Reimer
join:2006-08-14
Toronto, ON
1 edit | 3Web in Ontario - prices/speeds?
I'm not actually looking into signing up with 3web (yet) but was wondering what services they offer here in the GTA and in Ontario? I'd like to have a firm grasp of the ISP options there are now.
I know I could look at their site but it says the service is up to 5Mbps but someone else told me it was 7Mbps so I'm looking for some confirmation. |
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sbrook
Premium,Mod
join:2001-12-14
H0H 0H0 | If they were currently not in a spat with Rogers, they probably would be able to offer you 7Mbps over cable service.
As it is, they're only offering DSL services which will give you a 5 Mbps limit. |
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CanerisErik
Caneris
Premium,VIP
join:2007-10-03
Toronto, ON
| said by sbrook  :If they were currently not in a spat with Rogers, they probably would be able to offer you 7Mbps over cable service. As it is, they're only offering DSL services which will give you a 5 Mbps limit. Actually, according to their site, cable is being offered again. |
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Reimer
join:2006-08-14
Toronto, ON
1 edit | reply to Reimer
Thanks. I should have been more clear that I was referring to their cable service and not their DSL service.
Do they not run on their own network in some parts now? I thought I may have read somewhere that this was true. |
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sbrook
Premium,Mod
join:2001-12-14
H0H 0H0
 ·Rogers Hi-Speed
Host:
Rogers
Bell Canada
| Not to my knowledge! What you may have seen is that up until about a year ago, 3web did not always have a presence at Rogers head-ends (phubs), so in those places, 3web customers were essentially Rogers customers with a 3web assigned IP address.
But at no point has 3web actually offered their own cable internet service all the way to the home. The incumbent cable operator always provides last mile services. |
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Reimer
join:2006-08-14
Toronto, ON | reply to Reimer
So technically, Rogers could do to 3web what Bell has done to the wholesalers, if they wanted? |
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sbrook
Premium,Mod
join:2001-12-14
H0H 0H0 | Throttle them, absolutely. |
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Reimer
join:2006-08-14
Toronto, ON | reply to Reimer
Good to know. Thanks |
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Gza14
join:2002-12-31
Scarborough, ON
1 edit | reply to sbrook
2 13 ms 17 ms 14 ms 10.110.13.129
3 310 ms 107 ms 109 ms hs.209195070090.cybersurf.com [209.195.70.90]
4 19 ms 126 ms 14 ms host89-70.unused.cyberus.ca [209.195.70.89]
5 315 ms 156 ms 19 ms i216-58-0-1.cybersurf.com [216.58.0.1]
6 13 ms 17 ms 14 ms gi9-19.mpd01.yyz02.atlas.cogentco.com [38.117.84
.17]
7 402 ms 139 ms 162 ms te8-2.mpd01.ord01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.7.7
3]
8 452 ms 255 ms 291 ms vl3490.mpd01.ord03.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.6.
206]
9 357 ms 126 ms 232 ms verio.ord03.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.12.82]
10 161 ms 144 ms 192 ms p64-0-0-0.r21.nycmny01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.25
0.5.5]
11 56 ms 193 ms 102 ms po-3.r02.nycmny01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.2.4
1]
12 55 ms 54 ms 51 ms fa-0.opendns.nycmny01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250
.12.250]
13 215 ms 67 ms 58 ms google.navigation.opendns.com [208.67.217.231]
Trace complete.
Can anyone determine who that second IP refers to?
Edit: Don't mind the pings, I have BT running. |
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Gza14
join:2002-12-31
Scarborough, ON | reply to Reimer
Reimer: Haven't run a speed test today, but the last time I did (not too long ago) I'd top out at 6.5 - 6.7 down. |
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Scoop
join:2006-08-05
Ottawa, ON | reply to Reimer
Read as many reviews on 3Web as you can! |
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Name
@teksavvy.com
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Does 3Web cable service implement traffic filtering, or suffer from traffic filtering implemented by Rogers?
Rogers has reportedly started interfering with all encrypted traffic, including for VPN access. Is 3Web known to have the same issue?
(any DSL service will be subject to Nexxia's blocking of encrypted traffic...) |
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jyeung
inspiration reality
Premium
join:2004-03-30
North York, ON
 ·Cybersurf Corporat..
·3 Web
·Bell Sympatico
·TELUS
| said by Name :
Does 3Web cable service implement traffic filtering, or suffer from traffic filtering implemented by Rogers?
Rogers has reportedly started interfering with all encrypted traffic, including for VPN access. Is 3Web known to have the same issue?
(any DSL service will be subject to Nexxia's blocking of encrypted traffic...)
My CIA connection that I have is not throttled in any way. Rogers technically can throttle, but does not appear to have done so.
- Jason |
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Gza14
join:2002-12-31
Scarborough, ON | reply to Name
No throttling here either. |
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Stinkfoot
join:2007-01-04
Nepean, ON
| reply to Reimer
CIA cable for over 2 years.
I don't use BT, and don't fully understand it.
I know when I d/l something like a game patch, or upload something to youtube for instance, I don't really have a complaint as it seems reasonably quick?
Am I missing something... or is it my speeds are just pretty good? 
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Scoop
join:2006-08-05
Ottawa, ON | Your speeds are great. If you don't download torrents then you won't care if Rogers starts throttling 3Web/CIA. Enjoy. |
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Reimer
join:2006-08-14
Toronto, ON | reply to Reimer
Does signal strength affect speed, connectivity, or both when it comes to cable?
I'm wondering because the signals not the greatest in my house. |
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sbrook
Premium,Mod
join:2001-12-14
H0H 0H0
·Rogers Hi-Speed
Host:
Rogers
Bell Canada
1 edit | Cable tends to be go/nogo ... as opposed to degraded performance when you get poor signal strength or high noise ingress.
Low signal strength depends on many things, and bear in mind that your TVs are going to get even lower strength after a cable modem is installed. But there are usually ways to resolve these problems on the cable operators part. |
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