 zacronThe nutterPremium
join:2008-11-26
York, ON
 ·TekSavvy DSL
·Bell Sympatico
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Re: [DSL] Blindsided by Teksavvy! $8 modem rental fee! I got mine off ebay for under 150$.
It's a great device and easily configured and has snmp management capabilities!!! 
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dgass
join:2007-09-27
Etobicoke, ON | reply to lleader
TSI DavidF in the direct forum. Early today. |
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| reply to morisato
so this means... old customers get discount of $8 per month and new customers have to pay!!! |
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| reply to zacron
Good to know.
Can it do bridge mode (i.e. just act as a dumb modem)? I already have a fancy pants custom Linux firewall that I don't want / need to replace. |
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Eug
join:2007-04-14
Toronto, ON | reply to lleader
Used Cellpipe 7130 modems One of the Bell Stinger Cellpipes just went for $25 shipped on eBay a few days ago. None left though. A unit or two will show up on eBay every couple of months.
But again, it's not as if it will help you since you still need to rent a modem on the 25/7 plan regardless.
I betcha they'd now go for close to $100 if you could use them with TSI instead of paying $96 a year to rent them.
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decxPremium
join:2002-06-07
Vancouver, BC | reply to nirajshah7
Re: [DSL] Blindsided by Teksavvy! $8 modem rental fee! said by nirajshah7:so this means... old customers get discount of $8 per month and new customers have to pay!!!
This means that the new customers would be permanently subsidizing the modem rental of the existing customers. |
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| That is not fair at all  :( |
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 elwoodbluesElwood BluesPremium
join:2006-08-30
HarperLand
·Cybersurf Intern..
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Re: Cellpipe modem for 16/1 service said by neuromancer1:You explained it and your wrong as Distributel offers 24/1 cable using Docsis 2.0 modem.
They are Doc 3 modems (though it is working on my DOC 2 5100 modem).
And for 20% less then Teksavvy too.
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Re: [DSL] Blindsided by Teksavvy! $8 modem rental fee! That's a complete deal breaker when Bell includes the modem rental and their total monthly fee is $59.95 for 25/7 and they give a huge discount in the first year. Teksavvy is charging $60.99 with the modem rental and zero discounts anytime and on top of that there's the $99 activation fee! At this rate it will be bye bye TSI if I decide to switch to the 25/7 service. Most customers switched to Teksavvy because it was less expensive than Bell and the 100mb cap is fine with me, I never get close to that so the 300gb TSI cap is not an incentive. |
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DavesnothereNo-BHELL-ity DOES have its Advantages
join:2009-06-15
START&Cogeco
kudos:6 | reply to dillyhammer
said by dillyhammer:....Just trying to get my head around the $115 start-up fees, which burn my a$$ to no end. I have to eat the $75 ETF with Cogeco to boot.
But think how GOOD you'll feel once you've followed thru - PRICELESS !
Right ?
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 dillyhammerBack to TeksavvyPremium,MVM
join:2010-01-09
Hamilton, ON
kudos:9
 ·Cogeco Cable
·TekSavvy DSL
·Caneris
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| said by Davesnothere:But think how GOOD you'll feel once you've followed thru - PRICELESS !
Right ?
Oh for sure. As I said in the Nightmare thread, I just can't be doing business with Cogeco after the unconscionable shit they pulled.
First B#ell-free, now Cogeco-free, and flip over to whatever makes sense for me. Over time, the math works out quite well and I get to vote my conscience.
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DavesnothereNo-BHELL-ity DOES have its Advantages
join:2009-06-15
START&Cogeco
kudos:6 |
And please be kind enough to be sure to tell Cogeco in writing why you are leaving, including linking them to my thread about the eMail BS, and to anything else in the various other forums here, to DSLR's front page coverage, as well as to the big UBB Nightmare threads of course, so that they get the correct perspective on how many of us feel, and the several reasons why.
As I said in another thread where I wished you well, I will be reviewing my own options, partially as I only just GOT started with Cogeco, and as my reasons for going there in the first place were different.
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| Just had a quick chat with a customer service rep over the phone... unfortunately it seems that only existing DSL 25 customers will be avoiding the monthly fee; everyone else (including existing customers in DSL 6, 12, 16) will have to pay it if they upgrade to DSL 25. Furthermore, customers that bought DSL 25 just before 2/2 won't pay the monthly fee if they choose to upgrade to unlimited afterwards... |
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| I'm kinda lost about this fee, was it something that was mandated as part of the new tarrifs and if so why was there no warning to signup before feb 1st?
Would have saved people $96/year |
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| Yeah, there was no warning about it and the customer service reps were not aware of this detail until the last minute it would seem. Otherwise I would have ordered 25/7 300 well beforehand... |
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kiz5
join:2007-10-12
Mississauga, ON | Can't believe I ended up lucking out by activating days before. Still frustrated by the $8 rental, for newcomers. |
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Sunfox
join:2003-12-14
Markham, ON | Annoying as heck, especially considering customer service suggested I wait until February 2nd to upgrade my 5mbit TSI service. Grrrr. |
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kenze
join:2009-10-09
Montreal, QC | reply to kiz5
said by kiz5:Can't believe I ended up lucking out by activating days before. Still frustrated by the $8 rental, for newcomers.
Hmm.. I think you still have to pay the 8$ if you're on the 25mbps plan
What you wouldn't have to pay is the 1.50$ on the slower 6mbps plan. |
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| Sad for newcomers tickled for myself, 8 bucks is the price of a medium pizza @ dominos with garlic dipping sauce!( if u know the correct coupon code)
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DavesnothereNo-BHELL-ity DOES have its Advantages
join:2009-06-15
START&Cogeco
kudos:6 | said by morisato:....8 bucks is the price of a medium pizza @ dominos with garlic dipping sauce....
Don't eat the pizza near the modem though !  |
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