? Best ISP in Montreal? in Canadian Broadband http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21243808 en Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:50:08 EDT Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:50:08 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21588669 darknestgirl : Well since i don't use the workaround, i can't write wbout it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21588669 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:26:40 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21588651 anon : Also, COmparing the throttle work-arounds are also very important.

One company is a bit of a pain and not everything can be unthorttle (ie Wow I believe). while the other company unthrottles everything.

Also, one company is having peak time throttle-work around slow dowsn, while the other company isn't having any issue.

So we have pricing.

We should also have anti-throttle comparisons since for many people the quality, reliability and speed of the throttle work-around is equally as important.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21588651 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:17:59 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587891 darknestgirl : Your welcome peter i'm with Acanac for the last 6 month so i know what i'm talking about and i was with tecksavvy before so i know a thing or 2 about them too ;) Always ready to help without fighting over it specially since it's done with respect.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587891 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:14:31 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587804 petehermas : Good evening my friends

Man! Girl!

I just got to my desk and checked in here first.

Wow! Guspaz, you really did your homework. I wasn't expecting as much, especially from only one person.

And darknesgirl, thanks again, you always have all the answers for Acanac.

It's almost like watching TekSavvy against Acanac but not fighting. :)

I really appreciate your work my friends.

I think it is already a good tool already as it is, may be we should make it a sticky now and still keep working on it.

Only thing though. Should it become a sticky, I leave you full -carte blanche- To edit it and make it yours if you wish.

I'm fairly new in here, I came here to learn more about all these ISPs and I asked lots of questions and I always have had responses thanks to everyone nice people in here.
This topic would have been a good place for me to check in the first place and for all the newbees like me, who have been using only Bell and Videotron since the beginning, it gives you a good and pretty clear picture of this new " Tool ".

So, again Big THANKS my friends.

Hey! It's not finish yet, I still have to ask you about my modems. I'll get the specs and I'll be back.

Someone has to keep you working.:)

See You!
Pete]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587804 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:59:43 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587406 Scoop : You are correct Ontario residents don't pay PST.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587406 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:44:06 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587399 Guspaz :
said by AcanacUser1 :

Guspaz, your price computation is only good for Quebec... pay only GST 5% to TekSavvy...

Sound like you have to compare apples to apples again or simply just put the Teksavvy price + tax... so people will see it is more expensive/cheaper from where they live...
Almost everybody posting in this thread, including the original poster and darknestgirl, are in Quebec. That is because the thread is for ISPs in *Montreal*. So Quebec pricing is most relevant for a direct comparison.

I also heard that that TekSavvy customers in Ontario don't pay PST, although I'm not sure if there was ever any formal confirmation of that. If this is the case, then the prices I posted are valid for both QC and ON.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587399 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:41:27 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587388 darknestgirl : thanks]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587388 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:39:27 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587380 anon : Guspaz, your price computation is only good for Quebec... pay only GST 5% to TekSavvy...

Sound like you have to compare apples to apples again or simply just put the Teksavvy price + tax... so people will see it is more expensive/cheaper from where they live...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587380 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:38:16 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587345 Guspaz : For the heck of it, here's all the pricing again, taking 12-month prepays into account:

TekSavvy Premium (one line, dry): $37.00
TekSavvy Premium (two lines, dry): $74.00
TekSavvy Unlimited (one line, dry): $47.20
TekSavvy Unlimited (two lines, dry): $84.20
Acanac (one line, dry): $42.00
Acanac (two lines, dry): $84.00

I don't believe TekSavvy has a prepay discount for unlimited, hence why the pricing there didn't go down at all for a single line and didn't go down much for two lines.

TekSavvy remains cheaper if you use 200GB or less on single and double lines. However, Acanac is a fair bit cheaper on a single unlimited line. Both are about the same price for two line unlimited.

Personally, even though the "prepay" option of both companies is not a contract, and both companies will refund the remainder as if you paid the non-discounted rate, I prefer to pay everything month-by-month.

EDIT: Removing the dry loop fee doesn't change much, as they're both similar if you're band A anyhow. You can more or less just subtract $8/mth from any single-line price and $16/mth from any dual-line price and get approximate pricing without dry loops. It doesn't change who is cheaper than who.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587345 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:32:33 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587306 darknestgirl : Yes the tax are includ in Acanac price. And thanks

For my part i don't need the dry loop since i'm with Bell for the phone.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587306 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:27:16 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587273 Guspaz : True cost for two lines, after tax (and assuming all Acanac prices include tax):

TekSavvy Premium (one line, dry): $39.06
TekSavvy Premium (two lines, dry): $78.12
TekSavvy Unlimited (one line, dry): $47.20
TekSavvy Unlimited (two lines, dry): $86.36
Acanac (one line, dry): $48.00
Acanac (two lines, dry): $96.00

This is as apples-to-apples as you can get, all of them month-to-month, no prepays, no discounts, no group rates. For somebody living where I do, this is exactly what I'd pay (unless my calculations were off).

TekSavvy is cheaper in all cases, significantly so with single-line premium (if you don't need the extra bandwidth) and dual-line unlimited.

EDIT: This is using the $7.25 plus tax band rate, because that's what I pay.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587273 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:21:26 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587261 darknestgirl : I'd like to know it too cause if i can't keep the company a got now at the end of my contract, i'm will be going back with teksavvy.(use to be with them before)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587261 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:19:35 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587195 anon :
said by Guspaz See Profile :

It's the group rate or the prepaid year. I'm on the group rate, which involved finding three friends who were fed up enough with Bell to switch. It wasn't hard. Our group now has a few more people than required to maintain the size.
So once again you are not comparing apples with apples.

You are once again giving prices that are based on hooking your firends, family and whatever else up to get those prices.

Some people just want the real honest price w/o having to try and convince people to change ISP and go out selling another ISP to their friends/family.

So whats the true cost again? Single line? two lines? ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587195 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:09:11 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587073 Guspaz : It's the group rate or the prepaid year. I'm on the group rate, which involved finding three friends who were fed up enough with Bell to switch. It wasn't hard. Our group now has a few more people than required to maintain the size.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21587073 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:52:43 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21586006 anon :
said by erm :

said by Guspaz See Profile :

My bill for the first line after tax with TekSavvy is roughly $36/mth.
If i'm not mistaken, you also have some lower rate group-buy pricing.
That's the rate if you prepay 1 year in advance.

$26.95 + $1.35 (5% tax) = $28.30 + $7.61 (band) = $35.91/mo]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21586006 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:53:15 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21585857 anon :
said by Guspaz See Profile :

My bill for the first line after tax with TekSavvy is roughly $36/mth.
If i'm not mistaken, you also have some lower rate group-buy pricing.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21585857 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:25:10 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21584261 Guspaz :
said by AcanacUser1 :

Even at reqular price $40/month (tax included) Acanac still cheaper than TekSavvy $40/month + tax... because Acanac price is tax included.
Unless you don't need Unlimited, like me, and am on the group rate. I pay about $28.35 after tax to TekSavvy (before dry loop fees) for a 200GB connection, month-to-month. That's cheaper than either Acanac or Velcom.

After finish one year special price at Acanac, if you need unlimited and don't want prepaid higher price, you can switch to Velcom unlimited no contract $30/month + tax... TekSavvy is expensive $40/month + tax...
Unless you don't need unlimited. TekSavvy's unlimited service isn't the cheapest out there, I won't dispute that. But few people actually need it, because 200GB is enough for many people.

Same go with DryLoop fee...

minimum DryLoop fee is

Band A $7.25/month + tax

Acanac DryLoop fee is fixed $8/month (tax included)
$7.25 plus tax is a total of $7.61. That is what my dry loop fee is. For me, that's less than Acanac's $8. For others, they would pay less to Acanac. As I said, some people will pay less than $8, some will pay more.

My bill for the first line after tax with TekSavvy is roughly $36/mth. Acanac would charge me $48/mth. So as long as I don't need unlimited, I'm saving money. And it remains cheaper as long as I use less than 300GB/mth.

Since I have two lines, TekSavvy Unlimited is actually cheaper than Acanac, because adding unlimited to two lines would cost me an extra roughly $13/mth, while switching to Acanac would cost me an extra $24/mth. That's because with TekSavvy I would only need unlimited on one line, while Acanac would cost the $48/mth for both lines.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21584261 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:33:13 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21583946 anon :
said by Guspaz See Profile :

said by petehermas See Profile :

Does someone in here has some kind of sheet/data comparison chart so we can compare them side by side.

IE;

TekSavvy's unlimited service is $40/mth.
Acanac's regular pricing is $34/mth.
Colba's regular pricing is $35/mth.
First, a note, Acanac's regular month-to-month pricing is $40/mth, not $34/mth.

Another thing to consider are dryloop costs. TekSavvy handles those fees at-cost (passing on the exact charge Bell gives them). Acanac does an average and charges $8 (which is either more or less than TekSavvy depending on where you live).
Even at reqular price $40/month (tax included) Acanac still cheaper than TekSavvy $40/month + tax... because Acanac price is tax included.

After finish one year special price at Acanac, if you need unlimited and don't want prepaid higher price, you can switch to Velcom unlimited no contract $30/month + tax... TekSavvy is expensive $40/month + tax...

Same go with DryLoop fee...

minimum DryLoop fee is

Band A $7.25/month + tax

Acanac DryLoop fee is fixed $8/month (tax included)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21583946 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:28:45 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21583509 darknestgirl : Can't find anything on that in their website

EDIT: no activation fee for naked dsl the only thing they charge is the 8$/month for the dry loop]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21583509 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:29:09 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21583501 Guspaz :
said by darknestgirl See Profile :

There is no activation fee with acanac.
On dry loops (which Acanac calls "Naked DSL")? You're certain?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21583501 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:26:13 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21583372 darknestgirl : There is no activation fee with acanac.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21583372 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:38:35 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21582924 Guspaz : As you noted, the $18.95 is a first-year-only deal. If you compare it to a $30/mth service, in the long run, Acanac is more expensive. Then again, if you sign up for Acanac for a year for $19/mth and then switch after a year, you're saving money. But then Acanac is losing money because it costs them more than $19 to provide you service (Bell alone charge $20/mth for the line, with other costs on top of that).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21582924 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:01:03 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21582916 Guspaz :
said by petehermas See Profile :

Good evening my friends.

Yes you’re right Guspaz but considering all the perks you get with the two others and their VOIP service is also cheaper....
Acanac's VoIP service is independent of their DSL service. You can get their VoIP service using any ISP. And there are VoIP services cheaper than Acanac's without the limitations that Acanac puts on theirs (I believe you're not allowed to call more than 50 different numbers in a month or something like that).

Does someone in here has some kind of sheet/data comparison chart so we can compare them side by side.

IE;

TekSavvy's unlimited service is $40/mth.
Acanac's regular pricing is $34/mth.
Colba's regular pricing is $35/mth.
First, a note, Acanac's regular month-to-month pricing is $40/mth, not $34/mth.

But do you need more than 200GB/mth? Because if you don't, there's no point paying extra for unlimited. Another thing to consider are dryloop costs. TekSavvy handles those fees at-cost (passing on the exact charge Bell gives them). Acanac does an average and charges $8 (which is either more or less than TekSavvy depending on where you live). I'm not sure what Colba's dryloop fee is. But I suggest avoiding that company at all costs, when I was with them they seemed little more than a scam (I never got working service). I'm told they've improved, but I remain skeptical.

What about the perks?

Online PC
100GB of online storage
10 Mb web space…
The "Online PC" is in reality a VPS. It costs $36/mth or more. You can get it from them regardless of what ISP you're on, you don't need to be an Acanac customer. It's not that bad a deal, although you can get a better deal elsewhere, including from Acanac's own hosting division, Canaca (where you get 2-4x the bandwidth for a similar price)

The online storage is neat, although I don't know much about it.

The 10MB of web space is mostly useless, as with that kind of size you're better off just hosting it yourself or signing up for free web hosting.

And what about

Voice over IP$?
Your ISP is irrelevant to what VoIP provider you choose. Barring those that don't do VoIP over the net (like Videotron), you can get any VoIP provider with any ISP.

And Finally

Activation cost $
And Modem $
Activation costs are set by Bell, and should be similar (or identical) with all ISPs (since the ISPs are paying the same thing to Bell). I don't know what Acanac charges for activation charges, but I suspect they're similar to TekSavvy's activation charge ($20 on a dry loop, no charge on a wet loop).

You can buy a modem anywhere. TekSavvy overcharges on theirs, but Caneris will sell you one starting at $40 (»caneris.com/hardware)

I know these datas are only helpfull to an extent point because from there, we have to weight also the quality of their service, again depending where you live and so on...
Your location doesn't matter when comparing between companies like Acanac and TekSavvy; they both use Bell's network to get from you to their own network core. And both their network cores are hosted in the same building in Toronto.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21582916 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:56:25 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21582852 anon :
said by AcanacUser1 :

There is no other ISP cheaper

Cheap and less expensive do not mean the same.

However I agree with you on it being a "cheap" service.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21582852 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:28:24 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21582564 petehermas : Thanks my friends.

What's bugging me, is to have to pay up front, same with Colba.

May be I can save 50$ should my modem work.

I'll get back to you with my modem specs if you can help.
Pete]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21582564 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:14:59 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21582383 anon : If you're first time DSL or need unlimited, then you absolutely should take advantage of the special deal at Acanac for only $18.95/mont (tax included), 1 year prepaid... There is no other ISP cheaper than that...

There is no activation fee, you can buy a good modem less than $50 at »www.caneris.com/Hardware?t=P or use the free Acanac modem (need deposit $50, you will get back this money when you return Acanac modem).

Since Acanac have 30 days money back guarantee, it is very good for those first time DSL users to test/check DSL is good enough at your home location... With this you can try DSL for free... Is there any other ISPs offer this? None...

Just remember your Acanac activation date, if next year before the contract end... and you don't like the normal higher price... you can cancel and switch to different ISP... If you use less than 200GB/month then you can consider TekSavvy... If you need unlimited then probably Velcome $30/month + tax, no contract... or you want to support Acanac then pay $34/month (tax included), 1 year prepaid... ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21582383 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:28:18 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21582275 darknestgirl : I can speak for Acanac: the modem deposit is 49.95 but you can use your own, there's an free online to get past the throttling, pc the storage. There no activation fee and yes they are distance dependant, if you need a dry loop is 8$/month. As for the Voip, i don't have it, you can have info about it on their website, some people experience problem with it and some don't. The 34$/month is if you get the service for the whole year, if you want month to month invoice it's around the same price than teksavvy, Since i was with teksavvy before i can say that they are giving a great teck support, i had to call them more than once because of problem on Bell side, as for Acanac i never had any problem with their tech support.And they are both at the mercy of Bell, so yes some poeple had problem with their service but name me one company where no one had any problem.

Hope this helps.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21582275 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:55:18 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21582091 petehermas : Good evening my friends.

Yes you’re right Guspaz but considering all the perks you get with the two others and their VOIP service is also cheaper....

Does someone in here has some kind of sheet/data comparison chart so we can compare them side by side.

IE;

TekSavvy's unlimited service is $40/mth.
Acanac's regular pricing is $34/mth.
Colba's regular pricing is $35/mth.

What about the perks?

Online PC
100GB of online storage
10 Mb web space…

And what about

Voice over IP$?

And Finally

Activation cost $
And Modem $

Thanks, that be a great help for a start.

I know these datas are only helpfull to an extent point because from there, we have to weight also the quality of their service, again depending where you live and so on...

Is there anything else we have to consider?

Thanks all

Pete]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21582091 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:18:46 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21581611 darknestgirl : Thanks guspaz.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21581611 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:27:16 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21581244 Guspaz : TekSavvy's $30 price is for the 200GB, although you can get $27 prepaid (and they'll refund the remainder as if you paid $30 per month if you cancel).

TekSavvy's unlimited service is $40/mth, but it's not such a clear comparison; if 200GB is more than somebody uses, the distinction between unlimited and capped is largely irrelevant. There's also considering the lowest available cost. If an ISP only offers unlimited, but charges more, then you may be paying for something you don't need.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21581244 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:05:42 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21579621 Scoop :
said by Chuck Carlson :

»THE WORST PROVIDER IN THE WORLD
Worse than 3Web? I'm not sure if that's even possible.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21579621 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:30:50 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21579428 anon : »THE WORST PROVIDER IN THE WORLD]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21579428 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:15:30 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21579289 darknestgirl : Just one thing, the acanac price is for unlimited and you have to pay for the whole year in advance if you want month to month payment it's around 40$. What about the Tecksavvy price is it for the 200gig up and down or for the unlimited?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21579289 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:02:09 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21579109 Guspaz : Acanac's regular pricing is $34/mth. Colba's regular pricing is $35/mth. TekSavvy's regular pricing is $30/mth. I'm not seeing your point. TekSavvy is cheaper than either.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21579109 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:40:51 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21578716 petehermas : Hi.
Isn't Teksavvy a bit expensive comparing to Colbanet and Acanac? They all provide great bandwidth and Acanac has many interesting features... And what about the TV channels from colbanet also...

Am I wrong?

Pete]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21578716 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:29:43 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21578696 Guspaz : The reason that VIF's cable offering is so poor is because the CRTC made the TPIA tariffs that govern wholesaler access to cable networks extremely weighted towards the cableco. They're allowed to do usage-based-billing (setting caps on the wholesalers' usage even though the wholesalers pay for the bandwidth per-megabit), and the base pricing is so high that it's difficult for wholesalers to even match the cableco's own pricing, let alone beat it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21578696 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:24:33 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21578429 antdes457 : Well VIF has 7mbps/800kbps cable for $30 per month, but a ridiculous 20GB/10GB cap on that service, as well as $50-$100 activation fees.

They're a pretty good ISP, (as long as you don't go over the cap, which never happened to me) downtimes are rare (the service died only three times for a few hours during the last two years if I remember correctly)

But I might consider Teksavvy as I just recently heard about them while searching for cheaper alternatives to Rogers and Bell for POTS. They're the same price before taxes, but the cap is higher and there's no provincial sales tax. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21578429 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:03:50 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21578270 toki : Still no cable in MTL with reasonable price and cap combo? Yes, it's so bad that I'll even go for a cap but with a reasonable price]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21578270 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:22:11 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21578226 petehermas : Good Evening my friend and all..


So, are you always as satisfied as you were when you post your exiting new service xperience with Acanac?

I read your review »Review of Acanac by core2extreme

I'ts been 2 weeks since your review...Still running...running...running...?

For many reasons,I still haven't switch ISP yet.

Hope everything is still fine.

See You

Pete]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21578226 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:12:47 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21574839 anon : I have a few Swedish friends and they all have 10/10 from BBB. One of them lives close to the data center and he gets ~70/70 whilst the 2 others are not so close and they get 10/10.

I'm just worried about the 100GB cap. :(]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21574839 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:40:37 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21563724 Guspaz : If it really is fibre to the home, and depending on the particular tech they're using, distance shouldn't matter so much.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21563724 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:57:02 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21563258 anon :
said by Lukee See Profile :

»web.vdn.ca/maxnet-fr/maxnet-haut···sse-xtra

says that you can get 10/1 STANDALONE. Im sure i will be getting the tv too lmao. I live literally a block away from alexis neon.

I think i will get more than 10/1 though (maybe 10/2-3). since im so damn close to their datacenter thingy.
If you get it let us know how it is. I only seen very few people on this (2 or 3) but they said it was worth it.

Not much info on vdn...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21563258 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:00:48 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21563255 Lukee : »web.vdn.ca/maxnet-fr/maxnet-haut···sse-xtra

says that you can get 10/1 STANDALONE. Im sure i will be getting the tv too lmao. I live literally a block away from alexis neon.

I think i will get more than 10/1 though (maybe 10/2-3). since im so damn close to their datacenter thingy. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21563255 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:56:14 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21548957 Guspaz : I don't know if they will for sure, it's just this:

quote:
$53.45/MONTH

Not combined with MAXTV
$58.45/MONTH
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21548957 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:42:27 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21545386 anon :
said by Guspaz See Profile :

videotronguy: They list prices for with/without TV service, so I'm pretty sure they offer it without.
ah ok, thanks. I wasn't sure because someone else mentioned in another topic that they called and they had to get both services.
So hmmm.

So they will sell it alone for sure?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21545386 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:07:52 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21545376 Guspaz : $58.45 for 100GB cap? No thanks. The speed isn't bad for the price, but the cap is a deal killer.

It's a bit cheaper than Videotron's 10mbit service with the same cap ($64.90), though. It's not a bad offering, just the bandwidth isn't great.

videotronguy: They list prices for with/without TV service, so I'm pretty sure they offer it without.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21545376 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:01:22 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21545258 anon : Yes VDN is an option in some parts of Montreal/Vill-Marie/Alexis-Neon area (maybe more).

I heard you have to take their TV in order to get their fiber internet. Not sure about this though.. If you get it let us know.

I recall a couple of non-throttle ISP's in Montreal on this list: »Re: ISP's that don't throttle and have their own equipment. LIST
If you spot one that interests you, best to ask about them in this topic.

Also, the topic of this discussion says "Best ISP in Montreal?" best does not equal less expensive.

Probably the BEST in quality and speed in Montreal is videotron's 1-year contract on unlimited unthrottled internet for under 70$/month. You have to pay about 45$ to get a business number from the gov though in order to qualify. Since videotron will ask you for a business number.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21545258 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:50:54 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21545195 Lukee : I'm going to switch to the VDN 10Mbit service. I live right next to atwater metro so i believe i can get their service :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21545195 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:20:48 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21544551 anon : because didn't heard of others like TekSavvy before reaching this web site by googling.
it's very helpful here, i'm lucky to be at the right place at the right time.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21544551 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:21:15 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21539305 Guspaz : Why go for Vif when it costs the same as all the other ISPs, and you get more bandwidth from the other ISPs?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21539305 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:45:19 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21536574 anon :
said by more :

vif
VIF = Fast if you stay under 50 GB per 15 days.
An automatic "SoftCap" (trust me, it's slow when under this SoftCap) is enabled if your past 15 days give a total above 50 GB.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21536574 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:07:31 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21535448 anon : who use this ;
vif, montreal-dsl,]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21535448 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:54:42 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21531230 darknestgirl : You should come here: »Acanac or here: »community.acanac.com/Acanac/ And post your modem stat constant disconnection can indicate a low margin(wiring problem)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21531230 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:47:54 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21531087 benlessard : Im new to ACANAC and so far im satisfied by the speed. However it seems to disconnected fairly often and the torrent are a bit slow too. So ive tried to set up a static IP and to foward a port but it no help. My experience with setting up router is limited however. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21531087 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:21:52 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21530859 CrashD1n3r : Cogeco does not service ANY part of Montreal at all. The only cable provider are Vidéotron and VDN in small area. Idon't know what service you had then but it was NOT cogeco since it's no where near Montreal.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21530859 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:14:34 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21527965 schlouf :
said by diskace See Profile :

said by gnumantsc See Profile :

Teksavvy has MLPPP enabled which is something I wish EB would have already :/
It's coming, hold on :)

We have a new shasta and we will perform some test this month.
Please keep us posted. A lot of us are waiting for this for a looong time. In case you need testers, you know where to find them :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21527965 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:05:04 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21520464 anon : As an EB customer for 2 years, I've been very satified with their network. The main complain I have is about their price and that they do not have usenet servers.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21520464 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:54:35 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21518263 Rickkins : Oh....I thought it was some kind of diet soda...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21518263 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:42:47 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21515413 diskace : The shasta is the edge router (LNS) that terminate all adsl (GAS/HSA) connections.

»products.nortel.com/go/product_c···id=19940
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Electronic Box Inc.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21515413 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:07:09 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21515348 Rickkins :
said by diskace See Profile

We have a new shasta and we will perform some test this month.
[/BQUOTE :

What the hell, is a "shasta"..??]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21515348 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:55:42 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21511297 diskace : lol, funny guy.

On a side note, the digital phone quality is superb for this type of service and i believe price is set right.

Our equipment are located downtown Montreal city and we interconnect thousands of users in the country.
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Electronic Box Inc.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21511297 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:37:52 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21509988 gnumantsc : OK OK I'll be patient. As long as I get to test.

Just because I bitched about EB in public, just to redeem myself, you should try their VOIP offering*!

Just check out their great reviews :D

*Does not use VOIP services]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21509988 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:44:06 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21507195 diskace :
said by gnumantsc See Profile :

I'm using Electronic Box, before I was using AEI which wasn't bad unless you have an issue.

Teksavvy has MLPPP enabled which is something I wish EB would have already :/
It's coming, hold on :)

We have a new shasta and we will perform some test this month.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21507195 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:04:54 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21506894 anon : avoid Colba, they stole 160$ from me check my topic somewhere... biggest scam company with the most unprofessional employees]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21506894 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:33:47 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21506875 petehermas : Believe it not...I still am shopping for my ISP.

Bell offered me a try....Got CC 1300 at max my other with Videotron I get 6789.

All together basic cable ISP telephone is 106$

Should I go with Colba with phone or Acanac or tecksavy what about their phone?
Thanks
Pete]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21506875 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:28:39 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21506185 gnumantsc : I'm using Electronic Box, before I was using AEI which wasn't bad unless you have an issue.

Teksavvy has MLPPP enabled which is something I wish EB would have already :/]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21506185 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:25:45 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21504292 darknestgirl : i'm with Acanac for the last 4 month and an active member of the community forum, I don't have any problem whatsoever with there service, it depends on the distance from the CO and your line, just remember that the special offer is only for the first year, if you pay the whole year with a credit card.

After the year end you will be automaticaly renew on your credit card for the whole year at regular price 33.95$ month plus 8$ a month if you need a dry loop. If after the first year you want to renew on a month to month basic or if you don't want to renew, you should call Acanac and tell them the week before your years is over. So keep track of your billing date if you don't want any surprise at the end of the year. You can find additionnal information in here: »community.acanac.com/Acanac/]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21504292 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:25:58 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21504104 core2extreme : I've been using Acanac for 20 days now, and I live in Ste-Dorothee (Laval). So far connections speeds has been stable 24/7 and the exact same speed I was getting with Bell (4347/673). I highly recommend Acanac, it's so cheap and no other ISP provide the free extra features.

See my full review here: »Review of Acanac by core2extreme
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21504104 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:38:01 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21261884 petehermas : Acanac might be my future ISP.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21261884 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:13:18 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21254466 jaico : I have a friend two blocks away from my home with TekSavvy and he is very happy (I'm not that happy with Acanac, working to solve lag issues affecting VoIP and gaming).

If money is not the main priority (at least during the first year), TekSavvy sounds as one of the best around.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21254466 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:49:56 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21252750 petehermas : By sticking with DSL, You mean that regular phone lines are still better than cable?

On the same token...I met with a tech from bell near Mont-Tremblant Quebec, where it is surrounded by forests and mountains. They've installed new towers to receive cell signals lately and the Optic Fiber is almost complete where we don't even can get the cable.

Wonder if the OF will drastically make changes.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21252750 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:34:42 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21248299 EveryName : Cogeco does service some parts of Montreal, but most of the city is serviced by Videotron. That's what I had when I lived in Montreal. Videotron was alright, but I'd stick with DSL in Montreal.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21248299 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:14:51 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21245930 anon : I should be up and running with Colba as of next week, ill post speed results...

they're really not as bad as they used to be a year ago.. in terms of tech support / sales... they actually pick up]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21245930 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:37:43 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21245492 Guspaz : Cogeco doesn't service Montreal, and Colba is one of the worst ISPs on the planet. If those are your only three choices, Acanac is all that's left.

If you're considering others, there are tons of good DSL ISPs. TekSavvy, Velcom, ElectronicBox, etc.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21245492 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:26:22 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21244355 Tzale :
said by petehermas See Profile :

So the question is.............................Colba.net, Acanac, Cogeco & all ....Who is the best ISP in Montreal?

This is for ISP only, not for your phone.

I've been shopping around and found out they all have something +or-. I mean...One has poor service, another is cheap but is not perfect...So So
So...Do you have One that you could refer to me as you would to your best friend?
Thanks a whole lot
Pete
Who needs broadband when u got that wonderful city to live in!

-Tzale
--
Neoconservatives (G.W.B) are not true conservatives. A conservative believes in defending the Constitution. First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. - RON PAUL 2008]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21244355 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:37:06 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21244347 EveryName : Cogeco would be the fastest.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21244347 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:30:29 EDT Re: ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21243844 ChiTang :
said by petehermas See Profile :

I've been shopping around and found out they all have something +or-. I mean...One has poor service, another is cheap but is not perfect...So So
So...Do you have One that you could refer to me as you would to your best friend?
Since you understand that no ISP is strong at every area of service. Without a criteria as what weights the most, you are in fact pre-empting any suggestion.

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I don't live in Canada, generally, BB is hit and miss. Nobody can guarantee happy ending. Craig's list does.
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I used to be indecisive, now I am not sure.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21243844 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:41:17 EDT ? Best ISP in Montreal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21243808 petehermas : So the question is.............................Colba.net, Acanac, Cogeco & all ....Who is the best ISP in Montreal?

This is for ISP only, not for your phone.

I've been shopping around and found out they all have something +or-. I mean...One has poor service, another is cheap but is not perfect...So So
So...Do you have One that you could refer to me as you would to your best friend?
Thanks a whole lot
Pete]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21243808 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:27:29 EDT