OT: Internet connectivity

[Dave Germiquet]

Umm.. I have problems with rogers and torrents.

I use www.ca.inter.net

Tell them i refered u :)

davegermiquet-xTdrhCdPGzvk1uMJSBkQmQ at public.gmane.org :)

seems to be doing alright.

On 5/9/07, Jamon Camisso <jamon.camisso-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> James Knott wrote:
> > Michael MacLeod wrote:
> >> On 5/9/07, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >>> JM wrote:
> >>> > hi,
> >>> >
> >>> >    i need suggestion on a good ISP provider in north america
> >>> (reliable and has
> >>> > a god track record)..
> >>>
> >>> That's asking a bit much, isn't it?  ;-)
> >>>
> >>> My ISP is Rogers and I find the service is very good.  It's far better
> >>> than Sympatico.
> >>
> >> I have Sympatico and find it much more reliable than Rogers. Go
> >> figure. Basically, there's no way to know which will be better until
> >> you try them both. Service levels vary so much depending on the area
> >> and infrastructure in your area. Basically, while Rogers may be
> >> terrific in one neighborhood, Sympatico is better in another.
> >>
> >> Also, service levels change as money gets spent on the infrastructure.
> >> Where I live used to have TERRIBLE service from Sympatico. Rogers was
> >> certainly superior. Then Bell ripped out the 30 or 40 year old phone
> >> lines and laid down fiber all over the area. Now I'm with Bell and
> >> it's fantastic. Haven't had a problem for months. Much faster now too.
> >> --
> >> The Toronto Linux Users Group.      Meetings: http://gtalug.org/
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> > As part of my work, I occasionally have to deal with Sympatico, on
> > behalf of business customers.  It is always a problem, as the help desk
> > won't help you, if you can't click on the "Start" button.  Problem is,
> > the equipment that's connected to the ADSL line, is not a desktop
> > computer.  It has no keyboard, monitor or start button.  If you try to
> > escalate to someone who might know what they're talking about, they'll
> > hang up on you.  At least with Rogers, you can escalate and since the
> > help desk is not in India, you have a good chance of communicating.  We
> > don't have the same problems, when the customer is on Primus or Telus.
>
> Teksavvy have helped me with Linux though officially it is unsupported.
> Router or no router too. Price is right for a 5meg profile ($29.95), and
> wherever you can get Sympatico in southern Ontario, I think you can get
> Teksavvy.
>
> Jamon
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