New ISP Suggestions

[geokilla]

Originally Posted by Arinoth

Yes, its my ISP, I've even gotten a confirmation from one Bell Aliant rep that they are using old hardware and it could be getting bogged down.

Do they plan to upgrade it? I've heard great things over in the East where there's Bell Aliant. Same with the West where there's Shaw and Telus. Rogers + Bell land = You're screwed.

[Jake_HT]

Yeah, fibreop is available in saint john, I never even knew that...

You can't get it??

"Available now in Moncton, Bathurst, Fredericton, Saint John, Rothesay, Quispamsis, Dieppe, Riverview & Grand Bay-Westfield"

[The Quicken]

So what does Rogers offer? Service/Price?

[Arinoth]

FibreOp is not available for anyone who is living in apartments, which basically means I'm SOL. They told me last night that Saint John, or at least my area is using older tech and they have no idea when the office will replace/upgrade it to the newer stuff.

[Arinoth]

Well, looks like I'm going with Rogers Extreme, they have a deal in atlantic canada right now, sign up for a 1 year contract, get 30% off the monthly fee. That means 24 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up 100GB and DOCSIS 3.0 modem rental all for 52$ taxes in.

[MARSTG]

Originally Posted by Jake_HT

Yeah, fibreop is available in saint john, I never even knew that...

And more than that, is unlimited traffic.

[JMCD]

Rogers lets you buy 20GB extra for $5, which really isn't that great. Their extreme package is 24mbps/1mbps with a 100GB cap for $60/mo. Or if you want a bit more Extreme Plus is 32mbps/1mbps and a 150GB cap for $70/mo. Usually their are some good promos going on for the first year or 6 months if a 2 year or 1 year contract.

[Jake_HT]

Originally Posted by MARSTG

And more than that, is unlimited traffic.

I had it in Fredericton, it was great!

Although my $15/ month shaw bill is also great...

[On2wheels]

Originally Posted by Arinoth

Yeah, but I know, at least they used to in ontario, Bell let you buy extra cap space at a lower price then their going over charge. Wondering if rogers had the same at all.

Was going to start a thread about this. After the Steam xmas sale plus with all household users online I ripped thru my 60gb in about 2 weeks, so I found that link to Rogers $5 gets you 20 more gb/mon as long as you need it. So I did it this month, but my annual loyalty discount is over so I'm back over $50/mon with them now. Has anyone made the switch to Primus? I can live with the speed drop if it gives me unlimited usage, just wonder about the reliability, and is it cable or phoneline access?
Primus Canada - For Your Home

[Arinoth]

From the webpage itself

Primus High Speed Internet uses a traditional telephone line. If you do not have an existing home phone number, you can order 'Dry Loop' Internet service for an extra $5/mo.

Though DSL or ADSL means phone line for future reference.