newf
join:2007-09-11
Brampton, ON | I could puke
I read that review and am just sick that I didn't find out about them before I got involved with BS. 8-(
Is the $37 per month price $30 for the service and $7 for the dry line? |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
 ·Colbanet
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| Technically it is $29.95 for the DSL and $7.25 per month for my dry loop, or $37.20 plus tax.
I'll be forming a group with some friends to get the group rate in the future, at which point I believe my total cost will drop to $34.24 ($26.99 + dry) |
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newf
join:2007-09-11
Brampton, ON | Thank you, I saw the thread and think it's great they'd allow you to do so "retroactively", so to speak. I had a quick look at their pricing and didn't see discounts for contracts or prepayment. Do you know if either are available? |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
·Colbanet
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| No, with TekSavvy it's always month-to-month, so you're never locked in 
$29.95 is the cheapest you'll find for regular pricing on DSL, though, with or without contract.
Acanac has a deal where it's $18 for the first year, and $34/mth after that, but their reputation isn't very good. If you absolutely need to save money, you might try them for a year, but be warned that they aren't too highly regarded around here. |
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newf
join:2007-09-11
Brampton, ON
·Bell Sympatico
| No, saving money isn't a big deal. At the moment, I'm paying for three connections. I just don't like paying more than something is worth or getting screwed when I buy something.
I've seen some of the posts about Acanac but I, also, saw where the owner??? responded to several and he made a couple of points I thought were quite good; there's not a whole lot he can do if BS screws him around...it's not like he can take his business elsewhere and he offers a money back guarantee.
A couple of people have mentioned that their customer service is awful but, as I've replied, I can't imagine how it could be any worse than BS'.
The $18.95 is just for the first year, I think, and then it goes to $34.95??? as I recall. If I weren't "involved" with BS, at the moment, I'd go with TS as, at my age, a year goes by very quickly. As I said earlier, I wish I'd known all this a couple of months ago. Sounds like I could've spared myself a tremendous amount of aggravation. |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC | If you're paying for three DSL connections, you may want to consider MLPPP bonding. If you're handy with Linux or BSD, TekSavvy will let you bond two or more DSL connections to make them behave (on the packet level) as one giant connection. |
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newf
join:2007-09-11
Brampton, ON | I've only got the one DSL connection and one of the connections will be going in the, hopefully, near future. |
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adisor19
join:2004-10-11
·Radioactif
 ·Videotron
·Look Communications
| reply to Guspaz
said by Guspaz  :If you're paying for three DSL connections, you may want to consider MLPPP bonding. If you're handy with Linux or BSD, TekSavvy will let you bond two or more DSL connections to make them behave (on the packet level) as one giant connection. I've been reading up on that lately as i'm currently considering it. Is it really totally transparent to applications etc ? Is there any linuz/BSD distro out there with easy to use built in support for MLPPP ?
Adi |
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Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
·Colbanet
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| It really is transparent, because it's done on the packet level. As in, either packets themselves are sent through alternating connections, or the packet itself is split in two. They're re-assembled on your ISP's end and sent out as if they came from a single source.
I'm not aware of any distro that simplifies MLPPP, and you should be warned that users have reported serious issues trying to get three lines bonded together (2 works reliably, it seems, but 3 causes issues).
The alternative is the non-transparent load balancing solution. As in, a router that load balances between DSL lines on the connection level. While not transparent, and individual transfers are limited to the speed of a single connection, multi-connection protocols (BitTorrent, accelerated HTTP, etc) would still benefit from the aggregate speeds. |
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adisor19
join:2004-10-11
·Radioactif
·Videotron
·Look Communications
| Hi Guspaz,
I already use a Xincom 502 to load balance my Videotron cable and Look MMDS connections and while it works ok i would like something that could benefit everything nut just multi connection protocols like Bitrorrent.. I will definitely do some more reading on MLPPP
Adi |
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