[MLUG] OT: ISP Provider in Montreal

[Valery Shaevitch]

well, I mean 560 Kbytes/sec that means 560x8 = 4480 Kbits/sec roughly
close to 5 Mbps, which is not bad 

On Fri, 2011-04-15 at 14:44 -0700, Vrej Melkonian wrote:
> 570 Kbps down seems rather low. You should be between 1 Mbps to 3 Mbps.
> My distance is less than 1 Km and I have 5 Mbps.
> Up is probably 860 Kbps or something like that.
> 
> --- On Fri, 4/15/11, Valery Shaevitch <ossdevel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: Valery Shaevitch <ossdevel at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [MLUG] OT: ISP Provider in Montreal
> > To: "Montreal Linux Users Group" <mlug at listserv.mlug.ca>
> > Received: Friday, April 15, 2011, 11:09 AM
> > Thanks to all
> > I think I'll stick to acanac. I about 1km to the switch
> > center
> > I have ~ 570 kbyte down, ~ 85 kbyte up
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, 2011-04-14 at 13:02 -0700, Leslie S Satenstein
> > wrote:
> > > I used acanac from toronto.  Yearly price is a
> > great competitive
> > > deal. 
> > > 
> > > Having moved to a new home where Bell is the
> > distributor, I have not
> > > checked Acanac out since, but I think they still offer
> > unlimited
> > > downloads.  Speed is about 7k-8k in our office
> > with DSL from Acanac.
> > > But we are 100 meters wire to the Bell Distribution
> > panel that
> > > terminates with fibre.  Remember what Bell says
> > (they provide dry
> > > loop),  Your speed may vary.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ------------------
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Regards
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  Leslie
> > > 
> > > Mr. Leslie Satenstein
> > > 40 years in IT and going strong.
> > > Yesterday was a good day, today is a better day,
> > > and tomorrow will be even better.
> > >  
> > > mailto:lsatenstein at yahoo.com
> > > alternative: leslie.satenstein at itbms.biz
> > 
> > > www.itbms.biz  
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- On Wed, 4/13/11, Nick Sklav <sklav at teksavvy.com>
> > wrote:
> > >         
> > >         From: Nick Sklav
> > <sklav at teksavvy.com>
> > >         Subject: Re:
> > [MLUG] OT: ISP Provider in Montreal
> > >         To: mlug at listserv.mlug.ca
> > >         Date: Wednesday,
> > April 13, 2011, 10:38 PM
> > >         
> > >         On Wed,
> > 2011-04-13 at 19:52 -0400, Gabriel Marrero wrote:
> > >         > I am using
> > teksavvy  and it is dls however you have all port
> > >         opened
> > >         > and static
> > public IP.
> > >         > 
> > >         > For this
> > prices ( around  $40)  it is good deal
> > >         > 
> > >         > xgabo
> > >         
> > >         
> > >         I have mentioned
> > this before, Teksavvy allows people to create
> > >         groups
> > >         and get
> > additional discounts I have a group called "Tonic"
> > >         which a
> > >         friend and I
> > started a few years back anybody is welcome to
> > >         join all you
> > >         have to do is
> > mention the group name when you sign up. If they
> > >         ask any
> > >         question like
> > name Just say Nick Sklavenitis is a friend and I
> > >         refered
> > >         you.
> > >         
> > >         Im just not sure
> > if they offer it still but it does not hurt
> > >         to try.
> > >         
> > >         I am currently
> > paying 32.xx for 5M down 800k up and static ip.
> > >         Obviously
> > >         the dry loop
> > will add some but maybe under the group discount
> > >         it might
> > >         be cheaper my
> > limit is 300Gig a month and i run web server
> > >         mail server
> > >         etc... Hell i
> > even used to host family and friends websites
> > >         and i never
> > >         passed the limit
> > and that included distro hoping and
> > >         downloading iso
> > >         every other
> > day.
> > >         
> > >         Later
> > >         
> > >         Nick Sklav
> > >         
> > >         
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