[kwlug disc.] Atria WiFi as ISP

[Bob Jonkman]

It's not the speed, it's the other issues: Teksavvy has no port 
filtering, no traffic shaping, no restriction on running servers, no 
script-reading tech support.  

Teksavvy has a "be nice" clause in their contract, but as long as 
you're not adversely affecting their other clients they seem to keep 
their sniffers out of your bandwidth.

--Bob.

>>> 6 Feb 2008 19:17  Khalid Baheyeldin <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>  >>>

> I checked the two other ISPs mentioned here. They are cheaper than
> Rogers, and offer more GB per month.
> 
> But the speed is 5 Mbps, vs. 7 Mbps (albeit the upload is 512Kbps for
> Rogers vs. 800Kbps for the others). They seem to be PPPoE as well for
> the standard service.
> 
> The other things is that $45 (Rogers Express) minus $30 (TekSavvy) =
> $15. Rogers will charge $10 extra for basic cable if the internet is
> with someone else, so net savings is $5 per month, for a bit less
> download speed.
> 
> Meanwhile, some lucky folk in Montreal are really getting fast pipes:
> 
> http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/02/06/tech-videotron.html --
> Khalid M. Baheyeldin 2bits.com, Inc. http://2bits.com Drupal
> optimization, development, customization and consulting.
> 


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