about Wiznet

[Marc Lijour (Professeur d'Informatique)]

Le 16 Octobre 2003 15:34, Luke Hickson a écrit :
> Just my two cents.
>
> I found that same experience with wiznet - actually DSL.ca went bankrupt
> and Wiznet bought up the assets. This was told to me directly by an
> employee of wiznet. Their service is degrading and has since the takeover.
> (disconnections, poor customer service).
>
> That's why I am switching to http://www.1staccess.ca  $ 26.99 for 1.5M
> service + $4 for static ip. And they allow you to run servers.
>
> Cheers, Luke Hickson
>

istop.com is not better priced, but not far: 
<http://www.istop.com/residential.html>

I heard goods comments from my students, plus Ralph being on the list is 
definitely a plus.



>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Keith Mastin
>   To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
>   Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 12:55 PM
>   Subject: Re: [TLUG]: about Wiznet
>
>   > Because of the prolonged problem with their mail relay we are planing
>   > to switch over to a different service provider. I just came across the
>   > Wiznet, some thing that I have never heard of. Does any one have any
>   > experience with them? Which high speed provider is the best in Toronto?
>
>   ...hmmm... I like Arbies better than McDonalds.
>
>   ISP's are also largely a matter of taste/preferences. What's important to
>   you? Want webmail, news, etc., and all the other extras that sympatico
>   provides? Or do you just need a reliable always-on link to the 'net? Do
>   you want unlimited bandwidth transfers within the same peer (great for
>   daily backups). Do you want to run servers? Is it a commercial or res
>   account?
>
>   Wiznet was a great provider when they were dsl.ca and were just good
>   techies with lousy business practices. Since they bought/were
>   bought/joined/merged with wiznet it's been downhill all the way
>   technologically speaking. The service is now intermittant and it's only
>   been in the last couple of weeks that one could actually get to speak to
> a live body instead of leaving endless unanswered messages.
>
>   As a result, I wouldn't recommend them to anyone at this point, but they
>   may be improving things. Only time will tell.
>
>   I'm thinking real hard about going over to Ralph's service. Here's my
>   thinking: If he's got the nuts to be on this list he's probably pretty
>   much confident in the level of service his company provides.
>
>   --
>   Keith Mastin
>   BeechTree Information Technology Services Inc.
>   Toronto, Canada
>   (416)429 9304
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