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Thinking of changing from Bell to Teksavvy

there's a dedicated thread for how bad TSI is right now with youtube. it was apparently supposed to be fixed yesterday but the problem still continues. you might want to watch the thread before switching if youtube is important to you.

regardless, I don't think 5mbit is enough for 1080p without buffering, you might want to look at a better package or move to Cable.

Can I ask if with TekSavvy you have always been able to stream at 1080p and have relatively 'carefree' usage of Youtube prior to the current problems?

Youtube does occupy most of my usage actually.. I've 'always' had Youtube issues for the past few years...

The problem with TSI and Youtube has been getting progressively worse over the last few months and mostly during peak time. They've likely been running out of capacity for a while but apparently just added 30Gbits/sec of capacity to Google/Youtube which was supposed to fix the problem but hasn't yet.

You're likely going to need 10-15mbit/sec to stream 1080p tho without buffering.

Uh oh.. 'upgrades' mean possible back end throttling from the backend.. i'm very skeptical when it comes to these things hehe I wonder if Rogers/Bell has an 'interest' in YouTube.

I'm on a 25/7 connection and I still get buffering on youtube at the moment. It's a YouTube issue more than anything.

That said, it's worth switching from Bhell. Call me a fanboy but Bhell did nothing but screw me over and TSI has done nothing but right by me.

reply to Pampers
Hi Pampers,

Welcome to the forum, I see you just joined. If you want to post in the secured direct forum with your address we can check the serviceability »TekSavvy Direct or if you prefer you can PM me TSI Jonathan . We can qualify to see if Cable Internet is available at the same time (if it's something that may interest you).

If you have any questions please feel free to ask and we'll be glad to help you out.

Cheers,

TSI Jonathan
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reply to Pampers
The youtube troubles exist but aren't a universal experience. With TSI cable youtube streams great. There is the odd night where I need to hit reload once or twice.

(I've also discovered the PS3 youtube app which can sync with my phone to be pretty nifty too)

It's in the PS3 store in the Apps section. Some people have said they also found it in the TV / Videos services of the main menu on the PS3. They kinda just snuck it in there without any fanfare.

It uses the web browser on the phone so works on iPhones, Android and others without having to download any apps on them.

reply to Pampers
Recently switched to Teksavvy DSL myself from Bell. Never had to deal with 1080p content buffering on Youtube with Bell and still don't experience any buffering with Teksavvy.

reply to graniterock
Thanks for sharing, I'm going to test that out later today.

reply to Pampers
1) Wow, $80/month? You could cut that in half by switching to TSI...

2) However, it won't most likely fix your Youtube issues....For months, I didn't understand what people where complaining about because even 1080p streams never buffered for me, but over the last month, it's been getting bad...Sometimes, even regular 360/480p videos have to buffer and 1080p is hit and miss. Some nights, they will load fine, other times (like now, 2pm on a Saterday) and it is impossible to stream it...
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reply to Pampers

What's funny is that I've called Bell through the last couple of years on repeated intermittent connectivity issues (turned out to be line burial issue into house)... but I always asked if 'other users ever called to complained about Youtube buffering etc'.'

Each time they said not often or very rarely and I should be able to watch..

Then there are many here that don't have an issue.

Actually, let me take a screen shot of what Youtube says about my connection speed:

reply to Pampers
I keep reading that people are point the finger at TekSavvy for woes with using Youtube.

But this is my connectivity to YouTube for the past little bit:

reply to Pampers
Hi Pampers. I was in the same boat as you. Grandfathered Ultra plan and facing a rate hike in january to $85/month. 7/1 connection speed. i made the leap and i'm fairly happy. My bill is lowered, my speed is much higher, my caps (300GB) isn't a big issue. My only hiccup are the intermittent disconnections I'm receiving which completely screws up my downloads :'(

I would advise making the jump despite the glitches.

edit: of course having said that, i just had another drop in connection. *sigh*

reply to Pampers
Would not recommend teksavvy phone or internet service. They lease Bell lines. Any install or service order has to go to Bell. If you ever have an issue, Bell will make sure that they provide the worst service possible to teksavvy customers. In the end the customer ends up getting screwed while it may not be teksavvy's fault.
My recent example: Phone line was down. Teksavvy filed repair ticket with Bell. Bell did some remote testing and determined that everything was ok without coming to my home to check if there was a dial tone outside my home. Bell closed the ticket. I called teksavvy back and they called Bell again. Bell argued but finally agreed to sent tech out. Bell tech determined that my telephone line had been disconnected at the neighborhood network box! I was asked to be home for a 5 hour window both times that Bell tech was supposed to come out.
In total I had service outage for 5 days for no fault of Teksavvy.
Lesson learned- however bad Bell is I would much rather have service directly with Bell. Bell now offers no contract service (internet and phone) like teksavvy and prices very competitively.
So why would you go through teksavvy and not directly to Bell? I had teksavvy for a long time because I disliked Bell but in the end what matters is my service uptime and not getting the run around. Interesting when I switched to Bell I was offered multiple installation windows for 3 hours and the tech called me before he showed up.

Rkaushik, interesting concept there. By doing this you are guaranteeing that we will never get decent price and service for telecom in Canada. As long as people keep kowtowing to Bell, and the other biggies, nothing will change. Think high level for a moment, not just about your immediate needs.

reply to Pampers
5mbit is not enough to sustain 1080p youtube. It should be sufficient for 720p, but your mileage may vary if there's someone else using the connection at the same time.