Originally Posted by Tyler M
Awright, I thought about this question and decided that although it has nothing to do with fixed-gear, it is a regional query, so I'm going to go for it.
A few days ago I introduced myself and mentioned I will be moving to TO in September. I just signed a lease for an apartment on Euclid & College. All utilities are included... except internet. Honestly, I didn't expect it would be, but this leaves me in a bit of a dead zone: I am from Michigan, and so I have no idea who to buy internet access from in Toronto, and how much I should expect to pay here. I have already heard horror stories about cell phone plans in Canada, so I'm prepared for the worst. (It looks like the girlfriend and I will share a Fido contract for wireless.)
So...
Torontonians who use an internet forum to discuss things, what service provider do you use for access? Better yet, what should I use?
Internet in TO should own whatever you had in the states. You generally have two choices.
1) Cable from Rogers (6.0M/800k @ $52 more if you don't actually have cable T.V)
2) xDSL from BELL (5M/800k @ $55) or TekSavvy (5M/800k @ $30/mo)
I'd expect both services to be available where you live.
- Rogers has download/upload caps (100gb COMBINED (Upstream and down) per month for their top tier service listed above). while Bell does not. They also packet shape and deliberately throttle ALL torrent traffic. Don't use them.
- Bell has no caps and doesn't throttle BT traffic but speeds vary depending on line condition and how far you are from ter central office
- TekSavvy has garnered a really good rep via broadbandreports via their forum. Last I heard you needed to purchase your modem from them to gain service. No personal experience.
P.S There is a page here that lists ALL the ISPs available in Toronto, the ones I listed above are the most popular, biggest and reliable (heh, reliable).
http://www.canadianisp.com/cgi-bin/i...rch&p=ON&p2=ON