Relocating to Toronto

[William O'Higgins]

On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 10:38:29AM -0300, Tim Goodaire wrote:
>I've just taken a new job in Toronto, and will be moving there from
>Halifax around the beginning of October. I will be attending TLUG
>meetings, and look forward to meeting you all.

Welcome.

>I'm looking for some information, before I move to Toronto. I would like
>to know what my options are for ISPs, and which ones you folks
>recommend. In particular, do you know if any of them block port 25? All
>of the ISPs here in Halifax do, which is rather annoying if you're a
>geek who wants to run their own mailserver at home. What about
>connection speeds? Customer service?

Many do block port 25, but I have been very happy with www.istop.com
They know and use Linux, they answer the phone when you call, have good
rates, and do not block any ports.  Static IPs are available, and the
throughput is quite good - I regularly get 317kb/s download.  Being ADSL
the up is not so quick, but it is respectable.

>Also, I'm looking for a decent place to buy new and used computer gear.
>Preferably, some place with knowledgeable staff, and good prices.

I have never found knowledgeable staff, but I have found friendly people
with reasonable returns policies, which is good enough.  There are a
cluster of stores in the College and Spadina area that compete fiercely
to ensure good prices and availability.  With the exception of OTA
computers; I and others on this list have horror stories about that
store and its staff.

>Any other geeky recommendations would be great too!

Sunshine and exercise are good for geeks :-)
-- 

yours,

William

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