[TV] Questions about the STB
Can anyone answer the following please? 1) Is the TV box Android TV based or just Android? 2) Is it possible to install apps from Google Play like Netflix, Disney+ etc.? 3) Is it possible to sideload...
View Article[cCable] Cable signal details
I've been working remotely for the past few weeks and had some concerns over my bandwidth usage between my work and the kids remote schooling. So i upgrade my service to 60/10. I'm about a week into...
View ArticleDNS
I had some intermittent connection issues over the past 2 days and found that there is an issue with the start.ca DNS servers not answering. I solved the issue by using google (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4). Here...
View ArticleApple tv app
Just wondering if there are any updates that can be given on the timing of the apple tv app. I believe the last update given was that some work needed to be done on the user experience, but that it was...
View ArticleI see Start has 40 and 60 Mb speeds available in Ccable area... 120Mb?
Hi, As per the title any plans for 120Mb to be available in Milton, ON area. Thanks
View ArticleNetwork Down in Richmond Hill, Ontario
I lost internet around 1AM last night. This morning it started working again for 2 hours. Now it's completely down again. Rcable I tried connecting a single computer directly to the Modem. No internet.
View Article44-123 on 131 (CTV Kitchener) - STB issue???
error has been regularly occurring over the past week or so. Channel drops, but a channel change/return recovers. Did some further testing. In the same period it happened on the STB but did NOT on the...
View ArticleCity of Toronto provided Broadband with wholesale access?
Is this a possibility? https://www.thestar.com/business/opinion/2021/01/26/torontos-broadband-plan-an-indictment-of-crtcs-delay-on-affordable-internet.html
View Article[TV] PC browser TV, error on Ch. 128 (CTV Toronto)
I get error 4-44-50019 if I try to "just watch" channel 128. I can, however, click on a particular show and watch it until it comes to the show's end time. Other channels are OK. Must be some...
View Article[rCable] Weird Internet speed behavior
I am on the 250/20 plan it is hard to gauge what speed I am actually getting via a speed test. When performing one from Start TV STB (wired) I am getting around 50 to 80. From all devices wired or...
View ArticleThrottled upload after truck roll? Red territory
I recall a post a few months ago about uploads being throttled for some users. I'm on the 250/20 plan and everything was great until last Friday and is now about 7Mbps and occasionally going much less...
View Article[cCable] Strange modem stats
I have a TC4350 modem. I had some issues with internet speeds being unstable and there was intermittent packet loss. When looking at the modem stats the only out of spec thing was downstream power...
View ArticleStart on EA online gaming
Can somone from Toronto run a traceroute to easo.ea.com and let me know how many hops it takes you to the last server ..I would like to compare to my isp thanks.
View ArticleTV outage in Ottawa
Is there something wrong with TV? All channels are giving 4-44-821 Tried rebooting, cleared app data and re-log in. Anybody else?
View Article[TV] Start TV - some channels buffering
So currently some channels (218 and 224) are buffering... audio and video pause for 2-3 seconds at random intervals and then resume. Nothing appears to be dropped it is just annoying. At the same time...
View Article[rCable] Guess who's back - terribly slow downloads.
These are all whilst directly connected to the modem. Modem stats look fine. There were uncorrectable errors earlier, for the first time since new years, but they went away when I power cycled. While I...
View Article[rCable] Steam download slow
So I've had a bit of a weird issue with Steam download speeds recently. Steam downloads would drop to 1-2 MB/s for downloads. Speedtests and other sites appear to show the 220-240Mb/s as expected so it...
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