Chrissy
@bell.ca | reply to DownWithShaping
Re: Un-Offical Stop the Traffic Shaping Petition
I hate the throttling! I was wondering if i can cancel my contract for reasons of unlimited d/l, that I now cant use.
any other providers in Toronto region who dont throttle? |
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Tama
@bell.ca | reply to DownWithShaping
Every ISP that use DSL does now. |
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eots
join:2003-02-04
 ·TekSavvy Solutions..
| said by Tama :
Every ISP that use DSL does now.
Only because Bell forced it on everyone, not because they choose to! DSL ISP's that support MLPPP are currently the only way to get around the throttle. |
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Kristal
join:2009-01-20
Montreal, QC | reply to DownWithShaping
Yup, traffic shaping stinks. |
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WaitForGodot
join:2009-01-07 | reply to Chrissy
said by Chrissy :
any other providers in Toronto region who dont throttle?
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WaitForGodot
join:2009-01-07
·Bell Sympatico
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| reply to Chrissy
said by Chrissy :
any other providers in Toronto region who dont throttle?
Give Teksavvy a try. They have a 200 Mb package, which is way more than Bell's 60 Mb Performance package, BUT at half the price. In addition, I don't know how bell managed to regularly ding me for exceeding the 60 Mb limit, whereas so far with Teksavvy, I haven't even used half of that so far. (I guess blame it on Bell's Math). Also, the Speedtest.com results are vastly much better now that I switched. Hope that helps. |
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theowne
@bell.ca
| reply to DownWithShaping
I have Bell Sympatico, with the home networking modem, and I am watching my torrents at 750 kB/s right now.
I really can't complain about my service.
Now, in the evening and afternoon the speed goes down I suppose because these are high use-times of the day. But for 18 hours of the day, my speeds are great and I don't experience these throttling problems enough that it becomes a bother.
Oddly getting the home networking kit seems to have improved my speeds. |
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WaitForGodot
join:2009-01-07
·Bell Sympatico
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| said by theowne :
I really can't complain about my service.
Now, in the evening and afternoon the speed goes down I suppose because these are high use-times of the day.
Good for you Theowne. I offered an alternate suggestion to Chrissy. I now pay $29 instead of $55, have a 200 Mb cap instead of 60 Mb
+ no slowing down of speeds in the evening.
I am also very happy with the Tech Support, with a friendly voice to actually help you, (just not the scripted Level 1 support from Timbuktu I had to previously deal with at Bell). |
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theowne
@bell.ca | reply to DownWithShaping
I'm sorry if you felt I was offending you somehow. I was merely posting my experience with Sympatico and traffic shaping in this thread. |
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theowne
@bell.ca | reply to DownWithShaping
Although I'm curious about TekSaavy, because what I've read on forums is that they're a Bell reseller and are also affected by throttling. |
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sbrook
Premium,Mod
join:2001-12-14
H0H 0H0 | Reseller is the wrong term. They use Bell's Gateway Access Service to connect from you to a gateway to their own internet connectivity. A reseller simply sells Bell service which goes all the way from you to the internet. |
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WaitForGodot
join:2009-01-07 | reply to theowne
Theowne, no offence taken. I am not as tech savvy about the details, but Sbrook has nailed it, along with the use of MLPPP protocol. There are a number of forums discussing the advantages of using MLPPP to address the throttling issues. |
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theowne
@bell.ca
| reply to DownWithShaping
Lower prices with better service and speed sure does sound great.
I called them today and reached a friendly person I could speak with clearly which was refreshing. Bell's support people can be tiresome sometimes. I mean, a "Made in China" label on my modem is fairly invisible, but when you're outsourcing human interaction and communication that's just not a good idea no matter how earnest or friendly the person on the other end is.
Actually I researched a bit about them and have already canceled Bell! Why? Because I just saw that my unlimited account had been switched to a 100GB limit one. No way am I sticking with that. I guess they tricked me without knowing into "upgrading" when they sent me my new modem. |
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WaitForGodot
join:2009-01-07
·Bell Sympatico
·TekSavvy Solutions..
| Bell forced me to make the best decision to leave Bell
I am happy for you to be able to save some money, with better service. I calculated that I will be saving over $600 a year, with the switch of my landline and DSL service. Even if I knock-off the cost of a new modem ($60-70) + a one-time fee of $25 for landline, I am still way ahead in the very first year.
You can read my review of Bell + if anyone wants a well documented log of my travails with BS (I meant Bell Sympatico), I would be more than happy to oblige. |
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Bran57
join:2007-03-29
Burlington, ON | reply to DownWithShaping
My Speed just went from about 900kbps to 182.... can anyone explain that. |
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Choupinette
join:2009-02-08
Gloucester, ON
1 edit | reply to DownWithShaping
Some people forget how internet speed has evolved. Why are you complaining if your download slows down at certain times? It's not like they let you hanged at 3 kB/s when we first were on dial up... come on, what's the rush?  |
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BellLoveFest
@teksavvy.com
| said by Choupinette  :Some people forget how internet speed has evolved. Why are you complaining if your download slows down at certain times? It's not like they let you hanged at 3 kB/s when we first were on dial up... come on, what's the rush? So you want us to start living in caves and re-invent the wheel again ??   |
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siljaline
mind that delimiter
Premium
join:2002-10-12
Montreal, QC |  reply to DownWithShaping
Consider me onboard  |
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John Abraham
@bell.ca
| reply to DownWithShaping
I pay $100.00/month for their Optimax line.
Most of the time what I get is around 1Mbps only. They are cheaters and highway robbers. Any other alternative for Sympatico lines for business. They shouold not collect for so called service they provide. |
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