[DSL] DSL in Ottawa
Anyone else having issues with DSL tonight? I'm in ottawa and had a power failure for last two days following the storm. Power came back on tonight at 7 and my Internet reconnected. It was working fine...
View ArticleJust received an email that my plan is going up another $5
Lol. $95+tax for 300Mbps down and a measly 20Mbps up. Meanwhile one incumbent is knocking at my door with 1Gbps down / 30Mbps up for $50. And another is offering 1Gbps symmetrical on fibre for $60....
View Article[rCable] Goodbye For Now
Just cancelled both internet and tv service this morning as we had a cheaper deal from an incumbent, and with prices for everything going up we had to take it. I am hoping that Start initiates BYOD for...
View ArticleIPv6 Update (Open Beta)
Creating a new thread with the information that will be active 2014/03/26 at approximately 1am: Type: 6rd Ipv6 Prefix: 2600:16f0:: IPv6 Prefix Length: 28 IPv4 Border Router: 64.140.112.5 IPv4 Router...
View Article[TV] Google chromecast with google TV
Hello, Is there anyone here using google chromecast with google TV for the start TV app as I would like to be able to also have disney+, prime, Netflix and such working and I don't think start...
View Article[rCable] How much longer for DCM476 modems?
Wondering if @rocca or anyone at Start can comment on how much time legacy 476 customers have left with this device before requiring a D3.1 upgrade. TIA!
View Article[rCable] London painful upload speeds
Hi I'm in London with 300/20 plan on rcable and am experiencing some painfully slow upload speeds and connection drops. Needless to say any streaming or video calls are pretty terrible. I've reached...
View Article[rCable] Switching over from FTTN/VDSL to Rogers Cable with start
I have decided to switch from VDSL with start to Rogers cable with start and I grabbed a Sercomm DM1000 Docsis 3.1 modem off amazon via modem market and they seem to be on best buy website as well for...
View ArticlePlayoff hockey
Not sure if any updates have been made recently to the sports feeds, but i have noticed the hockey games on sportsnet ontario have looked very good lately. Very smooth with good resolution
View Article[rCable] 1000/30 Speedtest
I just upgraded to the TC4400 modem and the 1000/30 plan. The upgrade worked flawlessly with minimal downtime and support interaction. I have been doing some speed tests both manually from a browser...
View ArticlerCable Modem Compatibility Update [06/07/2022]
rCable modem compatibility lists have been updated on start.ca. See the table above. D3.0 compatibility has been dropped. We're seeing some new models becoming available as a result, including the CBN...
View ArticleC cable speed tiers
I was wondering if we can expect any new speed tiers in cogeco territory. I still show the max speed available to new sign ups to be 60/10. Fortunately I have a grandfathered plan at 120/10, but faster...
View ArticleJust some humour for you all
I live in a rural area so I get these pretty regularly. Speeds up to 50 Mbps are now available where I live. [att=1] Thank for the heads up Xplornet. I should return to sender with this. [att=2]
View Article[rCable] Higher upload speeds possible?
I see on the Rogers forums(seems to be lighting up) and also in the reddit forums that people are seeing higher upload speeds after their modem was restarted early this morning. Some seeing 500/100 or...
View ArticleLeast offensive CCable modem
Looking to move to a cable service (250mbps+), and I'm woefully out of the loop on cable modems. It looks like with Cogeco you're stuck with Puma 7 (3.1 rental is CODA-45), do they suffer from the same...
View Article[rCable] Large number of uncorrectable errors on ODFM channels only
I switched to a TC4000 last week and have 2 ODFM downstream channels now that it is connected (and 1 ODMFA upstream). The downstream ODFM channels have almost 2% uncorrectables on those channels. I've...
View Article[rCable] Lost connectivity again...
I recently upgraded to 1000/30 and got a TC4400. This is the 3rd time in 3 weeks that I suddenly lose connectivity. In the past it happened sporadically every few months and I had to manually release...
View Article[rCable] New Speed Profiles
So it looks like rCable direct customers are seeing upload speed increase ranging from 100-150 Mbps depending on their profile; any chance we'll see that rolled out to the IISPs?...
View Article[cCable] Signed up for 1gb today
I randomly checked the website and saw I can finally get 1gb service for $105 (vs the $90 I pay for 250). How come the higher speeds are not being advertised? I know it’s slight more than cogeco, but...
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