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Old May 28th 2016 | 3:49 am
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Originally Posted by Stinkypup
We struggled when we had Telus at 12 Mbs (or whatever the units are - now Shaw- around 110Mbs
seriously, is it actually 110mbps?

Have you done the 'ookla speed check' at different times of the day to see what you are actually getting ?

I have BELL fibre to the home which is 25mbps, no issues
 
Old May 28th 2016 | 9:17 am
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Originally Posted by maramos
I imagine 110Mbps will be quite expensive.
I will test 12Mbps and increase from there until I find sweet spot
We were paying about $200 for the satellite /internet package then ditched Telus and pay $90 for the Internet with Shaw so money saved
 
Old May 28th 2016 | 2:39 pm
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Originally Posted by not2old
seriously, is it actually 110mbps?

Have you done the 'ookla speed check' at different times of the day to see what you are actually getting ?

I have BELL fibre to the home which is 25mbps, no issues

We have 300 mbps, I think it's about $100 but they send work the bill.
 
Old May 28th 2016 | 3:51 pm
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Originally Posted by Oink
We have 300 mbps, I think it's about $100 but they send work the bill.
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Not sure why don't is tiny but I'm drinking so I don't care

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Old May 29th 2016 | 12:48 am
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Not sure why don't is tiny but I'm drinking so I don't care
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don't? don't is tiny?

What on earth was the pre-edited version like?
 
Old May 29th 2016 | 4:23 am
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
don't? don't is tiny?

What on earth was the pre-edited version like?
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And that was the problem, it was teeny weeny in the preview. So small I didn't correct it. It could have been the alcohol though
 
Old May 29th 2016 | 4:29 am
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Originally Posted by Stinkypup
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And that was the problem, it was teeny weeny in the preview. So small I didn't correct it. It could have been the alcohol though
Wouldn't that have made the font appear twice rather than small?
 
Old May 29th 2016 | 3:50 pm
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Originally Posted by maramos
I imagine 110Mbps will be quite expensive.
I will test 12Mbps and increase from there until I find sweet spot
The costs aren't especially onerous where I live. Tack on 13% HST of course.
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Old May 30th 2016 | 5:53 am
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I had Telus 100mbps but dropped it to 50mbps which is plenty fast enough to stream. When i have buffering issues its the feed im streaming from, i just choose a different one and away it goes. Normally only an issue with older movies/TV shows.

Oh poop i forgot to watch game of thrones last night lol
 
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Originally Posted by orly
The costs aren't especially onerous where I live. Tack on 13% HST of course.
But keep in mind that with TekSavvy you have to pay for the installation as well as buy your own router from the very limited selection of routers they have as their system does not support a lot of good priced routers available in the market.
 
Old May 30th 2016 | 8:01 am
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Originally Posted by Juggernaut1064
I had Telus 100mbps but dropped it to 50mbps which is plenty fast enough to stream. When i have buffering issues its the feed im streaming from, i just choose a different one and away it goes. Normally only an issue with older movies/TV shows.

Oh poop i forgot to watch game of thrones last night lol
We have two of us often simultaneously streaming and one teenager gaming on line so the faster the better


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But keep in mind that with TekSavvy you have to pay for the installation as well as buy your own router from the very limited selection of routers they have as their system does not support a lot of good priced routers available in the market.
We did get a crappy Shaw one but bought a decent dual band Linksys one which also as a bonus has parental controls on it.
 
Old May 30th 2016 | 8:34 am
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Originally Posted by Stinkypup
We have two of us often simultaneously streaming and one teenager gaming on line so the faster the better




We did get a crappy Shaw one but bought a decent dual band Linksys one which also as a bonus has parental controls on it.
Just me on mine (Phone, Tablet, PC, PS2, Raspberry Pi/Kodi) so 50 is plenty lol
Tried Shaw but there speed isnt constant as its generally a shared connection.
 
Old May 30th 2016 | 10:21 am
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Originally Posted by Stinkypup
...also as a bonus has parental controls on it...
Now who's a spoilsport?
 
Old May 30th 2016 | 10:51 am
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
Now who's a spoilsport?
Yes but he has managed to circumvent it anyhow, little sod. I'm going to have to reset the password. Maybe Stinky1 wasn't the best choice!
 
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Originally Posted by Stinkypup
Yes but he has managed to circumvent it anyhow, little sod. I'm going to have to reset the password. Maybe Stinky1 wasn't the best choice!
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