ITGeeks join:2014-04-20 Cleveland, OH |
BellI'm comparing numbers for a family member that is moving to Canada for a job soon. I was on the TK website looking for information on speeds/pricing for DSL but any zipcode I enter says invalid.
I know they will be living in a Bell area and prefer DSL, with that can anyone provide any average pricing/speeds/caps??? The family member is looking at using an Indie ISP as well so if anyone can post the actual TK pricing for the Bell area would be great.
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Try posting here » /fo ··· avdirect to see if they can get DSL from Teksavvy. I know i can get it on the Bell site showing there new packages but not on Teksavvy site. I am using cable right now and happy with it. |
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TSI Pierre Premium Member join:2011-09-23 Chatham, ON |
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Hmmm.. please make sure to clear the cookies/history on the site and also make sure to choose the correct province in the right hand corner. If it still giving you issues, please post in the Direct Forum and we can verify the details. Most likely if it's in a bell area we can offer them service!
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bbbc join:2001-10-02 NorthAmerica |
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said by ITGeeks :I was on the TK website looking for information on speeds/pricing for DSL but any zipcode I enter says invalid. Are you able to tell us a city and province that they'll be in? I know they will be living in a Bell area and prefer DSL, with that can anyone provide any average pricing/speeds/caps??? No one can help you with a speed answer until we know the postal code. Total rough guess would be between $40 - $60 CAD. Remember CAD equals less in USD, $1 USD = $1.08 CAD today. The family member is looking at using an Indie ISP as well so if anyone can post the actual TK pricing for the Bell area would be great. Not knocking you, but we abbreviate TekSavvy to TSI (instead of TK). |
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ITGeeks join:2014-04-20 Cleveland, OH |
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Yep! tired that. Tried several different postal codes and FireFox and IE. Still nothing. They don't have an address yet, but are shopping around,etc. At this time they're creating a budget for HSI just to see expenses, etc. |
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Montreal or Toronto. It will be either city at this point. |
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JC_ Premium Member join:2010-10-19 Nepean, ON 1 edit |
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bbbc join:2001-10-02 NorthAmerica |
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If they end up in Montréal, the last mile cable provider works well for TekSavvy customers, Vidéotron. We call this vCable (Cable Internet in Québec). I'd suggest cable in this region. If your relative ends up in Toronto, I'd probably go with TSI DSL. Cable in Ontario has a lot of problems compared to other regions TekSavvy serves with cable offerings. TSI Cable in Ontario is called rCable (Rogers). Again, rough estimate between $40 - $60 CAD.
Also, have your relative bring a cell from the States initially. Verizon and AT&T offer Canadian add-ons, but no data packages. Wind Mobile is the cheapest bet for mobile service in Canada and you can use unlocked T-Mobile phones with them since they support AWS.
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KardinalDei Gratina Regina Mod join:2001-02-04 N of 49th |
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said by ITGeeks:Yep! tired that. Tried several different postal codes and FireFox and IE. Still nothing. Were the postal codes you were trying random letter/number combinations, or ones you selected from specific parts of the actual cities in question? If you don't know which city they are going to be in, it's hard to narrow down what might be available until you have at least a neighbourhood in mind. |
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The postal code look-up only works if you have the correct province selected. This is somewhat retarded since the province can be looked up by postal code but that is how the site works.
If you enter a postal code for a different province than the one you currently selected at the top of the page, you get no match. |
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Make sure you have the correct province in the right top corner. If the postal code you enter is not in the right province, the look up will not work. |
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Wind doesn't have service in Montreal :/
Videotron has an awesome plan in promotion right now. |
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ITGeeks join:2014-04-20 Cleveland, OH |
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thanks but still doesn't work. requires postal code that never pulls up in the system. |
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it was the actual postal codes from the correct regions. |
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Are you putting a space? Sometimes a space doesn't work.
Worse to worse, have an example postal code? |
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JC_ Premium Member join:2010-10-19 Nepean, ON |
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said by ITGeeks:thanks but still doesn't work. requires postal code that never pulls up in the system. Change the province selection to Ontario & Quebec accordingly. |
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If they are considering moving to a new development which is serviced by FTTH, then it nothing will show up on the TSI website as TSI doesn't have last mile access to Bell's FTTH. again, as others have said, it helps more if the we knew the postal codes you are trying. Availability and speeds vary greatly even within a postal code, let alone simply knowing Toronto or Montreal. |
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ITGeeks join:2014-04-20 Cleveland, OH |
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I have done that. |
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Montréal, QC H2Y 1A9, Canada
TORONTO ON M4B 1B3 CHAPMAN AVE TORONTO ON M4B 1C3 |
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As I said before, your friend should be open to TSI vCable in Quebec. We rarely hear (on these forums) about trouble in the Videotron territory. Bell is the lesser of the evils in Ontario though. Rogers Cable in Ontario can be a nightmare at times. A cost not included in those DSL screenshots is the band rate for naked / dry loop DSL (no landline), which adds to the price of the service. On another note, TekSavvy offers refurbished equipment for $20 less. Not a huge discount, but I feel it's worth it since you're putting out easily over $100 to initially establish service with TSI. Once they call for their service, they need to ask if any refurbs are available at the time. As I said before, your relative really should put some thought into mobile phone service. Cell service in Canada is complete bullshit compared to the States. Where one gets everything in States for one price, in Canada, features and long distance can cost extra. Montreal = Videotron Mobile Toronto = Wind Mobile So that your relative can remain contract / term free, they should bring an unlocked AWS (T-Mobile) handset. The best bets would be a Moto E ($130 USD) or G LTE ($220 USD). Also, have your relative bring a VoIP ATA. Obihai models are idiot proof and cost $30+ USD when on sale. DSLR has a good VoIP forum, » VOIP Tech Chat . Don't be swayed to get VoIP.ms, which is the Walmart of VoIP. Cheap, but shitty customer service. Callcentric all the way! Tell the relative to never buy electronics in Canada. First reason, it's generally always more expensive to buy in Canada even when the exchange rate considered. Number two, the firmware is sometimes crippled and lacks American services that aren't available legally in Canada. Now about those American services that aren't available in Canada, this relative needs to learn about DNS redirection services because of geoblocking. There are many companies doing this. I'd recommend either USAccess or TorGuard (when it's on sale). |
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Everyone seems to act like rogers is bad in Ontario, Knock on wood but Rcable has always been better than Dsl was ever for me at my home, and offers speeds That DSL cannot even dream of, Since bell is lagging infrastructure wise. |
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And I have had a totally different experience. DSL has always worked perfectly, currently on 25/10 VDSL and would not even consider a move to cable. Cable was an unreliable nightmare for me. |
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PlatooN join:2007-02-13 Kitchener, ON |
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said by morisato:Everyone seems to act like rogers is bad in Ontario, Knock on wood but Rcable has always been better than Dsl was ever for me at my home, and offers speeds That DSL cannot even dream of, Since bell is lagging infrastructure wise. same for me. You always hear about the problems but never the good. Remember how rammed TSI support was when the first wave of speed profile changes happened. there are A LOT of people on rCable, and it'snot like these forums are flooded with endless issues. |
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said by PlatooN:Remember how rammed TSI support was when the first wave of speed profile changes happened. there are A LOT of people on rCable, and it'snot like these forums are flooded with endless issues. Not at all.. I posted in the direct forums and just forgot about it P:) happened when it happened. |
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It depends on the area cCable is far superior in my neighborhood because the main phone line feeding the distro box is garbage and Bell wont replace it. (due to updates scheduled, which was to happen 2-3 years ago but never did) The line runs two blocks, on the other side is a rock stable 7Mbps but on this side is a barely stable 3Mbps that kills over in the wind and rain. After getting the squirrel damaged wire fixed and the area changing over to docsis 3, DSL and cCable are like night and day. The only thing that is upsetting me about cCable is they got rid of their 30Mbps offering, bumped their customers to 55Mbps for free, yet still charge independents full price. I re-arranged all my expenses and want to upgrade my speed, I could do 30Mbps if it was still around I but I didn't free up enough to go 55Mbps |
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GuspazGuspaz MVM join:2001-11-05 Montreal, QC |
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said by bbbc:As I said before, your friend should be open to TSI vCable in Quebec. We rarely hear (on these forums) about trouble in the Videotron territory. While that's true, the CBB rates for Videotron are extremely high, so as a result TekSavvy's prices for vCable are *much* higher than for VDSL2. For example, 25/10 DSL is $45/mth, 30/10 cable is $58/mth. The gap at unlimited or higher speeds is much bigger. My suggestion in Quebec is, unless you've got cash to burn, stick with DSL unless you have no other option. For example, I'm on 60/10 cable, but only because my new apartment doesn't qualify at all for VDSL2. |
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