MFido
join:2012-10-19
kudos:1 | reply to lehons
Re: HELP! Teksavvy or Colbanet for budget internet in Montreal? I have the Teksavvy 5M cable internet (thru Montreal-DSL reseller).
NO ISSUES with Netflix.
In 1-2 weeks the 5M/75GB (+ unlimited download 2am and 8am AND unlimited upload) will be $24.95. You can use a Docsis 2 modem as well.
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| Thanks for the quick responses.
MFido, what area of Montreal are you in? Do you ever have speed issues on the 5M plan?
Does that mean that if I sign up today for $19.95, in 2 weeks they're going to send me an e-mail saying "btw, your service hasn't even been activated yet, but we're already bumping it up to $24.95/month?" |
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| @MFido: Never mind. I just re-read my reply and realized it didn't make sense.
You are correct, Teksavvy's 5Mb plan is $24.95 month. That's not a price increase.
I'm still curious about your area of Montreal, though, and if you ever have speed issues on cable due to congestion.
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said by MFido:I have the Teksavvy 5M cable internet (thru Montreal-DSL reseller).
NO ISSUES with Netflix.
Really? Including SuperHD? I thought that was slightly above the 5Mbit range.
In any case, I'm on Colba with a 9-10Mbit sync speed, so probably what you'd be getting (I believe they also gave me a 7Mbit estimate). No problem for Netflix SuperHD. Crunchyroll 1080p video during peak hours is an issue though. I can't figure out if it's my line being marginally too slow, Colba having network issues or Akami being crap.
One thing to consider is that the Teksavvy 8Mbit Cable service at 30$/month has a 75GB/month cap, whereas Colba is unlimited. The 5Mbit/25$ service has a 300GB cap, so that should be ample if it does work out.
As a side note, Colba's 6to4 tunnel is broken. I've even notified them and no reply. It's been months. |
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MFido
join:2012-10-19
kudos:1 | reply to lehons
I am in West Island BUT is should not make a difference I would say as the the POI is aggregated.
For the price, you see now 5M/300 GB at $24.95. That plan will be $29.95 soon BUT they will launch another plan 5M/75 GB at $24.95.
The speed I get are constant: 5.23M/1.02M
DSL-Ricer ... I do not have a need for SuperHD on Netflix, the regular HD quality is ok for me ... my TV is a 720 HD not a 1080 HD nor a 4K  |
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lehons
join:2013-04-03
Montreal, QC | said by MFido:For the price, you see now 5M/300 GB at $24.95. That plan will be $29.95 soon BUT they will launch another plan 5M/75 GB at $24.95. Since there's no contract and it's a monthly fee, if I subscribe today to the $24.95/300 plan when they change their pricing it will affect me immediately (before my service is even activated)?
75GB will be enough for me, but what will happen to the 8M/75GB plan, currently $29.95? Will that go up as well? Because it's kind of my "backup" plan if the 5M service isn't fast enough. |
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MFido
join:2012-10-19
kudos:1 | »[Cable] NEW RATES - Vidéotron |
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