Maintenance Email
Hi, I got the e-mail about my service being shut down from 1am-6am Monday - Thursday of next week. For myself, I will be on March break and I will be staying up later than usual. No internet access...
View ArticleIs BTGuard or something similar worth it?
With the recent lawsuit against Teksavvy and huge crackdown on Usenet, I'm thinking about adding a layer of protection. Is using a VPN like BtGuard worth it to hide your IP from public trackers?
View ArticleWhen, pray tell, do new plans go live....
Seem to be having trouble getting an answer...
View Article[DSL] NEW RATES - Aliant
Hey Gang, Here's the rates for out East in Aliant territory. 2/0.640 mbps Unlimited - $36.95 7/0.640 mbps Unlimited - $41.95 15/2 mbps Unlimited - $49.95 -- Marc - CEO/TekSavvy
View ArticleSuper slow speeds from Origin(EA) and Steam?
Maybe as a growing trend, I seem to only be able to get 100kBps worth of download from Origin (Simcity). That in and of itself isn't unheard of, but with my terrible speeds with Twitch(300kBps),...
View Article[DSL] predicting vdsl speed from adsl line stats
I used this: www.speedguide.net/dsl_speed_calc.php I want to predict my vdsl speed from my current adsl line stats. The calculator says I can sync at 24Mbps (for vdsl) but it only has one number. I...
View ArticleUsage - overages
Hey gang, I think I've got the basics figured out for overages. I'm still working on the exact penalties for each package but I'll attempt to explain the gist of it all here. I see a two stage penalty...
View Article[DSL] DSL down? North York?
Look like DSL is down? At least in area... north York. What a bad timing. Still no sync. Damn it. Maybe maintenance or something as it sync'd just about at 0500h.
View Article[Cable] Home phone through cable
Hello, Is it possible to get home phone through cable with Teksavvy or any other provider that is not Rogers? I currently have Home Phone through Rogers. I want to switch providers, but I have no Bell...
View ArticleUpgrading Firmware on Thompson DCM475
Well I've been getting the daily disconnect problems with the Thompson DCM475 as my firmware is still on 02.08. I've called Teksavvy and the representative told me that my modem is now out of warranty...
View Article[Cable] Does the move to ATPIA impact available IPs?
Hi, Great news on the updated speeds, I'm looking forward to it. My understanding is that current TekSavvy cable customers can only have a single IP address, will the move to ATPIA enable customers to...
View ArticleYoutube
We are well aware that many customers have been experiencing less than stellar Youtube streaming and want to let you know that we've been actively looking into it. We are still talking to Google about...
View Article[Cable] DCM475 Firwmare Upgrade
Anybody have the link / required info to complete an upgrade on the DCM475 Cable Modem used for teksavvy. I started having intermittent problems accessing the Internet and support things it's my firmware.
View Article[Cable] NEW RATES - Shaw
Please note that these are not yet available at this time. We can not take orders with these rates yet. This post is for discussion purposes only and will only be discussed here. Our associates will...
View Article[DSL] 2 Wire uncancelled echo , dsl stats
I'm using a 2 wire 2700HG-B in bridge mode. Connected with a profile of 6/8. Dry loop. Whenever I power the modem on, it connects with decent line quality. The 2wire is unlocked and I have access to...
View Article[DSL] NEW RATES - Bell Québec - Update
Please note that these are not yet available at this time. We can not take orders with these rates yet. This post is for discussion purposes only and will only be discussed here. Our associates will...
View Article[Cable] Unfair forced ATPIA cable modem upgrades
As orignal Teksavvy DSL to Cable, customer of almost seven years and I'm sure there are others that feel they're getting treated unfairly with the new ATPIA rates and the unjustified forced Docsis 3.0...
View Article[DSL] NEW RATES - Bell Ontario - Update
Please note that these are not yet available at this time. We can not take orders with these rates yet. This post is for discussion purposes only and will only be discussed here. Our associates will...
View Article[Cable] Unfair $5 Cost for Rogers Speed Change.
So in order to get one of the proposed new packages, I have to pay $5 to change speeds from 28/1 to 25/2 once APOI launches. Why the hell am I getting charged this, when the competition is offering...
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