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Comparison of
companies providing residential DSL service in the Toronto area
General notes:
These are REGULAR prices for the monthly service or
installation. Most places have specials where the install cost is
free or the first month is free etc. Also remember that
information can and will change, so make sure to call first to
see if they have any specials going and to verify that you are
getting what you want.
* - 'Advertised' speeds (posted
on web-site or given from customer service) - real-life speeds
can and WILL vary
| Provider | Istop.com | Eol.ca | Aei.net | Accessv.com | Igs.net | Golden.net | Ica.net | Vif.com | Dsl.ca | Bell.ca | Tht.net |
| Cost/mth | $29.00 | $29.95 | $29.95 | $29.95 | $29.95 | $29.95 | $34.95 | $34.95 | $34.95 | $39.95 | $39.95 |
| Modem rental | $4/$8 ¹ | $9.95 | N/A | $8.95 | $19.95 | $10.00 | N/A | N/A | $5/$10 ¹ | included | included |
| Modem deposit | $0.00 | $100.00 | N/A | $75.00 | $0.00 | $50.00 | N/A | N/A | $75/$150 ¹ | $0.00 | $70.00 |
| Self install (NIC incl.) | $100.00 ² | $117.00 | $25.00 ² | $100.00 | $84.95 ² | $0.00 ² | $0.00 | $350.00 ³ | $20.00 | $49.95 | $0.00 ² |
| Pro install (NIC incl.) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $149.00 ² | $60.00 ² | $50.00 | N/A | $65.00 | $149.95 | $(varies) ² |
| Downstream (Mbps)* | 1.200 | 1.200 | 1.200 | 1.200 | 1.200 | 1.300 | 1.200 | 1.200 | 1.200 | 0.960 | 1.300 |
| Upstream (Mbps)* | 0.160 | 0.320 | 0.160 | 0.120 | 0.320 | 0.320 | 0.320 | 0.160 | 0.160 | 0.120 | 0.320 |
| Bandwidth limit | None | 1 GIG | 10GIG | None | None | None | None | None | 5GIG † | None ‡ | None |
| IP Address | Dynamic | Dynamic | Dynamic | Dynamic | Dynamic | Dynamic | Dynamic | Dynamic | Dynamic | Dynamic | Dynamic |
| Static IP Address | $2/mth | $5/mth | N/A | $15/mth | (see notes) | $5/mth | $5/mth | N/A | $5/mth | N/A | $5/mth |
| PPPoE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | § | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cache/Proxy | Optional | Optional | Optional | Optional | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Optional | Optional | N/A |
| Email Accounts | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Web Space | 10MEG | 20MEG | 10MEG | 10MEG | 5MEG | 10MEG | 10MEG | 5MEG | 10MEG | 5MEG | 10MEG |
| Free dial up account | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Free dial up hours/mth | Unlimited | 20 hours | 10 hours | 20 hours | 10 hours | 10 hours | 20 hours | N/A | N/A | 10 hours | 20 hours |
| Newsgroups | 40,000+ | 55,000+ | 50,000+ | 35,000+ | 28,000+ | 30,000+ | 18,000+ | 62,000+ | (unknown) | 30,000+ | 55,000+ |
| Contact Telephone # | 800-999-0532 | 905-896-2000 | 416-640-1611 | 416-773-0338 | 416-359-9252 | 888-576-0077 | 416-324-2663 | 888-321-3737 | 416-598-0032 | 877-567-5022 | 416-410-3214 |
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| Notes | -Static
IPs have limits on certain bandwidth |
-Must
upgrade to next package to get static IP |
-Must Rent
modem -newsgroups are incomplete |
-Annual
rate $399.48 |
N/A - Not
Available or Not Applicable
¹ - internal/external
² - NIC card not included
³ - Price includes the cost of modem
purchase
† - If you use their cache/proxy, there is
no transfer limit - if you don't use their cache/proxy, there is
a transfer limit of 5GIG
‡ - Bell's original contract indicated a 4GIG
transfer limit, although I am told there is no longer any
bandwidth limits
§ - Was told: "You can use 3rd party
PPPoE if you wish, however technical support will not provide
assistance for PPPoE related issues"
Compilation is © Savant, 2001 - please don't repost
without permission
Prices & information confirmed as of May 24, 2001