Comments on: DSL vs Cable vs WiMax for Residential Internet Access?

By: Health Internet Connections | uncommonpear.com

Health Internet Connections | uncommonpear.com — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:29:49 +0000

[...] was reading a post on sensorymetrics regarding the quality of internet connections in Gatineau (Hull), QC, which is just across the [...]

By: Naresh

Naresh — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:15:57 +0000

While I can’t speak to Videotron service in Hull, my friend had it in Montreal and it seemed pretty solid. I’m on Rogers in Ottawa and have found it to be solid since they suffered through some major infrastructure upgrades a few years ago. Since then a number of friends have left DSL for cable. Good luck.

By: Aches In Provence

Aches In Provence — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:34:29 +0000

Whomever you choose to provide your DSL service in Ontario, it’s the same data lines. It’s either Bell (who owns the lines) or another company that leases Bell’s lines.

In udder voids… if there is a problem with your DSL line-quality, changing providers won’t help. But changing providers can save you money. For ex, why pay Bell $45/month for “high speed” that is less than full throttle because of poor lines, when you can pay the National Capital Freenet $30/month for the same quality? The NCF includes 40GB of monthly bandwidth, which is ample for everyone except the most ardent BitTorrenter.

I’m in Ottawa and have always used DSL. I had problems with the quality of the connection at first. It turned out that the outside line had a problem (which Bell fixed — one year after I reported it!) and the wiring inside the house had a problem. I fixed the indoor problem by installing a splitter and using CAT5 cable to carry the DSL signal. You can find instructions for doing this on the Web. Search for “DSL splitter POTS”. Good luck!

By: rivPopTarts

rivPopTarts — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:48:04 +0000

…or satellite internet access…

http://www.galaxybroadband.ca/Galaxy_Broadband_residential_solutions.html

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:29:23 +0000

How about point to point?

http://episteme.arstechnica.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=50009562&f=469092836&m=5350997552

By: Jobe Roberts

Jobe Roberts — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:05:13 +0000

Thanks for pointing that out. I can also get a $30 residential package:

http://www.videotron.com/services/en/internet/caracteristiques-ihv.jsp

But this is limited to 20 GB per month download and 10 GB per month upload.

By: Fagstein

Fagstein — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:40:02 +0000

Just to be clear, the 100GB cap applies to one of the residential packages. All business plans are unlimited (though the $45/month plan only gives you 1.5Mbps).

By: Felix

Felix — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:10:45 +0000

I wonder when fiber will finally show up in our neighborhood?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_to_the_premises