Rogers high-speed internet

[James Knott]

Stephen Allen wrote:
> James Knott wrote:
>
>   
>> Bell will now supply a modem/router/firewall combo, but that's useless
>> for my work, which requires only a modem.
>>     
>
> Well just use it for a modem then ...
>   

It wouldn't work that way.  There was no way to bypass the
firewall/router function.

> My experiences have been a little different.
>
> Two years ago I lived in Scarborough and used Cable Internet. It was
> atrocious, and even though I was on high speed, (as opposed to Ultra), I
> achieved a maximum 70 kbps usually averaging 40 kbps. This was in 3
> different locations in Scarborough.
>   
IIRC, there used to be a different provider (Shaw?) in parts of
Scarborough, that had poor service compared to Rogers.
> Since I"ve moved to downtown Toronto, DSL from Sympatico, has been
> reliable -- More so than Cable ever was for me. I'm getting faster speed
> as well,(a steady average of 350 kbps, (sometimes higher) on most of my
> surfing/downloads.
>
> For $35/month (contract) I get better service, faster throughput, and a
> great little wireless/conventional router/switch/modem, that works
> better than my Linksys, ever did.
>   

I've seen close to the rated 6 Mb/s on some downloads.  Rogers has been
very reliable for me, with only a few brief problems over the 7 years
I've been using it.


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