, could it be possible that the TCP overhead of the download would be enough to choke it?
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May 8, 2019 22:40
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I just moved into a new apartment and transferred my start.ca cable internet, but already I'm having problems and the Rogers tech told me that there's noise on the line, which I'm not eager to deal with. I noticed that the previous tenants had a bell fibre line installed; are there any quality fibre resellers yet? I'm eager to get fast and reliable fibre internet, less eager to deal with bell salespeople and prices. Location is Toronto if that matters.
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May 13, 2019 03:57
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Tippecanoe posted:I just moved into a new apartment and transferred my start.ca cable internet, but already I'm having problems and the Rogers tech told me that there's noise on the line, which I'm not eager to deal with. I noticed that the previous tenants had a bell fibre line installed; are there any quality fibre resellers yet? I'm eager to get fast and reliable fibre internet, less eager to deal with bell salespeople and prices. Location is Toronto if that matters. Nope, Bell only. Trudeau appointed an industry shill to head up the CRTC and he is slow walking the rate setting process so much that precisely zero things have happened since he arrived a few years ago. Cable based is it for third party high speed access of any kind.
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May 13, 2019 06:13
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The Dark One posted:If the upload is slow enough, could it be possible that the TCP overhead of the download would be enough to choke it? Yes, I use to have an 18/0.5 cable line like and my upload was almost saturated just downloading, a little faster and it definitely would choke. Thats with like 12 threads on usenet, a single connection would have less overhead.
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May 13, 2019 15:28
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Finally got a chance to test my fibre extender, and it works like a charm. So if you ever need to relocate your HH3K, you need a coupler and a length of fibre optic cable. Plus you can pick up from their counter if you want to save on shipping. 2m of cable and the coupler comes in under $7.00.
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May 22, 2019 18:36
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Slightly offtopic, but with NCIX (long) gone where is everyone buying their components from? I've been putting off a video card for way too long.
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May 29, 2019 03:06
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odiv posted:Slightly offtopic, but with NCIX (long) gone where is everyone buying their components from? Memory Express
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May 29, 2019 03:22
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I get Memory Express to pricematch Newegg usually.
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May 29, 2019 03:24
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I mostly buy from amazon now. Same/next day delivery with prime is too good. I price check with memory express, newegg and canada computers though. But usually amazon is within a couple bucks or sometimes better. If it’s worse I have just waited and then it will drop.
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May 29, 2019 04:39
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Price check with newegg, canada computers and amazon. I do not have amazon prime as i am fine with a free 2 weeks shipping estimate that arrives in 3 days. Lately (last 6 months-ish) i have observed that amazon prices are better than before, therefore i ended up using amazon more and more. I never used Memory Express, maybe I should as I see that they're opening a store in Hamilton, ON soon. I always thought they're an american company for some reason, glad i've been mistaken.
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May 29, 2019 05:01
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All the good spots have been mentioned but Mike's Computers seems reasonably good too.
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May 29, 2019 05:58
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ME is very nice, but as usual just use PCP and decide from there.
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May 29, 2019 13:26
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Virgin has a $30 promo for 50/10 just in case anyone needs to switch to dirt cheap bell internet.
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May 29, 2019 17:49
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I do tend to avoid newegg apart from price checks due to their track record of getting hacked, and owned by mainland chinese interests. Xi ain’t gonna find out what gpu I prefer!!
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May 29, 2019 17:52
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Risky Bisquick posted:Virgin has a $30 promo for 50/10 just in case anyone needs to switch to dirt cheap bell internet. I'd be interested, do you have a link?
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May 29, 2019 19:21
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Ensign Expendable posted:I'd be interested, do you have a link? https://www.virginmobile.ca/en/internet/index.html
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May 29, 2019 19:38
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8ender posted:All the good spots have been mentioned but Mike's Computers seems reasonably good too. If that's the one I'm thinking of, I vowed never to use them after getting bitten by a lovely return policy. It was via Amazon, and I got my refund after making an A-Z claim.
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May 30, 2019 03:06
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codo27 posted:ME is very nice, but as usual just use PCP and decide from there. Really? Well, I guess if taking it will help my search for computer parts. Here goes nuthin'.
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May 30, 2019 03:07
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Expand your mind.. with PC component savings!!
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May 30, 2019 03:26
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zergstain posted:If that's the one I'm thinking of, I vowed never to use them after getting bitten by a lovely return policy. It was via Amazon, and I got my refund after making an A-Z claim. I had the same experience using Canada Computers via Amazon. There's a stupid disconnect there where the refunds have to come from Amazon so you can't just return the items to a retail store.
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May 30, 2019 15:16
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I was going to buy from CC but god their site is awful and they push the insurance and poo poo on you. Plus they hired someone I know is a dingbat.
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May 30, 2019 17:03
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codo27 posted:I was going to buy from CC but god their site is awful and they push the insurance and poo poo on you. Plus they hired someone I know is a dingbat. Congrats on the new job!
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May 30, 2019 17:26
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odiv posted:Slightly offtopic, but with NCIX (long) gone where is everyone buying their components from? Newegg, memory express, Amazon codo27 posted:ME is very nice, but as usual just use PCP and decide from there. Yep, having pcpartpicker available in canada is very handy. You can do cool stuff like sort all storage by price per gigabyte and find the best deal
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May 30, 2019 18:25
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Cool thanks everyone. Now to bite the bullet on something. :/
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May 30, 2019 18:31
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Sorting is everything and decides whether I shop somewhere or not. Thats why I love PCP so much. Pretty good though, Bezos only has about 45 trillion dollars and Amazon's website is still complete garbonzo
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May 30, 2019 18:34
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PCPartpicker, Memory Express, and TechReport's seasonal guide helped me spec out and purchase this PC in an afternoon back in 2013, and back then I think ME's price match gave a 25% discount off the difference instead of the 10% they give now. It was the first build I did since 2003 and it was shocking how smoothly it went. I paid the extra $15 to have them install the heatsink because I never know if I'm doing the paste application correctly and it's handled a 3.4 > 4.5 overclock ever since. Coxswain Balls fucked around with this message at 20:55 on May 30, 2019 |
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May 30, 2019 20:53
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Really? Well, I guess if taking it will help my search for computer parts. Here goes nuthin'. Yeah I find I end up with a lot of stuff I don't remember even paying for, fresh animal skins, police badges, traffic cones, it's a real money saver.
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May 30, 2019 22:39
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Anybody else looking to upgrade right now, AMD has new CPUs and video cards coming out within a few months. The ryzen 3xxx series is looking to be a pretty big upgrade, and the 5700 cards should be the bang for the buck king. With new consoles coming out in the next year or two with similar hardware, it seems like a safe path to take.
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May 30, 2019 22:50
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This is the internet access thread. Why do you share your AMD propaganda here
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May 31, 2019 00:26
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codo27 posted:This is the internet access thread. Why do you share your AMD propaganda here because people were discussing new PCs, I would be sharing intel's progress too, if they ever made any
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May 31, 2019 00:32
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8ender posted:I had the same experience using Canada Computers via Amazon. There's a stupid disconnect there where the refunds have to come from Amazon so you can't just return the items to a retail store. I'm digging through my emails to get the details right here, but basically I ordered a wi-fi adapter from a Mike's Computer Shop on Amazon. There was some weird hardware compatibility issue with my motherboard, so I tried to return it, but they had a 50% restocking fee. I made a claim through Amazon's A-z guarantee, and ultimately got the restocking fee reduced to 20%. Looks like the nearest retail store is in Hamilton, and I'm in Toronto, so there's no chance in hell I'd have taken it back to the store. Now I have TP-Link USB adapter that loses the connection all the time and pisses me the gently caress off.
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May 31, 2019 13:46
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50% restocking is a loving crime. Mike's restocking fee, on their website at least, is 15%, which is still high in light of this age of Amazon.
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This happened back in December 2016. I tried to use the Wayback Machine to figure out if the policy on their website had changed, and it said 15% back then too. I don't know how to find their Amazon return policy. But yeah, 50% restocking on opened merchandise if the return is due to the customer changing their mind. Apparently finding out that it breaks basic functionality of the PC after installing the card is me "changing my mind." I used PCP to find the lowest price on everything when I built my computer. I bought my parts from NCIX, Direct Canada, Newegg and Amazon I believe.
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Tagra posted:They've got Quesnel and William's Lake but not Prince George??? Here you go, presumed Prince George person! TELUS investing $150 million to connect Prince George to gigabit-enabled fibre optic network, dramatically increasing wireless and Internet speeds throughout the region I'm not sure whether this spending will sort out the whole "Prince George only has internet via Shaw's backbone on a branch from Kelowna subject to a single cut" by separately linking to Telus' Alberta stuff, but it probably does.
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Jun 7, 2019 02:34
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Telus posted:making Northern B.C. one of the most connected regions in Canada lol what
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Jun 7, 2019 05:09
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Er, per capita maybe?
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Jun 7, 2019 05:12
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Not just northern Canada, all Canada. Suck it, less connected plebes  It's gotta be either per capita or like they're equating kms of cable = connections or something stupid.
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I didn't realize how spoiled I was having our own internet/mobile utility in Manitoba until I looked up the price of High Speed 25 without promo and it's 90 loving dollars a month now
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