[biz] Wifi mesh networks for Amateur Radio Operators
Are there any experts in the wireless world here from the commercial/regulatory side? If so maybe you can help with my question. I have been told that if one gets certified as an advanced amateur radio operator you can use really low frequencies with fairly high power for pretty much anything you want. So what is to stop a group of certified operators from offering wireless mesh services for free as a co-operative, with their obvious frequency and power benefits, and using this network for last mile delivery of various commercial services such as pstn, internet, tv, etc ? Shidan - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Soekris
Does anyone in town have a Soekris box in great shape they want to sell? Send me a note. - Shidan
6 TDM400's
Hi everyone, if you are looking for Digium tdm400 4 port fxo cards im selling each at $400, taxes included. Used but less than a couple of months. I finally convinced one of my customers to get a pri, so I baught his cards back. Send me a note off list if you want some. - Shidan
Cisco Experts Needed
Hi any Cisco voice gurus here? I have a customer who needs a bunch of AS5400's set up to work with our asterisk SIP application server. Looking for people with solid experience, CCIE is good but lots of experience with it, is much better, as their enterprise network setup is a little bit weird to say the least and we have to do it right the first time round. Shidan
Nokia E61 for Sale
I have a new slightly used Nokia E61 for sale, works great with * with built in SIP client and WIFI. Asking for $400 or best offer ..
Re: [biz] Open call: Who are the CLECs and Resellers on the list?
Hi enthusiasts, to any Taug member who wants a hard (PSTN) PRI (GTA only) we will sell at discount and specially for things like purely inbound lines prices are a lot cheaper than you might think. We can't sell less than a PRI though. We don't provide any low volume VoIP services at this time. Cheers, Shidan On 4/19/07, Dave Donovan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: There was a thread in the discussion list that veered on the topic of getting good PRI pricing and good service from carriers. I know I've talked to at least one individual at the meetings who's company has CLEC status and I'm sure there are a couple more. There are probably wholesalers who have good pricing too. We hear about the VOIP providers on a pretty regular basis, but a lot of us want to hook our Asterisk boxes up to the PSTN using traditional TDM circuits. My thought is that the little guys are usually a bit more motivated to compete on price (because of lower overhead than Bell etc) and are better at servicing their customers. So, this is an invitation to all you TAUG members who are selling/reselling traditional tariffed local services like T1, T1/PRI, Analog Lines (1FL), DSL, dry loop etc. Make yourself known to us. Maybe give us a little blurb about your company and an example of some typical pricing if you like. I figure most of us would rather give the business to a TAUG member who knows what Asterisk is, maybe comes to the meetings, and probably knows a lot more about the space and the technology than most of the people at 310-Bell. Note: This is a public service announcement, don't bother emailing me off-list, I'm not currently in the market for services. I look forward to seeing your posts. Dave Donovan
Re: [biz] Very cool little box.
Hi Justin, just to clarify something when you say "They are a Toronto company" shouldn't you be saying "We are a Toronto company". Your price is unreasonably expensive. You almost sold me on it though in your first post and even when I called you at "their" office. Regards, Shidan On 7/10/07, Justin Sweeney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have seen the WBP54G and while useful all it is...is a wireless bridge with no control. I like the design and the way the both concepts are COMBINED into one. And besides, they are a Canadian company. Linksys has enough money. We can talk to them directly and request firmware adjustments. We needed something integrated that allows full management capabilities (including SSH functionality). We can control them all either via SSH or http. We don't have the time fumble about with two separate devices, configure them etc. Our customers like them because they pick them up at the order desk and all they have do is take it to their booth location plug it in and it works. They plug in there phone, computer, POS machine, FAX etc. For our application it makes sense. One device does it all. The ROI is awesome anyway because we charge $250 each phone line. So we make our money very quickly in the trade and consumer show industry. -Original Message- From: Richard (Rogers @ work) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 1:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; biz@taug.ca Subject: Re: [biz] Very cool little box. I thought the same thing too after I looked at the back of their device... http://www.neware.ca/specs.html Richard - Original Message - From: "Nabeel Jafferali" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 12:38 PM Subject: RE: [biz] Very cool little box. > Wouldn't a WBP54G + PAP2T do the same thing for a FRACTION of the cost? I > have a customer doing that at a convention centre in the GTA. > > > -Original Message- > > From: Justin Sweeney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: July 10, 2007 10:52 AM > > To: biz@taug.ca > > Subject: [biz] Very cool little box. > > > > Check this little guy out. > > > > www.neware.ca > > > > It is called the WiPOT. (For WiFi Plain Old Telephone line) > > > > > > The device delivers legacy analog telephone signal via any WiFi > > available network. > > > > You can use it send and receive faxes, Phones and most importantly for > > us POS terminals. We have a lot of use for them. And they work well > > with > > Asterisk! > > > > But I also think anyone could use them in an office environment (office > > in a box) where people keep moving around or just about anywhere you > > don't feel like running a line to. I know I am sick of running wires! > > It > > can act as a network bridge with a DHCP server and 4 port switch! > > > > I think companies that have WiFi everywhere (i.e. Toronto Hydro > > Telecom) > > could use them to deloy VoIP service to home and business customers > > using Asterisk. > > > > Pretty cool. We are using a few for the Grand Prix in outdoor areas > > where we can't physically run a phone line to. They were expensive but > > since we charge a lot for a phone line they payback quickly. > > > > *They are a Toronto company.I think they are looking for a Canadian > > distributor so if anyone is interested give them a call. > > > > - > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [biz] Very cool little box.
If anyone here owns Nortel, Cisco, or any other type of stock you have a stake in that company's product. There is no need to indicate that you own it when you say 'the Sipura 1001 is a good product.' try it out. Which is all I am saying. You work at this company, you own the domain for this company. You commissioned the uClinux guys to design this box for you, you are their primary developer and an officer. Please stop being so asinine and give us just a tad bit of respect. I won't even bother explaining the difference between owning a few shares in Cisco and what you are doing, because no one here is as stupid as you think. --- Shidan
Re: [biz] fundraising / business newsletter
Well personally I have to agree with Mike that we have grown to be and constitute much more than just Asterisk users. I think it's a wonderful idea to incorporate and work on getting capital to do some interesting projects and meetings together, as Reza said, this involves dedication and some hard work, but the results would be worth it. It's also a wonderful idea for us to acknowladge that we are in fact a group of people who tinker with emerging telecommunications, particularly in the open source space. Whether it's Asterisk, Freeswitch, SER, VoIP, voice over wireless, frontiers of speech recognition and interaction and lot's more. If we include all these things formally in our charter we will only attract more bright and interesting people and better sponsorship. I think a name change that reflects that we are more than Asterisk would only help. Something like the Ontario VoIP list makes much more sense for who we are now, not sure if it's as catchy as taug, I think it would be a good idea to brainstorm a new name. --- Shidan On Nov 22, 2007 7:08 PM, Jim Van Meggelen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We evolved out of Simon's Ontario VoIP list, so in a sense we have always > been more than just Asterisk-focused. > > You make a good point, though. > > Still, I think that I still like "TAUG" for at least the following reasons: > 1) I just like the sound of it. "Tee-Vug" just doesn't quite do it for me, > and frankly, if we're going to take the "Asterisk" out of the name, I think > we in good conscience should also consider taking the "Toronto" out of the > name, for much the same sort of reasons. > 2) I think that Asterisk is still the primary phenomenon. We're all wise > enough not to get caught up in the fanboy mentality, but Asterisk is still a > big part of what we are all about, so unless the semantics becomes a > problem, it's probably not an inaccurate moniker, even if we stray into > other areas of common interest on a regular basis. > 3) I am not really a fan of the term VoIP, mostly because it seems to have > be taken over by the media to mean little more than cheap long distance. > > Given that we have members from the other side of the globe, perhaps should > grow our vision beyond NPA 416. How about the "Commonwealth Emerging > Communications Enthusiaists and Opportunists" . . . > > A rose by any other name . . . > > :-) > > Jim > > -- > Jim Van Meggelen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177 > > "A child is the ultimate startup, and I have three. > This makes me rich." > Guy Kawasaki > -- > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Mike Ashton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: November 22, 2007 3:35 PM > > To: biz > > Subject: Re: [biz] fundraising / business newsletter > > > > I'd be in for providing some funds to get things moving, this > > group is an invaluable resource. > > > > Chuck brought up, about linking to TAUG, and this brought on > > the thought that "Are we morphing? Have we evolved?". Maybe a > > question we need to ask ourselves is: Are we still TAUG or > > are we becoming TVUG ( Toronto Voip Users Group )? > > > > I clearly hear threads of many other applications, like SER, > > freeSwitch, sipX, etc > > > > Yes, Asterisk is the main focus, but other issues like > > routers, phones, PSTN trunking are generic ones. But then the > > next steps are: > > - configuring SER with Asterisk. > > - the VoiceMail project, will it become a standalone app? > > - Clustering/HA > > > > Thoughts? > > > > Mike > > > > Chuck Mariotti wrote: > > > > There are huge benefits to doing this and it depends on > > where the group is going exactly. If there are big visions > > for the future, then yes, do it. If it is more of the same, > > with incremental improvements, I would keep it as is. This > > will be a LOT more work. As well, the warm and fuzzies will > > likely stop soon afterward since it becomes less of a 'for > > the love of it' and more of a 'because I have to'. > > > > If things do grow and the momentum is there, then I do > > it being of benefit. > > > > As well, could always start this without TAUG at the > > heart of it but linked... but not sure where your vision is. > > > > My 2 cents. > > > > Regards, > > > > Chuck > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Simon P. Ditner [mailto:[EMAIL
Re: [biz] Digium’s One Millionth Asterisk Download in 2007 Caps Record Year for Company
Maybe the Fonality rep. on this list can tell us how many trixbox downloads have been had since it was taken over by them. Thats a statistic I'm interested in as well. Cheers, Shidan On Dec 19, 2007 6:54 PM, Steve Lecomte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pretty impressive! > > From the Digium press release: > > Digium's One Millionth Asterisk Download in 2007 Caps Record Year for Company > > Open Source Telephony Leader Enters Next Phase of Business Growth with > New Leadership Team, Products, Partnerships and Acquisitions > > HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Digium(R), Inc., the Asterisk(R) > Company, today announced the one millionth download of Asterisk in > 2007, capping off a record year for the leading open source telephony > company. Digium, which will complete its 24th consecutive quarter of > growth and profitability this year, created headlines with new > executive appointments, industry awards, strategic partnerships and > acquisitions aimed at further advancing the company's presence in the > small-to-medium-sized (SMB) VoIP market. > > Open source Asterisk continues to revolutionize the VoIP market by > giving companies a cheaper and more flexible alternative to > proprietary solutions. The 2007 introduction of Digium's Asterisk > Appliance (AA50) based on Embedded Asterisk Business Edition > successfully combined the cost savings and flexibility of open source > with the rapid installation, high reliability and ease of use of a > business appliance. PC Magazine called the Asterisk Appliance > "astonishingly compact" and packed with "high-end features." > > Additional 2007 highlights include: > > Executive Appointments – Danny Windham joined the company as CEO from > ADTRAN, a $500M+, publicly-traded networking company. Mark Spencer, > founder of Digium and creator of Asterisk, assumed the role of CTO to > focus on growing the future of Asterisk and developing new unified > communications applications based on open source. Digium also added a > VP of Sales and VP of Engineering to round out its management team. > > Acquisitions – With its new executive leadership team in place, Digium > looked to grow its presence within the Asterisk open source community > and SMB VoIP market. In July, Digium acquired Sokol & Associates, the > premier provider of training for Asterisk users and producer of the > AstriCon open source user conference. In September, Digium completed > its acquisition of Switchvox, a leading provider of IP PBX phone > systems powered by Asterisk for SMBs. > > Partnerships – In October, Digium announced a partnership with 3Com > Corporation to offer "3Com Asterisk" to small businesses that need a > reliable, easy-to-deploy voice solution based on open standards and > open source. Digium also announced a licensing agreement with NTT > Software Corp., a subsidiary of Japan's largest phone company, to sell > products based on Asterisk Business Edition in Asia. > > Industry Awards –Digium won InfoWorld's Best of Open Source Software > (BOSS) award and was the only open source company recognized in the > VoIP category. Digium was named the top emerging VoIP vendor by > Computer Reseller News (CRN) and its newly acquired Switchvox SMB 3.0 > Software received the publication's "Tech Innovator" award. Network > World named Digium an "open source company to watch" and CRM Magazine > gave Digium its "Rising Star" and "Service Excellence" award. Locally, > Digium accepted the Alabama "Governor's Trade Excellence Award" for > its commitment to local and international business. > > Reseller Program and the Digium Asterisk Marketplace – In 2007, Digium > announced a new Authorized Reseller Program and unveiled the Digium > Asterisk Marketplace to give the Asterisk community of end-users, > developers, small businesses and enterprises a one-stop online > destination for all their open source VoIP deployment needs. > > Digium|Asterisk World – This year marked the inaugural debut of > Digium|Asterisk World, an event solely dedicated to advancing open > source IP telephony communications in business environments. The event > included a ceremony announcing the winners of the first annual Digium > "Innovation Awards" honoring businesses putting Asterisk to use in new > and exciting ways. > > "I am very proud of the great strides Digium made in 2007 to > demonstrate Asterisk's unquestionable growth and impact on the SMB and > enterprise markets," said Digium CEO Danny Windham. "In many ways 2007 > was Digium's coming of age with regard to aligning award-winning > products and partnerships with a clear vis
Re: [biz] Emerging Communications Conference
If anyone wants to go from Taug, let me know and I will try and get you a discount pass. This will be a very inspiring show, and I'm sure everyone will gain a new perspective on where we are are heading. --- Shidan On Feb 18, 2008 7:32 PM, Jim Van Meggelen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Folks, > > I wanted to get a plug in for Ecomm, the Emerging Communications conference. > Inspired by Etel (which was cancelled by O'Reilly), this conference is > poised to carry on the spririt. > > This conference is not a trade show; it is more about getting people > together to contemplate what the future of communications might hold. > > In past years it's been pretty cool, and I heartily recommend it if you want > to get a sense of what the visionaries and dreamers are thinking about. > > http://ecommmedia.com/ > > Jim > > > -- > Jim Van Meggelen > Core Telecom Innovations > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.coretel.ca > 416-425-6111 x6001 > 877-CORETEL x6001 (Canada) > www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177 > http://downloads.oreilly.com/books/9780596510480.pdf > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [biz] Stable Bandwidth Provider
With Telnets infrastructure for the GTA, they would be one of my top choices for DSL service. I can definitely vouch for Bill as a very responsive and competent person and a company is usually as good as the people that run it. --- Shidan On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 12:06 PM, Philip Mullis wrote: > Hey Keith, I recently ordered some dids from Bill and had them next day. > > if you ordered them 2 years ago you probably caught them at the time there > clec status was underway and got delayed. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 14-Feb-09, at 8:37 AM, "Keith Major | Aquarius Telecom Inc." < > k.ma...@aquariustel.com> wrote: > > Thanks Bill, >> >> You may remember our company requested Oshawa DIDs from your 2 years ago >> and >> are still waiting. Our client isn't willing to wait that long. >> >> Regards, >> >> >> Keith Major >> Network Engineer & Business Development >> Aquarius Telecom Inc. >> www.aquariustel.com >> 416.800.0833 ext. 1005 >> >> Hosted PBX Services & Business VoIP Solutions >> ___ >> > > > >> This e-mail may be privileged and/or confidential, and the sender does not >> waive any related rights and obligations. >> Any distribution, use or copying of this e-mail or the information it >> contains by other than an intended recipient is unauthorized. >> If you received this e-mail in error, please advise me (by return e-mail >> or >> otherwise) immediately. >> >> Ce courrier électronique est confidentiel et protégé. L'expéditeur ne >> renonce pas aux droits et obligations qui s'y rapportent. >> Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce message ou des renseignements >> qu'il contient par une personne autre que le (les) destinataire(s) >> désigné(s) est interdite. >> Si vous recevez ce courrier électronique par erreur, veuillez m'en aviser >> immédiatement, par retour de courrier électronique ou par un autre moyen. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Bill Sandiford [mailto:b...@telnetcommunications.com] >> Sent: February 13, 2009 11:20 PM >> To: 'Keith Major | Aquarius Telecom Inc.'; 'Toronto Asterisk Business >> Group' >> Subject: RE: [biz] Stable Bandwidth Provider >> >> Keith: >> >> Depending on where you are on University we may be able to help. We have >> our own DSLAM in the TOROON01 Central Office with which we are able to >> provide ADSL2+ and SDSL. >> >> Get me the address off-list and I'll let you know. >> >> Regards, >> Bill >> >> From: Keith Major | Aquarius Telecom Inc. [mailto:k.ma...@aquariustel.com >> ] >> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 11:01 PM >> To: 'Toronto Asterisk Business Group' >> Subject: [biz] Stable Bandwidth Provider >> >> Good Evening, >> >> I'm looking to replace a Bell DSL connection on University Ave in Toronto >> and I was wondering if anyone out there could point me in the direction of >> a >> reliable provider who could provide a static IP. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Keith >> >> >> Keith Major >> Network Engineer & Business Development >> Aquarius Telecom Inc. >> www.aquariustel.com<http://www.aquariustel.com/> >> 416.800.0833 ext. 1005 >> [cid:image001.jpg@01C98E2E.DBA6EEC0] >> Hosted PBX Services & Business VoIP Solutions >> ___ >> > > > >> This e-mail may be privileged and/or confidential, and the sender does not >> waive any related rights and obligations. >> Any distribution, use or copying of this e-mail or the information it >> contains by other than an intended recipient is unauthorized. >> If you received this e-mail in error, please advise me (by return e-mail >> or >> otherwise) immediately. >> >> Ce courrier électronique est confidentiel et protégé. L'expéditeur ne >> renonce pas aux droits et obligations qui s'y rapportent. >> Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce message ou des renseignements >> qu'il contient par une personne autre que le (les) destinataire(s) >> désigné(s) est interdite. >> Si vous recevez ce courrier électronique par erreur, veuillez m'en aviser >> immédiatement, par retour de courrier électronique ou par un autre moyen. >> >> >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.22/1946 - Release Date: >> 11/02/2009 >> 11:13 AM >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.22/1946 - Release Date: >> 11/02/2009 >> 11:13 AM >> >> >> >> - >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: biz-unsubscr...@taug.ca >> For additional commands, e-mail: biz-h...@taug.ca >> >>
Re: [biz] Good DSL service to recommend
Actually this is something I have been wondering about myself. Is it really an issue if you are greater than 21/2 miles from the CO in Toronto now days? Isn't all the DSL traffic going out PTM-TC on hydro's fiber network long before it hits any providers CO or DSLAM? On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Peng Li wrote: > Hi, > Make sure you check with them (Techsavvy or Bell) that your home is about 2 > 1/2 miles to CO, otherwise, no DSL service will be available with good > quality. Cable or Wireless might be the choices left. > > In my area, I tried DSL with Bell and the speed was so slow. They finally > figured that my neighborhood is a bit beyond that range and I have to suck > up with Rogers. I don't like Roger's services of charging so much with > usage > caps. they also creep up the fee. > > peng > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 8:07 PM, Adam Ronthal wrote: > > > I have been with teksavvy for 5 years now and been very satisfied. > > > > Adam > > > > On 3/29/09, Claude Tambu wrote: > > > Morning All, > > > > > > > > > > > > Not sure if I should post in the Business or Tech section, but the > > question > > > looks for business than technical... > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm looking to purchase DSL service for my home office and was > wondering > > if > > > anyone would have a suggestion to make. For starters, > > > > > > I host my homegrown Asterisk box running and mail server. > > > > > > > > > > > > must-have Features: > > > - At least one static IP > > > - Absolutely No port block (e.g. Bell and Rogers blocks TCP 25) > > > > > > > > > > > > It'll also be nice not to pay thru the roof for the said-service > > > > > > > > > > > > I was looking at Techsavvy and I see their service/price offering to be > > > appealing... anyone has experience with them or could recommend a good > > > company out there? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks all and have a wonderful day! > > > > > > > > > > > > Warmest Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > Claude > > > > > > > -- > > Sent from my mobile device > > > > - > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: biz-unsubscr...@taug.ca > > For additional commands, e-mail: biz-h...@taug.ca > > > > >
Re: [biz] Good DSL service to recommend
That's exactly what I'm talking about. As far as I know for the GTA the dslams in CO's actually don't connect to copper but instead the remote dslams (OPI dslams) convert the traffic to PTM-TC, not ATM and send it the CO over fiber where it's optionally interfaced with the providers dslam again for legacy management systems. I believe this change was made 6 years ago when Bell upgraded their DSL network to Lucent equipment and hydro's backbone. That's why I think distance from the CO is probably not a good measure for the GTA. Bill, I'd love to hear a talk about DSL infrastructure, I'm sure most people would be really interested. --- Shidan On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Bill Sandiford < b...@telnetcommunications.com> wrote: > Hi Guys: > > I think Shidan was referring to those roadside DSLAMs (they're called OPI > DSLAMs). > > At a meeting in the future I could probably speak about DSL infrastructure > and how it all works. As most of you know we operate our own ADSL2+ DSLAMs, > but unfortunately with a very limited footprint. > > With regards to the CRTC regulatory issues mentioned by Doug, I'm writing > another email shortly that I'm going to send to both lists. There is a lot > going on that will impact everyone that uses DSL for VoIP and I'll give you > the quick version (I'd like to give you the long version but I'm too busy > responding to the legal briefs to fight this stuff). > > Regards, > Bill > > > -Original Message- > From: Douglas Pickett [mailto:douglas.pick...@rogers.com] > Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 12:39 PM > To: Shidan > Cc: biz@taug.ca > Subject: Re: [biz] Good DSL service to recommend > > Shidan, > The major issue with any DSL service is really "the last mile", not > (usually) the upstream towards the Internet. > > The copper loop from your premises (and your DSL modem) back to the CO > where > it connects to the DSLAM is usually the bottleneck. There's no getting > away > from physics, and the more distance from your premises back to the DSLAM > the > weaker the signal is, and therefore the lower the maximum data rate. In > the > early days of DSL there were also issues that some circuits had special > conditioning circuits added to help the voice service, but they would > degrade the DSL service so that a circuit that should have worked correctly > based only on distance would not in fact be usable. Ordering DSL when it > was first offered was very unpredictable. > > Bell has been getting around this distance issue by installing DSLAM's > outside of CO's, closer to the customer premises - I've been noticing extra > little boxes bolted onto the side of many of the roadside junction boxes > that act as distribution points for Bell's wiring infrastructure, which I > think are these. > > From what I understand Bell had been excluding other ISP's from access to > this upgraded infrastructure - IANAL, but I believe their position was that > the CRTC's rulings that required them to allow other ISP's to access their > infrastructure at favourable prices only applied to equipment installed in > the CO's. From the non-Bell ISP's perspective this amounted to Bell > reserving higher performance only for Bell's own customers. I can't > remember now whether the CRTC was extending (or had extended) their ruling > to requiring Bell to offer access to this infrastructure, or whether the > non-Bell ISP's had merely made an application that the CRTC do so. > > Regards, > Doug. > > - Original Message - > From: "Shidan" > To: "Peng Li" > Cc: "Adam Ronthal" ; "Claude Tambu" > ; > Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 9:49 PM > Subject: Re: [biz] Good DSL service to recommend > > > > Actually this is something I have been wondering about myself. Is it > > really > > an issue if you are greater than 21/2 miles from the CO in Toronto now > > days? > > Isn't all the DSL traffic going out PTM-TC on hydro's fiber network long > > before it hits any providers CO or DSLAM? > > > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Peng Li wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> Make sure you check with them (Techsavvy or Bell) that your home is > about > >> 2 > >> 1/2 miles to CO, otherwise, no DSL service will be available with good > >> quality. Cable or Wireless might be the choices left. > >> > >> In my area, I tried DSL with Bell and the speed was so slow. They > finally > >> figured that my neighborhood is a bit beyond that range and I
Re: [biz] Good DSL service to recommend
Missed this note, this is pretty interesting if it's really the case. Does anyone have any references or can confirm this? > > From what I understand Bell had been excluding other ISP's from access to > this upgraded infrastructure - IANAL, but I believe their position was that > the CRTC's rulings that required them to allow other ISP's to access their > infrastructure at favourable prices only applied to equipment installed in > the CO's. From the non-Bell ISP's perspective this amounted to Bell > reserving higher performance only for Bell's own customers. I can't > remember now whether the CRTC was extending (or had extended) their ruling > to requiring Bell to offer access to this infrastructure, or whether the > non-Bell ISP's had merely made an application that the CRTC do so. > > Regards, > Doug. > > - Original Message - From: "Shidan" > To: "Peng Li" > Cc: "Adam Ronthal" ; "Claude Tambu" < > cla...@i-mailz.com>; > Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 9:49 PM > Subject: Re: [biz] Good DSL service to recommend > > > > Actually this is something I have been wondering about myself. Is it >> really >> an issue if you are greater than 21/2 miles from the CO in Toronto now >> days? >> Isn't all the DSL traffic going out PTM-TC on hydro's fiber network long >> before it hits any providers CO or DSLAM? >> >> On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Peng Li wrote: >> >> Hi, >>> Make sure you check with them (Techsavvy or Bell) that your home is about >>> 2 >>> 1/2 miles to CO, otherwise, no DSL service will be available with good >>> quality. Cable or Wireless might be the choices left. >>> >>> In my area, I tried DSL with Bell and the speed was so slow. They finally >>> figured that my neighborhood is a bit beyond that range and I have to >>> suck >>> up with Rogers. I don't like Roger's services of charging so much with >>> usage >>> caps. they also creep up the fee. >>> >>> peng >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 8:07 PM, Adam Ronthal >>> wrote: >>> >>> > I have been with teksavvy for 5 years now and been very satisfied. >>> > >>> > Adam >>> > >>> > On 3/29/09, Claude Tambu wrote: >>> > > Morning All, >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > Not sure if I should post in the Business or Tech section, but the >>> > question >>> > > looks for business than technical... >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > I'm looking to purchase DSL service for my home office and was >>> wondering >>> > if >>> > > anyone would have a suggestion to make. For starters, >>> > > >>> > > I host my homegrown Asterisk box running and mail server. >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > must-have Features: >>> > > - At least one static IP >>> > > - Absolutely No port block (e.g. Bell and Rogers blocks TCP 25) >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > It'll also be nice not to pay thru the roof for the said-service >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > I was looking at Techsavvy and I see their service/price offering to >>> > > be >>> > > appealing... anyone has experience with them or could recommend a > > >>> good >>> > > company out there? >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > Thanks all and have a wonderful day! >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > Warmest Regards, >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > Claude >>> > > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Sent from my mobile device >>> > >>> > - >>> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: biz-unsubscr...@taug.ca >>> > For additional commands, e-mail: biz-h...@taug.ca >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >> > >
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