I'm in the North York area, just off Bathurst and Sheppard. I currently have Tel-X as my ISP, they resell Bell cable without a cap (we also get phone with it). My connection is 6/0.8 advertised, but in reality it's around 4/0.6 max, and lately it's been going down as low as 1 Mbps.
We've been meaning to get a new ISP for a while now and right now we're picking between TekSavvy, Acanac and Distributel, with at least 12/1 speed.
My question is, is there any benefit to getting a better DSL connection or will it get throttled down to low speeds anyway? As far as I understand, for DSL connections the distance to the stations affects the speeds but I don't know what station I am connected to. If the distance is killing my speed, would it be more effective to get cable? I had Rogers cable over a year ago. Realistically, what speeds would I get if I would get, say, a 16/1 connection?
We have a big family and the network is always loaded with gaming, streaming TV, and downloads, so unlimited is a must.
What bothers me most about the current internet is that we get pretty large latency connecting to a Toronto server.
Is this normal for a DSL connection?
Thanks.