OT: Internet at home without active phone line

Lennart Sorensen lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org
Thu Jan 8 15:47:29 UTC 2009


On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 06:25:40PM -0500, S P Arif Sahari Wibowo wrote:
> So, for something in ADSL level of performance in Toronto suburb 
> (Markham), it is only Rogers Cable or ADSL, right? :-)

Yeah pretty much.

> BTW, I know someone who in-fact use satelite Internet. So it is 
> still there. I heard his complains about how the connection gone 
> when the weather is bad. :-)

Yeah water seems bad for satelite signals.

> Ah, yes 3web still around. But I heard so many bad experiences 
> about them, including some personal close friends. Are they any 
> better now?

I don't get the impression that they are.

> ... and Rogers blocks SMTP port...

Yes they do, as does Bell and a number of other providers.

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