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the best in the REGISTRATIONS OF DOMAINS biz
Videotron no extrea charge Through put per mounth
below Receive 10GB (w-n =1gb) Transmit 5GB (w-n .5 GB)
Basic Internet cable Rate $29.5 But with 12 mo contract $24.95 [save $60 You must ask)
Extreem High-Speed up to 4mbits download 640kps up load $69.95 or $59.95 on contract +modem
Videotron.ca claim 100x the speed of 56k we get only 7x
(Bell system 10x faster)
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2008
Friday Apr 11, 2008 Internet throttling defended
'Resellers don't want to invest anything'
Thursday Feb 7, 2008 Vidéotron on fast track
Cable company Vidéotron Ltd. rolled out Canada's fastest Internet service yesterday, capable of downloading a 10-track album...
Vidéotron's 50 Mbps service will cost $79.95 a month and have a monthly upload and download cap of 50 GB. Vidéotron also unveiled a 30 Mbps service yesterday, priced at $64.95 a month with a 30 GB cap. [Ihav no cap] In contrast, Bell charges $94.95 a month for its 16 Mbps service with a 100 GB cap.
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Friday Mar 3, 2006 it Videotron takes aim at Bell with network upgrade
Carrier to spend $18 million to increase bandwidth in central Quebec
...the modernization will take network capacity in the region from lagging behind Videotron’s network in the Montreal area to exceeding the 750-MHz capacity of the Montreal-area network.
,,,Videotron has been quite successful with voice over IP (VOIP) telephone service offerings in the Montreal and Quebec City areas, Arnold commented. Videotron says it now has more than 163,000 VOIP subscribers. But Arnold said Videotron is succeeding in the voice market by offering significantly lower prices than Bell, and “you have to wonder, can they possibly be making money with this.”
2005
Thursday Nov 17, 2005 rci Canada is expected to support continued United States control of the Internet this week at the Wordl Summit of the International Society. There are fears that if control is handed over to the United Nations, countries known for imposing censorship such as China and Cuba could bypass UN authority. In the past, countries with poor human rights record have used their position as UN member states to blunt criticism of their activities by the UN Human Rights Commission. There have been calls from the international community for the creation of a UN oversight body. But the European Union says such a body must ensure freedom of speech.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2005 Representatives from the United States and nations that had sought to break up some of its control over the Internet reached an accord on Tuesday night that leaves the supervision of domain names and other technical resources unchanged. They agreed instead to an evolutionary approach to Internet management.
But the accord, a document of principles that delegates from more than 100 countries worked out here after more than two years of sometimes fiery argument, also established a new international forum intended to give governments a stronger voice in Internet policy issues, including the address system, a trade-off that the Americans were willing to accept.
Although many of the Internet's basic concepts and its infrastructure grew out of American government and academic research in the 1960's and 70's, most Internet users are now outside the United States. The computer network has grown into a critical international tool for communications and commerce.
The deal clears the way for the summit to focus on how poorer nations can benefit from the digital revolution
Reported in the IHT and on BBC
Wednesday Nov 16, 2005
Who controls the internet? Wrong question! As the World Summit on the Information Society opens in Tunis, Becky Hogge says delegates should focus on the real not be trapped in the virtual
Wednesday Nov 16, 2005 BATTLING FOR CONTROL OF THE INTERNET
Should the United States give up control of the Internet? That’s the subject of a heated debate taking place this week at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis. The European Union is pressing for a U.N. role in governing the Internet, which is currently in the hands of a U.S. nonprofit. Lawrence Lessig breaks down the debate and argues the Internet is already in good hands.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2005 On the line: the internet's future
Ownership: World leaders meet today to discuss regulation; US fighting to regain control of global network. Censorship: State power increasingly used to limit access; Dissenters beaten outside summit site
What the delegates won't discuss is the creeping spectre of censorship.
Thursday Nov 10, 2005 Academics Take Sides in ICANN Tug of War
Experts debate whether the United States should share
stewardship of the Internet.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2005 Lawful Access turns up the heat on ISPs
With a key piece of legislation now in play, Internet providers could find themselves beholden to the powers that be. CAIP and CIPS wonder what the price of co-operation with the cops will be
Timeline: Our complete Lawful Access coverage
November 8, 2005 wt UN-run Web a bad idea
No one knows what would happen to the Internet if the United Nations started playing a role in its governance, but it would only be a matter of time before certain countries opposed to a free exchange of ideas and information formed a "pro-Internet-censorship bloc" Neil Hrab in The Washington Times.
November 15, 2005 Showdown in Tunis: Internet's future on UN summit's agenda
As the Internet has grown crucial to global commerce, countries are hoping to loosen the U.S.' grip on Web governance during the United Nations' summit on the information age that begins in Tunis tomorrow. While the U.S. argues the Internet works fine as it is, most of the rest of the world claims the Web is a global resource that must be democratized.
Tuesday Nov 8, 2005 Secretary-General Kofi Annan: Contrary to some misinformation, the United Nations is not trying to take over or police the Internet
Sunday Nov 6, 2005 it Global leaders debate Internet governance
The U.S. wants to continue to lead the body that controls domain names and root zones, but others are calling for a UN-style regime. We get Canadian reaction and examine the risks
ICANN can shut down offensive sites, but it's not a political group
ICANNed
it Readers weigh in on . . .
ISPs under the gun; electricity over-run; the 411 on 311
Tuesday Nov 1, 2005 ew
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whatever it can to cover costs. Google AdSense to the rescue.
Monday Jun 13, 2005 ts
Mischievous use of domain names tests dispute policy
Designed as an easy and effective method to locate websites and route email, domain names attracted the attention of speculators in the mid-1990s who quickly realized their value and the potential to resell them to the highest bidder. It is no wonder then that domain name disputes emerged as one of the first Internet legal issues.
Tuesday Apr 19, 2005 Bandwidth Meter speed test we are 226.5 Kbps - You 226.5 kbps
Bandwidth Meter
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March 2005 WN moved to https://myhosting.com/
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Wednesday, Jun. 25, 2003 globe Sympatico revamps Internet access plans Sympatico High Speed and High Speed Ultra (business-oriented) broadband Internet services are being speeded up as part of the company's plan to simplify its services and offer more sophisticated on-line content ...speeds up to 1.5 megabits per second (up from 1 Mbps) and accelerated upload speeds, which are doubled from 160 Kbps to 320 Kbps. ....upload and download from the Internet, limitations often called "bit caps." After July 4, both High Speed and Ultra customers will not incur additional charges for bandwidth usage.
Thursday, Jun. 5, 2003 globe Sympatico to speed up Internet access
Canadian ISP plans to increase speed of basic ADSL service by 50%, to 1.5 Mbps
The service upgrade will also include an increase in the top speed for uploads, to 320 kilobits per second (up from 160 Kbps). The upgrade will bring Sympatico into the same speed range as cable-based high-speed ISP competitor Rogers Cable. Sympatico's help line at 416-310-7873 for information.
Monday Mar 24, 2003 globe Sympatico eyes faster DSL
Bell Sympatico is conducting trials of new DSL technology, and there is speculation the company is preparing a faster version of its basic DSL Internet access system
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Did you know, the top five ISPs (AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo!, MSN, and CompuServe)
(www.webopedia.com/TERM/I/ISP.html) account for about 75 percent of
all email accounts. These companies are the core of the delivery problem.
It's critical to focus on what can be done to get mail delivered to people
using those services.
2002
Test you Bandwidth
Friday Dec 20, 2002 MISSISSAUGA:
NEW FEDERAL BODY TAKES OVER AIRPORT SCREENING
Canada's transport minister, David Collenette, has announced that the
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority will take over
responsibility for airport screening starting on Jan. 1. Mr.
Collenette says its creation is part of the "safety and security
culture" now needed in the airline industry. The decision to create
it was taken as part of Canada's response to the Sept. 11 attacks.
The minister made his remarks in Mississauga, Ont., at the graduation
ceremony for one of the last groups of graduates of the agency's new
screeners. The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority takes over
responsibility for screening from the country's airlines, thus
standardizing screening across Canada, while imposing stricter
screening procedures to be enforced by its 3,000 screeners. It will
also implement a new pass system for restricted areas of airports and
random screening for airline employees
Saturday Dec 14, 2002 cbc
COURT SETS PRECEDENT IN INTERNET DEFAMATION SUIT
The highest court in Australia has made a landmark ruling that could
affect Internet defamation cases around the world.
The best way to boost personal computer speeds is still to pay for broadband modem links over cable television lines or digital subscriber line (DSL) high-speed phone lines. DSL is typically 10 to 25 times faster than dial-up access over standard phone lines. Cable modems run 20 to 100 times faster. see DSL from Norbert dslreports
Monday Nov 11, 2002 globe Sympatico blends bit caps
Under the new system, dial-up customers will be limited to 2GB of total monthly activity. Similarly, High-Speed users will be limited to 10GB and Ultra users to 20GB.
Sympatico will still be applying the same extra charges to those users who exceed their limits. Users will be charged $7.95 per gigabyte over their monthly limits, up to a maximum of $30 per month (or almost 4GB over the limits). If a subscriber uses more bandwidth than that, no extra charges will be levied, a Sympatico spokesman said.
....users of Kazaa and Gnutella now account for an astonishing 40 to 60 per cent of all Internet traffic.
from Norbert If you sign up to also use Bell as a long distance carrier the limit for DSL is waived.
That's whay I did now. Unless you REALLY use a lot of long-distance, it's actually a pretty good deal. (Something like 2hrs of free long-distance monthly. PLUS unlimited downloads.)
Sunday Sep 1, 2002 Sept. w-n on Videotron Labour
Thursday Jul 11, 2002 cbc 'SLAMMERS' SEEK TO STEAL INTERNET NAMES
If you own your own Internet domain name, experts are warning against
scams that would take away control of your piece of Internet real
estate.
March 13, 2002 Alcatel Re-signs Bell Canada
Bell Canada gives a four-year, $400 million deal to Alcatel and plans to get DSL to 85% of its customers by year's end. ...It's been a while since a U.S. telco has dropped a few hundred million on access equipment, but today's news that Bell Canada sealed a $400 million, four-year agreement with Alcatel is a reminder of the good old days before U.S. incumbents clamped down on capital expenditures.
Wed Mar 20, 2002 montreal.cbc Sympatico mulls New higher-speed access
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 cbc INTERNET PROVIDER LOSES E-MAILS
A cable Internet provider in Quebec says it has lost up to 12,500
e-mails destined for its customers. Officials at Videotron say nothing
can be done to recover the messages.
 thanks to www.laurentian.com
Wednesday Feb 6, 2002 neteconomy The Eagle Still Hasn't Landed ![[Version en français]](images/fr.gif)
Each novel pay service during the Internet's next decade
will be one small step for a service provider, one giant
leap for service-providerkind.
Tuesday, 1 January, 2002, bbc
Challenge to bogus net name holders
...The speculators face losing all the money they used to buy the domains because .info domains registered on or before 31 August 2001 were locked for 180 days. This means they cannot be sold or transferred.
January 18, 2002 nytimes
Bush's Advisers on Ethics Discuss Human Cloning
Saturday Jan 12, 2002 Me, my web and I
...
The UK's patch of cyberspace has just got a little bigger with the arrival of the .me.uk domain. In an attempt to discourage speculators the usual £5 registration fee has been increased to £50.
This will gradually be lowered over the coming months until July when it will reach the standard level of £5 per domain.
C|net test Saturday Jan 12, 2002 15:09
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577 | | | How did your speed compare? | | ugh | | | «33.6k modem download speed |
| | ugh | | | «typical 56k modem download speed |
| | slow | | | «single channel ISDN |
| | bearable | | | «dual channel ISDN |
| | ok | | | «IDSL |
| | ok | | | «150k Video Stream |
| | ok | | | «Fastest multiplayer games |
| | fast | | | «192k 'near CD quality' MP3 |
| | download | | | upload | | | faster | | | «300k Video Stream |
| | rocks | (half megabit not shown) | | awesome | (1mbit barrier not shown) | | insane | (2mbit barrier not shown) | | dude! | (5mbit barrier not shown) |
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30/Mar/2001 Internet Customers Scramble as Big D.S.L. Network Goes Dark 'NorthPoint Communications'
In what some fear may become a trend, a major provider of fast
Internet access has collapsed, leaving more than 100,000 users
without service.
January 31, 2001
 Do-It-Yourself DSL
Unfortunately, the line was glacially slow. The average download speed was mired around 28 kbps--well below the several hundred kbps that DSL connections can offer, and far below the speed of a 56-kpbs dial-up modem. Numerous calls to EarthLink's Bell was not the only bomb!
test Sunday Dec 2, 2001 9:45 pm
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www.dslreports.com/archive/videotron.ca and we're way on the low side...
| on videotron 24.201.115.49 |
| date | down kpps | up kpps | x 56k |
| 11/Jan/2002 15:22 la | 641 | 95 | ?x |
| 11/Jan/2002 15:02 la | 264 | 121 | ?x |
| 02/Dec/2001 22:02 la | 163 | 78 | 3x |
| 25/Oct/2001 16:30 la | 409 | 97 | 8x |
| 22/Oct/2001 08:57 wc | 589 | 117 | 11x |
| 22/Oct/2001 08:43 | 1247 | 115 | 24x |
| 22/Oct/2001 07:58 | 633 | 116 | |
| 21/Oct/2001 17:55 | 368 | 120 | 7x |
| last yr W-N | 898 | 126 | |
| range hi avg all users | 3410 | 120 | |
| low avg all users | 2390 | 60 |
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The Sympatico.
Test ,
and our results for the 1MB download were:
Average throughput:kilobits/sec / Total Time: milliseconds
21/Oct/2001 18:03 | 1316 / 6370
Last year 1018 / 8240
determining their 1 Meg Modem speeds at the time of testing. The speed may vary depending on the distance from the serving Central Office and the condition of the local phone line. Transfer Rates are approximate and are best interpreted with the assistance of our help desk.
www.cablemodemhelp.com Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Cable Modems
The Bell usergroup ...can they get mad! Bell has done such a bad job of helping new users that an outside help page has received over 108,120 hits in a short time!. This site has closed butr the still is data of interest. This site is now closed!?
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