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In article <Bu6P3.17566$up3.23370@news21.bellglobal.com>, 
darryl_m@HATESPAMsympatico.ca says...

Lucky you : )  

I'm at the University of Waterloo Residence, and all the on my floor who 
ordered it have been having a lot of trouble with ADSL.

Bell and Waterloo seem to have some type of partnership going on, but instead 
it has caused many headaches (delayed orders, etc.)




>Sorry it hasn't worked out for you Lucas. I signed up about two weeks ago
>and requested an activation date of October 15th. My modem and other
>accessories were faithfully delivered on the 15th. I had some setup issues
>self installing (the ethernet card) which I quickly fixed it after getting
>some incorrect info from Bell's tech (by installing the drivers answering
>"no" to the prompts to replace older files with newer versions). The Access
>Manager was a small pain...it's only initiated when you connect. After
>connection, you can leave on 24/7 or disconnect as you wish. There is a
>Sympatico HSE specific NG you may want to check out called
>"Sympatico.Highspeed" on the Sympatico news server.
>
>Good Luck
>
>
>Regards
>
>Darryl
>
>Bob Carrick <bcarrick@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>news:UM4P3.17507$up3.23536@news21.bellglobal.com...
>> With a little more info some of us might be able to help you tweak your
>> connection so as you have nothing to worry about but the reconnect when
>you
>> boot.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> --
>> For those who believe, no explanation is necessary...
>> For those who do not, none will suffice...
>> http://www3.sympatico.ca/bcarrick/
>>
>>
>> Lucas Tam <uutp@home.com_REMOVE> wrote in message
>> news:r84P3.142$547.9099@news1.rdc2.on.home.com...
>> > I was a cable modem user until I recently went to university in
>September.
>> I
>> > signed up for Bell Canada's ADSL service, and have regretted it since.
>> >
>> > #1.  Bell Sympatico lost my order TWICE
>> > #2.  It took 4 weeks to get my modem
>> > #3.  The service requires a patch... or else you can't get online
>> > #4.  The waits on the phone for service ARE LONG!  40+ mins.
>> > #5.  Upload speeds are SLOW
>> >
>> > Now that I finally have ADSL service... it's reliability is
>non-exsistent.
>> My
>> > connection locks up every 5 - 10 minutes for 30 seconds or so.
>> Furthermore, I
>> > always though ADSL was a PERMANENT connection... but Sympatico has a
>> stupid
>> > access manager.
>> >
>> > A little bit of advice for everyone wanting to get ADSL...
>> >
>> > Sure get it...
>> >
>> > If you want to get screwed over like me ; )
>> >
>> > P.S. Until I used ADSL I thought Cable was bad... but now I realize how
>> much
>> > better it is.
>> >
>> > P.S.S. Nothing beats POTS Modems!
>> >
>>
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