 Review by neonerd 
UPDATED: 114 days ago
member for 2.4 years, 80 visits, last login: 6 days ago
 Dartmouth,NS
 $65 per month
 about 10 days
 "its internet"
 "false advertising 15mbit with 0.2mbps upload cap does not equal 15mbits!"
 "still a ripoff, they call 5mbps up 1mpbs down a 15mbit connection nowadays"
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(ratings well below consensus)
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new review, got 15mbit *sigh* still 5 down 1 up... now realise only eastlink staff get advertised speed --- 12th eastlink connection now :@ :@ :@ 1 of many unhappy customers, i only wanted what i paid for, i never asked for it...
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new review is to awful to write on this board... 10th eastlink connection now :@
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i ordered eastlink as advertised and told by an eastlink salesman, i should get at least 9mbps for $75 per month, i dunno why ppl are saying $55 cause its $55 for 256kbps eastlink and $75 + lots of fees for eastlink10 (10mbit capped @ 5)
i ordered it, seemed fine, then the tech guy came and was gonna install 2 eastlink10 modems for some reason but realized some1 cancelled that doesnt live here
the tech hooked up the modem and got me online
got a dynamic ip, no problems there, since the initial installation i have been arguing with they're tech support to not give me pathetic excuses why its only 5mbps and not 10 when they are the ppl capping it @ 5mbps in the first place... this is my 6th, yes that is 6 different locations with diferent installations and every single time i only ever got 5mbps since they have been offering 10mbps, personally i think the speed results on this site for eastlink are fake if they're over 5mbps cause i never seen it and according to them its not possible,
Followup comments:  jericho
join:2001-07-20
Halifax, NS
 ·Eastlink Cable
| eastlink throttling all protocols on there 10mbit package?? well i do know they throttle nntp(newserver) to 4mbits, they say they throttle it at 5mbits but its really 4mbits, now there ftp protocol seems to be throttled as well as i use to be able to get almost my full 10mbits with like 3 simutaneous downloads off ftp servers but lately they seem to be throttled to like 5 mbits as nomatter how many download slots i open the total speeds never go over 620kb/s. Something is definately wrong with this as since we pay for 10mbit line we should not be throttled. They admit to throttling there newserver which is bs. whats the point of offering a 10mbit line if there going to damn well throttle all protocols to 4-5mbits???its all bs.when i first to the 10mbit service it was smokin fast but the last 3 or 4 months they seem to be throttling all protocols now. | |
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gone
@eastlink.ca
|  Eastlink is fast and reliable
It's sad to see such a good service get bad reviews, so I had to leave my two cents.
Also, remember, you never get 100% of the advertised speed. That is with all ISP's. There are many articles out there on that subject.
The only competitor to Eastlink in my location is Aliant. Try them out and you will want to come back to Eastlink immediately (unless you love having your IP change every so many minutes along with slower speeds). | |
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neonerd
manic
join:2006-03-10
Dartmouth, NS | Re: Eastlink is fast and reliable well i got eastlink 15 now, gonna run some speed tests and re-review. i once loved eastlink..aliant once too tho | |
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neonerd
manic
join:2006-03-10
Dartmouth, NS
·Eastlink Cable
| Re: Eastlink is fast and reliable said by neonerd :well i got eastlink 15 now, gonna run some speed tests and re-review. i once loved eastlink..aliant once too tho consistent average speed for my NEW 15 mbit from eastlink.ca directly
26-11-2007 05:55 PM j-speed 5367 Kbps 956 Kbps speedtest.eastlink.ca eastlink.ca | |
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okcomputer
@NS.CA
| My IP changes every month or so... I think. I don't even know because my router takes care of everything and my connection never drops.
Unless you're serving stuff from your machine, this is not a factor in choosing home internet at all.
But keep complaining.... | |
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Deadeye23
@eastlink.ca
| Eastlink speeds I have never had a problem with speeds with eastlink. I find if you know how to use your computer, and know whats running on it and have a descent system. You get what you pay for. I have had 3 different systems with various operating systems and have never had speed issues. But hey maybe the modem gnomes are at it again...lol | |
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