Internet service from TekSavvy or Lightspeed

[valent|n0]

Anyone uses them?
I would like to to hear some reviews if anyone here uses them that would be great..

I can save about $20/month moving from shaw to teksavvy or lightspeed....
it is a local company here I heard.

[Jeremy617]

customer service reviews or reviews of the actual connection?

teksavvy DSL == telus DSL

they lease the lines from telus, the only difference is that the routers on teksavvy's end support bonding multiple lines together. (pointless for the average consumer)

[!MiKrofT]

Their website is crap. But I've heard good things about their customer service.

[Jeremy617]

unless your looking for dry DSL (no phone line) there doesn't seem much point in straying from telus?

lightspeed 3mbit = 30/mo
lightspeed 6mbit = 37/mo
teksavvy 5mbit = 32/mo

telus 6mbit = 32/mo


unless you're THAT concerned about technical support..

edit: plus with telus if you are technically illiterate you can use their supplied modem/router combo and have them support you for wireless/router issues. Teksavvy/lightspeed will probably just tell you to call your router manufacturer.

[valent|n0]

yea I only need Dry DSL
I am looking for speed review and up time..
as long as speed is as advertise or close enough
and it stable 80 - 90 percent of time. .. rarely goes down and such


so lightspeed and teksavvy are basicaly telus DSL?

[Jeremy617]

teksavvy yes, lightspeed i'm not sure, but 90% chance.

neither has the capital to actually own any of the lines/infrastructure.

from a bit of googling i did i saw people mentioning that telus also does dry DSL for no additional fee.

[!MiKrofT]

They also have higher download limits. Up to 200gb or even unlimited.

[JesseBlue]

i have teksavvy, dry dsl and in surrey...for a 3Mb profile i get around 2.6 dl and 1.2 upload..