 Review by HiVolt 
UPDATED: 77 days ago
member for 8.9 years, 4607 visits, last login: a few hours ago
 Toronto, ON
 $40 per month
 Bell Canada
 "Honesty, great DSLR tech presence, no port blocking, MLPPP support"
 "Currently P2P is being forcefully throttled by Bell Canada (read about MLPPP)"
 "Great deals for either premium or unlimited whatever suits your need."
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Update September 4/2009
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No problems! 
Update June 28/2009
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TekSavvy has added more capacity in recent months as well as dedicated hardware for MLPPP. All is well!
Update March 17/2009
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No issues, still receiving great service from TekSavvy.
Update December 14/2008
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Well, the CRTC decision came and went, and they sold out to Bell. They are supposed to rule on the subject of Net Neutrality as a whole for all ISP's in July. I'm not holding my breath, as we know big ISP's & content providers have deep pockets.
As for my TekSavvy service, everything's been great. They've have added more capacity & redundancy in the last couple months to handle the growing demand.
Update September 21/2008
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No problems to speak of, all is well. The CRTC decision will be handed down October 31, I await anxiously and hope they will strike down Bell's traffic shaping. Until then, I'm still using MLPPP.
Update July 15/2008
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No issues, everything working fine. Still using MLPPP to evade traffic shaping, as CAIP continues to battle Bell at the CRTC. I referred my cousin two months ago, one quick email to accounting and I got my referral credit applied!
Update May 27/2008
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Well, some good news... As of a few weeks ago there has been a nice workaround for Bell's traffic shaping. MLPPP (MultiLink PPP) is working great with the help of some Linksys WRT54G router firmware modified by two determined forum members. Other methods of using MLPPP also exist, so read the forums, there are ways around the throttling!
Update April 16/2008
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On Apr.9 my area became affected with the throttling that Bell has imposed on its entire wholesale ISP customer base. While this is obviously out of TekSavvy's control, I feel its worth mentioning here. TekSavvy & other ISP's that are a part of CAIP (Canadian Association of Internet Providers) are currently fighting this issue by filing a formal complaint with the CRTC. I fully support TekSavvy in their fight, and props to them for sticking by their customers!
Update March 13/2008
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No problems, enjoying great service so far.
Update Jan 11/2008
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It's been a month after the official switchover, and it's been smooth sailing!
Dec 10/2007
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Woo, finally fully switched to Teksavvy! I've been using an unlimited login since about April '07, with very few issues.
I contacted TekSavvy mid November to schedule a switch, and provided them with a cancellation # from Sympatico. Sympatico cancellation was on Dec.9, and it was processed successfully and it looks like I've transitioned smoothly with no downtime.
I will update periodically as I have with my other ISP reviews.
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