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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:44:36 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Voice and Internet in South Parkdale</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23310609</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hello,

As part of a master's in urban planning workshop I am conducting a study of the state of the telecom infrastructure in Toronto and its South parkdale neighbourhood. Specifically I would like to confirm reports that copper lines in the area date from WWII and are quite worn, limiting level of service and dsl bandwidth. If this is the case, I'd like to know if LECs and ISPs are considering South Parkdale for line upgrades. 

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Emanuel]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-08 15:21:06</pubDate>
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<title>In-depth analysis of line stats</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23203482</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hey !

First off, I am not new to DSL and its voodoo-like behavior; especially on marginal lines. Basically, I would like some constructive feedback concerning my current line stats. 

Considering the high line attenuation @ 67 dB, is it normal that the upload is somewhat significantly lower @ 31.5 dB ? I know the upstream channel uses a lower frequency  and that attenuation is much less, but both values seem really far off.





My current setup involves a Corning ADSL/VDSL POTS splitter (provided by Bell) at the demarc to eliminate my internal wiring as a degrading factor to an already degraded line. Question : Is my setup ok ? Are there any comments concerning it ?





Concerning the demarc. I changed the wire yesterday and cleaned the contacts with a fine grit sandpaper to remove the slight tarnish of the copper due to oxidation. For some reason, most demarcs are installed right next to those electric panels (makes sense, DSL didn't exit in the seventies...  :D). It can certainly be a source of noise, so what can I do to reduce that interference to a minimum ?

I am interested in experimenting with uid://1267354's take on adding RF chokes as a way to further stabilize my connection. This is where I need help. I have to determine which spot would benefit the most by adding an RF choke.  My goal is to be able to fully use the 1728/640 profile without having to be put on interleave. Usually, it can be done during the winter months with no problem. For some reason, the connection is quite stable today. Yesterday was awful though.

Thanks for looking !]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-10-18 17:05:16</pubDate>
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<title>Dry loop working, could account be activated sooner?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone!

I decided to go with colba.net (ADSL).  In theory,  Bell is coming next wednesday to install my dry loop but the person who had this apparment before also had ADSL with a dry loop.  So, I plugged my modem and already have "sync" (3mbit down/800kbit up).  

So is there any reason Colba.net shouldn't be able to activate my account before wednesday ?

Thanks!]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-08 15:49:31</pubDate>
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<title>Advise on VOIP provider</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23298197</link>
<description><![CDATA[I am looking for some suggestions for a VOIP provider that is realiable and feature rich.  I need this for a small business.  
I am considering a hosted PBX but I don't quite grasp the difference between that and a VOIP plan.  What I am looking for is something that gives me plenty of features and customization:
-Voicemail, call display, call conferencing
-DID (Calgary)
-Follow-me
-A cell phone solution (to lower long distance costs)
-Call recording
-Good codecs support (at a min 711, 729, but would like GSM, 729)
-Soft phone
-Voicemail transcription (not sure who does that, but would love it!)
-Advanced call forwarding features (e.g. fw to this number after 8PM)

Do you think for these kind of things I need a hosted PBX solution?  Or is there a provider that has some plan that would include these features?  

I have done some reading in the forum and came out with this list of providers:
unlimitel
primus
callcentric
iristel
voicenetwork
link2voip

I really don't want to manage my own Asterisk box (something I did 5 yr ago, and don;t want to go back...).

Any advise?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-05 18:36:25</pubDate>
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<title>Another &#x22;stay away from primus&#x22; topic</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23204333</link>
<description><![CDATA[Yes I'll be among those around here yelling at you all to not make the grave mistake of going with primus!

I've been with them for over a year the service started out okay, but very soon I started noticing really bad speeds and at times no connectivity. For the last 2 months my modem has only been syncing at 896 / 2.400 kbps. I called them, had to wait for 43 minutes to talk to a rep. They made me do all those ping tests and netstat stuff and email them the results also made me do a speedtest from speedtest.primus.ca. They were not able to figure out a problem and told me that they are opening a ticket and something will happen in 2 business days, they are not even going to call me to tell me they have fixed it or not, all they told me is that if anything is fixed I will see a difference in speed. They expect me to keep calling them to follow up (not a good customer retention plan). When I ordered primus over a year ago it was a 5mbit plan. Over the summer(May/June) I was getting 7mbit. Then suddenly when August came my modem started only syncing at 896 / 2.400 kbps. My latency is always over 500 throughout the day! 

A few months back I also remember they had changed my account settings to only 2000 kbps download speed and I had to call them to get it fixed. When it happened in August I thought maybe thats what they did again, but now they tell me they don't know what could be wrong, I still think though that they have fixed it to sync at 2,400 kbps by themselves like last time.

If a primus rep is reading this, I really hope Primus start working on improving its service. You shouldn't be offering internet in places that you can't provide a good service.

I'm in Brampton, Ontario and I'm a little over 2 miles from a Rogers building, the one on 8200 Dixie Road, if that matters at all.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-10-18 20:35:24</pubDate>
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<title>Interesting opinion on internet censorship</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23309487</link>
<description><![CDATA[Original article
http://www.reuters.com/article/swissMktRpt/idUSL49854420091106

Same article via Yahoo (because Reuters tends to expire the availability after a while)
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20091106/tc_nm/us_trade_censorship

Full report (as .pdf)
http://link.reuters.com/kem28f ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-08 10:03:34</pubDate>
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<title>internet/tv provider in halifax</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23303960</link>
<description><![CDATA[just got a job in halifax so was wondering whats the best available internet/tv providers? looking for something similar to teksavvy for internet and rogers for tv (or any company with TSN2, Raptors and Score HD channels)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-06 19:37:43</pubDate>
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<title>Is Rogers +$25 essentially unlimited?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23286960</link>
<description><![CDATA[Rogers seems to have a $25 cap for overusage on their network - does this essentially give you unlimited bandwidth for $25 extra per month?

I currently have Rogers on family/friends discount plan ($30/mo for express) and Acanac DSL for unlimited downloading ($19/mo+$8/mo dry) but both offers are expiring so I'm soon looking at $50/mo for Rogers plus $34+$8/mo for Acanac.

The Rogers help desk guy that I talked to said that it's essentially unlimited but if I started really abusing it (he said 500GB or more per month) then I may get those fun "Cease and desist" letters.

Anyone have any experience with this, or better ideas for uncapped relatively cheap in Ontario?

Thanks!]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-03 20:11:18</pubDate>
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<title>Why does Broadband in Canada suck so much?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23294306</link>
<description><![CDATA[I have friends who had Tekksavvy and not 100% pleased, only 5mbit max kinda slow. Acanac I have it now and I'm so happy with their customer service/support/etc. My friend got screwed by them, he got billed for a full year even tho he canceled their service in advanced. I am starting to feel that Cable Rogers was good, but expensive.
What you guys think?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-05 00:22:30</pubDate>
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<title>New DPI use coming?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23302944</link>
<description><![CDATA[http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Internet+talks+create+copyright+police/2189986/story.html

Internet talks to create copyright police
U.S., Canada lead charge against illegal downloaders

Under the worldwide rules of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), Internet service providers such as Bell and Rogers in Canada would be required to become copyright police and filter out pirated material from their networks, hand over the identities of customers believed to be infringing copyrights and restrict the use of identity-blocking software.

ACTA would employ a three-strikes policy. People believed to be regularly downloading copy-protected material, such as movie and music files, could have their Internet connection severed for up to 12 months and be forced to pay a fine.

&#147;It&#146;s incredibly disproportionate. Three unproven allegations of infringement will cut off Internet service for a year for an entire family,&#148; said Michael Geist, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa.

&#147;It&#146;s not based on the individual user, it&#146;s based on the connection,&#148; added Geist, who said he has received details of the proposals from people closely associated with drafting the agreement.

...

Spokesmen for Industry Minister Tony Clement, whose department is responsible for the cross-country consultations, did not return calls Thursday. 

continues..

No comment from industry Canada?

Seems almost fitting given the CRTC rulings lately....

This part is particularly mind boggling: "restrict the use of identity-blocking software". 

Now I wonder how they would do that? (that was sarcasm)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-06 15:42:43</pubDate>
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