| Teksavvy + SpeedStream 5360 I'm in the process of possibly switching over to teksavvy and would like to know if this modem is compatible? Would it be capable of the 5mpbs / 800kbps speeds?
I'm very excited of the prospects of being able to get back on newsgroups.
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 TilhasBBFormally Goden99Premium
join:2000-08-05
canada | It has to do with how far you are from the Central Office but the modem is capable of doing 8megabit.
Its not the best modem if your far from the CO but if your close it will do. |
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| Good info. thanks!
I think I'm about less than a mile from the CO. There's a small brick shack with bells logo on it. Doesn't look like a commercial structure cause its small.
Is there anyway to know?
For reference my postal code is M9W2K1
So will teksavvy work with this modem? |
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TilhasBBFormally Goden99Premium
join:2000-08-05
canada | Telephone wires dont go in a straight line.
Best way is to call teksavvy and I think they have a tool that gives an estimate with bell's system to see how far you are and how much speed you can get. but its a very rough estimate. |
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said by ChiGGz:There's a small brick shack with bells logo on it. Doesn't look like a commercial structure cause its small. Heh, if there's a Bell logo on it then I'm disposed to think that it's *not* a CO.
Why? Well, from my experience Bell doesn't like to 'advertise' the locations of the CO's ... at least in years past. If one asked for an enumeration of CO's from Bell they'd not provide the info.
Yet anyone in the telecom biz, working downtown, knew that there was CO called 'Asquith' ... and there's only one street, a quite small one, in TO called "Asquith" (downtown no less - Bloor & Yonge)... and thereupon sits a mid-sized, windowless building .. a CO perchance?!
With no Bell identifying info on it. At least not in years past ... maybe they're 'branding' the CO's these days?!
Anyway, being as small a building as you say, it's probably not a CO. These buildings in past had /floors/ of old telecom switching gear. When everything went digital they had much leftover real-estate.
Then again, it /could/ be a relatively new, very-small, CO.
Is there anyway to know?
Enter your area code and NXX (1st three digits of your 7-digit phone number) here:
»www.telcodata.us/telcodata/telco
So will teksavvy work with this modem?
Short: Yes
Long: TekSavvy themselves (or more specifically, their service) doesn't care about DSL modem types. If your modem can connect to Bell's DSL gear (which always [for all intents and purposes] sits between you and /any/ DSL-based ISP) then TekSavvy and every other DSL-based ISP can serve you. |
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| Usually, what is the maximum distance from a CO one can be and still be able to get full speed over DSL? I realize that there's many factors to take into consideration as well, but this is an important factor in the equation... |
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TilhasBBFormally Goden99Premium
join:2000-08-05
canada | it depends on your lines.
I've seen some people "according to bell" that are 4km away and get full 5meg sync and some at 2km that can't get 5meg
it also largly depends on your inside wiring. |
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| reply to BellVictim4
[Blockquote]
Heh, if there's a Bell logo on it then I'm disposed to think that it's *not* a CO. [/blockquote]
Thanks for the site, was exactly what I was looking for. So about that building I thought was a CO, the site points directly where I thought the CO was. It's basically a small brick house (kinda like a big shack) with no windows and a Bell logo.
So it seems the CO is 1.18 miles (3 minutes drive) from me physically. Now I live right by the main road, and the CO is on the main road as well, so I would suspect it reasonable to think that the telephone line is would be straight.
Bell provided us right now with a Speedstream 5260. So I would think it reasonable that a 5360 would suffice @ a distance of 1.18 miles.
What's your opinion?
I could get a speedstream 5360 for $25.00 shipped. |
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 R0CKYTSI RockyPremium,VIP
join:2005-05-19
Chatham, ON
1 edit | Damn.... That is a sweet little tool!
Guess this is a follow-up area within dslr as well (»/coinfo/clli/CHHMON17)
Nice!
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| I think the DSLReports version is busted tho?
I enter 416-969 (TTBOMK an Asquith-based NXX; used to terminate at Bay & Bloor) and it's saying "2664 ISLINGTON AV (EBCK)". It gives the same addy for 416-925 which used to terminate in the vicinity of Avenue & Bloor, and presumably still does.
TelcoData.US says Asquith for both, which jives with my recollections.
Wish I knew who to contact at DSLReports to notify them of this possible bug. Maybe someone else does? |
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R0CKYTSI RockyPremium,VIP
join:2005-05-19
Chatham, ON | Generally one of the head people ren@dslreports.com is probably one of the better connected ones in the organization and might know who to talk to.
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| said by R0CKY:Generally one of the head people ren@dslreports.com is probably one of the better connected ones in the organization and might know who to talk to. Okay, sent an email notifying them of the apparent bustage of the DSLReports implementation.
Thx for the lead! |
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R0CKYTSI RockyPremium,VIP
join:2005-05-19
Chatham, ON | NP |
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Bummer, ren's email addy has left the server:
quote:
5.1.0 - Unknown address error 550-'{ren@dslreports.com}: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table'
Per:
»/contacts
Looks like I need to append a '_kolka' after the 'ren'. |
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R0CKYTSI RockyPremium,VIP
join:2005-05-19
Chatham, ON | LOL.... Oops... just checked in my mailbox and you're right, it's ren_kolka@dslreports.com.
Sorry 'bout that.
Rocky
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| reply to ChiGGz
I just got activated yesterday, having bought a used 5360 and hoping to switch over from Rogers.
My 5360 isn't working! In fact, I bought 2 of them and neither work. The DSL light doesn't go on. What's weird is that I've tried both at someone else's house and they do work. The download speed is not too great, ranging between 1000-1300 Kbps according to a speed test, but I'm assuming that has to do with distance to the nearest CO.
At my house, I know the problem is not with wiring because I hooked the modem up directly to the demarcation point (so no other phone devices connected) with no luck. Also, I've never had DSL before, and I did notice that my line got "noisier" after Bell activated DSL on it.
When I called TekSavvy for help, they opened a ticket against Bell to diagnose the problem, but Bell closed it saying that everything was fine from their end.
I talked to 2 different tech support folks, and both told me that the problem must be with my modem. They suspect that my modem is probably trying to connect to the line using ADSL2+, but the line does not support it so I need it to somehow disable ADSL2+ so that it will use G.DMT instead (hope I've got the terminology right).
Problem is, I cannot find any technical documentation on this modem. From what I read, it's pretty much plug and play, and there is no way to configure it. There is mention of a firmware upgrade to a specific revision of the modem, but my 2 modems are not of that revision.
I'm in the Richmond Hill, Ontario area if that helps.
Has anyone else run into this issue?
I would really like to avoid buying another modem if I can, but if I can't get anywhere with this I will probably go for a Speedtouch 516 (maybe I'll try to join the group buy?). |
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R0CKYTSI RockyPremium,VIP
join:2005-05-19
Chatham, ON | If your modem works at your friends and not with us, then the problem is that your line isn't setup right. Can you PM me your information so that I can have someone look at your details?
Rocky
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