COUNTRY
Canada
SERVICE PROVIDER
Internet Kingston
TYPE
3.0 Mbps Residential DSL
PRICE
$44.95 CAD, includes modem rental. The first six months were $24.95.
SPEED
Down / Up
Rated (bits/sec): 3.0 Mbps / 800 Kbps
Rated (bytes/sec): 375 kbps / 100 kbps
My Actual: 280 k/s / 80 k/s
RESTRICTIONS
None, uncapped (this is why I'm with them!)
PERKS
Same ol' same ol', phone filters, 5 email addresses, 5MB webspace, 10 hours of dial-up
These guys are basically renting Bell's DSL service to us. It's uncapped, which is fantastic for me, since a couple of months ago, I would have definitely hit the cap if I was on any other service provider.
Because of factors with the phone line, overhead, and distance from the switch station, my download speed reaches 75% of the rated line (not bad). No one gets 100% of the rated line. The 80 k/s upload speed is quite nice for serving, although I don't do much of it. It helps immensly for online gaming (Xbox Live, battle.net, direct TCP/IP, you name it).
Originally, the price of this was great ($25 a month). Now, I pay $45 a month for quality; service interruptions are rare, the speed is very consistent, and there's no cap. This is why I recommend looking into the "little guys" before going with the big companies. You, however, would probably benefit from a bundle. Also, the download/upload cap should not affect you, so going with the "big boys" shouldn't be an issue.
Canada
SERVICE PROVIDER
Internet Kingston
TYPE
3.0 Mbps Residential DSL
PRICE
$44.95 CAD, includes modem rental. The first six months were $24.95.
SPEED
Down / Up
Rated (bits/sec): 3.0 Mbps / 800 Kbps
Rated (bytes/sec): 375 kbps / 100 kbps
My Actual: 280 k/s / 80 k/s
RESTRICTIONS
None, uncapped (this is why I'm with them!)
PERKS
Same ol' same ol', phone filters, 5 email addresses, 5MB webspace, 10 hours of dial-up
These guys are basically renting Bell's DSL service to us. It's uncapped, which is fantastic for me, since a couple of months ago, I would have definitely hit the cap if I was on any other service provider.
Because of factors with the phone line, overhead, and distance from the switch station, my download speed reaches 75% of the rated line (not bad). No one gets 100% of the rated line. The 80 k/s upload speed is quite nice for serving, although I don't do much of it. It helps immensly for online gaming (Xbox Live, battle.net, direct TCP/IP, you name it).
Originally, the price of this was great ($25 a month). Now, I pay $45 a month for quality; service interruptions are rare, the speed is very consistent, and there's no cap. This is why I recommend looking into the "little guys" before going with the big companies. You, however, would probably benefit from a bundle. Also, the download/upload cap should not affect you, so going with the "big boys" shouldn't be an issue.
"Yay! We did it!"
"Who are you?"
"Um, uh... just ... a guy." *flee*
"Who are you?"
"Um, uh... just ... a guy." *flee*