[DSL] Can't Upload
Got a call from my tenants and they are having issues with their DSL, the upload part of speed tests fails, either it won't load, gets an error or gives 0.00 Mbps. Download is fine, ping is fine. They...
View Articlebad voip ping times?
seems like its been like this for a couple hours now, and getting worse as the night goes on.. mtr -c 25 --report voip.start.caStart: Fri Feb 12 20:16:52 2016HOST: Loss% Snt Last Avg Best Wrst StDev...
View Article[Cable] Odd ping spikes
Hello, What prompted me to look into this was my latency while playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It fluctuates between 39ms-58ms RTT on servers located in Virginia and 50-80ms RTT on servers...
View ArticleAccess usage stats when on non-Start IP?
Just completed the switch over today. Swapped the cCable modem with the one I bought, 2 minutes later I was up and going no problems. Only issue I'm having is I'm trying to access my usage stats from...
View ArticleCable down
Experiencing excessive packet loss from 10PM today. Anyone else in the London North Centre experiencing it?
View ArticleOttawa/Rogers - High Latency - routed through Vancouver?
Getting high latency in Ottawa South. Traceroute is showing van DNS names (Vancouver?). The latency times would appear to indicate so. Pinging a server I have in Europe also reveals the same path...
View ArticleExtreme cold = issues?
just wondering, so I have been having issues since Saturday morning and I am wondering if this is possibly just due to the extreme cold? I have reset the modem multiple times and since last night I...
View Article[rCable] Issues Downtown Toronto?
Internet would slow down to a point where it is unusable [att=1] taken 10:43am
View ArticleReduced speeds after torrenting
I have a 30Mbs package via rCable and I notice that after I use torrents (which is pretty rare), my speeds go down to 10Mbs for all internet and the only way to reset this is to actually reset the...
View ArticleStreaming radio with start?
I recently switched from cogeco to start. Was a perfect switch, up and running and everything is working well. Thank you start for being a great alternative! One thing though. I stream radio on my...
View ArticleStart.ca VoIP initial thoughts
I ported my number from Bell Canada in the Barry's Bay, ON, exchange (613-756-XXXX) to a small VoIP provider in Eastern Ontario (Voice2Net.ca), but they have been unable (for 30+ days) to resolve the...
View Article[Cable] TPIA
I'll try to keep this short. Two days ago a cable guy shows up at my door saying he has to do some work at the pedestal on my front lawn. I said ok fine. He leaves and all is well. Yesterday I came...
View ArticleAny truth to Start not having access to CCable internet in July 2016?
Hi. My brother-in-law was talking to customer rep at Bell when purchasing High Speed internet and that rep indicated that Start will not have access to Bell's internet network as of July 2016. They use...
View Articleinternet down. rcable
Anyone else down using rcable in the Georgina area? My modem diagnostics showed only one up channel so I reset the modem. The modem's lights are mostly normal but with the upstream flashing. Since the...
View ArticlePing issues in Kingston?
Perhaps it's a weather issue, with the persistent freezing rain, but I'm experiencing a serious drop in speed/ping tonight. I'm on the 55/10 cCable package, and while I'm getting speed test results...
View Article[rCable] Horrible upload speeds?
I was just doing some game streaming when I got a message saying there wasn't sufficient bandwidth and got disconnected. I did a speed test and these are the results: [att=1] This is way, way lower...
View Article[rCable] Free 2am-8am downloads not showing up on usage summary?
I scheduled a download for the free overnight period last night and I just saw that it's not reflected in my usage graph. The download was about 1.7GB large and it happened between 2:10 and 2:20am...
View ArticleWill the DSL availability in my area be updated?
Hi. Bell is now offering High speed DSL in my part of Fort Erie, but only CCable is showing in the service offering on Start's website. How often is this database updated?.
View Article[rCable] Start DNS or maybe routing issues?
I noticed some sites were taking a while to load and looks like at least some of them were waiting on www.google-analytics.com Checked if I can ping it and I could not: C:\Windows\system32>ping...
View Article[Cable] Extremely slow Internet since yesterday afternoon?
Yesterday my Internet suddenly became extremely slow, and I could hardly open any website. I tried to ping google, and half of the packets were lost. Also tried speedtest, it was even not possible to...
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