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irate

@teksavvy.com


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Teksavvy screws current MLPPP users

My DSL connection failed this morning, mysteriously, and I only discovered why by calling tech support: Teksavvy has disabled MLPPP for all current customers and forces them to change to a more expensive plan with a newly created account, i.e. you lose your email address and have to reconfigure every network you have set up to use MLPPP. (Nowhere in this notification does it say you MUST change your account to continue to use MLPPP - they just let your login mysteriously fail if you don't.)

Here's the mealy-mouthed email they sent out 'explaining' the situation:

>>Over the last month we have been testing new equipment at our main point of
presence that would allow us to extend MLPPP offerings into an officially
supported product. The tests have been successful and we are happy to
announce that you can now purchase access to our MLPPP network for $4 per
month.>>

Nice how they say you 'can now purchase access to our MLPPP' instead of 'YOU MUST NOW PURCHASE ACCESS TO OUR MLPPP OR YOU CONNECTION WILL MYSTERIOUSLY FAIL'.


El Quintron
Could you spare a consulting gig?

join:2008-04-28
Etobicoke, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Acanac

said by irate :

you lose your email address
Not true...

Where have you been for the last while? The only thing that changes is the "realm" so userid@wiredhighspeed for Premium or userid@copperdsl for Unlimited?

Seriously there have been pages and pages of this for almost two months.
--
Working to bring you closer to a Bell and Rogers free household.

distr0

join:2007-05-03
St George Brant, ON

reply to irate
haha yes... screwing customers... thats exactly what teksavvy does

this is the first month that teksavvy is actually offering mlppp as a service, and yes there's a fee, and yes you have to sign up for it.

if it happened to work for you for the last ~year, then congratulations, but it was not an officially supported or even offered service


pnjunction
Teksavvy Premium
Premium
join:2008-01-24
Toronto, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..

reply to irate
Poor reading comprehension is poor. You think it was going to be free while they start charging $4/month for it as an 'officially supported product'. What is the $4 for in your twisted logic?

If you paid attention here instead just dropping in to complain, you'd even have seen the discussion that happened when this was proposed (that actually affected the offering) and the many discussions until and after it was officially announced.

Also, e-mails don't change, just PPPoE login.


nitzguy
Premium
join:2002-07-11
Sudbury, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Rogers Hi-Speed

reply to irate
Not that I should be feeding the trolls but...

You Don't lose your email address if you convert over to the MLPPP realm.

I for one am glad they decided to move it to a supported service vs. just leaving it out there for people to screw up with.

Enjoy, Good work TSI! Keep it up!

burni13

join:2008-07-22
Sherbrooke, QC
·TekSavvy Solutions..

reply to irate
My internet at home does not work at this time.

I have asked TSI to get an MLPPP account this week and they sent me my login info and the realm was still @teksavvy.com

I have tried to reconnect with and without MLPPP enabled.

Should I try a different realm ? (I'm using premium).
If so, what are the exact realms ?

Do they block the previous non-MLPPP realm ?

Thansk,

Chandi


TSI Jason
Premium
join:2007-10-19

reply to irate
Hi,

If you're on premium it would be @wiredhighspeed.com, so try substituting that and see if it works!

Regards,

Jason
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TSI Jason - TekSavvy Solutions, Inc.
Authorized TSI employee (»TekSavvy FAQ »Official support in the forum )


Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
·Colbanet

said by TSI Jason See Profile :

Hi,

If you're on premium it would be @wiredhighspeed.com, so try substituting that and see if it works!

Regards,

Jason
Now that the routing for Unlimited/Premium are the same (although presumably Premium will eventually be renamed since it's no longer premium), does it still make sense to have different realms? If a customer should be billed for overage seems to be an account-level thing that doesn't require a different realm.


51019512

join:2009-05-19
151 Front St

reply to irate
said by irate :

My DSL connection failed this morning, mysteriously, and I only discovered why by calling tech support: Teksavvy has disabled MLPPP for all current customers and forces them to change to a more expensive plan with a newly created account, i.e. you lose your email address and have to reconfigure every network you have set up to use MLPPP. (Nowhere in this notification does it say you MUST change your account to continue to use MLPPP - they just let your login mysteriously fail if you don't.)

Here's the mealy-mouthed email they sent out 'explaining' the situation:

>>Over the last month we have been testing new equipment at our main point of
presence that would allow us to extend MLPPP offerings into an officially
supported product. The tests have been successful and we are happy to
announce that you can now purchase access to our MLPPP network for $4 per
month.>>

Nice how they say you 'can now purchase access to our MLPPP' instead of 'YOU MUST NOW PURCHASE ACCESS TO OUR MLPPP OR YOU CONNECTION WILL MYSTERIOUSLY FAIL'.
If you feel so screwed over the $4 then don't signup for the NEW service.

MLPPP Was never offered before it was just something someone asked them to turn on one day and it worked and people realized it bypassed the throttling.

Now that it is a supported service there is a $4 fee to use it.

Whats the issue?


adisor19

join:2004-10-11
Uhuh, i like how you put that. Time to cancel my 2 lines.

Adi

shubjero

join:2008-12-06
reply to 51019512
it still doesnt sit well with me allegro. i dont know why you are embracing the $4 increase per month considering you already pay like $85+ for 6Mbps... id never pay that much for such poor delivery


51019512

join:2009-05-19
151 Front St
Because $4 is nothing to me. I want the speed unthrottled I will pay for it.

I could still do load balancing on my two lines and not pay the $4 but I CHOOSE to pay the $4. no one forced me into it.


TSI Marc
Premium,VIP
join:2006-06-23
Chatham, ON

reply to shubjero
said by shubjero See Profile :

it still doesnt sit well with me allegro. i dont know why you are embracing the $4 increase per month considering you already pay like $85+ for 6Mbps... id never pay that much for such poor delivery
if we could do better we would. we've been fighting tooth and nail to better serve. the irony is that all our efforts have gone into these headaches instead of any number of our other projects. If it was Bell's plan to stifle others while they get back on the upgrade horse after falling so far behind then they have likely succeeded at least on some level. I don't know why they pick fights with the small guys. I guess when that's the only ones you can pick on that's what you do. They should go pick on somebody their own size.
--
TSI Marc - TekSavvy Solutions Inc.


El Quintron
Could you spare a consulting gig?

join:2008-04-28
Etobicoke, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Acanac

said by TSI Marc See Profile :

I guess when that's the only ones you can pick on that's what you do. They should go pick on somebody their own size.
They're not going to pick a fight with Rogers cause they can't beat them.

However when Rogers finally rolls out DOCSIS3 they will have to compete on speed and bandwith and at that's when you guys will get the opportunity to shine again, because Bhell will be too busy fighting them again.

For the record, I applaud you guys for officially supporting MLPPP, $4 is fine by me, and I would get onto bigger and better things like FTTH as soon as you can.
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Working to bring you closer to a Bell and Rogers free household.


51019512

join:2009-05-19
151 Front St

reply to TSI Marc
said by TSI Marc See Profile :

said by shubjero See Profile :

it still doesnt sit well with me allegro. i dont know why you are embracing the $4 increase per month considering you already pay like $85+ for 6Mbps... id never pay that much for such poor delivery
if we could do better we would. we've been fighting tooth and nail to better serve. the irony is that all our efforts have gone into these headaches instead of any number of our other projects. If it was Bell's plan to stifle others while they get back on the upgrade horse after falling so far behind then they have likely succeeded at least on some level. I don't know why they pick fights with the small guys. I guess when that's the only ones you can pick on that's what you do. They should go pick on somebody their own size.
Once a year I put in my request to TSI to see if there are remotes near by and once a year bell looks at my line and drops me profile below 3mbit and then I have to find someone named DP to fix it for me.

Some day I shall get faster, I hope with the new service contract Bell got with the area it will improve.


TSI Marc
Premium,VIP
join:2006-06-23
Chatham, ON

reply to El Quintron
thanks for the support and understanding. I know our decisions aren't always the most popular.

I think it's safe to say that we have all revived a technology that was all but dead and forgotten. now stay tuned for the after show: what will the CRTC do?
--
TSI Marc - TekSavvy Solutions Inc.

dudenet

join:2007-08-16
canada
reply to irate
Hi i have few questions, if i were to apply apply for the ml-ppp add on now when would it take in effect? (this month bill or next month bill). Also would it be the same price whether it dynamic or static ml-ppp? Thank you

IamGuru

join:2008-10-01
Windsor, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..

reply to Guspaz
said by Guspaz See Profile :

said by TSI Jason See Profile :

Hi,

If you're on premium it would be @wiredhighspeed.com, so try substituting that and see if it works!

Regards,

Jason
Now that the routing for Unlimited/Premium are the same (although presumably Premium will eventually be renamed since it's no longer premium), does it still make sense to have different realms? If a customer should be billed for overage seems to be an account-level thing that doesn't require a different realm.
Good point. I'd like to know that too?


BigSensFan
Premium
join:2003-07-16
Whitby, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Bell Sympatico

reply to dudenet
said by dudenet See Profile :

Hi i have few questions, if i were to apply apply for the ml-ppp add on now when would it take in effect? (this month bill or next month bill). Also would it be the same price whether it dynamic or static ml-ppp? Thank you
The charge is immediate upon activation (TSI Bills in Advance for Services).

The $4 is for MLPPP you can choose whether you want Static IP at no extra charge or stick with PPPOE


Guspaz
Guspaz
Premium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
·Colbanet

reply to IamGuru
Alternatively, they could change "Unlimited" to "Premium Unlimited"

Both service would then be "Premium", which compared to Bell, they are!

Also, TekSavvy could start offering ISDN, that wouldn't be throttled either
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