Relocating to Toronto

[Michael Laccetti]

If you have a paid account at something like FilePlanet, the easiest way to
check is to just download a file and see what kind of speeds you hit.  I
generally top out in the 650-700k/s range. 

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From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Vegh
Sent: September 8, 2004 10:31 AM
To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Relocating to Toronto

On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 10:16:36 -0400, Michael Laccetti
<michael-1DHYbOjWH/jDO7Nk1fN4cQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I currently have Rogers 'Extreme' cable, which is a 5mbit/800k package.
> Runs $44.95/mo.  I have to admit, it's pretty damn spanky.  Haven't 
> had any problems, and I run a whole bunch of things behind it
(web/e-mail/db/...).

I'm on Rogers too, but I don't know which "edition" I'm on, since they
recently started offering "extreme" and "express" versions of the service.
Funny thing is, they both cost $44.95/month, bu extreme offers 5 Mb, while
express is 3 Mb (same as istop, it seems). Any way for me to tell which
version I'm on?

I really like the look of istop, because of their static IP. But again,
because it's DSL, I don't know what kind of service to expect, because it
depends on distance to the central Bell station, right? Any thoughts on
that?

> 
> New computer gear, Canada Computers (www.canadacomputers.com) is good, 
> and so is Sonnam (www.sonnam.com).  Not always the best staff, but 
> they are cheap, and carry most of the newest stuff, and even some arcane
stuff (read:
> server related).
> 


I also like Tiger Direct; they're in markham (tigerdirect.ca)

Aaron.
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