jed Premium Member join:2001-07-06 Alberta, Can |
jed
Premium Member
2012-Jul-4 6:41 pm
Never thought......it would happen - found out our area has been upgraded to Turbo 25! Woot! So much for 3mbps, its only been about 9yrs, but I was happy to have high speed of any sort.
The CSR did say that a POTS splitter would need to be installed, so installation doesn't happen until August 9th. Is a POTS splitter a typical part of an install? I understand they'll minimize line noise, just hadn't heard this before. |
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JammerMan79 Premium Member join:2004-05-13 Prince George, BC |
It's typically done for 25 meg services... Happy to hear you're getting upgraded |
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danf join:2005-11-10 Abbotsford, BC |
danf
Member
2012-Jul-4 8:35 pm
Holy crap, I just checked and they upgraded my area too. It was 2HD/1SD for a long time, now it's 3HD/1SD!
I wonder if something happened to my line, I used to get 14mbit, and lately it's been around 10 (different speedtest servers.) Haven't done one in a few weeks now though.
I suppose Telus still has a non bridgeable modem for 25mbit right? I don't know if I want to upgrade then, I have a good router that doesn't choke. |
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jed Premium Member join:2001-07-06 Alberta, Can |
jed
Premium Member
2012-Jul-4 11:36 pm
I found a few Actiontechs for cheap, to play with setting up with TelusFW's firmware, NCS firmware and using them as bridged modems. Not only but I was fortunate enough to find an Alcatel! So, my internal network will stay as it is, thank goodness.
The timing on the infrastructure upgrade was perfect - I seem to be doing more and larger downloads as of late, but having to walk away and do something else while the files come down.
Yea, Telus! |
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to jed
Another advantage of a POTS splitter is you don't have to put an adsl filter on every outlet that is connected to a device.
Also, if the alarm unit calls the monitoring company, your high speed is not interrupted. (should note, depending on install.) |
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to jed
Just contacted Telus through their online chat but they said their systems were under maintenance and they couldn't check my account until noon tomorrow.
I'm hoping I can finally upgrade from the 3mbps plan we've been on for years. I think when we signed up with Telus ~10 years ago we started with a 2.5mbps plan, haven't come far since then.
I don't suppose anyone has heard of any upgrades in Salmon Arm? |
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