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  • Location: Etobicoke, ON, Canada
  • Cost: $45 per month (month by month)
  • Install: about 7 days
saved from the Bell
best experience ever - you will not regret it (until Rogers makes you regret it)
Pre Sales information:
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-edit- originally from February 2011

Signed up for 10/0.5 and speedtests so far show 15/0.5. Bought DOCSIS 3.0 modem SB6120 for $99.

Saves me from Bell DSL with its 2.5M speed. Even though I had a unlimited grandfathered plan with Bell.

Modem came in 2 days. Had to wait for Rogers tech to come give his blessing. Before the tech visit, the modem showed bonding to downstream channels but no IP address. As soon as he "finished" his work presumably by letting Rogers know that the job is finished, the modem got an IP address. All he did was add a splitter near the cable modem and checked the signal strength. I wish TekSavvy would clarify that part about when exactly is the modem activated and by whom (in my case it was after the Rogers Tech visit was officially over).

-edit- upgraded to 25/2.

-edit- August 2013 - prime time congestion, fiber cuts, botched ATPIA migration has made me change my review slightly towards the downside.

-edit- December 2014 - prime time congestion is back.

member for 15.9 years, 3570 visits, last login: 1 day ago
updated 9.3 years ago

gruntlord6
join:2010-06-10
Barrie, ON

gruntlord6

Member

Where?

Where did you buy the modem from? 90$ is a good deal and I want one for my switch to cable when its available in barrie.
c_gadfly
join:2008-05-23
Toronto
Hitron CDA3
Asus RT-AC68
Obihai OBi202

c_gadfly

Member

Re: Where?

From TekSavvy:
»www.teksavvy.com/en/res- ··· sp#cable
$99 (modem) + $10 (shipping) + $45 (activation) - $20 (modem discount) + 1 month prepay.
gruntlord6
join:2010-06-10
Barrie, ON

gruntlord6

Member

Re: Where?

said by c_gadfly:

From TekSavvy:
»www.teksavvy.com/en/res- ··· sp#cable
$99 (modem) + $10 (shipping) + $45 (activation) - $20 (modem discount) + 1 month prepay.

wow, totally missed that. Thanks!
blablawtf
join:2011-02-02
Milton, ON

blablawtf

Member

question

have your speeds been consistent with SB6120 even during peak hours?
c_gadfly
join:2008-05-23
Toronto
Hitron CDA3
Asus RT-AC68
Obihai OBi202

c_gadfly

Member

Re: question

said by blablawtf:

have your speeds been consistent with SB6120 even during peak hours?

yes, no worries so far.

TSI Ashleigh
Premium Member
join:2013-02-24
Chatham, ON

TSI Ashleigh

Premium Member

Review

Hello C-Gadfly,

Thank you for this review. I’m happy you have been enjoying the service and that the installation had gone smoothly for you. This is great to read. When placing an order we do inform the customers that the service can take up to midnight to be activated this gives our vendor enough time to complete the work order and ensure everything is connected for our customers.

Are you currently having a service issue? I see in your update you have mentioned that congestion, fibre cuts and the migration have made you change your TekSavvy rating.
If there is anything we can look into for you please feel free to message us directly in the Direct Forum »/forum ··· avdirect. We are always happy to help.

Thank you again for this review.

TSI-Ashleigh