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Old 10-03-2010 at 12:47 PM   #1
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internet service providers
right now my house has bell internet but we are switching because it is slow as ****.

does anyone have some suggestions for who we should switch too?
needs to be fast and as much bandwidth as possible

thanks
Old 10-03-2010 at 12:47 PM   #2
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My home uses Cogeco and we have roughly 115 GB with a 15MB/s download speed, roughly $45 overall.
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Old 10-03-2010 at 02:29 PM   #3
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Cogeco seems to be the best overall for the McMaster area...
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Old 10-03-2010 at 02:30 PM   #4
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My home uses Cogeco and we have roughly 115 GB with a 15MB/s download speed, roughly $45 overall.
what package is that?
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My home uses Cogeco and we have roughly 115 GB with a 15MB/s download speed, roughly $45 overall.
do u mean 15MBps or 15Mbps?
cause that plan seems to good to be true for only 45$
Old 10-03-2010 at 03:06 PM   #6
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do u mean 15MBps or 15Mbps?
cause that plan seems to good to be true for only 45$
Eight fold difference!
Old 10-03-2010 at 04:47 PM   #7
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do u mean 15MBps or 15Mbps?
cause that plan seems to good to be true for only 45$

Now way in hell is it mB/s lol.

PS - if everyone switches to cogeco, we will see massive speed decreases because of the way cable internet technology works
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Old 10-03-2010 at 04:57 PM   #8
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Rofl my bad, 15Mb/s

my house is pretty cold right now so my fingers are frozen and sometimes don't move off the shift key when I want them to

why use heating when you can put on extra layers

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Old 10-03-2010 at 05:04 PM   #9
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I agree. Why turn on the heat when we could just sit in our homes with our winter coats on?
Old 10-03-2010 at 05:59 PM   #10
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Rofl my bad, 15Mb/s

my house is pretty cold right now so my fingers are frozen and sometimes don't move off the shift key when I want them to

why use heating when you can put on extra layers

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I like to wear shorts and a tshirt all year round. So blast the heater in the winter. It's the only good thing about having the utilities included in the rent. Otherwise, I'd do as you said, wear extra layers.
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Old 10-03-2010 at 07:11 PM   #11
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yah well we've been waiting for acanac to set up our internet for a month now...i think we should change...
Old 10-03-2010 at 07:19 PM   #12
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yah well we've been waiting for acanac to set up our internet for a month now...i think we should change...
I would have died after 2 days...
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acanac sucks so much words can't explain it. teksavvy is the best ISP by far. The customer service was like staying inside a 5 -star hotel presidents suite.
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Old 10-03-2010 at 08:04 PM   #14
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acanac sucks so much words can't explain it. teksavvy is the best ISP by far. The customer service was like staying inside a 5 -star hotel presidents suite.
Truesay, they set up us with internet the same day we ordered it.
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I can't wait till TSI Cable is offered in the area. <- me when I switch from cogeco to TSI.
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