Hopefully I will be moving this Feb to a new place in King West, so I need your help.
I'm looking at ordering an internet service. So far, these guys: http://acanac.ca/chart.htm look the best. I know the price is only for 1 year, but I can certainly switch later on. I used this site in the past http://www.canadianisp.com/ to pick an ISP. It doesn't look like any other ISP can match this price. My question is - do you guys know of a reliable fast ISP (5M down/800k Up) that is even in the vicinity of $35-$40 price. (I will need a dry dsl service, since I don't have a phone line).
I will also be needing TV service. I have an LCD TV with 1080p res, so I will need hi-def (perhaps not for sports, but for movies and such). I'm debating ordering rogers (super-expensive), vs... "ordering" satellite from the Pacific Mall or something Does anyone know what's the situation with "having" satellite? I know lately they have been sneaky with flushing the boxes, so you need a new code quite frequently... can anyone comment?
Thank you very much
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Jan-03-2008 16:04
Pett
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Toronto, Canada
drive by the place with a laptop to see how secure the neighbors connections are first.
Jan-03-2008 17:19
chinamon
el shit disturbo
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Markham, ON
when it comes to satellite, stay away from free-to-air. bell and dishnetwork are really fucking shit up with those receivers because they cannot handle map calls.
the best way to get hacked high definition satellite is to find someone that can hack a bell 6100 receiver with internal nagra2 rom102 (aka. dishnetwork 811 reciever). fixes for rom102 almost always come out first. i might get one for myself in the spring/summer.
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Jan-03-2008 17:25
rabbitjoker
aural sadist
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
Re: Moving soon - internet, TV questions
quote:
Originally posted by Superstring
do you guys know of a reliable fast ISP (5M down/800k Up) that is even in the vicinity of $35-$40 price.
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$40 for 5Mb downstream?
i'll stick with my rogers extreme.
(plus i still cant get dsl but my neighbors can)
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Jan-03-2008 17:51
smuncky
Architect
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: richmond hill, ontario, canada
Re: Re: Re: Moving soon - internet, TV questions
quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
$40 for 5Mb downstream?
i'll stick with my rogers extreme.
(plus i still cant get dsl but my neighbors can)
that's for unlimited. premium dsl is $30
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Jan-03-2008 17:53
Orko
Digital Hippie
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I am on Acanac, and they rock! The speeds are great, and no throttling. Plus 100GB free online storage, and an online computer, can't go wrong.
As for TV, I just use antenna and grab free HD over the air.
Jan-03-2008 17:54
chinamon
el shit disturbo
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Markham, ON
Re: Re: Re: Re: Moving soon - internet, TV questions
quote:
Originally posted by smuncky
that's for unlimited. premium dsl is $30
i dont have any problems with my rogers cap.
i was downloading like 4 dvdr per day for a period of 3-4 weeks and never had any problems.
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Jan-03-2008 17:55
Orko
Digital Hippie
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Originally posted by chinamon
i dont have any problems with my rogers cap.
i was downloading like 4 dvdr per day for a period of 3-4 weeks and never had any problems.
You did 100gb+ on your 60gb cap, and they didn't say anything? Roger's policies are so poorly enforced, it is amazing they stay in business.
Originally posted by Orko
You did 100gb+ on your 60gb cap, and they didn't say anything? Roger's policies are so poorly enforced, it is amazing they stay in business.
i did 100+GB within the first week and they never said a word.
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Jan-03-2008 21:33
Superstring
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Toronto
Thank you guys. Looks like I'll go with Acanac, and the receiver Jason suggested
See you all on the 26!
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If I had to move to a deserted island, I would take only one CD with me: Cygnus X - Superstring! Yes, recorded 20 times in a row!
Does anyone know what's the situation with "having" satellite? I know lately they have been sneaky with flushing the boxes, so you need a new code quite frequently... can anyone comment?
