 roccaStart.caPremium
join:2008-11-16
London, ON
kudos:11 | reply to antone
Re: Start Communications - New Packages said by antone:would I be able to use a Motorola SB6141 modem? I don't believe that is approved for either network. The current approved modems for the network in your area are listed at www.start.ca/services/highspeed |
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it's STARTing to look alot like ROBBERS.... |
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antone
join:2013-01-10
East York, ON | reply to rocca
ok, i read from Teksavvy users that although it's not listed as supported they were able to call customer service to activate it by saying it was actually an SB6121 and just providing the MAC address and it worked... |
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roccaStart.caPremium
join:2008-11-16
London, ON
kudos:11 | reply to lowcaps
Happy to increase the caps once we see more sustainable Capacity RaTes Come out.  Until then we're double the caps for $10-$20/mo less. |
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roccaStart.caPremium
join:2008-11-16
London, ON
kudos:11 | reply to antone
said by antone:call customer service to activate it by saying it was actually an SB6121 and just providing the MAC address Not something I can/would recommend. Once connected to the CMTS the model/version is visible, any future technical problems and I guarantee the response from Red will be "not supported modem, ticket cancelled". If you want a good experience, stick with a supported modem. |
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I am Interested possibly Rocca nice to see new Speeds But I only want 25/2 Internet, But i need more than 150 gigs usage like 350 would be Ideal? Any Usage blocks offered ? or Off peak Unlimited etc..? trying to find a way to square it off against similar packages from other providers as is its just not competitive to my needs
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roccaStart.caPremium
join:2008-11-16
London, ON
kudos:11 | said by morisato:I am Interested possibly Rocca nice to see new Speeds But I only want 25/2 Internet, But i need more than 150 gigs usage like 350 would be Ideal? Any Usage blocks offered ?
The capacity is the big factor in pricing. You could sort of consider the steps between tiers though like 100GB usage packs though -- and you get a bonus of faster speed at no extra charge.  |
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| Bah, Thats the Rub! I need Capacity Not speed, sure more speed is nice but i purposely download only in the wee hours of the morning to be nice to my isps bottom line...  except for the occasional usage. all heavy downloads after 2am ugh.. Making the choice between Cable and DSL, Unlimited or Capped @ a level i could care less about. Sigh. So why offer 25/2 at all?> if capacity is the Cost why not just offer the 6 meg Unlimited and a 45/4 - 150 gigs $40 , 250 $50 350 $60? And Not bother with the other plans? Why tie usage to the higher speeds? perhaps someone wants a faster connection but doesn;t use it much ugh.
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roccaStart.caPremium
join:2008-11-16
London, ON
kudos:11 | There still is a cost difference between tiers, but the capacity is definitely the elephant in the room. Once the CRTC ruling comes out, if it's favourable we'll have some more exciting options. I don't think it will be much more than a month now. |
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| So maybe i Should Just Sit tight for a month or 2 and then make my move ugh, I hope its favorable i am really getting tired of paying 80 dollars for internet a month...
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Satya
join:2011-09-11
Mississauga, ON Reviews:
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I am on distributel 28/1 plan and i easily hit 500GB a month atleast. With a 55 inch 3D tv linked to the network via DLNA, watching all those 1080p HD movies on netflix and cinemanow etc uses up bandwidth. Yes the speeds are a nice increase but give me 28/1 any day unlimited over 45/4 for say 400GB That said i would not mind paying like 60 bucks a month for 45/4 unlimited but START is hard done by the capacity rates and even if there is any improvement in the CRTC decision, I don't think START will ever offer unlimited so I will take the slower download and wait a few minutes rather than download at 2 AM at night
If you look at distirbutel 28/1 is 49.95 a month too and start offers the 35/3 for the same price with 250GB a month. Good enuff for moderate users but for heavy users the extra 7Mbps like 800KB/sec is no big deal, unless you need the upload speed and upload a lot of stuff then I can understand otherwise rather take the 28/1 plan for pure downloading |
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| ya i am looking at that and i really don;t mind paying a year in advance i might just Go with Acanac but again for the Moment i will await the capacity rates. and see where they take me.
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| Rocca, why don't you guys offer usage blocks like Bell? A lot of Teksavvy users want to jump ship, but it seems they won't do so unless there are changes to the overusage charges. I think usage blocks would be good. No? 50 cents per GB is too much when Bell's 40GB usage block is like $5 or $10. |
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roccaStart.caPremium
join:2008-11-16
London, ON
kudos:11 | said by geokilla:Rocca, why don't you guys offer usage blocks like Bell? A lot of Teksavvy users want to jump ship, but it seems they won't do so unless there are changes to the overusage charges. I think usage blocks would be good. No? 50 cents per GB is too much when Bell's 40GB usage block is like $5 or $10.
Rumour has it that the CRTC decision should be out before end of February. Once we see what we have to work with then we'll likely have some more options such as usage blocks. |
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| said by rocca:said by geokilla:Rocca, why don't you guys offer usage blocks like Bell? A lot of Teksavvy users want to jump ship, but it seems they won't do so unless there are changes to the overusage charges. I think usage blocks would be good. No? 50 cents per GB is too much when Bell's 40GB usage block is like $5 or $10.
Rumour has it that the CRTC decision should be out before end of February. Once we see what we have to work with then we'll likely have some more options such as usage blocks. But rumours are rumours... Wasn't there also rumours that a decision would be out before the world ended in 2012...?
Sometimes... this country.... ugh. Slowwwwwwwwwwwwww. |
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roccaStart.caPremium
join:2008-11-16
London, ON
kudos:11 | said by geokilla:Wasn't there also rumours that a decision would be out before the world ended in 2012...? Maybe that was plan 'a', ie hope the world ended - would have saved a lot of work. |
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aww, I was hoping to use my new 45/4 from 28/1 but I remoted in and the speeds look more like 35/3. called start and they submited it as 45/4 but rogers only did 35/3 for me now I have to wait another 2 days.... damn rogers. |
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mlord
join:2006-11-05
Nepean, ON
kudos:9 | reply to rocca
I do hope you're keeping an eye on the looming migration from Teksavvy, which could result in the need for capacity upgrades over a very short period of time.. |
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| They already upgraded their capacity couple days ago.
... also, " we " were told that new uplinks will be added as well some time soon.
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Just a question that's not related to the new speeds.
If I move from a cogeco area to a new place in the red zone, do I still need to pay the $50 fee? It's a new condo without any existing services. |
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