Location: London, Ontario
Provider: MegaStream
Type: 5M Res Dsl
Price: $34.50/mth
Monthly Bandwidth: Unlimited
Modem Type: Speedtouch 516
Consistent Speeds: 5100/668
My Demeanor: :D

Is Shaw blocking access to speakeasy speed test? I have not been able to access since last Thursday.

I have finally been able to access Speakeasy - couldn't access for almost a week (not sure if it was a coincidence, but had no internet for almost 6 hours yesterday).

I am currently on Shaw Extreme for about a year. I am not sure what speeds I should be getting. Technically a bit confusing thus I am here to ask for analysis on my latest speeds and speeds I should be getting with Extreme.

Thanks


Download= 7272 kbps
Upload = 965 kbps

Thanks

I really need to find another provider....... Cogeco is over priced.......


$34.95
640Kbps/Down
150Kbps/up
10 GB combined cap


Closest Test

http://www.speedtest.net/result/358995926.png (http://www.speedtest.net)


Farther Test

http://www.speedtest.net/result/358996707.png (http://www.speedtest.net)


No clue why the farther test gives a better results, but whatever,,,,,,:o

http://www.speedtest.net/result/359202538.png

Location: Toronto, Ontario
Provider: Bell Sympatico
Type: "Performance" DSL
Price: $49.95/month including wireless router/modem rental
Monthly Bandwidth: Unlimited
Modem Type: 2Wire Gateway 2701HG-G wireless router/modem
Downtime: very rare

But, these speed tests are unreliable. The amount of data they download and upload is too small, and the duration too brief, to give accurate results of high speed connections. For accurate results, you need to transfer much larger amounts of data.

If your ISP gives you space on their server (e.g. free web space) then here's a good way to test: place a large file on their server. Then download that file to your PC and watch the average transfer speed readout near the end of the download. That gives you the average transfer speed of the entire download of a large file, so it's more accurate that the highly-variable tests using a small amount of data and a short duration download. Even better, the ISP's server should be within their own network, so you're more narrowly testing your true connection speed between you and your ISP.

Hey I live centretown Ottawa and was wondering who everybody is getting their internet service from. Also including the price they're paying..company they are with and speed and of course posting their speeds. This will help everybody in Ottawa make the best decision.

I'm currently with:
NCF DSL which is $29.99/mth 5mbps download. 200GB/mth cap for downloading. No activation or contract. You must buy your own modem though which is done through them. (I have speedtouch 516).

http://www.speedtest.net/result/359979363.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Speak up Ottawa!

Ottawa speaks -

Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Provider: Bell Sympatico
Type: Max 10 ADSL
Price: $47.95/ month no contract
Monthly Bandwidth: Unlimited
Modem Type: SpeedStream 4200


Download: 8785 kb/s
Upload: 851 kb/s up

Location: Kamloops BC
Provider: Shaw
Type: High Speed + Powerboost
Price: No Bundle - $43.90/ month ($40.95 HS + $2.95 Powerboost) ~$9 off if your bundle
Modem Type: Motorola Surfboard SB5101
Purchased download speed: "Up to 5 Mbps download speed"
Purchased upload speed: "Up to 512 Kbps upload speed"

Powerboost gives a "5 to 20 second burst of downloading speed". So interpret how you want. Without powerboost, I used to be just under the 5Mbps speed offered.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/369015054.png

http://www.speedtest.net/result/371352578.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

My ISP is Shaw and advertised speed 10mbps down/1mbps up. I usually get 9000s for download. Sometimes when i speed test in vancouver server it gives me like 25mbps

http://www.speedtest.net/result/376330207.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
Location: Edmonton, AB
Provider: TELUS
Type: High Speed Extreme
Price: $30.95/month including wireless router (I opted out for a Thompson SpeedTouch)
Monthly Bandwidth: 60GB (Telus doesn't monitor it and hasnt been for years)
Modem Type: THOMSON SpeedTouch 546 v6 modem
Downtime: yet to happen

Advertised speed is 6Mbps Down\1Mbps Up

The so-called Bell "High speed" internet is great if the price is right.

Take a look:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/379501516.png (http://www.speedtest.net)


Location: Toronto, Ontario
Provider: Bell Sympatico
Type:
Total Internet - DSL
Price:
1.Deal with Indian call center few times in a while but if you keep trying (for oh well 10+ times), you might as well end up with a rep who isn't Indian, who would actually solve your problem instead of saying "I can assure you sir that (things-that's-never-true goes here)"
2.Few extra cups of coffee or hot chocolate each month to spend the time while waiting on the phone queue

--keep in mind that you will have to spend around $50 for your DSL service in addition to the prices you have to pay mentioned above..

I pay nothing - because it is a 3 month trial from a local Chinese reseller.

Monthly Bandwidth:
for both upload + download
Modem Type:
2Wire Gateway 2701HG-G

Throttles P2P and bad-for-bell traffic, incl. but not limited to: SIP, Skype, Livestation, BitTorrent,,,etc

http://www.speedtest.net/result/384711160.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Location: vancouver (2 blocks from a switch box)
Provider: Telus
Type: Enchanced (3 Mbps)
Modem Type: 2Wire 2700HG-E
Downtime: some outage while the box was being worked on
waiting while dead modem was replaced

no throttling, 60 GB/month cap not enforced

FWIW, P2P/bittorrent d/l speed is usually 309 KBps.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/388284374.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Shaw High-Speed Cable $40.95/mo
60 Gb/mo included (but I usually 3x that amount - they haven't said anything yet), torrents are fast as long as encryption is enabled.
Modem type: Motorola SB5100 Surfboard

5300 kbps download / 850 kbps upload

Telus adsl

$30.95 / month
60GB download

http://www.speedtest.net/result/391932380.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Shaw High Speed cable. $40.95, $32 with bundle.
60GB/month included.

I pay exactly the same each month as DigitalEight and Lozenge (same service; Shaw High Speed). This is what I get:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/393018803.png

Pretty poor for 2 PM on a Sunday, I think. I am feeling that I have been ripped off.

Interestingly, the Shaw speed test shows a download speed of 588 Kbps which is consistent with the above.
http://speedtest.shaw.ca/speedtest/runtest/

http://www.speedtest.net/result/393127971.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Shaw High-Speed Extreme-1 Cable $42.95/mo

Traded in the modem - now I have a Motorola SB5102. Speed is much better:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/393677784.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Location: Prince George, BC
Shaw High-Speed Extreme-1 Cable $42.95/mo
http://www.speedtest.net/result/393902211.png (http://www.speedtest.net)