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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:24:57 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Distributel Internet</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hey, guys

I just found Distributel internet, currently I'm spending around $60 with bell and getting around 5 down and .5 up. With a 100GB cap

Then I found Distributel's cable plan for about $50 

Truly unlimited downloads**

Download speed up to 15 Mbps, upload speed of up to 1 Mbps

Modem included at no extra cost

Up to 5 email accounts

25 MB of hosting space for a personal web page

10 hours of Dial-Up Internet (great for access from remote areas

I'm just wondering if these speeds are true, and if you think the download cap will stay unlimited. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-10-22 15:16:37</pubDate>
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<title>SaskTel: How much is 800Meg worth? $10,668.38</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,26861459</link>
<description><![CDATA[Grampa hit with $10,600 bill for streaming movies
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2012/02/06/19345901.html

He pleaded his case to his wireless provider, SaskTel, which was sympathetic to the predicament faced by a grandfather looking to occupy some bored children.

His final bill was knocked down to a still sizable $1,000. 

Sasktel has also just filed with the CRTC stating the wholesalers are getting access at too low of a cost, which is wrong. Well, according to SaskTel that is.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-02-06 19:05:56</pubDate>
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<title>Caneris MLPPP (4xDSL) + 5 months support = 0.37Mbps.</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,26827089</link>
<description><![CDATA[Caneris Support: Please do NOT reply to this thread. None of your advice has worked so far. I'd rather others chime in with a fresh view.

Speedtest: http://www.speedtest.net/result/1738067054.png

After 5 months, you can bet I've tried EVERYTHING. For a brief period, it was stable at approx 16Mbps down, and 2.6Mbps up. That was what I was expecting. Life was good. There were LOTS of issues getting working, and to be frank, I do not think it was anything we did. It just one day decided to start working. Of course, I am here now, because recently, it dropped back down.

I'm not sure what to do.

MLPPP with TekSavvy NEVER worked. I had been a LONG time TekSavvy customer and constantly gave them excellent praise for their customer service. But, with MLPPP they 'dropped the ball' HARD. To Caneris's credit, at least they had it working for a while.

My requirements are for fast upload. I don't really care about faster download. Further, I need a /27 subnet. I refuse to do business with Bell, Rogers and now TekSavvy. Caneris is close to being added to that list.

I've been extremely happy with Acanac VoIP, but I am apprehensive to try their MLPPP solution, because I know much of the software was developed jointly with Caneris. Therefore, it likely has the same issues.

When I do a PPPoE connection direct to the bridge for each DSL line, simple ping tests show 0% packet loss, and SpeedTest.net shows expected results for a single DSL line. So, each of the lines seems perfect. However, as soon as add the TP-Link router provided and configured by Caneris, things drop to 0.3Mbps. That is even with nothing on my LAN connected. I ssh into it remotely from another connection, and do a 'wget' of a large file to test.

So, either the router is toast (This is a replacement so I doubt it), or the configuration is bad (likely - but Caneris can't find the issue) or Bell is shaping the MLPPP traffic (doubt it) or my lines don't connect to the MLPPP device at Caneris (LNS?) properly. (That's where my bet is. But, I know nothing about that technology.)

Any advice is VERY much appreciated.

Thanks]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-01-29 10:29:04</pubDate>
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<title>AEI internet new FTTN packages.</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,26861180</link>
<description><![CDATA[In case some of you didn't know AEI has a special on unlimited 10mbps (QC) 12mbps (ON) DSL, $29.95 for first 3 months and 39.95 per mo thereafter. Setup is $100 but with the $30 savings it comes down to $70.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-02-06 18:08:19</pubDate>
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<title>New DSL and CABLE price comparison Quebec starting february</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,26778131</link>
<description><![CDATA[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmwjqfkhB-lidG80ZDhvR19acW0yMnlNSnNDRmE3LXc

Better version made by wease1 here
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArxabmKlsa6EdHpBekVUcXl0TmMwV3ByaXkwZXhjZ3c#gid=0

Ive made a spreadsheet for new DSL and CABLE price coming in february in Quebec.

I will try to update it as soon as we get new price from IISP

This may help to choose between providers.

Feel free to post correction and/or new price too !]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-01-17 08:35:04</pubDate>
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<title>Canada&#x27;s Internet among best in world</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,26853470</link>
<description><![CDATA[http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Canada+Internet+among+best+world/6090546/story.html

"The report, based on the results of 52 million speed tests of broadband users across the G7 countries and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) membership, was produced by Montreal-based consulting firm Lemay Yates Associates Inc. on behalf of Rogers Communications Inc., the country's largest broadband service provider."

Who they tryin' to kid??]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-02-04 12:34:04</pubDate>
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<title>zomga.... surprisingly good help from 3web/distrib</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,26859264</link>
<description><![CDATA[i called distrib's tech support this morning. first off the wait time was only about 5 minutes.

i subscribe to 3web/distributel voip. it's $4.55 a month for their basic voip. i told the guy i used to get emails about voicemails but it stopped last summer. he said when i cancelled cable internet at that point, the voip/cable was unbundled and i no longer subscribe to advanced voicemail which would email recorded calls.

he said it was free in the bundle but $1.95/mo unbundled. they already had the correct email to send the voicemails to. he added advanced voicemail to my account.

sure enough when i tested it, i got an email including a wav file of the voicemail.

this guy was friendly, answered fairly quickly, but more importantly knew the product he was supporting very well and quickly solved the issue. he didn't put me on hold, he didn't ask his manager as everyone at teksavvy seems to have to do. to make the change in his system took seconds not the damn "24-48 hours" BS i'm used to.

if distrib sells 25/7 and static ips with their own modems in the future i may have to think twice about them.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-02-06 10:58:08</pubDate>
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<title>CNOC&#x27;s Part 1 Filing on the 703/704 tariffs</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,26737608</link>
<description><![CDATA[Figured I would start a new topic for this since this process is likely to attract many back and forth.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-01-06 18:02:38</pubDate>
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<title>Getting acquainted with Mr Radius ...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[OK, something I have meant to do for some time.

Currently, my Cisco router runs a primitive Radius server to authenticate users on the wi-fi network.

This does not generate any errors/log entries when users attempt to login unsuccesfully. (or even when they get in, I get the station MAC address, but no username in the syslog)

And now, I would like to be able to do accounting of my usage by SNMP polling the router to find out about traffic going to/from the internet.

the OS-X server comes with FreeRadius. But its GUI config is dumbed to to useless level.  So I need to learn how to configure Radius.

Apart from http://freeradius.org/doc/  are there other good site to learn about radius capabilities and general how to ?

For instance, in an ISP environment, would a single radius server provide authentication for PPPoE, mail, FTP and other services ? Would the same user have multiple entries for each service ?

(or in my case, would I be able to have radius authenticate a user only for wi-fi and nothing else, while another user would have access to multiple services on top of wi-fi ?

Ir the data all stored in text config files or does radius interface with databases such as mysql ? 

And in terms of the accounting side, does the radius just listen on some port for accounting records from routers, or can it actively go with SNMP to poll equipment and generate accounting records ?

How are accounting records stored  ? How are they retrieved when you need them ?

Any info to help guide a newbie on this would be appreciated.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-01-11 02:08:17</pubDate>
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<title>ikTel Networks - Niagara ISP</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,25932911</link>
<description><![CDATA[Howdy, has anyone heard of ikTel networks?

http://cable.iktel.ca/index.php

I can't find any info or reviews on them, and their prices seem very good. Has anyone tried them? I've been having so many issues with TekSavvy I'm looking for other options.

Thanks]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-06-02 01:49:49</pubDate>
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<title>How to Amortize the $95 NGN Hookup Fee</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,26850269</link>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;
In the unpronouncable forum, a thread mentions :
   quote:The $1.50/month fee only applies to NEW customers on the DSL2 and DSL6 (for Bell to hook them up to ADSL)
 
For the DSL 12/1, 16/1, and 25/7, there is no $1.50/month fee like above, just a one-time charge of $95 (for the customer to be switched/hooked up to VDSL/VDSL2) and it applies to all new customers.


&nbsp;
We have noted in the tariffs that B$ELL is offering the Indie ISPs a monthly plan on the $50 fee for setting up Legacy GAS DSL (hence the $1.50 fee above), but they are NOT currently offering the Indie ISPs such a plan on the $95 fee for setting up FIB-like DSL.

Mayhaps an R&V (or whatever) should be filed to ask B$ELL to allow such a plan on the $95 fee, so that EVERYONE can get hooked up without such a large cost up-front.

My question is "Would doing that be possible and practical ?"

To achieve a level playing field between incumbents and Indies, and also one between tiers of Indie DSL service, both fees ought to be treated in the same manner, if they must be charged at all, IMNSHO.

What say ye all ?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-02-03 14:23:19</pubDate>
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<title>Velcom, Acanac, price change, when ?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,26734162</link>
<description><![CDATA[ :), the title say it all, does anybody know the new schemes ?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-01-05 22:17:40</pubDate>
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<title>BTJunkie next in line?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,26821782</link>
<description><![CDATA[So looks like BT removed the latest torrents link. Is this a sign of things to come? Do you think the heat is being turned up on them?

Makes you wonder.

Sad if they disappear.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-01-27 15:56:13</pubDate>
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<title>Electronic Box pricing for 2012</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,26726335</link>
<description><![CDATA[Good morning,

just a notice to announce that we will be releasing our new pricing for CABLE and DSL today. This thread will hold the discussion for our new rates.

http://www.electronicbox.net/blog/gen/price2012.html

Thanks to andyb here is a chart in english for DSLR taken off our corporate blog

UNLIMITED offpeak (from 2am to noon) on all DSL connections.

  

--
Electronic Box Inc. - Jean-Philippe B&eacute;&iuml;que]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-01-04 11:38:51</pubDate>
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<title>Question about Internet speeds</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi guys. I'm a little confused about how Internet speeds get allocated to users on a shared network, and I was wondering if someone can shed some light on it. What happens in the following scenarios?

1. Let's say two users are using a segment of network that has 100 Mbps capacity. User A is on 50 Mbps plan, while user B is on 20 Mbps plan. What happens to the surplus 30 Mbps on that segment? Does it remain unused? If it gets allocated to A or B, who gets what?

2. What if there's a lack of capacity? Imagine the same users A and B on 50 Mbps and 20 Mbps plans respectively, but this time they're using a segment that has only 50 Mbps capacity. Now who will get what?

I would appreciate if someone could explain.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-02-05 11:27:21</pubDate>
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<title>Globe &#x26;amp; Other 2011-44 (UBB) articles</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,25379692</link>
<description><![CDATA[.
This Globe article is specific to the CRTC 2011-44 decision :

PLEASE ONLY post links to articles which say they are also about this event. - Thanks.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/tech-news/crtc-issues-small-isps-discount-on-usage-based-billing-fees/article1882339/

One notable excerpt :
      quote:"Though it is the 'final' decision on the issue, like other CRTC rulings, it can be appealed at the regulator [CRTC], at the Federal Court, or beyond both to the Federal Cabinet, which has [sometimes] varied major decisions in the past."

(I take it that the 'Federal Cabinet' means the GiC.)

Also :
      quote:"Unlimited Internet service died today," said John Lawford of the Ottawa-based Public Interest Advocacy Centre. [PIAC]

"(A) 15 per cent discount ensures only that independents (Internet service providers) will survive the imposition of usage-based billing as businesses.

There will be no money left over to actually differentiate their service to the point of unlimited."
.
This next Globe story was published earlier during the same day of the decision, and seems related :

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/a-metered-internet-is-a-regulatory-failure/article1881250/]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-01-25 19:20:49</pubDate>
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<title>Rogers and possibly Bell shutting down Portable outdoor</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,26648806</link>
<description><![CDATA[Did not see anything on the main page, so here it is.

Our internet has been acting up recently, and we had to call Rogers to get them to look at our Outdoor Portable modem. After a long conversation with them (Hearing, "would you like to upgrade to a Turbo hub or Stick?" damn near 10 times), the techie finally told us that the Outdoor Portable Service w/ Modem will be shutting down March 1st, 2011. After contacting Bell to see what services they provide, the techie told us that "If Rogers is shutting down their (Portable outdoor) services, then we likely will too".

So, this leaves many people in Rural Ontario (maybe even Canada) without "decent" internet services. With our current plan, we can get 2mbps down, 256kb up, 30 gb cap for 50 bucks a month (unreliable as it may be). Now it seems Rural Canadian's will be pushed into Robbers and BHell's Rocket services (shudders). Compared to our current services, 80 bucks a month with a 5 gig cap and $25/gb for Overage uses, is simply $%#* tier (IMO)

So that's the heads up part I guess. Now, there is no way I'm paying for $*@% tier service from either company. I was wondering if you guys have heard of any good wireless services in the Simcoe County area? Perhaps you found one that I have not been able to find in my search. I'm currently looking at Zing, but maybe you guys know of a good company...

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-12-12 16:04:25</pubDate>
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<title>2Mbps DSL plan... Trouble for video streaming?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,26832825</link>
<description><![CDATA[I don't stream a lot of video, but here's a few I've viewed in the last few months. My 5M DSL (full-speed, good line) could play most of these, with some rare stuttering or buffering.

Does switching to "full-screen" switch you to a higher-speed stream?  Yes? No? Depends on the source? Depends on the player used? This could be important, because along with 2M download, the plan cap will probably be 25GB!

If I downgrade to a 2M download DSL plan, which of these are liable to give me troubles? Let's assume I am syncing at 2496/800, on a good quality line, and the line is not shared with anyone else.  Thx!

-Youtube, 3 qualities? Is there HD now? 
-Netflix Canada, 3 qualities I believe?
-CBC sports, hockey (GO Jets!)
-CBC sports, curling!  :)  And Yes, I do!
-CRTC Hearings! Always fun!
-TSN Hockey.
-NASCAR RaceBuddy.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-01-30 20:55:53</pubDate>
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<title>Anyone using Unblock-us?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,25640778</link>
<description><![CDATA[For access to USA services such as netflix, hulu, pandora, etc?
I've been contemplating it for a while, but I want to know that these guys are reliable and trustworthy before I go and pay for the service.

Incase anyone is not familiar with them, they were previously known as USVideo.org or .ca.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-03-22 01:30:15</pubDate>
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<title>Roku box or equivalent from trustworthy Canadian retailer?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,26857609</link>
<description><![CDATA[I'm looking to buy a Roku box or equivalent from a trustworthy Canadian retailer. I see on the unblock-us site a link to http://www.onlybestrated.com/roku-2-xd-full-hd-streaming-player.html 

I'm not sure if these guys are trustworthy, otherwise I'd have purchased this in a heartbeat. If anyone could offer any advice I'd greatly appreciate it.

Also worth mentioning is that I am looking for something capable of streaming Hulu, Netflix, Pandora, last.fm, the whole works. I'd go with a boxee box if they had non-rooted hulu, but they do not.. so..]]></description>
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<pubDate>2012-02-05 19:35:57</pubDate>
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